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It's been more like a week and a half since we last did this, but I figured I'd throw the Knicks' last two games into the equation for player of the week considerations. I'd usually spring for the week's highlights- Bill Walker's career game last night, Danilo Gallinari's huge second halves- but in our final edition of the T-Mobile award, we're sticking with stability. David Lee has been a rock this season, and save for a little hiccup against Dwight Howard and the Magic, Lee kept producing right up until the final buzzer. Check out his lines since we last did this:

FG					3PT					FT					Rebounds					Misc
Date	Opponent	Score	GS		Min		M	A		Pct		M	A		Pct		M	A		Pct		Off	Def	Tot		Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts
Apr 14	@ TOR	L 113-131	1		32:54		8	17		47.1		0	0		N/A		3	3		100.0		6	5	11		5	5	1	1	4	19
Apr 12	WAS	W 114-103	1		33:44		12	18		66.7		0	0		N/A		2	3		66.7		0	8	8		2	1	1	0	4	26
Apr 11	MIA	L 98-111	1		35:31		11	18		61.1		0	0		N/A		4	4		100.0		2	4	6		5	2	1	1	3	26
Apr 9	@ ORL	L 103-118	1		28:29		5	11		45.5		0	0		N/A		1	1		100.0		3	4	7		2	2	0	0	5	11
Apr 7	@ IND	L 105-113	1		38:52		7	16		43.8		0	0		N/A		2	3		66.7		4	12	16		1	3	0	0	3	16

Again, the limited minutes and team-wide suck in Orlando hurt Lee's stats, but he was typically brilliant for the rest of this stretch. 20-ish points, ample rebounds (not his best week in that regard, but we'll blame that on The Aristocrat), and a smattering of assists, just for the hell of it. I could've picked Lee pretty much any week this season. He's been that consistent. Considering that it may have been his last week or so as a Knick, David Lee gets the nod for yet another rock solid stretch in a breakout season.

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This is an easy one. Even excluding his career night against the Warriors, David Lee had himself a solid week. There was a 20, 10, and 5 performance in Portland as well as a brilliant 29, 10, and 4 showing in the win over the Clippers.

The meat of this three-game sandwich, though, is what gets Dave the T-Mobile hardware (yes, there is a trophy): 37 points, 20 rebounds, and 10(ish) assists constitute a triple-double of historic proportions. Big C, as always, has the tape:

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I postponed this week's T-Mobile player until today because I was hoping a star would emerge last night. Al Harrington certainly deserves credit for finishing a solid week with 26 points and 17 boards in Utah, but I've gotta hand this one to someone else. He's not eligible for "player" of the week at this point, but Walt Frazier is most definitely the person of the week. Clyde turned 65 yesterday, and the outpouring of appreciation from broadcasters, players, and even the opposing mascot were a reminder of just how fantastic this guy is. Clyde's the eccentric but predictable uncle that comes to visit three or four times a week, and we love him for that.

Share your Clyde memories in the comments, and check out the video Mike Prada includes in his Power Rankings post.

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Yes, he made some rookie mistakes, but for the second week in a row, it's hard to look past Toney Douglas for Player of the Week. Douglas' week included a 26 point outburst (including 6 threes) yesterday and a 22-point performance against the Sixers, but my Player of the Week award tends to go to the principal character in the biggest moment of the week. With his brilliant clutch performance against Philadelphia, Toney definitely gets the award. DWTDD.

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I knew there was a reason I left the Player of the Week until today. Gian just informed that today is the 24th birthday of none other than P&T saint, Toney Douglas. Toney turns a year older fresh off a pair of splendid performances in road wins over Dallas and Philadelphia. Toney Douglas did what Toney Douglas do this past week, but if you think that's something, you haven't seen his birthday itinerary:

Things Toney Douglas Do On His 24th Birthday:

- Wake up. Take a quick jog around neighborhood to get the blood flowing. Put a 20-dollar bill in every mailbox encountered along the way.

- Brush teeth. Floss twice, for good measure.

- Drink three glasses of milk with breakfast: one regular, one chocolate, one yak's.

- Visit local elementary school. Read "Goodnight Moon" to bilingual second-grade class in English and Spanish. Sign language, too, for good measure.

- On the way back from the school, spot a scoundrelly individual mugging a helpless old lady. Chase down said scoundrel, impede his path in a defensive stance, and strip him clean of the lady's purse. Return the purse to its rightful owner while the scoundrel tries unsuccessfully to wrestle it back. And one.

- Guard crosswalk for neighborhood children on the way home from school. Spot rogue motorist with intent to disobey traffic laws. Step in front of car in a defensive stance. Draw charge.

- Call up birthday-mates Flavor Flav and Erik Estrada to wish them a good one. Receive similar call from James Madison. Yes, that James Madison. Toney Douglas don't ask questions.

- Attend local court hearing and defend innocent citizen against wrongful charges. Bring audience to tears with rousing oration championing citizen's innocence, all while in a defensive stance.

- Birthday Sex. Damn straight.

- Buy self a pair of Heelys, as well as 500 other pairs for local children. Distribute Heelys to children. Cruise about town flanked by a parade of 500 children on wheels. All in a defensive stance, of course.

- Encounter three-legged dog. Amputate own leg and donate to dog. Regrow own leg.

- Call Al Harrington. Urge him to do what Toney Douglas do. No luck. Maybe next year.

- Go to nursing home to participate in game of Scrabble with a loving gaggle of elderly women. Play the word "DWTDD" on a triple word score for a total of 33 points. Yes, it counts. Let the old ladies win.

- Pizza party with Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, David Lee and Bill Walker. Feign embarrassment while they all sing "Happy Birthday". Well, not Wilson.

- Bed at 9 p.m. Sleep soundly in a defensive stance.

Happy Birthday to our player of the week, Toney Douglas. Remember that Toney's birthday is really a birthday of the people, and mainly the children. Do what Toney Douglas do today.

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Bill Walker is the light of my life. Setting two career-highs in points in consecutive games definitely wins you Player of the Week. Cue Big C:

Keep it up, Wild Bill.

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We've seen the Knicks play four times in the past week, with wildly mixed results. There was the blowout loss to Milwaukee, in which no single Knick actually played well. Then we an ugggggly win in Washington sandwiched between two spirited but ill-fated efforts against Boston and Memphis. It might sting for me to say this, but the only consistent bright spot in those last three games was none other than Mr. Albert Harrington. Al's game off the bench was the usual fare: catch-and-shoot threes, fade-away twos, and head-first gallops towards the rim. The difference? Those shots were falling. Harrington went 6-10 on Tuesday, 12-21 on Friday, and 11-18 on Saturday, sinking 14 combined three-pointers along the way.

Did he still make some mistakes? Yes. Did he freeze out some younger teammates who desperately need to get back on track? You bet. Was he oddly effective in doing all that? It's hard to deny.

For all that, Al Harrington is your T-Mobile Player of the Week. (Note: I nearly made it Toney Douglas based on like two plays in the Memphis game, but I anticipate that he's got better weeks to come. DWTDD.)

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This one's pretty easy. The Knicks were very active at the deadline, with the centerpiece of their three trades being fallen superstar Tracy McGrady. T-Mac's not the assassin he once was, but in his first game as a Knick, he electrified the Garden en route to a near-upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In front of a roaring crowd, McGrady put up 26 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and a steal in 32 minutes. The legs were a little shaky, but we certainly saw flashes of vintage T-Mac. It was an excellent start to Tracy's weird, wonderful Knick career. Hopefully, there's more to come.

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