Chris Copeland to the Pacers. Switching Teams Part 3

From Indy Corn Rows
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According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers are nearing a conclusion with New York Knicks free agent Chris Copeland for a two year contract.

 The details of the contract have yet to be revealed, but Indiana will add Copeland as a sharpshooter off the bench. The 29-year-old Copeland was a rookie with the Knicks last year, shooting .421 from three point range in a three-point heavy New York offense. There are understandable concerns about Copeland being a player who can contribute at the same level again this year, but Indiana appears to be willing to take the risk on a two-year deal.

Copeland was easy to take note of when the Pacers played the Knicks this past postseason, with Copeland stepping into three pointers (and hitting them) immediately after checking into the game, going 11-20 from three point range in the six game series. Ideally, Copeland won't be relied on too heavily as a necessary shooter or offensive threat in the second unit, but any offensive potency will prove a welcome sign after last year.

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Amar'e Stoudemire Out for 7 weeks

From Newsday...
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Just when Amar'e Stoudemire was back to playing his best basketball in more than a year, the Knicks announced Saturday that he will undergo left knee surgery and miss the rest of the regular season.
 Stoudemire will have an arthroscopic procedure known as a debridement performed this week and will miss at least six weeks. He had the same procedure performed on his right knee in the fall and missed the first two months of the regular season.
"It's a loss, it's a major loss to what we're trying to do," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said before Saturday night's 113-84 victory over the Utah Jazz. Woodson's Knicks are in a virtual tie with the Pacers for second place in the Eastern Conference, 2½ games ahead of the fourth-place Nets.
Stoudemire, who had two 22-point games in the past week, missed the team's shootaround after complaining of soreness in the knee. An MRI Saturday afternoon revealed the swelling.



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Gasol and Stodemire

From the Bleacher Report...
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With the Los Angeles Lakers struggling at 3-5 and the New York Knicks sitting pretty at 6-0, allow me to welcome you to the NBA's version of Bizarro World.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, two of the most prestigious franchises in all of sports, are surprisingly on two opposite sides of the basketball spectrum to kick off the 2012 season.
Out in Los Angeles, the Lakers are still trying to grasp an identity. The front office ousted head coach Mike Brown after five games, turned down a franchise icon in Phil Jackson and ended up bringing in the offensive guru and Mr. Pringles impressionist Mike D'Antoni. As they sit under .500 through their first eight games, there certainly has some work to be done in order to retool this squad into a viable contender.
But as we head east to New York, there's a bit of a different story. Although they're not the most talented in the league, the Knicks are currently the last remaining unbeaten. They've bested some NBA powerhouses in Miami and San Antonio and look to be clicking in all the right places under the direction of Mike Woodson.
So how can the Lakers turn it back on and how can the Knicks maintain their exciting success?
Simple, swap power forwards.


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LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony MVP

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From USA Today...
Carmelo Anthony is renewed. The New York Knicks forward is averaging 27.3 points and 7.3 rebounds a game and playing the best defense of his career.
The result: The Knicks are the last unbeaten team in the NBA at 4-0. But that's not good enough for USA TODAY Sports' NBA power rankings voters.
In our first in-season power rankings, Anthony trails LeBron James of the Miami Heat, whom the Knicks beat to open the season, in MVP votes while New York comes in second in our team rankings to the San Antonio Spurs.

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