http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spknotes225974541dec22,0,6580189.story?track=rss BY ALAN HAHN | December 22, 2008 BOSTON - Danilo Gallinari slowly and quietly has been making steady progress as he recovers from a lingering back injury that has shelved the lottery pick for most of his rookie season. His running and shooting workouts have intensified, but the Knicks will continue to proceed cautiously with the 20-year-old, who suffered a bulging disc during the summer. "I think he's getting better," Mike D'Antoni said. "But said give it a couple more weeks to make sure." After Gallinari met with several back specialists last month, the collective assessment was that he needed rest, not surgery. A time frame of six to eight weeks was given, meaning he could return sometime in January. D'Antoni said Eddy Curry, who hasn't played this season because of a bone bruise in his left leg, is "improving" and is "close" to getting on the court. "I would think within the next two or three weeks, he should be able to," D'Antoni said. "They say a couple weeks start practicing, then playing soon, but that may be wishful thinking." --- No rush to fill spot Until the NBA rules on the Knicks' appeal to get a disabled player exception - which would be worth up to $4.4 million - for the roster spot that opened after Cuttino Mobley's retirement, the Knicks won't sign a player to replace Mobley. "We just don't want to do something rash," D'Antoni said. "There's really no sense in doing something rash right now." A possibility is Patrick Ewing Jr., who is playing in the D-League for Reno, a shared affiliate of the Knicks and Kings. Teams can sign players to 10-day contracts starting Jan. 5, but Ewing is more likely to fill a spot if and when Stephon Marbury is bought out. --- 大意是說Gallo和Curry的傷勢好很多，希望能在一月份歸隊。 另外尼克從Mobley的退休得到440萬的例外條款，但尼克不急於使用條款來簽球員， 1月5日起，球隊即能用10天短約簽球員，如Patrick Ewing Jr --

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