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Roles of Knicks' Players About to Change

New York Daily News

They will all be coming soon, one impact player after another, certain to transform Linsanity into Linstability.

J.R. Smith, the run-and-gunner. Carmelo Anthony, the chucker. Baron Davis, renowned thief of playing minutes. Things will change in a hurry, and then we’ll discover whether Jeremy Lin and Mike D’Antoni can control the uncontrollable.

“It’s gonna take a little while,” D’Antoni was saying Friday, when the Knicks fell at the Garden to lowly New Orleans, 89-85, in an unpleasant surprise. “We’ll see how it goes. If everybody keeps playing well, we’ll still be good. We’re adding guys who are really good. I’d be crazy if I didn’t use ’em… There’s a wide range of possible...

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