play them ... I'll get back and talk to [Knicks general manager] Steve [Mills] and ownership [Sunday] sometime and look at the players available out there."

The forward had issues with his surgically repaired left knee throughout the season. He underwent a blood-spinning procedure on his troublesome left knee in early January and missed 15 consecutive games.

Udrih, 31, requested a trade from the Knicks in late January, sources said.

The Knicks attempted to trade Udrih before Thursday's deadline but were unsuccessful.

Udrih signed with the Knicks over the summer for the veteran's minimum at $1.27 million. At the time, Udrih hoped to be a part of the Knicks' three-point guard rotation along with Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni. Udrih filled in as New York's point guard while Felton and Prigioni werethe Washington Artillery logo. In 1955, it was head football coach Paul Dietzel and the LSU 'fourth-quarter ball club' that helped the moniker "Tigers" grow into the nickname, "Fighting Tigers".

Mascot

Drum
In 1896, LSU had its first mascot. It was a greyhound named Drum. The greyhound was the pet of the LSU Commandant of Cadets, Lieutenant Charles C. Gallup.

Mike the Tiger

Mike the Tiger is the official mascot of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and serves as the graphic image of LSU athletics. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots. He is named after Mike Chambers who served as LSU's athletic trainer when the first mascot was purchased in 1936.

According to folklore, LSU will score a touchdown for every one of Mike's roars on game