Knicks Fall to Raps in Summer League
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Marcus Landry is impressing during the 2010 Summer League for the Knicks.
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Marcus Landry is trying to make the Knicks’ regular-season roster for the second straight year, and he is doing a pretty good job of making a case for himself to rejoin the team.
After sitting out the previous game, Landry came off the bench Wednesday to score 14 points and grab two rebounds in the Knicks’ 102-89 loss to the Toronto Raptors at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He showed tremendous amount of hustle during his 20:45 minutes of action in New York’s third game this week.
“I just need to stay focused,” Landry told MSG. “I don’t want to have to worry about when I’m getting in or why I’m not going in or why people are going in before me. I just have to stay focused, and if I do that I know that when I get in I’ll have my mind straight and my head on right and I’ll be able to knock down some jumpers.”
Rookie Landry Fields scored a team-high 19 points for the Knicks, who kept the game close in the first half before watching the Raptors pull away in the third quarter. Patrick Ewing Jr., who was on the Knicks’ training camp roster two seasons ago, had his best outing with the Knicks this summer with 11 points.
An unlikely candidate to make the roster during last year’s training camp, Landry played in New York for most of last season until he was dealt to Boston along with Nate Robinson at the league’s trading deadline. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds for the Knicks in 17 games before making one appearance in Boston.
If New York cannot find room for Landry this season, he is hoping that other coaches are watching him during the summer league. He’s out to prove that he can do it all when given playing time.
“I know what I’m out here to do and I know the coaches know what I can do,” said Landry, who is averaging 9.5 points in two appearances this summer. “Not only that but I just wanted to get out here and impress other people around here, like other coaches. You never know what can come of it.”
Meanwhile, Ewing is also looking to give it another shot with the Knicks when training camp opens in October. He was forced to sit out due to injury last season, but he averaged 16.8 point for Reno in the D-League the year before.
After sitting out the previous game, Landry came off the bench Wednesday to score 14 points and grab two rebounds in the Knicks’ 102-89 loss to the Toronto Raptors at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He showed tremendous amount of hustle during his 20:45 minutes of action in New York’s third game this week.
“I just need to stay focused,” Landry told MSG. “I don’t want to have to worry about when I’m getting in or why I’m not going in or why people are going in before me. I just have to stay focused, and if I do that I know that when I get in I’ll have my mind straight and my head on right and I’ll be able to knock down some jumpers.”
Rookie Landry Fields scored a team-high 19 points for the Knicks, who kept the game close in the first half before watching the Raptors pull away in the third quarter. Patrick Ewing Jr., who was on the Knicks’ training camp roster two seasons ago, had his best outing with the Knicks this summer with 11 points.
An unlikely candidate to make the roster during last year’s training camp, Landry played in New York for most of last season until he was dealt to Boston along with Nate Robinson at the league’s trading deadline. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds for the Knicks in 17 games before making one appearance in Boston.
If New York cannot find room for Landry this season, he is hoping that other coaches are watching him during the summer league. He’s out to prove that he can do it all when given playing time.
“I know what I’m out here to do and I know the coaches know what I can do,” said Landry, who is averaging 9.5 points in two appearances this summer. “Not only that but I just wanted to get out here and impress other people around here, like other coaches. You never know what can come of it.”
Meanwhile, Ewing is also looking to give it another shot with the Knicks when training camp opens in October. He was forced to sit out due to injury last season, but he averaged 16.8 point for Reno in the D-League the year before.
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