Frank Isola points out at his blog Knicks Knation that the Knicks shouldn’t put all their “eggs” in the Lebron James free agent basket. Isola points out how the Kobe Bryant saga ended with him still in Lakers purple and gold. He believes that Donnie Walsh should follow the Detroit blueprint where they brought in [...]

The Daily News’ Frank Isola ponders Stephon Marbury’s future with the Knicks.
For Mike D’Antoni to speed up the Knicks - and accelerate the rebuilding process - he will need talented, hard-working players plus one important intangible. In Italian, the new Knicks coach calls it “Fortuna.”
“We need some luck along the way,” D’Antoni.

The bounce of a [...]

Over on his blog, Newsday’s Alan Hahn has heard rumblings about Z-bo’s future in NY.
“There were some gossip items in the tabloids today involving a party that Zach Randolph threw at The Plumm, which is a West Village hangout. Apparently Z-Bo was telling people he doesn’t expect to be back with the Knicks next season.”
Clearly, [...]

Frank Isola reports that Kenny Smith will interview with the Knicks this week.
Meanwhile, Marc Berman says that Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, who played in Indiana for three years during his NBA career, may factor in the Knicks coaching plan should the Raptors lose in the first round of the playoffs. Mark Jackson is also expected [...]

Frank Isola is reporting that GM Donnie Walsh will interview New York City product Kenny Smith for a possible role in the front office.
There’s no question the team needs Walsh to groom a young mind, and we’ve loved the idea of Greg Anthony, but we think Smith has the chops to be an executive [...]

Marc Berman of the NY Post is reporting that Mark Jackson and Donnie Walsh have talked on the phone this past week and that they are planning to meet face to face at the Garden today.
On his blog Frank Isola, who targeted Jax back in October, says it’s his job to lose.
“From what I’m hearing [...]