Knicks Hating On Ewing?

"Stan Van Gundy loves having Patrick Ewing on his staff. He can't figure out why the New York Knicks don't want him. I'm not trying to needle anybody or tell them their business," Van Gundy said after Orlando beat the Knicks 106-102. "What's amazing is they honor the guy, I don't know, every year. They honor him, but while they've got a lot of ex-players in their organization, they've never made any move to try to hire him. That to me is amazing." "I mean, I don't know. It's sort of back and forth," Van Gundy said. "They seem to like you. The fans certainly love him. The organization to me sort of pretends to appreciate him and like him (ESPN)."

Ewing is the guy I think of when I think of the Knicks actually being good. Still, Van Gundy really has no reason to come out and talk shit, but I will admit I agree with him. Most teams being a lot of their most celebrated players back (for example the Bruins brought Neely back), so it does surprise me they wouldn't offer him some kind of position with the organization. Seems like a dick move to me, and Ewing has to be hurt if Van Gundy is picking up on this. You know Ewing will be shot a lot of questions now, and it will be very interesting to see if he will come out and bash his former team.

Drew and Youk Out Of The Lineup

The game is in a rain delay, but we will not be seeing Youk or J.D. Drew out there anyways. Youk should be ready to go by Monday, but the Sox want him to get a couple more days off to rest his sore foot. Drew on the other hand could be out for a week or two. His hand isn't broken, but he does have a deep bone bruise and there is no reason to rush him back. Drew has had a terrible spring training. It started with a sore back, and just has he started feeling better he get a fastball off the hand. Just another day in the life of DL Drew.