Steve Simineri writes this week about the big surprise of the Nets season, Shane Larkin, he of the "tiny hands" and quick feet. Simineri writes about how much Larkin likes New York and how grateful he is for the opportunity to play in another borough.
Earlier this summer, during a final-evaluation article with longtime confidant Charley Rosen, New York Knicks President Phil Jackson discussed a variety of topics involving the disastrous 2014-15 Knicks season, including comments made about point guard Shane Larkin’s "tiny hands" that affected his ability to handle the basketball.
"I put that to bed a long time ago," Larkin told me in the Brooklyn Nets locker room.