nykshaknbake wrote:Basically we will be shooting for the 8th seed tops now which would likely result in a first round exit. We would have to win at a pretty incredible rate to get a 6th seed or better which would steer us away from Miami or Chicago.

If we get JR Smith, I think we will be much much better and as airchibundo said, Jorts is going to help a lot as well. I love that guy - he brings it. He is like Chandler in his mentality. And he creates nice spacing.

nykshaknbake wrote:Basically we will be shooting for the 8th seed tops now which would likely result in a first round exit. We would have to win at a pretty incredible rate to get a 6th seed or better which would steer us away from Miami or Chicago.

Other teams will have losing streaks during the season, it is not a given that everyone will keep winning at the current pace. Especially as the season goes on and gets tougher - the wear and tear will take some teams out.

I am not worried about making the playoffs as the #8 or #6 - we have bigger issues. I think we can get in if the team keeps working at it but the back court is a HUGE issue and we need Baron to be the real deal (something I don't think he is ready for).

fishmike wrote:good win... Knicks got closer and played better against two good tgeams until beating the Nets. The work is working and paying off. The wins will start to come.

From your mouth to the basketball gods ears...

Bonn1997 wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:Basically we will be shooting for the 8th seed tops now which would likely result in a first round exit. We would have to win at a pretty incredible rate to get a 6th seed or better which would steer us away from Miami or Chicago.

Sounds exciting. I'm glad we didn't do serious rebuilding.
Why is it so hard for people to admit that our team is illogically constructed?

I've been thinking about this- yes I agree that our main players don't really fit together well, but if you go back to the 90s, when we signed Alan Houston, Childs and traded fro Larry Johnson- that team didn't really fit together well- LJ really struggled to play with Ewing offensively (which is why he dedicated himself to defense), and Childs was an up tempo point guard who wasn't suited really to Ewing and the half court game. When we got Camby and Sprewell, again that team wasn't really a great fit of complimenting pieces- Houston and Sprewell were both SG, Ewing and Ward were really best in the half court, while the rest of the team were better running.

I guess what i'm saying is that maybe a team can be successful even if the main players don't really fit together- the key is what adjustments the players and coach make to make it work.

smackeddog wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:Basically we will be shooting for the 8th seed tops now which would likely result in a first round exit. We would have to win at a pretty incredible rate to get a 6th seed or better which would steer us away from Miami or Chicago.

Sounds exciting. I'm glad we didn't do serious rebuilding.
Why is it so hard for people to admit that our team is illogically constructed?

I've been thinking about this- yes I agree that our main players don't really fit together well, but if you go back to the 90s, when we signed Alan Houston, Childs and traded fro Larry Johnson- that team didn't really fit together well- LJ really struggled to play with Ewing offensively (which is why he dedicated himself to defense), and Childs was an up tempo point guard who wasn't suited really to Ewing and the half court game. When we got Camby and Sprewell, again that team wasn't really a great fit of complimenting pieces- Houston and Sprewell were both SG, Ewing and Ward were really best in the half court, while the rest of the team were better running.

I guess what i'm saying is that maybe a team can be successful even if the main players don't really fit together- the key is what adjustments the players and coach make to make it work.