http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=11498&page=1


See the preseason Kool Aid induced predictions even before we got Curry!

Read the comments. Interesting!

I think Larry Brown will push a core starting group of Marbury, Crawford, Q, TT, Sweetney, JJ, Penny, Houston and Malik early on and win some games. Probably like last year we will be around 15-12.
Then as the gimps start to break down you will see more Ariza, Frye and Nate as Penny and Houston break down and JJ has his first bout of back spasms or thigh cramps that put him out for a week here and a week there. This is where it gets interesting. Which personality will prevail, Larry the teacher or Larry the psycho Knick lover desperate to make the playoffs in his last coaching gig.

All and all I say 42 wins and 9th place in the east. Close but not close enough.

obviously I'm dead wrong about the good start and playing the veterans a lot. To be honest I'm happier with our current scenario than the one I predicted in some ways because a dozen games into it and we have already established Frye as a starter. To me thats progress. I'm sticking w/ the win prediction though

I say 42 wins and 9th place in the east. Close but not close enough

Red dye no. 2 stains on his nose!

Won't you guide our sleighs tonite?

I'm going to go with 43 wins. I honestly don't think Larry Brown will settle for anything except a playoff chase down the stretch and will force Isiah into getting some players in here that he wants if they Knicks are in that position. I think around later December the Knicks are going to lose a few games in a row and Larry is going to go a litte bonkers and the expiring contracts of Timmy or Penny will be put into use and *poof* a frountcourt player will appear in the starting lineup for the Knicks next to the much improved Mike Sweetney. And oh yeah, the Marbury at 2guard experiment lasts no more then 15 games, he'll be back running the point where he should be when the Knicks make their playoff push at the end of the year.

I can atleast stand by my prediction of 43 wins, althought that seems slightly high right now. I think its certainly do-able.

Not quite "maximized" yet, but I'll stick with it. It will happen.

Originally posted by panos:

44 wins. Larry Brown finds roles for these players,
and maximizes the back court plus who ever wins the PF race.

I think the team will be better after Isiah makes a trade using the expiring contracts and other trade assets. I wouldn't be surprised if they were a little below .500 early in the year but finished strongly and got 43 wins.

I'll stick with that prediction including the trade prediction.

Posted by BRIGGS:

I am a fan believe it or not

I also thought that Houston was going to win the thing


Hopefully we can make the moves where we can get a stud SF in either Davis or Lewis and grab a james so we can change course due north


Right now the ship is taking on water

No doubting your fandom. You are Uber fan. No one said you had to be a card carrying Kool aid moron and paise Isiah to the holy heavens.

We just question your sanity. No biggie!

You alright briggy, just swaying with the emotions.

Why not turn off the tube for a nite, grab the wifes ass and tell her she looks great! Remind her why she married you.

If your not married, go next door and grab your neigbors wife's ass while her hubby watches the TV and make her feel sorry she married him! If that don't work, grab your own ass and remind yourself what it was like before cable.

what's your point?

Posted by arkrud:

You are out of you mind or kidding.
We have no chance to win with 14-16 best teams in the NBA and 50/50 with all the others.
30 wins will be a miracle