Billups ‘Very Doubtful’ for Game 2
BOSTON -- If the Knicks are going
BOSTON -- If the Knicks are going
BOSTON — With the April contact period set to close Wednesday, college coaches will flock to see St. Anthony junior guard Kyle Anderson on Tuesday at the Jersey City school.
Kyle Anderson Sr. said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, Georgetown coach John Thompson III, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard, UCLA coach Ben Howland and Boston college coach Steve Donahue have all contacted him about coming to the workout.
Assistants from North Carolina and UMass have also said they will be there “to see Kyle,” his father said.
BOSTON — DeAndre Daniels is back from his Duke visit and could be approaching a decision.
The 6-foot-8 wing from IMG Academies visited Duke this past weekend for “Senior Night.”
“From everything I’ve heard, he had a really good visit,” IMG Academies coach Andy Borman told SNY.tv Monday.
BOSTON — Jamari Traylor, a 6-foot-7 power forward from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academies, enjoyed his official visit to Oklahoma State, according to IMG Academies coach Andy Borman.
“He loved his visit to Oklahoma State,” Borman told SNY.tv Monday. “
“He loved the coaching staff, loved the facilities, really got along well with the guys that are on that squad. He was just extremely impressed and I think Oklahoma State and Jamari make a lot of sense on a lot of different levels.
BOSTON – Dermon Player is back.
The former Seton Hall and St. John’s assistant has returned to coaching as a “consultant” to the Alif Muhammad NIA School.
Player, an assistant to former Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez, said he’s happy to be back in the coaching game.
“I’ve been coaching for 24 years on all levels,” Player told SNY.tv. “I took the year off and decided to get back and work with young men. It’s a passion of mine and a great opportunity to coach with Alif Muhammad and take it to new heights.”
BOSTON — Rutgers-bound shooting guard Mike Taylor of Brooklyn Boys & Girls will attend prep school next season instead of going directly to college.
“Yes, I am,” Taylor said by text. “I think I really need a year to mature with my game and personality. I don’t think I’m 100 percent ready.”
BOSTON — In the wake of losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the Boston Celtics, both Carmelo Anthony and Mike D’Antoni stand by the shot selection in the final seconds of the game.
With the Knicks trailing by two points after Ray Allen’s 3-pointer from the left wing, Anthony launched a 3-pointer of his own even though he was defended and a wide-open Toney Douglas was waving his arm from beyond the arc.
The ball caromed off the front rim and the Knicks came up short after leading by 12 points in the second half.
“The shot felt good,” Anthony said Monday. “When I released it, it felt good. It was a little short. I done made that shot before, so sometimes you make it, sometimes you don’t.”
