Our core group is solid. KP is still the player this whole thing is built around.

Knox looks his age, so what? He has the talent and will put it together in time. We see a little flashes here and there and that's all we can ask for. Trier and Robinson look great, both major pieces moving forward. KP plus this draft class alone has me excited. Hardaway is streaky but will be solid as a 3rd option down the line. He's just not a 1st option, nor should he be. Frank is a concern, but there's no rush there. Dotson and Vonleh can be solid pieces, just not core pieces.

KP

Knox
Trier
Robinson
Hardaway
2019 pick

is a great start to a rebuild.

I am fine with where things stand. We know we will be bad. Our young guys up and down. Things could be a lot worse. Once KP gets rolling again, things will turn around quick.

Knixkik wrote:I think everyone needs to chill out.

Once KP gets rolling again, things will turn around quick.

Or maybe it won't.

Here's the thing. Teams will miss on picks. They will also miss on free agent signings as well.

Good teams, the elite ones, will hit more than miss, but they do miss. The vaunted Spurs missed on quite a few picks and players over the years. What was more important is they used market based reasoning for those decisions.

Too many people here can only tolerate a zero margin of error.

"If the Knicks do this, draft this guy, sign this guy, and do this and that, they can contend in 3-4 years!" All based on a zero margin of error.

People have to come to terms with it. Some of these guys won't work out. Maybe all of them. And that's OK. It's totally OK. It sucks but realistically if you are making the best market based decision given the time and place, odds are good things will happen for you over time. Odds are, but not a promise.

No one wants to hear it, but this is part of how the NBA system operates. It is a very unfair and brutal system full of flaws and a shortage of talent.