For much of his three and a half seasons (of his first stint) as a New York Knickerbocker, Jared Jeffries was only a reminder of the frustration and failure brought upon the Knicks by Isiah Thomas.That being said, when finally none of that mattered anymore, (with Thomas out of the official loop), Jeffries was used by Coach Mike D’Antoni as the Knicks’ defensive stopper and secret weapon last season. While Thomas may have overpaid for Jeffries, the team was, nevertheless, moving forward from such gripes and simply working with what they had.That was, until Jeffries’ time as a Knick came to an end. The team made a major move at the trade deadline with the Rockets and Kings that financially prepared them for what was sure to be a busy summer, as Donnie Walsh rebuilt the New York Knicks into a winner.Though the Rockets rarely took advantage of his defensive specialties, a series of trade-deadline related deals this season has brought Jeffries back to New York once again.As he joins a Kn...
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