#1: New Jersey Nets: 21-9.
#2: Chicago Bulls: 19-10.
#3: Milwaukee Bucks: 21-13.
#4: Miami Heat: 20-13.
#5: Cleveland Cavs: 19-13.

This (below) is where it gets WILD.

#6: Washington Wizards: 17-15.
#7: Philadelphia 76ers: 16-16.
#8: Boston Celtics: 16-16.
#9: Charlotte Hornets: 17-17.
#10: Toronto Raptors: 14-15.
#11: Atlanta Hawks: 15-17.
#12: New York Knicks: 15-18.

Dont look now but NY is currently only 1.5 games out of the 8th seed and only 2.5 games back of the 6th seed!

And with the likes of Kemba Walker exploding + R.J. Barrett/Obi Toppin/Quentin Grimes all recently returning + both of Immanuel Quickley and Deuce McBride soon to return?

The Knicks are about to GO ON A RUN.

@ Minnesota.
@ Detroit.
@ OKC.
@ Toronto.
Vs.Indiana.
Vs. Boston.
@ Boston.
Vs. San Antonio.
Vs. Dallas.
@ Atlanta.
Vs. Charlotte.
Vs. Minnesota.
Vs. New Orleans.

These next 13 games are all winnable and over the next Month (up until January 23rd of 2022) we're going to see these younger Knicks GO ON A RUN while getting us back into the playoffs picture

And some fans are talking about "TANKING AND LOSING FOR PING PONG BALLS" despite being only 2.5 games out of the 6th seed? That's pathetic and DISGUSTING.

Boston Celtics with an epic Christmas Day COLLAPSE/MELTDOWN 😅🤣

62-47 Boston lead at halftime.

Ended up losing by 4 points (117-113 Milwaukee)!

To make it even worse? Milwaukee went on a 12-2 run to end the game during the final 2:30 of the game!

GOTTA LOVE IT!

Both have entered COVID-19 Protocol.

Both Miami and Chicago are going to fall in the standings.

VDesai wrote:Still a lot of time. Took a while for the Knicks to really get it together last year and make take time this year. If Randle catches fire on his 3 pt shot they could easily real off 5-6 wins in a row and basically find themselves in the 6 spot - that seems more likely then them totally crumbling.

The Hawks seemed out of it last year, changed coaches, went on a run and were a hot team going into the playoffs. We're in the mix -- if you're not a top team that's what you want.

franco12 wrote:we're 4 & 8 in December. We were playing poorly before we lost guys to Covid.

If we win out the last three games in the month, than maybe I think you can say we have a chance - but I can easily see us going 1 & 2, finishing the month 5 & 10.

Win the next 2 games we salvage a brutal month and are only 1 game under .500

This (below) is where it gets WILD.

#6: Philadelphia 76ers: 17-16.
#7: Washington Wizards: 17-16.
#8: Charlotte Hornets: 17-17.
#9: Boston Celtics: 16-17.
#10: Atlanta Hawks: 15-17.
#11: Toronto Raptors: 14-16.
#12: New York Knicks: 15-18.

We're right in the thick of things.

Only 1.5 games back of the 8th seed Hornets.
Only 2.0 games back of the 6th seed 76ers.

TODAY'S NBA GAMES

Charlotte vs. Houston.
Bulls @ Hawks.
Boston @ Minnesota.
Nets @ Clippers.

BigDaddyG wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:#1: New Jersey Nets: 22-9.
#2: Chicago Bulls: 20-10.
#3: Milwaukee Bucks: 22-13.
#4: Miami Heat: 21-13.
#5: Cleveland Cavs: 20-13.

This (below) is where it gets WILD.

#6: Philadelphia 76ers: 17-16.
#7: Washington Wizards: 17-16.
#8: Charlotte Hornets: 17-17.
#9: Boston Celtics: 16-17.
#10: Atlanta Hawks: 15-17.
#11: Toronto Raptors: 14-16.
#12: New York Knicks: 15-18.

We're right in the thick of things.

Only 1.5 games back of the 8th seed Hornets.
Only 2.0 games back of the 6th seed 76ers.

TODAY'S NBA GAMES

Charlotte vs. Houston.
Bulls @ Hawks.
Boston @ Minnesota.
Nets @ Clippers.

You know what....I appreciate the unwavering optimism in the face of what's turning out to be another disappointing season. Stay golden NYKMentality. It's not over until it's over!

I don't think it's becoming another disappointment season.

We're on the verge of getting all of our young talent back together and in the rotation together too.

Knicks last year? 16-17.
Knicks this year? 15-18.

Literally only 1 game back of last year after our first 33 games.

And this year's team is actually so much more talented than last years team and we're about to go ON A RUN.

HOW MANY TIMES/SEASONS THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS 20 YEARS HAVE WE ONLY BEEN 2.0 GAMES BACK OF THE 6TH SEED AFTER 33 GAMES?

fishmike wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:#1: New Jersey Nets: 22-9.
#2: Chicago Bulls: 20-10.
#3: Milwaukee Bucks: 22-13.
#4: Miami Heat: 21-13.
#5: Cleveland Cavs: 20-13.

This (below) is where it gets WILD.

#6: Philadelphia 76ers: 17-16.
#7: Washington Wizards: 17-16.
#8: Charlotte Hornets: 17-17.
#9: Boston Celtics: 16-17.
#10: Atlanta Hawks: 15-17.
#11: Toronto Raptors: 14-16.
#12: New York Knicks: 15-18.

We're right in the thick of things.

Only 1.5 games back of the 8th seed Hornets.
Only 2.0 games back of the 6th seed 76ers.

TODAY'S NBA GAMES

Charlotte vs. Houston.
Bulls @ Hawks.
Boston @ Minnesota.
Nets @ Clippers.

You know what....I appreciate the unwavering optimism in the face of what's turning out to be another disappointing season. Stay golden NYKMentality. It's not over until it's over!

I don't think it's becoming another disappointment season.

We're on the verge of getting all of our young talent back together and in the rotation together too.

Knicks last year? 16-17.
Knicks this year? 15-18.

Literally only 1 game back of last year after our first 33 games.

And this year's team is actually so much more talented than last years team and we're about to go ON A RUN.

HOW MANY TIMES/SEASONS THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS 20 YEARS HAVE WE ONLY BEEN 2.0 GAMES BACK OF THE 6TH SEED AFTER 33 GAMES?

has anyone seen a goalpost? Anyone? I saw one here a little while ago its gone now

Its 100% been a disappointing season so far. Its weird you cant just be honest about that and still be optimistic.

I have simple hopes:
Julius regains some more of last year's form
RJ has the kind of 2nd half he had last year
We get something good from Grimes/Deuce
Obi/Quickly continue to develop AND play winning bench minutes
We get an asset for a guy who's not really working out (Kemba/Knox/Fournier)

This was NEVER a championship (or 60 win team) but it can still be good and even get past round 1 if we are playing well come spring time. Thats nice but the BIGGEST and most important thing is that IQ/RJ/Obi/Grimes/Deuce/Mitch progress. We need to produce some impact players from the farm.

Some are able to enjoy that process. Some are not

It goes hand and hand, if those guys are improving then we should be a major threat and jump in the standings shouldn't be a struggle.

BOSTON with back to back 2nd half disaster meltdown and collapses!

On Christmas day Boston blew a huge 2nd half lead @ Milwaukee and lost by 4.

And tonight they just lost by 5 points (after having a halftime lead of 11 points) @ Minnesota Timberwolves.