Glen Grunwald had the interim tag removed from his title as New York Knicks vice president and general manager on Tuesday. But he was not ready to do the same for interim coach Mike Woodson. Not yet. "Right now," Grunwald said, "we just need to stay focused on the playoffs." Woodson's 17-6 record since he took over for Mike D'Antoni on March 14 certainly makes a strong case for him to be retained, but there remains a bigger test ahead in the postseason, where the Knicks haven't won a game in over a decade and a playoff series in 12 years. Grunwald's promotion by team owner James Dolan certainly didn't come as much of a surprise, especially after Grunwald's terrific job this season in building the roster around stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. It started with the impressive move to use the amnesty clause to waive Chauncey Billups and create the salary cap space to sign free agent Tyson Chandler. Grunwald also picked u...
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James Dolan,
Carmelo Anthony,
Chauncey Billups,
Tyson Chandler,
Steve Novak,
Jeremy Lin,
J.R. Smith,
Donnie Walsh
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto Raptors
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