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Thanks to Amar'e Stoudemire, Knicks, Suns Swap Places

PHOENIX – By the time Amar'e Stoudemire was summoned to the bench for his first rest Friday night at his old home, the Suns' US Airways Center, he'd hit a long jump shot, made an improbable scoop shot from behind the backboard, blocked an attempt by his old teammate Steve Nash, and otherwise dominated the game for...

D'Antoni on New York's Free-Agent Gamble

ORLANDO -- Coach Mike D'Antoni wasn't about to second-guess his boss and the gutting-the-roster, all-or-nothing strategy, but even he admitted Friday night there is a chance for disaster this summer with the New York Knicks. The Knicks are nearing the end of a multi-year roster juggling act that was done to create...

Robinson Back in D'Antoni's Dog House

ORLANDO -- A strange season for the New York Knicks is getting stranger by the game. No one really expected the Knicks to win in Orlando Wednesday night -- not after they played Phoenix on Tuesday -- but they did expect to see what mighty-mite Nate Robinson could do against Dwight Howard. Didn't happen. And no one wanted...

Van Gundy: Frank Did 'Remarkable Job'

The New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank on Sunday morning, with the team in the midst of one of the worst starts to a season in NBA history. Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, his team at the top of the Eastern Conference through Monday's action, told the New York Daily News that Frank's firing was undeserved....

FanHouse Preview: Knicks

FanHouse previews all 30 NBA teams in advance of the 2009-10 season. The Knicks have slowly climbed their way out of salary cap hell -- but all that got them is a season in NBA purgatory. Instead of making moves toward actual improvement, the Knicks are blatantly looking past this season to next summer when they hope to...