What do the New York Knicks and TNT have in common? Both of them know drama,and all too well in the case of the former.
No team has a seemingly tougher time bringing hobbled pieces back into the fold.
Two seasons ago, New York found lightning in a bottle with Jeremy Lin. But his rise coincided with injuries to both Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, and the team never found its footing once all three players were back in action. Lin found a new basketball home in Houston the ensuing offseason.
One year later, it was Stoudemire's turn to play the role of awkward returner. Hobbled at the start of the 2012-13 season by an offseason knee procedure, Stoudemire struggled to find his place alongside the suddenly post-oriented Anthony. Stoudemire managed just 23.5 minutes a night, more than 10 fewer than his career average (34.3).
Now that role falls on the shoulders of J.R. Smith. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year had a tumultuous summer, amazing in a way considering he managed to ink a three-year, $17 million contract this offseason. But, then again, these are the Knicks we're talking about, so amazement i ...
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