This is the December schedule

Tue 02 vs Portland-------L 97-104
Wed 03 @ Cleveland-----L 82-118
Fri 05 @ Atlanta----------L 95-98
Sun 07 vs Detroit
Tue 09 @ Chicago
Wed 10 @ New Jersey
Sat 13 @ Sacramento
Mon 15 @ Phoenix
Tue 16 @ LA Lakers
Fri 19 vs Milwaukee
Sun 21 @ Boston
Fri 26 vs Minnesota
Sun 28 vs Denver
Tue 30 @ Charlotte

Thats a really tough schedule and even the games against teams under .500 will be tough. We could easily end the month winless or at the very best with 3 wins.

The way we are playing lately, so tired, less run and gun, little signs of defense and so many injuries, it will be extremely tough.

And I don't know about you, but after the trades this team hasn't been the same energy-wise and effort-wise. Not saying that they have quitted because they work hard in games and I like that, but its just not the same.

How many games do you think we win this month?

[Edited by - knicksfan on 12-05-2008 10:38 PM]

I can see us finishing 6-8 or 5-7.

Tue 02 vs Portland-------L 97-104
Wed 03 @ Cleveland-----L 82-118
Fri 05 @ Atlanta----------L 95-98
Sun 07 vs Detroit -LOSS
Tue 09 @ Chicago -WIN
Wed 10 @ New Jersey -WIN
Sat 13 @ Sacramento -WIN
Mon 15 @ Phoenix -LOSS
Tue 16 @ LA Lakers -LOSS
Fri 19 vs Milwaukee -WIN
Sun 21 @ Boston -LOSS
Fri 26 vs Minnesota -WIN
Sun 28 vs Denver -LOSS
Tue 30 @ Charlotte-WIN

6-8 for a tough december schedule isnt too bad.

Posted by Knicksfan:

Given our situation, the Chicago game will be tough and the Nets game will probably be a loss. Milwaukee has had its way on us and that was with Zach and Crawford so there is another game that could be lost.

Maybe 3 or 4 wins if we have no more injuries?

Yeah, its defintelty true that we could lose one of those games, but than again we could also win one of the tougher games that we would all expect to lose. I think coming out of this month with 4-6 victories and ending up 305 games under five hundered will leave is in decent position to stay in the running for the playoffs. When you consider that we had two major trades, injuries to key players, and a brutal schedule its not too shabby.

Worse somes to worse we win ten more games all year and grab that top three pick too!

Very winnable game last night, as Vmart and I pointed out, there was too much jumpshooting resulting in only 6 free throws. Any coach, coaching staff or point guard who doesn't realize that factor has me shaking my head. I wrote earlier in the game thread that they'd lose due to lack of free throws. Knicks have to be smarter.