3/5 - Monday's Links

• The Times writes a good article about Mardy Collins, and how he went from being buried on the bench to playing a prominent role on this team.
• Newsday tries to squeeze some info from Steve Francis about his knee. How was he able to go for 26 pts. in 41 mins. only a few days after declaring he'd miss the rest of the year?
• The Daily News breaks down the Jamal Crawford injury, and looks at a realistic timetable for his return. They even talk to Kurt Thomas, who suffered the same injury.
• The Star-Ledger embraces the return of "Starbury."
• Marc Berman says the Knicks have come full circle. Will Francis and Marbury finally work together, like we envisioned over a year ago?
• Over at Knicks Knacks, Dougherty takes a look at the standings, with the Knicks only 1/2 game behind New Jersey. Will they catch them?