38 wins. It will take a while for this team to play as one

I have no idea how to read this team. It will be a growing process. We could win 38 games or we could win 48 games. I'll split the difference and say 43.

crzymdups wrote:Felton / Toney
Chandler / Kelenna
Gallo / Walker
Amar'e / AR
Turiaf / Mozgov

I have no idea how to read this team. It will be a growing process. We could win 38 games or we could win 48 games. I'll split the difference and say 43.

It might take some time for these guys to adjust, yes... but you have a veteran PG and a good one right out of the gate. You have a 5 time all star in the froncourt. You have a shooter in Gallo who is tough, plays both ends and likes taking the big shot. Chandler is a good rotation guy. Douglas will be great off the bench. AR is a wild card but I am expecting good things from him also off the bench (for now).

Here's where years of Knick pessimism sets in...

For the guys who are saying 35-38 wins why? Thats a losing team and 35 wins sucks. So why would the Knicks suck?

Felton isnt my first choice but he's at the very worst solid. So we have a legit floor general. After that why would we be a poor team? We have size. We have guys who defend. We have depth on the bench. We have shooters. We have a froncourt guy who can impose his will on the opposition. We are strong, fast and athletic. We are skilled and deep.

Yes.. we have a lot of wildcards, but they are positive ones. How good will AR be? Can he stay healthy? How good will Felton be in the uptempo? What do you get from the Russian guy?

If we win 38 games we are losing 44. How so? Are we getting beat on the boards? Are we not defending? Are we having problems scoring? I just dont see what area makes this group clearly a sub .500 team. Not at all.

crzymdups wrote:^ Rebounding could be a problem - Gallo and Amare are long and big, but don't rebound well for their position. Turiaf should be solid, but is an unknown. AR should be solid, but is kind of an unknown.

On the optimistic side, I could see 48 wins easy. On the pessimistic side, I could see a frustating team that shows flashes but gets beat and wins 38.

From what Nelson said he doesn't think Turiaf can handle more than 10-15 minutes he went on to say nor would you want to.

Vmart wrote:

crzymdups wrote:^ Rebounding could be a problem - Gallo and Amare are long and big, but don't rebound well for their position. Turiaf should be solid, but is an unknown. AR should be solid, but is kind of an unknown.

On the optimistic side, I could see 48 wins easy. On the pessimistic side, I could see a frustating team that shows flashes but gets beat and wins 38.

From what Nelson said he doesn't think Turiaf can handle more than 10-15 minutes he went on to say nor would you want to.

I'm not really interested in Nellie's read on players. It's thanks to him we have AR though... so I guess I'm glad he hates big guys.

But I do think it's not a great idea to rely on Turiaf to be our stud rebounder in the middle. I'm hoping Wilson, AR, Gallo and Amare can hit the boards... we'll see...

Trying to temper expectations Felton at 12-8.5, Gallo 16-5, Chandler 15-5, Amare 22-9, Azubuiki 12-5, Douglas 12-3, Walker 10-4. Randolph though is a major x-factor that if he produces the way he is capable then he can propel us to over a 40win.

I think staying healthy overall will be our major concern over talent and chemistry. Felton as a pure playmaking PG really excites me. He is truly capable of making all these guys better. Amare, Gallo, Randolph and Chandler are going to get shots.

PG Felton
SG Chandler
SF Gallinari
PF Amare
C Randolph

But I think by December or January, MD will realize that Chandler is best suited off the bench, and perhaps Mozgov will get acclimated to the NBA by then. So lineup would change to:

PG Felton
SG Azubuike
SF Gallinari
PF Amare
C Mozgov

with Douglas, Chandler, and Randolph rounding up the rotation.

Guessing 43-39 record, 7th seed in the East behind Miami, Boston, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta, and Milwaukee. My guess is Cleveland will surprise and nab the 8th seed.

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CHAOS wrote:C. = CURRY
PF = AMARE
SF = DANILLO
SG = WILSON
PG = FELTON

I think Curry is going to play for a new contract and his trade value peak at the deadline and Walsh will have to decide is it fools gold and trade him or consider that he may have changed his ways and keep him.

he's done. He may or may not show up healthy but he's not playing for the Knicks next year.

I have been saying this for a while, but i would like him to play so his value can rise, i seriously doubt Denver is going to let melo walk with nothing in return after what just transpired this off season with the big name FA's

OjilEye wrote:If he was somehow able to muster the work ethic to control his weight and conditioning

That's a VERY big "if" my friend. You're better off not expecting a bag of peanuts from this failure known as Eddy Curry.