2008–09 New York Knicks season
2008–09 New York Knicks season | |
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Head coach | Mike D'Antoni |
General manager | Donnie Walsh |
Owners | Cablevision |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 32–50 (.390) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG Network, MSG Plus |
Radio | WEPN |
The 2008–09 New York Knicks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
[edit]- Patrick Ewing was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in early September.[1] Ewing headlined a class that included fellow legends Hakeem Olajuwon, former Knicks coach Pat Riley, Adrian Dantley, Cathy Rush, Dick Vitale and Bill Davidson.[1]
- June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 1: Start of free agency period.
- November 21: Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph traded to Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.[2] Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.[3]
- February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes.[4] Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.[5]
- February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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1 | 6 | Danilo Gallinari | Forward | ![]() | Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988 |
Roster
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Standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 35–6 | 27–14 | 15–1 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 6–10 |
New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 29 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 6–10 |
New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 20–21 | 12–29 | 5–11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2 | y-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | 4 |
3 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 19 |
5 | x-Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
6 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
8 | x-Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 27 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 35 | 47 | .427 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
13 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
14 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 47 |
Game log
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November: 7–7 (home: 5–3; road: 2–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 4–10 (home: 1–4; road: 3–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 9–7 (home: 7–2; road: 2–5)
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February: 3–10 (home: 3–5; road: 0–5)
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March: 5–11 (home: 2–5; road: 3–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–09 season schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Source: | [7] |
Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Wilson Chandler | 82 | 70 | 33.4 | .431 | .328 | .795 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 14.4 |
Mardy Collins† | 9 | 0 | 8.3 | .348 | .000 | .444 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 2.2 |
Jamal Crawford† | 11 | 11 | 35.6 | .432 | .455 | .761 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 19.6 |
Joe Crawford | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 4.5 |
Eddy Curry | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.7 |
Chris Duhon | 79 | 78 | 36.8 | .422 | .391 | .856 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 11.1 |
Danilo Gallinari | 28 | 2 | 14.7 | .448 | .444 | .963 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 6.1 |
Al Harrington† | 68 | 51 | 35.0 | .446 | .362 | .804 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.19 | 0.32 | 20.7 |
Larry Hughes† | 25 | 14 | 27.5 | .390 | .385 | .794 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.44 | 0.20 | 11.2 |
Jerome James | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 3.0 |
Jared Jeffries | 56 | 36 | 23.4 | .440 | .083 | .611 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 5.3 |
David Lee | 81 | 74 | 34.9 | .549 | .000 | .755 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 16.0 |
Demetris Nichols† | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.5 |
Zach Randolph† | 11 | 11 | 35.3 | .434 | .292 | .821 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 1.18 | 0.27 | 20.5 |
Quentin Richardson | 72 | 51 | 26.3 | .393 | .365 | .761 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 10.2 |
Anthony Roberson† | 23 | 0 | 11.0 | .379 | .338 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 4.7 |
Nate Robinson | 74 | 11 | 29.9 | .437 | .326 | .841 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.28 | 0.08 | 17.2 |
Malik Rose† | 18 | 0 | 8.9 | .268 | .000 | .727 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.7 |
Cheikh Samb† | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Mouhamed Sene† | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 |
Courtney Sims† | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
Tim Thomas† | 36 | 1 | 21.5 | .461 | .421 | .806 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.61 | 0.28 | 9.6 |
Chris Wilcox† | 25 | 0 | 13.2 | .529 | .000 | .509 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 5.4 |
†Statistics with the New York Knicks
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Records
[edit]Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]July 28, 2008 | To Denver Nuggets Renaldo Balkman | To New York Knicks Taurean Green Bobby Jones 2010 second round draft pick |
August 29, 2008 | To Houston Rockets Frédéric Weis | To New York Knicks Patrick Ewing Jr. |
November 21, 2008 | To Golden State Warriors Jamal Crawford | To New York Knicks Al Harrington |
November 21, 2008 | To Los Angeles Clippers Zach Randolph Mardy Collins | To New York Knicks Tim Thomas Cuttino Mobley |
February 19, 2009 | To Chicago Bulls Jerome James Anthony Roberson Tim Thomas | To New York Knicks Larry Hughes |
February 19, 2009 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Malik Rose | To New York Knicks Chris Wilcox |
Free agents
[edit] Additions[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Knicks: Tickets". Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- ^ "Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ Hu, Janny (November 22, 2008). "No small miracle – Crawford deal good for all sides". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Source: Knicks swap Rose for Wilcox". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "NBA.com: Draft 2008". Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.