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At last report, every single player on the Knicks roster was in town getting ready for training camp. There are just five more days until double sessions get underway at the College of Charleston.

In the mean time, players are getting settled in. They work out at the MSG training center. They hang out and catch up with each other. They undergo routine physicals. They spend extra time with family and friends. When the door swings open on Monday at 12:30 p.m. for Media Day, it’s all about basketball.

That almost sounds refreshing.

Anybody who reads the competing Knicks blogs would love Media Day, it’ a circus most years. The competing newspaper writers chase each other around the room for an hour going from player to player, hoping the line of the day winds up in their notebook. It’s not the kind of stuff you learn in journalism school.

There are countless writers from magazines and internet sites looking for headlines, too.

Every television station in the metropolitan era is running around in the gym looking for a playoff guarantee. And there are microphone-toting radio people on hand looking for interesting sound bites.

Most of the players are very accommodating, but they can’t wait to get on the bus and head to the airport. Charleston awaits. It’s among the best cities I’ve ever visited. The players seem to like it because they can walk around without being mobbed. Except for the high-intensity practices, team meetings and seminars, it’s almost like a vacation.

Anyway, let the countdown begin.

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