Nate Robinson will be making his first start at PG tonight for the Knicks.  Last year as a starter, Nate averaged 21 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and 5.0 apg to go with 1.6 treys and 1.3 spg on a respectable 44% from the field.  Unfortunately for him (and his chances to keep the starting job), the Knicks only went 3-8 in those 11 games, including 1-4 when Nate started at PG.  (They were 2-4 when he started at SG opposite Chris Duhon.)

The Knicks were 32-50 overall on the year last year, a .390 win percentage, which was sadly better than any of the splits with Nate as a starter.  (On a side note, the Knicks were 4-4 in games Nate missed altogether last year.)  And you wondered why Mike D’Antoni never wanted to give him a chance.

Add in the fact that the Knicks are apparently interested in Acie Law (likely as part of a bigger deal, but nonetheless still confusing considering their logjam in the backcourt), and I would be cautiously optimistic about Nate’s new role.  He’s currently available in 42% of Yahoo leagues, so keep a close eye on tonight’s box score.  (I should probably also mention I own him in both of my most competitive leagues.)

By the way, Nate versus Brandon Jennings should be a fun matchup tonight, especially for Knicks fans, considering they passed on Young Money in the draft…

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