Players such as Jason Kidd, Kurt Thomas, Rasheed Wallace and Marcus Camby, all 38 or older, were counted on to provide postseason experience but either weren't healthy (Thomas and Wallace), playing poorly (Kidd) or hardly playing at all (Camby) by the time the second round began.
It's a damaging blow for the Knicks, who loaded up on veteran big men this season but have now lost two of them for good in Kurt Thomas and Wallace, and have gotten almost nothing from Marcus Camby.
"These guys have all played a major role somewhere for some team, " Knicks coach Mike Woodson said of his veterans, mentioning Thomas, Kidd, Wallace, Prigioni and Marcus Camby by name, although Camby doesn't sound interested in coaching.
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He joins reserves Amare Stoudemire, Rasheed Wallace and Kurt Thomas, who all will be sidelined for weeks.
Kurt Thomas (40) and Rasheed Wallace (39) never made it to the playoffs because of foot injuries.
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Veteran guard Jason Kidd, who once played with Martin in New Jersey, said the 35-year-old has been an invaluable addition following injuries to big men Amare Stoudemire (right knee), Tyson Chandler (neck), Kurt Thomas (right foot) and Rasheed Wallace (left foot).
Among the confirmed guests are Hakeem Nicks, Prince Amukamara and Terrell Thomas of the New York Giants, and Gerald Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse of the Brooklyn Nets.
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It left the Knicks, already missing veteran big men Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, undersized against the Wizards' front line that includes Nene and Emeka Okafor.
The Knicks are still without several other key big men, such as Amar'e Stoudemire (right knee debridement), Marcus Camby (left plantar fasciitis), Rasheed Wallace (fractured let fifth metatarsal) and Kurt Thomas (right foot acute stress reaction), which is why Woodson has had to rely more on the 6-foot-10 Novak and 6-foot-8 Copeland, who aren't nearly as capable defensively.
Hamish Wallace, a paediatric oncologist at the University of Edinburgh, and Thomas Kelsey, a computer scientist at the University of St Andrews, both in Scotland, may be able to help.
Tommy Bowe scored an early second-half try but David Wallace and Johne Murphy touched down before O'Connell saw red for a swinging arm on Jonathan Thomas.
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