In the beginning of the season there were a few decisions made that have put us in this position. It's funny when you look back because at the time many fans thought these moves were crazy:
1) Using Amensty on Chancey - dude is out for the season now, if he was still a Knick and had that injury then we are in the cellar for sure. Instead we have Lin and Tyson who has become a huge part of the soul of this team. It can still come back to haunt us if Stat does not find his mojo but it was worth it regardless.
2) Shawne Williams - out for the season. With such a thin bench at the time, if we had spent the $$$ to resign him we would be in deep trouble. Instead we have Novak who can hit the 3, signed JR (could that still have happened if we had resigned Shawne?)
Looking down the list you also see Felton on the decline, Chandler in China, Gallo injured, etc.
Nobody could have seen all of this coming but it just goes to show you that in time all things become clear and some of the moves that were criticized have actually paid off big time. Obviously we will never know what would have happened had they not been made but right now it looks like they were for the best.