Knicks can't go anywhere without restoring their pride, and we can't rely on luck or lotteries to get it back.

Go to work with what you have and do your best on the court ( and off, JR smith) at all times. Our most favorite knicks teams were not necessarily the most talented but they had heart, played well together, and they represented the character of New york...which used to mean a tough, gritty, and above all-- proud.

To more practical matters, I think the pressure on the knicks not to screw up the pick is way off now. It would have taken huge balls not to draft towns or okafor and this team's management would have played it straight. I still believe those 2 big guys are NOT right for the knicks or NY. Russell is the only guy we might regret missing out on, but I think the triangle would have stifled him and he'd be running to the Ny post every 5 seconds with complaints...and whatever magic he whips up in Philadelphia would not necessarily have transpired in the garden.

So what now? Kick the tires on Winslow and Mudiay but definitely consider trading down if the right offer comes in. I still think a draft of kaminsky plus a PG is what we need in this draft.

Fisher is Ethan Hawke in Training Day with Phil getting him to smoke shrooms.

MS wrote:People are losing their mind because the Knicks are the NBA's worst franchise. We needed to get a top two pick to alter the course of this team and really begin a rebuild. Are we going to get a quality player, likely.

But, our GM managed to trade away most of the team for next to nothing. We have a broken down point guard that is making 7MM for the next two years and holes at every single position outside of SF. So blowing up the team for uncertainty at pick 4 we have every right to panic.

There is no doubt in my mind this could gets worse..