Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Solace:
Posted by franco12:
These rankings look like a fair assessment- while we got better, so did a lot of other teams.
Agreed. We're still pretty weak in the frontcourt, while many of the teams ranked higher have better frontcourts.
I think that's gonna depend on how Sweetney and Frye develop and whether TT plays better in a contract year. I wouldn't be shocked if he at least returned to the 16/5 player with mediocre defense that he was as a Knick two years ago, which would be a huge improvement from last year. I think we both agree that the Knicks improved but not enough to move up substantially in the power rankings. I think they're closer to being an average team (39 to 43 wins) right now and would have ranked them slightly higher than 20. I'm still optimistic that the team will be improved after Isiah uses the trade assets. I highly doubt he plans to just let the epiring contracts expire--that's obviously not his (or Dolan's) style.
[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 09-20-2005 12:09 AM]
That's probably fair. I don't have much faith in Frye, but even despite that, I don't see Frye contributing much just because he's a rookie and we have a history of not giving big minutes to rookies, even when they deserve it (case in point, Ariza). As for Tim Thomas, I could see him playing better in a contract year, but I don't think he'll get 32-34 mpg like in past years.
Wishing everyone well. I enjoyed posting here for a while, but as I matured I realized this forum isn't for me. We all evolve. Thanks for the memories everyone.
