nixluva wrote:

dk7th wrote:
there are too may conflicting agendas in terms offensive philosophies and the players brought in, and too much injury history, for you to be anything but skeptical about how the knicks will do. that's why most projection models have the knicks winning anywhere from 35-43 games.

Most projections aren't taking into account the things I've pointed out. Most don't recognize how these players fit into what Hornacek likes to do or how creative JH actually is as a coach that knows how to maximize the talent he has.

What offensive Philosophy issues are you talking about? What players clash with each other so much that this roster doesn't make sense? Explain to us how BJ doesn't fit!

How does Rose not fit? What is there to suggest Rose would have trouble executing Hornacek's schemes?

We know Lee is a solid 3nD SG, Melo and KP can do it all for their positions. Please break it down how these players don't fit!!!

Purely from a floor spacing sense, I wish Lee was a better shooter from the corner. He is a top of the key 3 guy. This makes his defensive prowess slightly overstated as he is starting from the top of the key versus other 3 and Ds that are corner 3 specialists. Not a horrible thing, but worth noting. That puts Melo and KPor as your corner shooters to spread the floor. Again, not terrible. They seem to fit pretty well. Th movement offense will be interesting to see, as I am sure that Horny will try and have these guys shooting efficiently. I think people forget the new coach aspect of this season by virtue of the player signings. For me, Horny is the best offseason acquisition. He has serious smarts.