The Knicks have never made the case that they are better without Stephon Marbury. But last night, they made a strong case they are better without Zach Randolph.
Coach Isiah Thomas finally found a way to get Eddy Curry to resemble last season's scoring monster - not only keep Randolph on the bench, but keep him out of the building entirely.
With Randolph back at the hotel serving a one-game suspension and Marbury back in the starting lineup for the first time in nearly a month, Curry erupted for 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds while playing stout defense against an ineffective Tim Duncan. (...)
