Nelson did not say who would start for Oakley's absence, but he may return to a three-guard rotation against smaller teams.

"I suspect that what Isiah sees is a nice three-guard rotation for us," Houston said.

"I'm going to go with it for a while," Riley said of the three-guard rotation.

At that time, it was easy for me to go to a three-guard rotation because I was thinking about it anyhow.

To do that, he will use a three-guard rotation.

When Riley decided to employ a three-guard rotation, Anthony was the odd man out.

They could be a pretty good three-guard rotation.

Even though he starts, Robertson, a soft-spoken junior, is the third guard in a three-guard rotation.

Much of the talk revolved around the Knicks' new three-guard rotation that, if healthy, could be among the league's top backcourts.

It doesn't mean that sometimes I won't go with a three-guard rotation, but it depends on the situation.