(Big C) These brothers are starting to get noticed. No, I am not talking about  Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez or the Mario Bros. I am talking about the Knicks’ rookie Marcus Landry and his brother Carl Landry. Carl Landry was drafted by the Houston Rockets. He is also the guy that is giving Al Harrington a run for his money for the NBA 6^th man award.

While Carl Landry is getting noticed around the league his brother Marcus Landry, a star out of Wisconsin who went undrafted, is also getting attention. Not from  Sports Center but from his coach and Knicks President Donnie Walsh. Marcus was undrafted so he had to look for his big opportunity in the summer league playing with the Kings. The thought process was that if he played well he would get noticed by some scouts and NBA GM’s. Lucky for Marcus, the Knicks’ President Donnie Walsh was one of those that was impressed by Marcus’ shooting and scoring. The final test came for Marcus during the Knicks training camp and preseason. The end result is Marcus made the cut.

Marus Landry is still improving and working on his game to prove doubters wrong. He has impressed the Knicks coaching staff with his hard work playing scrimmages and staying late after practice. From what has been said from Knicks announcers is that Marcus is lighting it up in practice.

Coach Mike D’Antoni has been pleased with Marcus Landry so much that in recent games he has gotten the nod in the rotation over Knicks first round pick rookie Jordan Hill. In the recent win over the Bobcats Marcus was one of the first players called off the bench with Nate Robinson.  Apparently his ability to knock down the 3 point shot and score quick points has impressed coach Mike D’Antoni. Landry may not get your normal 30 minutes but in his 6-10 minutes he is hitting shots. As the season progresses and the Knicks make a big push for the playoffs do not be surprised if you see more Marcus Landry as Mike D’Antoni tweaks his rotation. Landry will get minutes as long as Al Harrington is out.

 Marcus Landry has even given some advice against playing his brother Carl:

 "It's going to be great," said Marcus, who played at Wisconsin. "I faced him before in college. He's been doing a little trash talking, so we'll see what he does. He just keeps calling me weak. We'll see what he comes up with."
Marcus could come in handy for his scouting report on Carl.
"I know all his moves, every last one of them," Landry said. "I'll call them out. I'll call the move out before he does it."-NY Post

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