PORTLAND – The mood in the Knicks locker room late Saturday was an odd mixture of sorrow for letting down fired coach David Fizdale but optimism that perhaps things are headed in the right direction after they displayed a renewed sharpness.
Randle called the 104-103 loss in interim coach Mike Miller’s debut a potential “turning point” as the club defended fiercely and dove to the floor for loose balls.
Was it Miller’s presence or a players-only meeting conducted before Friday’s practice that Knicks president Steve Mills never even knew about before he axed Fizdale?