Posted by islesfan:
Posted by crzymdups:
I know the Bulls have the option to swap picks with us. I'm also 90% sure that we will have a better record than the Bulls next season so it won't be an issue.
How do you figure? They potentially have 2 lottery picks next year and $20 million in cap room to help improve their team next year. What do we have to help improve us? Hope?
We're playing better, they are playing worse. Part of the reason they have 2 potential lottery picks next year is that they are a lottery team. The 2k6 draft is weak and the Bulls have many problems, not least of which is replacing Eddy Curry. Also, the free agent crop is thin, so that cap room may be sitting around.
We're, what, 3 games worse than them right now after being without Curry for 11 games and working in 7 new players to the rotation? I think it's safe to say the Knicks are getting better and have a chance to keep on improving as they learn each others games and get improvement from their rookies. Chicago, meanwhile, has serious issues with no post pressence, Ben Gordon is unhappy, Tyson Chandler is severely overpaid and they're doing what teams always do under Scott Skiles - get sick of Scott Skiles. Sure, teams eventually get sick of Larry Brown, but he traditionally has a three year honeymoon period.
I think it's a fair bet that the Knicks will have a better record than the Bulls next season. Obviously, it's a huge risk on Isiah's part and you could argue a reckless one. But if we're better than the Bulls it's moot. And I think there's a pretty good chance we'll be better than the Bulls.