Knicks’ Woodson may have to change agents to keep coaching job (The SportsXchange)

New York Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson may improve his chances of keeping the job if he changes agents, SI.com reported on Saturday.

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Woodson focused on series, says no talks about job (The Associated Press)

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Interim coach Mike Woodson says he is focused on trying to extend the New York Knicks' season and hasn't talked to team management about his future.

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Knicks’ Lin out for first round (The SportsXchange)

New York guard Jeremy Lin won't play in the first-round series against the Miami Heat, even if the Knicks avoid elimination Wednesday, interim head coach Mike Woodson told reporters.

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Knicks coach says Lin won’t return in this round (The Associated Press)

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Interim coach Mike Woodson says Jeremy Lin will not play in the Knicks' first-round series against Miami, even if they avoid elimination Wednesday.

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Could Davis injury open door for Lin? (The SportsXchange)

The New York Knicks' Baron Davis suffered a gruesome knee injury in the third quarter, which caused all eyes to turn to Jeremy Lin after the game. Lin is at the five-week mark since he had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He is currently a week shy of the anticipated timeframe for his return. Lin has been practicing and playing full-court scrimmages, so might he be ready to return for Game 5? "I can't really answer that," coach Mike Woodson said. ...

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Carmelo Awakes – Knicks End Playoff Futility: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

This is not a day to disparage a New York Knick team for which expectations were so high. This is not a day to lament the loss of another Knick trooper to injury, leaving coach Mike Woodson to search vainly down the bench for a player who can handle the ball. This is not a day to inquire of Carmelo Anthony the whereabouts of this performance against teams other than the likes of the Charlotte Bobcats and Utah Jazz.

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Amar’e Stoudemire (lacerated left hand) will start Knicks’ do-or-die Game 4 against Heat (Ball Don’t Lie)

Another day, another guy with a busted left hand returning to his team's starting lineup way sooner than expected. On Saturday, it was Caron Butler playing with a fractured fifth metacarpal in the Los Angeles Clippers' Game 3 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On Sunday, it's Amar'e Stoudemire, who will take his lacerated and stitched-up mitt into a win-or-go-home Game 4 against the Miami Heat. Rumors of Stoudemire re-entering the New York lineup, which had rumbled for several days, were confirmed just over an hour before the scheduled 3:30 p.m. Eastern tipoff of Game 4 . New York enters the contest in an 0-3 hole against the defending Eastern Conference champions; one more loss sends the Heat into the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Knicks home for the summer. Stoudemire suffered a bad cut on his left hand when he punched a fire extinguisher case near the locker room of the AmericanAirlines Arena after New York's Game 2 loss in Miami on Monday night. After missing Thursday's Game 3 loss , which pushed his seventh-seeded Knicks team to the brink of elimination Sunday, Stoudemire practiced Friday, saying he's "been blessed" with the capacity to heal quickly and upgrading himself from "out" to "doubtful" for Game 4. Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson wasn't hearing that "doubtful" business, though. He said Friday that he thought Stoudemire would play in Game 4, tabbing the Knicks' $100 million man as a game-time decision. He proclaimed Stoudemire ready to go on Sunday afternoon, though, telling reporters before the game that Amar'e will "he'll be fine," according to MSG Network's Alan Hahn . "If it opens up, we'll stitch him back up and play," Woodson said.

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Woodson: Anthony needs to get in better shape (The SportsXchange)

New York Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson said that star forward Carmelo Anthony needs to get in better shape next season, sources told Fox Sports.

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Knicks’ Lin out for Game 3 (The SportsXchange)

Though New York Knicks' guard Jeremy Lin participated in a 3-on-3 scrimmage during Wednesday's practice, coach Mike Woodson ruled Lin out for Game 3 of the first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat.

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New York Knicks Making Hay at Home Under Mike Woodson (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Knicks resumed playing with aplomb at "The World's Most Famous Arena" under interim coach Mike Woodson Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in their regular-season home finale, 99-93, before 19,763 fans.

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