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NEW YORK -- New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is eyeing a Monday return against New Jersey after sitting out Sunday's 104-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Anthony, who has been dealing with the lingering effects of a strained right groin, worked out on the court for roughly 45 minutes before Sunday's game. He told ESPN's Rachel Nichols it will depend on how tight the muscles are Monday morning, but Sunday's workout gave him confidence in his ability to push off and withstand contact.
Melo Microscope
Carmelo Anthony said yesterday in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that he did like being called a selfish player.
?I know I?m not a selfish player. People around me know I?m not a selfish player,? Anthony said. ?I do everything I can to make people around me understand I?m not a selfish player.?
Anthony called the idea that he?s a selfish player a ?slap in the face.?
Fitting ?Lin? with new look Knicks
Anthony says people who are worried about him fitting in with the the Knicks now that Jeremy Lin is running the show shouldn?t be concerned. His teammates agree.
?I think it?s complete nonsense.? Says Knicks starting Center Tyson Chandler, ?At the beggining of the season, we were asking players to do too much. Now we have a natural point guard that makes life easier for other guys and puts players in their natural position. So we?re going to be more of a threat.?
But something will have to give; Lin and ?Melo rank 4th and 5th respectively in usage rate in the league. Usage rate is the percentage of possesions on offense that end with that particular player shooting the ball, turning it over, or going to the free throw line. With ?Melo and Lin combining for a usage rate over 60%, either the Knicks will need to start playing with two balls, or someone might have to sacrifice touches. Anthony realizes this will be a challenge.
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Player To Watch
Brook Lopez to return to Nets' lineup. Always has big scoring nights against NY.
Nets defeat Bulls in Chicago in a massive upset February 18.
knicksonline.com Poster In The Spotlight!
King◎fNY
One of the more passionate game thread enthusiasts, KingofNY brings fire to the forum and spits hot, seething venom at D'Antoni. That's VENOM, not dude yoghurt. Stop it.
Search For Continuity
STAT & LIN
In order for this team to ascend to a new level offensively, the penetrate and dish combination of Lin and Stoudemire needs to find a sense of extra sensory perception. It will happen, and when it does, the future will seem all the more bright. STAT needs Lin to escape from his ineffectiveness and inconsistency this season.
Tenacious Tandem
They provide offense and defense. Lintensity and relintlessness.
The heart and the soul of the Knicks resurgence, J Lin and Ty Chan! Karate Chop!
Linterruption!?
NEW YORK ? After one more starry performance Sunday, New York Knicks phenomenon Jeremy Lin delivered a plea to the media in Taiwan where his grandmother and family live: Back off.
?The special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to give (my family) space, because they can?t even go to work without being bombarded, without people following them,? Lin said at Madison Square Garden.
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?I want people to respect their privacy.?
His paternal grandmother, Lin Chu Muen, 85, lives in the Taipei region of the country, as does other extended family.
A Chink In The Armor?
Lin also said he had no hard feelings over a corporate NBA partner website using an apparent ethnic slur in a headline early Saturday. He said he accepted the apology, and believed that there was no ill intent, and the editor may now have back his chihuahua in the form of dim sum.
The Starting 五
STAT
His goggles are made from the teats of witches.
MELO
Once karate chopped a pensioner! Way cool!
Laundry Folds
Holds the world record for ferrets in his underpants at 9! Yeah!
Cunning Lingus
His Kung Fu is strong. His man noodle long.
The Man Handler
Once took part in a covert operation to rid the world of gingers.
After an impressive debut, Earl Smith the 3rd will be an integral piece moving forward. He appears to have lost none of his step, and made some well timed and calculated passes off the dribble against the Mavs. What will he bring against the Nets? The anticipation is intriguing.
SMOKE THIS CUBAN, PROKHOROV!
Cuban on the Nets moving to Brooklyn.
'I hope the stadium works, I hope they do a great job and I hope the team sucks.' said the always quotable Cuban.
Why might he feel this way about the Nets? Billionaire jealousy (Mikhail Prokhorov has about ten times the Cuban fortune)? Or it his fear that the Nets will hurt his chances of building his next championship around a new big three (Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard)?; or perhaps he just enjoys being a funny mother****er. James Dolan is a gay smurf.
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