JamesKPolk wrote:If they get eliminated in the first round under any circumstance then it's time to break the team up.
im not sure if you guys understand the knicks contract situation...you cant just "blow up" the team...the core of melo, stat and tyson will be on big 3 for the next three yrs...PERIOD...they basically have untradable contracts
now back to the original question...sorry i didnt answer in detail..i was texting the answer
overall if you look at the team progression..its NOT bad (especially for a team that sucked for the past 10 yrs)
2000-2010 garbage
2010-2011 42-40 & first rd loss
2011-2012 36-30 (about a 45win season) & first rd loss
2012-2013 50 wins & 2nd rd loss
2013-2014 55 wins and ECF (fight for a title...but i think the heat will keep that title like the bulls did in the 90s)
the reason why i hope and expect improvement for next yr is: coach woody (emphasis on D) and lin (a good pg will solve this "can melo, stat and tyson play together" issue)
also, i know alot of people here like to bash melo...but please remember that melo used to carry denver to 45-50 wins season basically my himself ..it wasnt til he got some help (chauncey...a real PG) that they made it to the WCF..my point is this progression will depend on the NON CORE players...last yr, the non core = jeffries, bill walker and toney douglas...this yr it was JR smith, novak (led NBA in 3s) and shumpert...improvement! and guess what, the team improved (we were one win short (cleveland game) of being a #6 seed and playing a beatable philly team in the first rd...but i wont go there...lol)
instead of critizing melo and trying to blow up the team, lets think about how to add to the NON core roster...cuz the big3 is year for the next 3 yrs
Knicks should be improved: win about 40 games and maybe sneak into the playoffs. Melo, Rose and even Noah will have some nice moments however this team should be about PORZINGUS. the sooner they make him the primary player, the better