Give MDA credit. Looks like he's got it right. I hope they sustain

Nets for 2? Nuff said there.

Also, if MDA has found a mix of players that try and do play defense - what took so long? What was training camp all about?

franco12 wrote:I'm still worried that a number of our victories have *'s next to them. Phoenix and NO are teams we've matched up with, for whatever reason.

Nets for 2? Nuff said there.

Also, if MDA has found a mix of players that try and do play defense - what took so long? What was training camp all about?

Damn franco, smoke something already. Things are going well.

We play the next six games against teams with losing records. Close your eyes, cross your fingers and ask santa to bring us to .500.

toodarkmark wrote:Weird. I don't care if we make the playoffs or not, personally, but not being in the bottom 10 teams would be a success. Getting a team to take Curry with Nate Robinson would be beyond success. But one step at a time.

the games are at least interesting which is all any Knicks fan can really ask for at this point... Gallo is developing into a very good player & the team is showing some cohones for fishmike... the only thing left is for Jordan Hill to get some run this season... i'm patiently biding my time until that happens.

TheGame wrote:If we can avoid the lakers, celtics, and cleveland, we should be able to get to .500 by mid-January the way the team is playing now. The NO game on Friday is a real test. Can they bring the same intensity on the road?? If we can, we should beat an overrated NO team. I would love a 6-7 game win streak to put us back into contention.

Contention?

Conention for what?

If we actually had a GOOD season, not a season that showed promise or one that develop rookies, but a seaon where we finished improbably in the top 5 in the East, WHAT WOULD WE LOOK LIKE WITH A MAX FA OR TWO NEXT YEAR?

We'd be downright scary, and pushing for a late playoff run in three short years.

I know it's farfetched, but i'm friggin' excited and happy. nobody burst my bubble, dammit.

orangeblobman wrote:I personally guarantee we make the playoffs.

I'm lovin' this outlook! Looking up instead of looking down! We still have to get something out of 3 more players. Curry, JHill and Nate.

TRU wrote:

TheGame wrote:If we can avoid the lakers, celtics, and cleveland, we should be able to get to .500 by mid-January the way the team is playing now. The NO game on Friday is a real test. Can they bring the same intensity on the road?? If we can, we should beat an overrated NO team. I would love a 6-7 game win streak to put us back into contention.

Contention?

Conention for what?

If we actually had a GOOD season, not a season that showed promise or one that develop rookies, but a seaon where we finished improbably in the top 5 in the East, WHAT WOULD WE LOOK LIKE WITH A MAX FA OR TWO NEXT YEAR?

We'd be downright scary, and pushing for a late playoff run in three short years.

I know it's farfetched, but i'm friggin' excited and happy. nobody burst my bubble, dammit.

Contention to make the playoffs at all. After a 4-5 year abscence, I would just be happy to see the team compete in the first round of the playoffs. If this team can get into the playoffs, then Lebron would start to think that if he comes here and takes on Harrington's role, we should be able to get into the top-5 next year, and with Jeffries and Curry coming off the books then, we should be able to add another near-max FA the following year, with Gallo, Hill, and Douglas still on their rookie deals but with 2 years under their belt.

Format is: Current place, team, record, last 10, rec %, L10 %, record needed to go 38-44 (allowing NYK to get in with 39 wins), rec % to go 38-44.

8th. Detroit, 9-12, 4-6, .429, .400, 29-32, .475
9th. Toronto, 10-14, 4-6, .417, .400, 28-30, .482
10th. Wizards, 7-12, 5-5, .368, .500, 31-32, .492
11th. Chicago, 7-13, 1-9, .350, .100, 31-31, .500
12th. Pacers, 6-13, 1-9, .316, .100, 32-31, .507
13th. Knicks, 7-15, 4-6, .318, .400, 32-28, .533 (we need 39 wins to win 8th outright)

Yes, we are 13th, Pacers 12th, because we are 10.5 games out of 1st, the Pacers 10.0 games out.

As you can see, the Pistons, Pacers, Wizards are all playing equal to better than us even over just the last 10 games, the same games we were playing much better in. We made no ground here.

Keep in mind that 40 or 41 wins to make the playoffs would compound our problems quite a lot. Every year the 4-10 east teams start off slow it seems and then they get going and raise their win percentages as time goes forward. Every year it seems 35-37 wins will make the 8th seed early on but it ends up being 39-41 wins as those win percentages rise with teams playing better.

For the Knicks:

Record -- Needed wins % win Percentage of remaining games.

39-43 - 32-28, .533
40-42 - 33-27, .550
41-41 - 34-26, .566
42-40 - 35-25, .583

As you can see it goes from slim chance to no chance in a hurry.

fishmike wrote:On one hand I think this month determines what happens. Its a pretty soft schedule and if the Knicks play like they have been they could even by .500 by months end.

That being said I am not sure it matters. I firmly believe (just like last year) Walsh will dump guys if it gives him a chance to get more draft picks or lose Curry or JJ's contract.

I don't think Walsh dumps anyone for just picks - he will to lose salary. But his MO has been to make moves that keep us competitive.