Knicks better come out hot.

FoeDiddy wrote:Woodson has to do a good job of pacing this team...it's a long season...we need to be strong by the playoffs. they all don't have to play all 82 games. take a page from Pop on the Spurs.

Luckily our depth will allow us to do that. Once Shumpert returns, a second unit of Kidd, Smith, Brewer, Novak, and Camby will allow us to rest our starting lineup and keep their minutes down. We also have Prigioni and Thomas to play some minutes in the 2nd unit if someone needs to sit out games for injury or fatique.

bernard wrote:What does "go far" mean? There are three super teams. We ain't one of them. I think we can be in the next group of 5 or 6 teams. So, best case, unless there are some serious injuries, we take Miami to 6 or 7 in the east finals. That would be great progress and the Garden would be nuts, but it's ultimately not all that satisfying. This is why I hated losing Lin. He game us a higher upside -- even if greater risk to got with it.

While I agree with your prediction, Lin was not getting us past Miami.

mrKnickShot wrote:

bernard wrote:What does "go far" mean? There are three super teams. We ain't one of them. I think we can be in the next group of 5 or 6 teams. So, best case, unless there are some serious injuries, we take Miami to 6 or 7 in the east finals. That would be great progress and the Garden would be nuts, but it's ultimately not all that satisfying. This is why I hated losing Lin. He game us a higher upside -- even if greater risk to got with it.

While I agree with your prediction, Lin was not getting us past Miami.

But Lin would've been here in 3yrs whereas Amare, Tyson and Melo would be declining. Melo will still be great while Lin would be in his prime. Then we could've added pieces like a Kevin Love. Now in 3yrs we will be left with absolutely nothing again. Like when we traded Ewing and Sprewell because Dolan's feelings were hurt

gunsnewing wrote:

bernard wrote:What does "go far" mean? There are three super teams. We ain't one of them. I think we can be in the next group of 5 or 6 teams. So, best case, unless there are some serious injuries, we take Miami to 6 or 7 in the east finals. That would be great progress and the Garden would be nuts, but it's ultimately not all that satisfying. This is why I hated losing Lin. He game us a higher upside -- even if greater risk to got with it.

I share a lot of those same sentiments. We are a step above the Atlanta Hawks. By that I mean we can maybe get out of the 1st & 2nd round at least once in the next 3yrs and reach the ECF and eventually lose to the Heat.

Even in the Jordan years I felt the Knicks were closer to a championship because they were so tough in the playoffs. Just had to get passed the Bulls and go toe to toe with the rest.

This team seems so far behind Miami, LA & OKC its disheartening considering we are looked in for another decade of mediocrity with no lottery picks and only expiring contracts in 3yrs that will net us the next Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, Steve Francis castoff.

So if my calculations are correct we should maybe compete again somewhere between 2022-2030 and by then James Dolan's health will have surely declined.

Wow!