Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
NEW YORK — Don’t expect to see Marcus Camby play in a Knicks game until at least Friday against the Dallas Mavericks.
Coach Mike Woodson said he wanted to get Camby into a couple scrimmages this coming week before he plays in a game.
“I’d just like to see him bang around a little bit before we actually play him,” Woodson said before the Knicks moved to 2-0 with a 100-84 victory Sunday over the 76ers. “If we can get through these next two games [home-and-away with the Sixers], we’ll have three days to practice next week where I can get an opportunity to see him bang around a little bit.”
After Monday’s game at Philly, the Knicks host Dallas Friday and Indiana Sunday. So Camby, who missed three weeks in the preseason with a calf ailment, could debut then.
As for Rasheed Wallace, who scored his first NBA points since the 2010 NBA Final in Friday’s 104-84 win over the Miami Heat, Woodson said “he’s in the rotation, but it’s just based on personnel.”
He added: “Miami played small pretty much. Had [Joel] Anthony and [Udonis] Haslem played significant minutes the other night, Rasheed would’ve been in the mix big-time, but we didn’t have to play him based on personnel. A lot of times this year with our bigs, it’s probably going to be that way. And I think they understand.”
Woodson said he plans to rotate Camby, Wallace and Kurt Thomas in the frontcourt.
“I got three guys that can pitch in and play 10-15 minutes and it can vary night in and night out,” he said. “But they better be positive minutes, that’s all I can tell you.”
Photo: NY Post
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK — Don’t expect to see Marcus Camby play in a Knicks game until at least Friday against the Dallas Mavericks.
Coach Mike Woodson said he wanted to get Camby into a couple scrimmages this coming week before he plays in a game.
“I’d just like to see him bang around a little bit before we actually play him,” Woodson said before the Knicks moved to 2-0 with a 100-84 victory Sunday over the 76ers. “If we can get through these next two games [home-and-away with the Sixers], we’ll have three days to practice next week where I can get an opportunity to see him bang around a little bit.”
After Monday’s game at Philly, the Knicks host Dallas Friday and Indiana Sunday. So Camby, who missed three weeks in the preseason with a calf ailment, could debut then.
As for Rasheed Wallace, who scored his first NBA points since the 2010 NBA Final in Friday’s 104-84 win over the Miami Heat, Woodson said “he’s in the rotation, but it’s just based on personnel.”
He added: “Miami played small pretty much. Had [Joel] Anthony and [Udonis] Haslem played significant minutes the other night, Rasheed would’ve been in the mix big-time, but we didn’t have to play him based on personnel. A lot of times this year with our bigs, it’s probably going to be that way. And I think they understand.”
Woodson said he plans to rotate Camby, Wallace and Kurt Thomas in the frontcourt.
“I got three guys that can pitch in and play 10-15 minutes and it can vary night in and night out,” he said. “But they better be positive minutes, that’s all I can tell you.”
Photo: NY Post
