Here's our remaining schedule:
3/26 - @ Boston
3/27 - vs. Memphis
3/29 - vs. Charlotte
3/31 - vs. Boston
4/2 - @ Miami
4/3 - @ Atlanta
4/5 - vs. Milwaukee
4/7 - @ Oklahoma City
4/9 - vs. Washington
4/11 - @ Chicago
4/12 - @ Cleveland
4/14 - vs. Indiana
4/15 - @ Charlotte
4/17 - vs. Atlanta

So, what's our path to get there? Not the easiest schedule for sure.

Here's my scenario:
- Beat Charlotte, Washington, Cleveland, Charlotte - All the teams below .500. That's 4 wins of the 8 we need.
- Beat Milwaukee, split with Atlanta, split with Boston, beat Indiana at home. That's the other 4 wins.

That gets us 50 wins and we beat Indiana, so we might slip ahead of them for the #2. Thoughts?

We know we have two built in losses with games against Miami and OKC. How confident are you that we reach 50 wins? Is 52 possible? I would've loved 54 wins; but the team isn't playing like the team that started the season, so I won't reach that high.

knicks1248 wrote:

Sangfroid wrote:Can't concede the Miami game. They we're beaten twice before, and it can Ben done again. With K-Mart at the 4 and Chandler playing, we are a matchup Hell for them. It will also take the smirk from there faces and put us on firmer ground if we face them in the ECF.

Rasheed was the difference maker, novak and kidd hitting there 3's is the difference maker.
Not turning the ball over is also extremely important right next to hitting your FT's.

The 3 ball and limiting your turnovers IMO is the only way to be the HEAT

Yeah. I was just talking about being realistic. Of course we'd love to beat the Heat and OKC. But, even splitting seems unlikely, especially with both on the road and Miami becoming one of those for the ages teams. Our playoff hope is to avoid that team; we aren't beating Miami. Probably nobody is.

IronWillGiroud wrote:

Solace wrote:
Here's our remaining schedule:
3/26 - @ Boston LOSS
3/27 - vs. Memphis LOSS
3/29 - vs. Charlotte WIN
3/31 - vs. Boston LOSS
4/2 - @ Miami LOSS
4/3 - @ Atlanta LOSS
4/5 - vs. Milwaukee WIN
4/7 - @ Oklahoma City LOSS
4/9 - vs. Washington WIN
4/11 - @ Chicago LOSS
4/12 - @ Cleveland LOSS
4/14 - vs. Indiana LOSS
4/15 - @ Charlotte WIN
4/17 - vs. Atlanta LOSS

That puts us at 4-10,

most likely scenario.

Miami is on a tear right now btw

Most like scenario..my ass

Your basically saying we can't beat anyone good on the road, last time i check we had a winning road record, which is more then i could say for the nets, hawks, boston and pacers.

I know this 4 game win streak isn't much and it came against some softies, the emergence of kmart and melo starting to look like nov/dec plus a little more priggs...faith has been retored somewhat

But the real difference is Martin has brought defensive intensity and it has proven contagious. If the Knicks can defend like they can-- and should-- then they may make some noise. Chicago and Boston may be on fumes by playoff time, brightening the Knicks chances of making the 2nd round. Atlanta has not made an impression but I am a fan of Horford.

I agree 6-8 or 7-7 is likeliest.

yellowboy90 wrote:Yes a 59.4 TS over the 4 wins screams inefficient.

knicks1248 wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:

Solace wrote:
Here's our remaining schedule:
3/26 - @ Boston LOSS
3/27 - vs. Memphis LOSS
3/29 - vs. Charlotte WIN
3/31 - vs. Boston LOSS
4/2 - @ Miami LOSS
4/3 - @ Atlanta LOSS
4/5 - vs. Milwaukee WIN
4/7 - @ Oklahoma City LOSS
4/9 - vs. Washington WIN
4/11 - @ Chicago LOSS
4/12 - @ Cleveland LOSS
4/14 - vs. Indiana LOSS
4/15 - @ Charlotte WIN
4/17 - vs. Atlanta LOSS

That puts us at 4-10,

most likely scenario.

Miami is on a tear right now btw

Most like scenario..my ass

Your basically saying we can't beat anyone good on the road, last time i check we had a winning road record, which is more then i could say for the nets, hawks, boston and pacers.

I know this 4 game win streak isn't much and it came against some softies, the emergence of kmart and melo starting to look like nov/dec plus a little more priggs...faith has been retored somewhat

I want to get happy too, but I can't, because I am applying the brake pads to the tides and the moons:

we're 5-5 over the last 10, which is a continuation of our .500 ball we have played since the hot balls start, give or take,

I don't think we're gonna bang anything over .500 over the final stretch, and given the difficulty of our schedule (measured by opponents and the fact that we are on the road), I think a record significantly under .500 is the most realistic scenario:

30% winning percentage is right around this ball park

markvmc wrote:Significant if we win a playoff series. More or less irrelevant otherwise.

Bingo!!!!!!

We can't call ourselves dissing other teams for regular season wins and nothing to show for it, then say if we win 50gms then it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Can't have it both ways. Plus other teams are doing or are on pace to do the same in the East, so it's only relevant when it truly becomes relevant.