Larry Hughes will now be the back-up point guard for the Knicks moving past Chris Duhon on the depth chart. Hughes has played in 30 games (14 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 26.7 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. His shooting has been awful as he is only hitting 36.7% from the floor this season and 29.2% from three point range this year. He won’t likely be starting any time soon but at least he will get some exercise.

Coach Mike D’Antoni finally decided to demote Chris Duhon not only from the starting lineup but the playing rotation completely. This has got to make Knicks’ fans happy as Duhon has been pathetic this season. Duhon has played in 48 games (all starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 33.2 minutes, 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. But, it is his putrid shooting which is earning him his spot at the very end of the Knicks’ bench. He is shooting only 34.8% from the floor this season and 33.8% from three point range and that just can’t be tolerated out of a starting point guard in the NBA, period.