Knicks Morning News (2017.01.15)

It’s the same thing for him every night, Derrick Rose said — a tough point-guard matchup. Sunday will be no different when Rose and the Knicks visit Toronto to face the Raptors and All-Star/Olympian Kyle Lowry. “It’s the same type of thing as every guy in the league,” Rose said. “Every point guard in the…

After Saturday’s practice, Knicks point guard Derrick Rose and coach Jeff Hornacek engaged in a long conversation. Rose, essentially, suggested the coach employ more butt-kicking regarding defense. “We were just talking about defensive schemes, what I see with our defense, what he thinks our problems are,” Rose said. “I just told him, ‘It’s defense. Our…

So you’re feeling a little better about the Knicks. They won a game, beating Chicago after dropping 9-of-10. Still, they won their last game as they head into Toronto on Sunday. But they probably won’t have Kristaps Porzingis again. Yes, those positive feelings can be so fleeting. Because of his ailing left Achilles, Porzingis sat…

Kristaps Porzingis will probably miss Sunday’s Knicks’ game in Toronto because of a sore Achilles.

Derrick Rose’s agent acknowledged his client should have contacted the Knicks before missing Monday’s loss to New Orleans. But BJ Armstrong noted Rose’s desire for privacy, implying it may have played a role in Rose’s thinking.

Joakim Noah appears to be turning a corner with the Knicks.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Kristaps Porzingis sat out most of the Knicks’ practice Saturday and said he probably won’t play against Toronto on Sunday because of lingering pain in his left Achilles.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Derrick Rose and Jeff Hornacek were talking on the court after practice, and the subject was the whereabouts of the Knicks’ defense. It has gone AWOL too many nights this season. Rose said he told Hornacek he wants him to spend more time drilling the Knicks on defense.

At least the Knicks have their first-round pick this year.

Gordon left behind five injury-marred seasons in New Orleans to become the most dangerous shooter in Houston, a team partial to the 3-point shot.

Rose wants Hornacek to demand more on defense

Kristaps Porzingis said he will “probably” sit out Sunday’s game at Toronto with a sore Achilles.

Derrick Rose wants Jeff Hornacek to be more like Tom Thibodeau.

For the past 15 years the New York Knicks have been one of the greatest continuing failures in the history of New York City sports.

The look of disgust on Carmelo Anthony’s face the instant T.J. McConnell beat the Knicks at the buzzer on Wednesday.

Phil Jackson was criticized for laying low after Derrick Rose went AWOL Monday night.