Posted by oohah:
Nothing major happened to the Knicks, Nazr tweaked his groin and Allan Houston's cameo ended and the season went into a tail spin.
That seems pretty major to me. Also don't forget that JC got injured forcing AH to play way more than he wanted to.
yeah, the East is wretched. Milwaukee is going to struggle without TJ Ford. Orlando sucks. Washington has serious issues. Chicago has issues. Who knows whether Indiana will make a trade of Artest that makes them better this year or sets them up for next year? Philly is decent, but we beat them when we weren't even playing that well. Charlotte and Toronto, well, I hope the Knicks are better than those teams. Though I am interested to see how we match up with Toronto.
I think the Knicks would be right there for the last playoff seed now if LB hadn't been fcking around so much trying to play broke-down players and not taking advantage of the Knick's athleticism.
They need to push the ball more and take advantage of the youthful legs and the speed/dribbling ability of the guards.
My point about last season was, though there were injuries, they weren't really major. Craw and Nazr only went down for a few weeks a piece. Small injuries can seriously tip the direction of a season for any team.
I agree that Larry cost them plenty of games early on. I have no idea why Lee went inactive and played so sparingly early on. I have no idea why the lineup has been so inconsistent. As long as the lineup makes sense and stays healthy and plays hard I think we have a great shot at the playoffs. I really hope they make it. I can't wait to see ESPN have to backtrack from calling them the worst team in the league, blah blah, blah.
