Comments on: NBA Season Preview: New York Knicks

By: aht66

aht66 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:47:05 +0000

I think last season if Shump didnt get hurt during the playoffs the Knicks could have at least made a stand against the Heat….Not saying the Heat wouldn’t have beat the Knicks, just maybe it would have been more competetive all around.

By: rocirius

rocirius — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:15:50 +0000

I don’t see the Knicks playing Miami in the playoffs unless they have major injury issues during the season and fall to the eight seed.

By: hehateme2

hehateme2 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:34:36 +0000

Never gonna happen… at least for the knicks. Lucky to get into the 2nd round.

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:58:53 +0000

That would be pretty dope, no lie, but I’ve been waiting FAAAR too long for a Black Mamba/King James showdown, and not just speaking as a Laker fan, but as a fan of the NBA!

But yeah, I wouldn’t mind a LA/NY hookup. Or LA/BOS. Or an LAL/LAC WCF!!, but now I’m just carrying on!

By: 00maltliquor

00maltliquor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:42:37 +0000

I love the way this piece was written. Funny, but serious. Well peiced together.

And IDGAF what people on here think, and I am no Knick/Melo fan either but, the Knicks are gonna be nasty this year! Top 5 defensive team in the L. Watch. And they could score. And this is coming from someone who gave the Knicks NO props last year, I had ZERO faith in ‘em. And I don’t want to hear any fool say, “what, because they added a few dinosaurs and wretched Ray Felton!??”. It’s much more then that.

By: nycsobe

nycsobe — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:17:54 +0000

the author made no mention of camby, the best pickup of the year.

when chandler was on the bench, it was an all-out gang-bang in the key. god forbid he got hurt. with camby, there is massive shot blocking 48 minutes a game. there are times they can have both camby and chandler on the floor to clog the hole (i.e. Heat) and force driving teams to only shoot from outside, were NYK has great perimter defenders.

By: cantonbound13

cantonbound13 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:54:33 +0000

Knicks vs Lakers in the finals. Kurt’s worst nightmare.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:04:21 +0000

its Felton & Kidd that will bring about the change trust me

By: jolink653

jolink653 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:57:46 +0000

Agreed…It won’t be nearly as much ISO Melo as the media is making it out to be…Once this team has a full training camp together they’ll be able to work out the spacing and ball movement issues that have been plaguing them since the roster came together…With a top defense and more balanced offense I do think the Knicks can make a deep run into the playoffs if they stay healthy and can at least give Miami a good run (or better one than they gave last year)

By: somekat

somekat — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:07:01 +0000

So the key to changing how Melo wants to play the game is to bring in Felton? You do know he played with Andre Miller, right?

By: tcclark

tcclark — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:04:38 +0000

I agree with you in many aspects. I think that the Sixers will take a little time to develop their identity, but i think in the end they will end up with the better record (slightly). The Knicks just have a lot of “what ifs” and they’ve been very streaky since trading for Carmelo. I expect the Knicks to be good, better than the Nets, and beat the Sixers in their season series (Chandler on Bynum will be tough on Philly’s offense), but come up a game or two short on the season.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:55:54 +0000

here’s the thing guys we have pieces in place. Ray is a upgrade at the 1 and i believe that Ronnie Brewer will have us not missing Landry Feilds 1 bit. these reporters think our game will consist of Melo iso’s , i don’t think so. the cultural change that the new lead guards will have a tremendous impact beyond what people will believe. but you heard here first

By: somekat

somekat — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:46:28 +0000

As a sixers fan, I thnk they’ll finish above Philly. I don’t think that will be the case next year, or at all for the next 3-4 years after that. If not just because the Knicks were together for some time, and the sixers haven’t. Basically everyone on the sixers roster is learning a new role or system, and even if that weren’t the case, they have the veteran advantage. Bynum adjusting to being the focus, Holiday with the offense being run directly through him 100% of the time, Turner starting, Hawes moving to the 4, etc. These are all young guys, and they will be able to do it, IMO, but it won’t happen over night.

The Knicks know what they have, and basically all have defined roles that they’ve played before. I don’t know that I would rather face the Knicks than the Sixers by the time the playoffs roll around, since by then the Sixers should be more well adjusted, and their ability to go big and just punish teams in a playoff series. But I do think the Knicks will finish with a better W/L record.