How good can this new Knick roster be?

and the youngins stepping up. Gallo, Chandler, TD and Randolph can all ball…but how well can they ball? Consistency is always a problem with a young team, especially a primarily young team.

You forgot Ray Felton in there. He’s gonna be the oil in the Knicks engine. That’s what Pringles has been missing these first 2 years, a PG who can actually ball and distribute. Is he Nash? Probably not…or at least I dunno now. Felton played uptempo at UNC, but then he was tried to be made into something he’s not in the NBA (it would be like making Gallo a post up player first instead….)

I’ve hear rumblings about Rasual Butler, and I’d love that. The Knicks could really use a veteran player, that’s not a cancer to the team like Larry Hughes or Al Harrington (tho Al wasn’t a bad personality, just the way he played was cancerous to the team).

I know its summer league, but I liked what I saw out of Rautins and Fields on day one. I think these guys could actually get minutes.

I think actually having a PG on the team, and a talent like Ray Felton who will be finally in an offense that suits him, along with him being very good defensively…the Knicks should at worst, be a 40 win team. With some progression, Pringles actually getting players that can help him win (read that again Pringles haters…), possibly more then 40.

I added Raymond Felton, thanks!

Chemistry can make or break a team, aside from talent, chemistry is needed. i think that Felton and Amare can be a great duo. Us Knicks fans know how clutch Felton can be! Remember that 2OT game early last season?

Pringle’s offense I think will grow the team’s chemistry just by its style. It’s built on playing cohesively, and the fact that coach is stingy with the minutes makes you play the right way if you want to play at all. Donnie’s got the roster deep enough where D’Antoni will probably have guys on his bench that some people will think don’t belong there.

Lots of youth on the team, that’s definitely true, and consistency could be an issue. But the guys with the least experience are the 2nd rounders and Toney, who were all 4 year college players. Everyone else has been in the league 2, 3 years at least. And when you look at our young guys, there’s tons of talent. A lot of people are expecting Gallo to take a huge step forward this upcoming year. Anthony Randolph is now playing for the guy who helped Gallo grow into the lineup last year. Bill Walker has lost 27 pounds since May. You know how hard that is to do? You know how serious he must be about bringing his best game?

I think the Knicks can be real, real good next year.

I think it’s a given that we will score a carpload of points, but if the defensive infusion that has happened this offseason will really permeate into the games of the 2010-2011 season, watch out. If they platy defense, they have a chance at a possible 6th seed, which is saying alot in a much more competitive Eastern Conference.
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will happen unless we can somehow put a limit on the amount of squinting herb williams does. that is, unless we sign spanoulis.

……….can shoot the rock. How much do u think he’ll demand to play. His knees are shot but ill rather him take a last second shot then Gallo.

I hope we can get Earl Barron since he proved in April that he’s ready to play better B-ball in the league, in addition his defensive awareness is pretty good.

we are fielding a very young team with a young leader in Amar’e. I think we do 5 -10 games better then last year at least but I’m not so sold on anything higher then and 8 seed at this point.

1. They have a real live actual point guard. Felton isn’t Chris Paul, but he’s a guy that can distribute and provide leadership on the floor at an NBA level. And he can shoot well enough from the outside to keep teams honest. Huge improvement over Duhon, and I love Toney, but Felton is an NBA point guard right now. And he’s a decent defender.

2. They now have some semblance of interior defense. Stoudemire’s not a beast in that regard, but he’s better than Lee. And they have Turiaf and Randolph who block shots, where they had no one last year.

3. Gallo’s got a year under his belt and will no longer be deferring to Al Harrington.

In short, they are better balanced. They will take some time to gel but they have a bunch of players that are good on both ends of the floor. Rebounding may be an issue depending on lineup, but they have good balance on the bench. I would be surprised if they weren’t at least 10 games better than last year, maybe 20.

if we get Melo, Paul or Parker (yea, unlikely, I know), then this team’s going to be contending for a spot in the Finals. Not favorites, but a pretty damn good team.

If the roster stays the way it is/we pick up a shooter or defender at the trade deadline (so no additions or very minor ones) I see us getting 40-50 wins, with 40 being the pessimistic view and 50 being the optimistic one. It all depends on if we stay healthy, but we’re actually a deep team this season so we can sub out a Gallo/Walker/Stoudemire for a couple games if need to be give them a break.

we are making the easter confrience finals. and battle it out 7 games. and take back whats rightfully ours here in newyork. the goal is set and we going for it all the way. this team thats been slapped together, is going to be a force in the league that will take down miami every meeting. i bet that randolph dunks on lebron or block lebrons shot/layup First. meaning before lebron this season. randolph looks like the type that give a Fu about a lebron james im dunking on him.. wade who take that.. plus ya just did some bullcrap down in miami. lol the russian is going to be a suprise he looks strong and stable and beasty on the floor for 7.1. o and yea he’s dunkin on yao ming

(randolph looks like the type that dont give a Fu about a lebron)

How about this, Randolph is circling the day the Knicks play the Heat. do you guys like that type of attitude?

The Knicks have a roster that looks like it can play many ways by going big, fast and or small with deadly shooters.

So that is why it is a team coming to the same goal. Not L.James. “Its All About Me”

GO NEW YORK GO!

The Knicks won 27 games last year and they were really only had solid talent and depth at small forward. In fact, they were always moving one of those small forwards to the 2 or the 4. Lee was a decent 4, forced to play the 5. Their only real point guard lost his confidence and his shot and was awful. Nate was a very limited player that was unreliable and Douglas was a rookie that had been more of a shoot first guy in college.

Now, we’ve got a real power forward, a real center in Turiaf, and a very talented player in Randolph to provide depth at those positions – plus we have a couple of wild card center prospects to develop. We are still strong at small forward with Gallo and Chandler. At shooting guard we have Bully for a whole season, but also Azubuike who is a good shooter and a good defender. And at point guard we have a rotation of Felton, a decent, experienced NBA point, and Toney with a year’s experience and confidence under his belt. And then we have Rautins, who can shoot and who seems to be smart, as a possible option there too. To round out the roster we have Fields who at worst will be a good practice teammate and who may very well figure out a way to succeed at the NBA level.

I mean, it’s really just night and day, in terms of balance. They now have nice depth at every position and a very high number of players known for their defense. Also, they are all young and at least there is the possibility of some lasting chemistry developing. Most of these guys seem to be good character/attitude guys. Amar’e’s had some run-ins and you have to wonder what got Randolph into Nellie’s doghouse, but so far they are saying the right stuff.

I’m trying not to get too optimistic but it’s tough, because last year there were really a lot of holes and this year the holes seem filled.