dk7th wrote:nixluva wrote:knicks1248 wrote:dk7th wrote:crzymdups wrote:Just imagine for a moment, for a second, what this season could be like if Derrick Rose's legs are the healthiest they've been since that crappy day in 2012. If Noah can stay healthy? With his passing and defense? If KP can have a little better shot selection and 3pt shooting and make some more progress? If Melo can be Dad Melo and facilitate and pick his spots to score and not have to carry the full load? If CLee just keeps being CLee aka exactly what we need at SG? I think it has the potential to be a starting five where all the guys make each other better. I can't wait to see how they fit together.
Man, the potential of this team... it could be a very fun season. I'm usually somewhat optimistic about this team... but I honestly feel like if things break right, they're a second round playoffs team and with the right matchups could be an ECF team.
their predicted record of around 38 to 40 wins is based on the injury factor. without injury they could be a 46-50 win team. with decent chemistry they could make it past the first round. a lot of "ifs" surrounding injury and chemistry though....
Injuries are the only thing that can derail this train
Let us not forget:
Projected records, win totals, standings for every NBA team's 2016-17 season
by Kevin Pelton on 2016-08-12 02:07:00 UTC 13. New York Knicks
Projected wins: 34.7
The Knicks would certainly be disappointed if they improved just three wins after spending freely this summer, but RPM rates Derrick Rose (minus-2.3) as a replacement-level contributor at this point and is skeptical of New York's weak bench.
It seems that as we moved along predictions have been creeping up and now the idea is that the low predictions were all based on health, when that's not how they started off judging this team.
not for me. i still see a team winning between 38-43 games. if they defy the injury odds-- a big if-- you can start dreaming about padding the wins another 3-4 games. that's probably enough to get to the playoffs as an 8th seed or even 7th.
so far as getting past the first round, the knicks' defense will need to be a top 10 defense-- there is no guarantee the knicks will gel offensively. however, if they learn how to play together as a unit-- a big if-- they could make it to the second round.
I think that when you have a well put together roster with talent it makes it easier for that team to come together. It's not like in the past where we had a bunch of less talented vets and some young players who didn't know how to win. This team has more talent and more guys who know how to play in the NBA. Before we get to any inexperienced kids, we already have enough vets for the rotation. That's a big difference for this team coming together.
Hopefully this group can come together much faster than our most recent teams. I don't see it being a "big if" for vets that have won before coming together as a unit. We have leaders on this team that know what to do!!!
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