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A source said Lin and the gang had several bottles of vodka and champagne sent to their table. And all, including the previously alcohol-shy Lin, knocked back the booze while mingling with models. "They were really drowning their sorrows," an onlooker said. "Jeremy was drinking and was acting tipsy ... like a college frat kid." FOXSports.com

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Woodson acknowledged Landry Fields' struggles, but sticking with him: “I have to help him. He is not playing with a whole lot of confidence but I need him in there because he does a lot of good things from a defensive standpoint. Offensively, I have to help him and get him in better positions to score the basketball.” Sulia

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Marc Berman: Landry Fields told me yesterday club is playing for Jeremy and he looked like he was shot out of a cannon with his 12-point first half. Twitter

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But the chemistry between Lin and Fields on the court is obvious. Fields was on the receiving end of two Lin lobs for easy alley-oop dunks in Wednesday’s win, and exploited Sacramento’s defense for an easy backdoor layup, as well. “We talk a lot out there,” Fields said. “If I see something, I’ll tell him, and vice versa.When that happens, we usually capitalize on it.” For all of the plaudits that Lin has received for running the pick-and-roll, D’Antoni also praised Fields’ ability to run the staple of D’Antoni’s up-tempo offense, as well. “The biggest surprise, and the most improved, is Landry Fields and how he runs the pick-and-roll now,” D’Antoni said. “He had five assists tonight, seven last night, something like that. Now we’ve got a couple [of] guys, and that should be easy money for Tyson [Chandler] and Amar’e [Stoudemire].” New York Post

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In contrast to many ballers’ models-and-bottles antics, Lin’s night out after the game included bringing his parents, having just one Bud Light, avoiding crowds of admiring women, and a paparazzi-free escape. After Wednesday’s game — attended by stars including Mike Tyson, Mary J. Blige, Whoopi Goldberg and Al Gore — Lin celebrated his dad, Gie-Ming’s birthday with his mom, Shirley, at Valbella on West 13th Street. Sources say the family, along with teammate Landry Fields, ordered “no alcohol,” and Jeremy stuck to water with his Dover sole special. But the party did load up on sweets, including a Napoleon birthday cake, chocolate soufflé, “lava cake” and creme brulee. New York Post

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I ask Fields about the night that Lin crashed on his couch before his first career start. A whopping six games ago. I ask if either of them could have ever envisioned this, that two weeks later they'd be in Toronto with more than 100 people on hand to talk to Jeremy. "What's going on right now? No! You can't even write this. This doesn't happen in movies," Fields says. "… I hope this is the beginning. It's great. It's phenomenal. It's an inspirational story right now. It's something that we're going to look at over time and take a lot from it. "At times I find myself speechless, just to be a part of it," the shooting guard continues. "Sometimes I have to step back. I'll have to write my memoirs about it all. It's the kind of story that we need. A lot of times people get bad reps out there, a certain type of athlete. To see this happen, it's really … it's phenomenal." Yahoo! Sports

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There were many reasons everyone freaked out when Knicks guard Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere to lead the team to four straight wins (yeah, they won Saturday too, but he didn’t play nearly as well), one of those reasons being that Lin came so out of nowhere that as of last anyone checked, he was sleeping on his brother’s couch (good thing he had family in the city). And yesterday, to cement that growing aspect of Lin’s legend, teammate Landry Fields tweeted a picture of what he said was the couch in question. SportsGrid.com

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Tommy Beer: For those interested, Landry Fields revealed that the book he and Lin are flipping thru in their pregame handshake is actually a bible Twitter

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Jeremy Lin: Congrats to @Landry Fields for making it to the rookie soph game!! Can someone tell me why @i_am_iman not in it??? Twitter

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Iman Shumpert: Make sure y'all congratulate @Landry Fields for making the rookie/sophomore game...#KnickNation Twitter

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Landry Fields: So @Jeremy Lin is a Knick now. STAT and Tyson admitted they will use us for SAT prep courses if they ever decide to go to college.. #NewYorkNerds Twitter

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D’Antoni said he will “probably” go with the same starting lineup he has used in the preseason, which means that Toney Douglas and Landry Fields will be in the backcourt, with Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler in the frontcourt. New York Daily News

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Howard Beck: Meanwhile, @Landry Fields has surrendered his No. 6 jersey to Chandler, for undisclosed compensation. (See his last tweet) Twitter

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Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins gave the Knicks their props yesterday for looking past the Cardinal’s awful season in 2009-10 and selecting Landry Fields anyway. Most college prognosticators had Fields undraftable. He wasn’t even included in the Draft Guide that contained 100 names. Fields was one of the Knicks’ great surprises of 2010- 11, starting 81 games at shooting guard and considered the steal of the 2010 draft at No. 39. “The Knicks always had an interest in him,’’ Dawkins told The Post yesterday at the Garden. “They came to see him a lot. They saw practices, games. They stayed on top of it. I spoke to [Mike] D’Antoni about him. They did a great job. They knew. I always give the Knicks credit. They figured it out and he makes a great fit for that organization, not just on the court.’’ New York Post

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Landry Fields: Just learned that student-athletes aren't allowed to promote any kind of business on Twitter, even if that business isn't compensating them. Hmm.. What would happen if a student-athlete promoted the NCAA on Twitter? Oh, now it's not a problem. Twitter

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Landry Fields: Not to mention, if you're a student-athlete and you refuse to grant the NCAA the use of your image or likeness, you are ineligible. Twitter

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Once Stoudemire is cleared to play, his first move won't be booking a one-way international flight. He'll be organizing a "training camp" with many of his Knicks teammates. The likely site is a major college campus in Southern California. "There are a few other facilities in other parts of the country that we may look at," Stoudemire said, "but we definitely want to get in shape and be ready in time for the season. I have another three weeks until I do another assessment on my back, and then we go from there. I'm doing research on (basketball facilities in L.A.) now. I know UCLA is revamping its facilities. USC may be a good spot." As for teammates he's enlisted? "We should have at least a majority (of Knicks players) here for that. Ideally, at least seven to 10 guys will join. We have a few players out here already. Landry Fields and Carmelo (Anthony) are out here. I talked to Carmelo last month. He was getting himself ready; I don't think he's cleared yet, either. Once we're all ready to go, we'll ramp it up. When I'm cleared, I'll call all the guys again and orchestrate it. All the guys are ready for it." ESPN.com

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JZ: Unfortunately when you look at the numbers, an estimated 60 percent of former NBA players are broke within five years of retirement. When did you first think about the financial advising side of pro sports? When did it first hit you that this might help you in your career? Landry Fields: It actually came more so when I started speaking with Mark. I wanted to learn the business side of everything. I understood that the NBA is not going to last forever. I have to get into something after I'm done playing. He's kind of been bringing me along with different things, teaching me a few things. It's been great so far. What he does is pretty tedious. I've gotta say he's got a tough job because I know he spends hours upon hours in the office. But it's still an art that I want to learn. ESPN.com

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JZ: Have you encouraged your teammates or other pro athletes to consult with Mark? Have you spread the word that seeking out a financial adviser is critical? LF: Yeah, definitely. I know with Mark, he's been great. I know he's helped me out a lot this year. He and my agent have worked side by side. I try to help out Mark a lot with the whole recruiting thing because I understand what he does, his services, that he provides for me is a lot more than what I'm paying for. Hopefully one day, I'll be able to compensate fully for all the stuff that he does for me because he does a whole lot of stuff behind the scenes that doesn't necessarily get all recognition that he deserves. ESPN.com

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Playing overseas is not on Fields' radar. The Knicks' starting shooting guard is in Los Angeles working out every day with a personal trainer and playing in some pickup games. He said that he's trying to fine-tune his game in order to develop a veteran's edge and play to his strengths even better next season. "My whole focus of this offeason is just having a mentality that you have to survive in the NBA," Fields said. "You look at other guys and how successful they are. It's a business; you can be here one day and gone the next. I'm just going out there, understanding my abilities and what I'm capable of, and executing everything to take that confidence into next season." ESPN.com

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