IronWillGiroud wrote:

playa2 wrote:

NYDiva wrote:I truly believe it will be Denver/Miami in the Finals this year. And I hope Denver beats their asses. LOL

Denver can't beat good teams in the west in a seven game series. Those guys will melt under pressure in the playoffs, nobody is use to taking the last shot. You all will see and understand again why you need a legit go to guy in the association in a seven game series.

YOu're so smart and good at predicting the future, maybe you should buy some lottery tickets!!!

Justvwon 100 bucks on the powerball. 1 number shy of $10 Gran damn!

gunsnewing wrote:We have the 7th best and I still believe we are built for a longer postseason run if we are playing our best

Don't worry, nobody is taking anything away from the knicks by discussing Denver.

Knicks are winning the games they are supposed to and thats a very good sign.

Denver last two games are without Lawson and chandler. Forget the box score, you have to see there game to understand.

For a team that was bad on the road they have turned that around and are 15 game win streak. Thats impressive as hell in its own right!

What does it mean for knick fans? Nothing.

What does it mean for basketball fans? Maybe there are other ways to build a team. Maybe they are looking to add that closer/star at some point which takes them over the top. With assets/picks maybe instead of building around a star, you build without it and when opportunity presents itself (Like Harden) you build with the type of player that fits your team.

If knicks wanted Melo thats cool, but it took two years to build a team around him that makes sense. That included MDA as the wrong coach for melo.

Regarding MDA, that Laker team had big problems before he got there! Now they are building leads and not keeping them. Sometimes holding them accountable is taking it to the press. Its not like anybody can't see whats going on. Nothing wrong with a coach being frustrated by his team publicly, not every team has a "Minister of propaganda" like the knicks!

gunsnewing wrote:All the way to a title. I dont see Denver getting past the 2nd rd nevermind the ecf. Whether they are in the east or west

Neither will we.... the difference they have a chance to be perennial semis and build towards an ECF in the nearer future, maybe even possibly a Finals... than we do.

We're the new age Atlanta Hawks at Best or the old Nuggets at Worst....neither to be thrilled about. At the end of the post season, fans will either be blaming...

Woody
Melo
Amar'e

AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK!!!!!!

gunsnewing wrote:All the way to a title. I dont see Denver getting past the 2nd rd nevermind the ecf. Whether they are in the east or west

Nalod wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:We have the 7th best and I still believe we are built for a longer postseason run if we are playing our best

Don't worry, nobody is taking anything away from the knicks by discussing Denver.

Knicks are winning the games they are supposed to and thats a very good sign.

Denver last two games are without Lawson and chandler. Forget the box score, you have to see there game to understand.

For a team that was bad on the road they have turned that around and are 15 game win streak. Thats impressive as hell in its own right!

What does it mean for knick fans? Nothing.

What does it mean for basketball fans? Maybe there are other ways to build a team. Maybe they are looking to add that closer/star at some point which takes them over the top. With assets/picks maybe instead of building around a star, you build without it and when opportunity presents itself (Like Harden) you build with the type of player that fits your team.

If knicks wanted Melo thats cool, but it took two years to build a team around him that makes sense. That included MDA as the wrong coach for melo.

Regarding MDA, that Laker team had big problems before he got there! Now they are building leads and not keeping them. Sometimes holding them accountable is taking it to the press. Its not like anybody can't see whats going on. Nothing wrong with a coach being frustrated by his team publicly, not every team has a "Minister of propaganda" like the knicks!

Papabear Says

I wish they would just make a Denver blog and put it some place else except on this site. Hey I wish Denver the best I wish that we can meet them in the championship game. If you ask the coach of Denver who was the best player you ever coach bet he would say Melo As a matter of fact he already said it.

gunsnewing wrote:We have the 7th best and I still believe we are built for a longer postseason run if we are playing our best

Denver definitely has a tougher path to the Finals by virtue of playing in the West.

Knicks really have to be healthy and the threes have to fall. I don't think the East is as awful as people make it out to be, but the teams that could have challenged the Heat have been beaten up by injury. Meanwhile the Heat are at full strength. The game is a lot easier to play when guys stay healthy.

Nalod wrote:If knicks wanted Melo thats cool, but it took two years to build a team around him that makes sense. That included MDA as the wrong coach for melo.

Regarding MDA, that Laker team had big problems before he got there! Now they are building leads and not keeping them. Sometimes holding them accountable is taking it to the press. Its not like anybody can't see whats going on. Nothing wrong with a coach being frustrated by his team publicly, not every team has a "Minister of propaganda" like the knicks!

This Knicks team has a very good chance to advance to the Finals is they get healthy. We've seen this Knicks team play well against top teams in this league. That still doesn't mean this was the best path for building this team we could've taken. We'll see in the end which method is more desirable by the results. We were headed towards what Denver has now. People forget that this team was actually above .500 when we traded for Melo. The Knicks were 28-26 and likely lost a few games as the team was mentally shaken by the trade drama. Who knows what would've happened if the Knicks had taken a different path from that point on. I'm not saying you don't take Melo, but the way they gave up so much youth and picks etc rather than wait and see what would happen in the summer, made it a harder path forward. Just read how Karl felt after the trade:

When asked about the players from New York he will soon have on his roster, Karl said:

"I think they play exciting basketball. They are exciting young players."

"How we rebuild our team and construct it, there are going to be some tough moments," Karl said. "But I think it will be fun to see how fast this team will come together, how it will grow up and how fast it can prove itself to be a playoff caliber team.

"My hope and desire is to continue to be a playoff team."

Now we have a team with a good record, but an uncertain future. Clearly these old players we've added aren't part of any future we have. Perhaps KMart, but it's hard to see how we can depend on the others being part of the plan going forward. No one knows how this team is gonna look next year. Heck we don't even know who's gonna be there in the playoffs this year.

NYDiva wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:We have the 7th best and I still believe we are built for a longer postseason run if we are playing our best

Denver definitely has a tougher path to the Finals by virtue of playing in the West.

Knicks really have to be healthy and the threes have to fall. I don't think the East is as awful as people make it out to be, but the teams that could have challenged the Heat have been beaten up by injury. Meanwhile the Heat are at full strength. The game is a lot easier to play when guys stay healthy.

Denver does not necessarily have a tougher route. It depends on seeding just like everything else

1-8 plays 4-5
2-7 plays 3-6

Denver has to beat 2 of Spurs/Clips/OKC(most likeliest of contenders) that's it...same scenario we have to beat 2 of Pacers/Heat/Bulls(most likeliest of contenders assuming Rose returns)