Here's my breakdown

Melo 25ppg
JR 14ppg
Ray 11ppg
Bargnani 10ppg
Amare 9ppg
Tyson 8ppg
Shumpert 8ppg
Artest 7ppg
Kmart 5ppg
Prigoni 3ppg

***PS...if you want to say "No Amare will come back to average 19ppg" thats fine, but that means collectively the team has to average 100pg. just make sure it adds up to 100ppg***

callmened wrote:ok...what about everyone else?

Dude nobody ever listens lol

I think what the knicks will get this year more than last is a steady 7-8 players who will play every day.

Melo 24-26
Bargs 16-18
JR 16-18
Felton 10-14
Shump 10-14
TC 8-10
Metta 6-8
Kmart 3-6
Prigi 3-6

I think that is the ranges I expect our main rotation to average.

Anji wrote:I also expect Stat to miss 45-65 games this and hopefully retire or get cut.

You and Jimmie D both. Stat leaves $23 mil on the table to spend his life brushing up his Hebrew.

And just how would one cut a max contract player? Is there a statute of limitations on fire extinguisher abuse?

Melo injures his knee in training camp. Out for 4-6 months. Wear and tear is a b#tch.
JR Smith's knee does not respond as hoped. He returns in February.
Ray Felton starts at shooting guard and averages 14 ppg and 8 assists
Andrea Bargnani busts out of the gate like a thorobred at the Kentucky Derby. 19ppg

Amare goes on the injured list
Tyson Chandler pulls down 10 rebounds a game. His 4ppg are gravy
I Man Shumpert cameos at the point and gains confidence by Janauary averaging 3 steals and 16ppg
Ron Artest gets ejected in the home opener.

Jeremy Tyler makes the roster and the rotation behind Chandler. 8ppg and 8 rebounds
Pablo Prigioni turns into a gunner. 12ppg and 6 assists
Tim Hardaway is a gunner. 8ppg and 6 rebounds
TJ Leslie gets invited to New Orleans for the slam dunk contest. He has a blast.

VCoug wrote:

Anji wrote:I also expect Stat to miss 45-65 games this and hopefully retire or get cut.

There's no way Amare gets cut when his contract becomes an expiring asset after this season.

Nobody wants 23 million dollars in dead weight in this CBA and the knicks have no reason to accept the garbage that would possible be attracted to such a deal when in the very next off-season they can sign whomever they target.

I know he won't be cut, that would be a personal wish. I hope he retires or accepts a buyout, because spending 20-25 million in free agency beats the hell out of whatever "possible trade" the knicks would be looking at.

Letting his contract go off the books is the knicks best plan moving forward.

Anji wrote:

VCoug wrote:

Anji wrote:I also expect Stat to miss 45-65 games this and hopefully retire or get cut.

There's no way Amare gets cut when his contract becomes an expiring asset after this season.

Asset for what???

Nobody wants 23 million dollars in dead weight in this CBA and the knicks have no reason to accept the garbage that would possible be attracted to such a deal when in the very next off-season they can sign whomever they target.

I know he won't be cut, that would be a personal wish. I hope he retires or accepts a buyout, because spending 20-25 million in free agency beats the hell out of whatever "possible trade" the knicks would be looking at.

Letting his contract go off the books is the knicks best plan moving forward.

An asset in trades. I'm not saying that we can or should trade him but a massive expiring contract is valuable to certain teams.