Orlando, Fla. -- Isiah Thomas still wouldn't divulge his new starting lineup before the game tonight, but Zach Randolph did. That's because he's not in it, and he's not happy about it.
Here is your starting five for the first game of the rest of your lives:
C -- Eddy Curry
PF -- David Lee
SF -- Jared Jeffries
SG -- Quentin Richardson
PG -- Jamal Crawford
Will try to check in with a few more thoughts before tip. But Randolph's reaction to the benching, which was announced to the players during the morning stretch at shootaround, was awfully telling.
Asked if he would try to play his way back into the starting lineup, Randolph shook his head and said, "Shoot. I ain't played my way out of it."
Comments (2)
Maybe Isiah somehow figures Zach scoring big off the bench against second units will help more than having him play with the Knicks starters.
not exactly the lineup i wanted to see, but getting closer.
I'd rather see zach play pf, with Lee at center and bench the poor shooting quentin richardson in favor of nate robinson who has become the knicks' best three point shooting option.