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I dont even have any signed knicks stuff
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We Have all these concerns but Boston , Atlanta , Philly , and Orlando don't ?7. New York Knicks (35-31)
This might seem pessimistic in light of the hype coming from Gotham, but in the short term, I'm not sure the Knicks have dramatically improved. They've essentially traded Chauncey Billups for Tyson Chandler, which will help, but this is the wrong season to have a thin bench and brittle stars. Between Amare Stoudemire's knees and Chandler's toes, the Knicks are likely to feel the brunt of the schedule-makers' wrath.
Baron Davis, despite his weaknesses, will prove quite useful when he's able to play. Mike'Antoni's system demands a point guard who can pass, and Davis can do that when he's not jacking up 3s with 20 on the shot clock. It's even more important given the Knicks' other high-profile moves -- they boast three of the best frontcourt finishers in the game, but nobody to get them the ball.
I factored half a season of Davis into my projection, figuring he will miss more than a quarter of the season with his current back injury and then some more with his next injury. When he's out, the Knicks have Toney Douglas running the point, which is less than ideal. While I like him as a player, he's a bad fit at the point in this system because he's blind as a bat.
Otherwise, the roster is a bit of a mess. Landry Fields and Iman Shumpert are nice prospects but aren't ready to be top-seven players on a contending team. Jared Jeffries and Renaldo Balkman are the top two frontcourt reserves. Really. And at some point the Knicks will have to play Mike Bibby in a real game.
About the best thing New York has going for it is, well, New York. Players are lured by the city, and, as with the Lakers, the Knicks have a great shot at signing any decent veteran who shakes free during the season via buyout, waivers or departure from China. Better yet, the Knicks still have their $2.5 million "under-cap" exception lying around to use on such a player.
Nonetheless, I have trouble envisioning a high seed for this team. The Knicks get more dangerous once the playoffs begin. If their three frontcourt stars and Davis make it to May upright, they'll be a very difficult first-round out. Getting to that point is the problem.
Originally Posted by UPPTEMPO8387
Hollinger has never liked the Knicks..Dude is a mathematician that takes stats and percentages from previous seasons and inputs them into mindless formulas and comes up with a prediction. He has the Nuggets finishing 2nd in the West which is a joke. My worst case scenario for this current squad when healthy is a 5th seed..He has the Pacers and Sixers finishing with a better record which is pathetic
Originally Posted by rayray3thousand
this sounds interesting... let's say I do have some extra concords on my hands... however, this Knicks fan lives all the way in Hawaii and has a man-cave filled with autographed memorabilia (so far from the Knicks I got a Walt Frazier signed ball, team ball signed by the 2011 Knicks squad, and melo jersey shirt signed) I sure could use some rare Knicks items to put on display
sorry I just read this but wowzersOriginally Posted by sircharles2ol3
Originally Posted by Ballinsam23
tim thomas autographed headband? howard eisley autographed paper?
a true must have for any Knicks fan.. if that's not good enough, I got Mardy Collins autographed Starburys.
Sidenote: nice avy gregzzy23.
Originally Posted by ill steelo
Hollinger had them 7th because he thinks Amare & Chandler will get hurt and he has Baron going down again whenever he returns. Obviously the knicks are a top 4 team in the east barring injury
Originally Posted by Cyber Smoke
Originally Posted by ill steelo
Hollinger had them 7th because he thinks Amare & Chandler will get hurt and he has Baron going down again whenever he returns. Obviously the knicks are a top 4 team in the east barring injury
Why does he just place injuries on us but not the Celtics ?
HowardBeckNYT Howard Beck
Knicks have claimed Steve Novak off waivers.
AdamZagoria Adam Zagoria
Turns out Baron Davis is Spike Lee's cousin and Baron just found out about a year ago #Knicks