The Gators are an up-tempo team that often presses as Manhattan does, but Florida has done so against tougher competition.

Not if the Knicks can unfurl the kind of up-tempo team that leaves opponents chasing them like a late passenger for a departing train.

Nelson has implored the Knicks to run and become a more up-tempo team, with the emphasis on getting a few more layups a game.

Then again, they are winning big in the West, a real up-tempo team that makes playful art out of a basketball game.

We're an up-tempo team," he said, "but they're up, up and away.

They're one of the most up-tempo teams that we played all year.

"Obviously, we're a much better up-tempo team."

"But they are not as much an up-tempo team as we are," said Jackson.

Providence is an up-tempo team that likes to force its opponent to run.

It would seem unlikely, however, that a young, up-tempo team like the Magic would want an older veteran.