Knixkik wrote:StarksEwing1 wrote:Knixkik wrote:Improved chemistry, development of shumpert, smart draft choice and resourceful FA signings. That doesn't include possible trades. We are 1st in the Atlantic for the first time since who knows when. No need to freak out. We will be back and better.
Can i have what you are smoking
The negativity is mind blowing. You asked a question and I gave you a level answer without any stretch of the imagination. Do we not have a draft pick this season? Do you not think shumpert ever improves? This is why people make fun of Knicks fans. If you think there's no hope and your best answer is what's above please leave and change teams. This team doesn't need your support.
And sorry I don't smoke.
How do injured players develop chemistry from the bench?
The only way for this team to improve next year is that both Melo and Stat come back fully healthy and able to play a full 82 game season without nagging injuries.
I think that is probably a pretty dubious hope given that they couldn't do it this year, and they will be older next year.
Camby, Wallace and Kidd all a year older- and none of them could play roles for the full year this year- what on god's earth gives you hope that this isn't the same next year with them?
And Shumpert is the wild card. He could improve, but I don't see much hope there- a little, certainly more than Stat playing 82 games next year.
If he could develop a jumper, he'd really help out.
Also- I'm willing to give Novak a chance at helping next year. His bad shooting this year might be trying to live up to the big contract- I think we see players take a step back after signing that kind of deal, and the following year they start to relax and perform- not always, but...
Once this squad breaks down, Dolan has to wake up- he needs to be bitch slapped into realizing that teams that are good, do so by keeping draft picks, not trading them- and NY is ready for a proper rebuild, not the skank fest we've seen over the last 15 years.
Despite the early good start, I've watched fewer games this year than in years past. Dolan is slowly starting to alienate long time fanes - maybe just the educated ones- but he is slowly destroying his franchise.
I haven't quite gotten up to liking the Brooklyn Nets, but hey, it could happen...