I didn't see anyone talking about this, but the overall consensus was the Knicks make the playoffs as 7 seed:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/preview2010/news/story?page=Predictions1011-Knicks
ANALYST COMMENT PREDICTIONS
J.A. Adande, ESPN.com | Adande's picks
Troubling NY Post Anthony Randolph-Kenny Walker comparison aside,
Amare Stoudemire, Timofey Mozgov and Raymond Felton will bring
some life back to the Garden. Not sold on shooting and defense,
and those are kinda important in the NBA.
Atlantic: 2East: 7
Chris Broussard, ESPN Mag | Broussard's picks
Amare loves the attention as the new face of the Knicks, but he
better deliver a playoff spot or that attention will get ugly fast.
Amare and his nice cast of role players should reach the postseason.
Their D will be typically atrocious, and that will be their undoing
if they indeed miss the playoffs.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Chad Ford, ESPN.com | Ford's picks
Amare Stoudemire, Raymond Felton and Anthony Randolph aren't exactly
LeBron and Bosh, but they'll be enough to help Mike D'Antoni finally
field a proper playoff team. But Donnie Walsh will have to find a way
to get a player like Carmelo Anthony to get the team back into the elite.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live | Harper's picks
The Knicks' consolation prize from free agency is far from a worst-case
scenario. Amare Stoudemire might not be what New York was hoping for, but
he'll give it a much-needed go-to scorer. Add Raymond Felton's ability to
run the pick-and-roll, and this team can back into the playoffs.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
John Hollinger, ESPN.com | Hollinger's picks
After two years of waiting for 2010 ... it's 2010! Party on Knicks fans,
your team actually has a chance this season. The folks in MSG will be elated
enough to forget that James Dolan a) still owns the team and b) tried to
re-hire Isiah Thomas this summer.
Atlantic: 3
East: 8
Tim Legler, ESPN | Legler's picks
Obviously it was a letdown not getting LeBron, but they still got Amare,
who is comfortable with the Mike D'Antoni system. They are going to play
an uptempo style and he is going to put up huge numbers. Anthony Randolph
is a guy I love. Raymond Felton could have a breakout year.
Atlantic: 3
East: 9
Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com | Sheridan's picks
They have set making the playoffs as their goal, which means basically posting
a .500 record while hoping Melo plays out his contract and becomes an unrestricted
free agent. Bench scoring is going to be an issue. Defense should be stronger, but
can't say the same about rebounding.
Atlantic: 2
East: 6
Marc Stein, ESPN.com | Stein's picks
Put me in the camp that dares to believe that the Knicks, with Amare Stoudemire,
can sneak into the playoffs. I've said from the beginning that Stoudemire has the
requisite bravado to stand up to the unique pressures of Gotham. And there's
(probably) enough around him to snag one of the last two playoff slots.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Michael Wallace, ESPN.com | Wallace's picks
They went hard after LeBron, but ended up with Amare. At least the Knicks didn't
go empty-handed like the Nets in the peak of free agency. But Madison Square Garden
will be filled with mediocrity again -- unless a midseason deal can be swung to acquire
Carmelo Anthony.
Atlantic: 3
East: 9
Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com | Windhorst's picks
That Jared Jeffries trade may haunt them all season as Donnie Walsh struggles to turn
the Eddy Curry trade chip into something. But at least now they are actually looking at
trades to get better. If nothing else, former Suns big man Amare Stoudemire makes them
a playoff contender.
Atlantic: 2
East: 8
AVERAGE RANKING Atlantic: 2.3 | Standings East: 7.5 | Standings
10/26/2010 12:07 PM