I saw a note about the Knicks' latest preseason game where an assistant coach informed Mike Woodson at halftime that he hadn't played Chris Copeland -- one of the few players trying to make the 15-man roster still -- at all in the game. Woodson recognized this, inserted him into the game and saw Copeland rally the bench players to a win. I think that is the kind of thing most fans expect to see in the third preseason game -- not a regular season style rotation. Fans want to see young players who did well in Summer League, like Selby and Wroten, in order to judge how well they'll fit in with the framework of the team.

I try not to question Hollins' coaching methods since he has been the team's most successful coach in the franchise's history. I just hope he has seen enough of the younger guys in training camp and in practice to know whether they deserve playing time. If they cannot get on the floor in "meaningless" preseason games, that doesn't really bode well for them being significant contributors once the regular season begins.