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Asked in recent days about his All-Star candidacy, Chandler told The Post, “I hope so. I’m definitely playing up to par. It’s left up to fans who vote. That’s far in the future. Every player wants to be recognized and have those accolades, but I’m more concerned with winning.’’ With the 19-6 Knicks owning the best record in the East, the coaches would be remiss to overlook Chandler again. “Just the way we’re playing offensively the ball is flowing and he’s been great.’’ Woodson said of Chandler’s offensive panache. “The thing about his conditioning — to be able to rebound, block shots, defend and then run pick-and-roll basketball, you’re asking a big guy to do a lot. And he’s doing it because he knows he’s being rewarded for it.’’ New York Post

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The most heinous of all heinous crimes was carried out only about 75 miles from the Garden, and it was still sending shock waves through this arena and other ones, where athletes and fans alike tried to understand how 20 young kids and six adults could be wiped out on a chilly Friday morning at their Sandy Hook Elementary School. “Absolutely shocking,” said Tyson Chandler, walking out onto the Garden floor for pregame warmups. “That kind of stuff, you can’t fathom happening. I was talking to my wife over dinner last night about it. Some parents lost a child. Some people lost a parent. Children witnessed things that they shouldn’t have to witness. Things that took their innocence away. It’s just sickening. My daughter is 6 and something like that hits home, a little too close. You never even want to have to think about anything like that with your own child. I can’t imagine what those parents are going through.’’ New York Daily News

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Tommy Beer: Woodson, on ESPN radio, says that when he took over as head coach he told Melo, Amar'e, and Chandler that they weren't playing hard enough. Twitter @TommyBeer

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“He’s the MVP, guys,” Woodson said, and he wasn’t the only one tossing those three letters around when the night was done. “That’s why he’s the MVP,” Tyson Chandler said. “This is a game we lose if we don’t have Melo. I didn’t do anything tonight, Ray [Felton] didn’t do anything tonight, nobody did … but we had one guy to carry the load.” New York Post

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And just like that, the greatest player in Nets history consecrated the Barclays Center while wearing a Knicks uniform, deciding a 100-97 pulse-beater that made you check the schedule for the next encounter, and left the guys in the winning locker room shaking their heads. “Father time, I don’t know,” Tyson Chandler marvelled. “He makes shot after shot, play after play — whether it’s a steal or a 3 or diving for a ball, getting a helmet ... he just makes play after play after play, and I don’t understand it. That’s why he’s a Hall of Famer.” Newark Star-Ledger

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"The opportunity is here," Chandler remembered telling his former Dallas teammate when decision time was approaching in July. What Chandler meant was, the opportunity was in New York for Kidd. But the impact Kidd has made on the Knicks after the first quarter of this season suggests otherwise. The opportunity was for the Knicks to be touched and transformed by Kidd, not the other way around. "We can make a run at this thing," Chandler said. CBSSports.com

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Carmelo Anthony has taken Tyson Chandler’s advice once already and he may take it again and miss Saturday night’s game with a cut left middle finger. Anthony could want to save himself for Sunday night when his former Nuggets invade the Garden. As much as Anthony considers the Heat the biggest game of the season, he also doesn’t want to lose to George Karl’s Nuggets as he did last season at the Garden. The Knicks’ trip to Denver was cancelled last season because of the lockout and Anthony’s first foray to the Rocky Mountains since demanding a trade comes March 13. New York Post

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After vanquishing the Heat, the team practically took over South Beach steakhouse Prime 112, a favorite of Heat president Pat Riley. Spies said many of the Knicks players had their own tables for family and friends, and were all toasted by a host of New Yorkers in town for the art fair. One spy told us, “As each player entered the restaurant, there were cheers and high-fives from the other diners. Raymond Felton, Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler each had their own tables. The entire team was there, apart from Carmelo Anthony. There were a lot of New Yorkers in the restaurant who were down for Art Basel who couldn’t quite believe their luck to see them.” New York Post

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Here’s my point. Do you know how many jumpers Tyson Chandler attempted in 2011 from 10-15 feet? Zero. Go ahead, try to picture Chandler’s jumper in your head. You can’t do it. Does he even jump? What’s his form look like? Think about how strange that is — Chandler has been in the league 11 years, and when you try to remember a single image of him taking a jumper, you can’t. NBCSports.com

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One of their go-to lines, according to one practice-floor spy, is needling Anthony about how they got Nowitzki to play D in Dallas and how embarrassed they'd be for No. 7 if he couldn't keep up. "To me, he's the best player in the league right now," Chandler said Wednesday night of Anthony, conveniently forgetting how well he knows James' game to build up his guy. ESPN.com

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The Knicks' success has put the spotlight on Carmelo Anthony and one of the most popular questions has been what's different about him. Tyson Chandler said everything. "He's a completely different player," Chandler said. "I think the USA experience did wonders for him. I think he's hungry to take it to the next level and win . . . He's doing all the little things it takes to actually win from practicing hard, focusing at shootarounds, playing defense, communicating on the basketball floor. He's a real leader out there. It's fun to watch. "He's the biggest part of our success." Newsday

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One scout's take on Knicks' success Gives a tremendous amount of credit to Jason Kidd, for making the subtle, smart, unselfish plays that create chances without showing up in the boxscore -- running hard to fill a lane on a break, then cutting to far side to open a lane for a trailer -- that force his more stats-conscious teammates to be less selfish. I've never seen a player whose game has diminished so much, physically, still command that kind of respect. Kidd paired with Tyson Chandler also provides the leadership tandem behind the Mavs' championship run. Knicks, in turn, taking page out of Dallas book by pairing Kidd with another PG to provide the dribble penetration he no longer can. Mavs, conversely, miss him in a big way; had no one to organize them down the stretch vs. Warriors. Would've made for a nice three-man rotation with Darren Collison and OJ Mayo. Sulia

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Tyson Chandler and Jason Kidd also said they were glad D’Antoni’s coaching again. “I’m happy for him,’’ Chandler said. “None of us can predict the future, but I know they are getting a good guy. Coach D’Antoni was great for myself. He helped bring me here. “A lot of guys around the locker room have great respect for him and care about him personally. It wasn’t a situation for him here. Sometimes personnel dictates that. But we all know what he’s accomplished in this league.’’ New York Post

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Chandler, a former Mavericks teammate, said Kidd did the right thing, though Dallas owner Mark Cuban was fuming at the betrayal. “I wasn’t shocked because of the direction of the [Dallas] organization. Jason was coming down to the last years of his career. There’s great personnel here and he feels like he has another chance to win a championship,’’ Chandler said. New York Post

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Tyson Chandler said he was “75 percent’’ entering last night’s rematch against the 76ers but a lot better than he was Sunday. Playing with strep throat, Chandler made 75 percent never look so whole as he helped the Knicks romp past the Sixers, 110-88. In a vintage performance and taking advantage of center Andrew Bynum’s indefinite absence, Chandler rocked the rims for 14 points and six rebounds. “It was night and day,’’ said Chandler, who started feeling his infection against Miami Friday. “It’s amazing what some fluids can do for you.’’ New York Post

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Though Tyson Chandler said he “absolutely’’ expects to be on the Brooklyn floor Thursday for the season opener despite his left-knee bone bruise, nobody can say when Amar’e Stoudemire and his ailing left knee will step onto a court again. According to a confidant of Stoudemire, the Knicks’ ailing power forward will have his MRI exam looked at by his former orthopedist with the Suns for a second opinion. Stoudemire is not visiting Phoenix, however. Stoudemire was holed up in the treatment room Friday at the team’s Westchester campus. He hasn’t spoken to reporters in eight days — since he made his preseason debut in Montreal and reported feeling fine. New York Post

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One day after an MRI revealed Tyson Chandler suffered a bone bruise on his left knee, the New York Knicks center said after practice Friday that he'll "absolutely" play in the team's season opener Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets. "I'm feeling good," said Chandler, who's officially listed as day to day. "Good news all the way around, so I'm looking forward to getting back on the floor with my teammates. I'm hoping that I can get back on the floor by Monday, just kind of take it easy over the next couple of days, allow it to calm down a little bit." ESPN.com

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The Knicks’ dark preseason has gotten a shade brighter. It’s rare for the Knicks to receive heartening injury news, but they did Thursday when Tyson Chandler’s MRI exam showed only a bone bruise in his left knee. The club appears optimistic he will be ready for the season opener next Thursday in Brooklyn against the Nets. Of course, it’s no guarantee and the Knicks listed Chandler vaguely as “day to day.” But a bone bruise is better than sprained ligaments, which Chandler feared as he left Nassau Coliseum in low spirits and on crutches Wednesday night. The season might have been all but over if the MRI exam had revealed Chandler had torn his ACL — the worst-case scenario. New York Post

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New York Knicks, Tyson Chandler, Injuries 

Chandler, the reigning defensive player of the year, left Wednesday night's preseason finale against the Nets after only 44 seconds with what the team described as a "sore" left knee. Chandler then left Nassau Coliseum -- long ago the home of the Nets -- on crutches, which he described as a "precaution" ahead of his date with an MRI machine Thursday. "Not much," Chandler said, when asked to described his level of concern. The Knicks' center got his left leg tangled up in a scrum under the basket in the first minute of the game and said the contact with his left knee "stretched it out a little bit." "It's frustrating," Chandler said. "I felt great before the game. I was excited. We were up for this game and wanted to set a tone heading into the first [regular season] game. Then I looked at the stat sheet and I played 44 seconds." CBSSports.com

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