<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When the Knicks returned to practice on Monday there might as well have been jackhammers and scaffolding in the gym, along with a sign that read: "Caution: Work in Progress." On Sunday, Keith Van Horn became the eighth player traded by Isiah Thomas in seven weeks, while Tim Thomas and Nazr Mohammed became the fifth and sixth new players he has added to the Knicks' roster. They were due to arrive on Monday night for their physicals. The Knicks are still a team in transition and Isiah Thomas has made no secret that he wants to keep moving players from the Scott Layden era before the trading deadline at 3 p.m. Thursday. And do not, Thomas cautioned, think this team is a championship contender.</div> <font face="Book Antiqua">New York Times </font>
