Q&A: Knicks guard Nate Robinson

3/16/09
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By Max J. Dickstein

Q&A: Knicks guard Nate Robinson

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Nate Robinson poses in front of his new promotional billboard at 34th and Seventh Avenue. (Rj Mickelson/amNY)

By Max J. Dickstein

Nate Robinson, the 5-foot-9 Knick, debuted a new billboard image that managed to make him look even smaller in person, but Robinson didn’t mind.

“Representing the short guys,” he said. “It’s great.”

The high-scoring, fourth-year combo guard’s turn as Superman’s nemesis at the All-Star slam dunk contest last month inspired the towering advertisement at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, which is captioned, “Leaps tall centers.”

(For his second slam dunk title, Robinson adopted an all-green alter ego — from shooting sleeve to shoes — and leaped over the good-natured, 6-foot-11 defending champion Dwight “Superman” Howard.)

Meantime, the Seattle native’s alma mater, University of Washington, is the top-seeded Pac-10 team in the NCAA tournament. We asked Robinson about their chances.

Washington’s a fourth seed. Don’t they have a point guard named Isaiah Thomas who wears your No. 2?

I just got off the phone with him. I told him that they have a chance of really doing something special that we never did, me and [Trail Blazers star] Brandon [Roy]. Winning 30 games, getting to the Sweet 16, Elite 8. I’ve got them going all the way to the Final Four, so hopefully they don’t disappoint me.

Who’s the best player from the state of Washington? I’ve got one in mind.

Probably would have to be between Brandon and [former Knicks guard] Jamal [Crawford].

What about the great John Stockton?

I didn’t know he was from Seattle.

Spokane.

Since you say that, yeah, them three! Can’t leave him out.
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