Could, for argument's sake, the players hold chapel before the morning shoot-around?

"He's been through it now for 13 years," Riley said at the morning shoot-around.

He missed the team's morning shoot-around and was listed as doubtful for the game.

He sat out the morning shoot-around and did not dress for the game.

He stalked the court, more than ready, at the morning shoot-around.

"I don't plan on coming off the bench next year," Francis said after the morning shoot-around.

The rookie did not show up for the team's morning shoot-around at the Omni.

Everything was on an accelerated pace and the team didn't get in its morning shoot-around.

The Knick center did not participate in the team's morning shoot-around.

But he was visibly upset at the morning shoot-around, 45 minutes after Jackson told him the news.