Can anybody catch the Knicks in the Atlantic?

[NYK_89]

Luckily for the Knicks, nobody behind them is winning much either.

It's like the teams that were making a push pre-All Star break have just decided to lay it low. Don't really get what's going on. But from Chi's perspective they were playing very good and I think after they heard Derrick Rose may not play this season, their motivation went out the window, and rightfully so.

Yeah hahaha if any team goes on a 5-6 game win streak they will be right up there, even Indiana is playing like ass , Nets have a decent record (7-6) but have beat up on the league worst of the worst. Knicks have lost everyone and are worthless until they get back, Chicago has been awful recently etc... Boston is the only one winning but is far behind, and im guessing this increased strain on PP/KG will catch up to them.

Its funny because the seeding is weird as well.. 2/3 and 6/7 are way more desirable then 4/5 or 8 IMO just because of the avoidance of the Heat until the ECF.

[Flash3]

Frank Isola ‏@FisolaNYDN

Knicks fear Kurt Thomas may have a stress fracture which would end his season. He'll go for an MRI on his right foot when team returns home.

The Knicks can't catch a break.

[PetroNet]

looks like a nets win tonite.... celtics ahead at the half. a knicks loss and the nets are in a virtual tie for first in the atlantic.

[TheToothFairy]

Frank Isola ‏@FisolaNYDN

Knicks fear Kurt Thomas may have a stress fracture which would end his season. He'll go for an MRI on his right foot when team returns home.

The Knicks can't catch a break.

Apparently they can, a lot of em actually

[Trader_Joe]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

[DarkXaero]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

Exactly. You build a team full of aging, old injury prone players and players with extensive injury histories, don't act surprised when injuries take over your team.

[PetroNet]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

having a team of 35-40 year old guys with injury histories and crying about your team not being healthy is like buying a car with 350,000 miles on it and then getting upset when it breaks down

[Trader_Joe]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

having a team of 35-40 year old guys with injury histories and crying about your team not being healthy is like buying a car with 350,000 miles on it and then getting upset when it breaks down

Not sure if this is a make up for years of injuries for the Nets or if karma's gonna be a bitch and we'll be even worse off later on, but I'm not complaining....and neither did I then. I just quietly suffered.

But I'm not gonna even think we have a real chance until we get tied with them in the loss column and win some big road games. We have a long ways to go right now...physically and metaphorically.

Also, watch out for Boston.

[TheToothFairy]

How bout dem badly hurt undermanned Knicks winning on the road out West?

[AntwanBoldin]

The jazz is/are terrible. They're square and robotic. You have to run on these Knicks. Favors sucks.

[TheToothFairy]

The jazz is/are terrible. They're square and robotic. You have to run on these Knicks. Favors sucks.

they were also a playoff team

[tsherkin]

New York is doing an admirable job of putting themselves on pace for 49 wins or so, which would be their first season over 42 wins since 01. It's a feel-good year but they'll duck out after a round or two.

[NYK_89]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

having a team of 35-40 year old guys with injury histories and crying about your team not being healthy is like buying a car with 350,000 miles on it and then getting upset when it breaks down

Yet our biggest injury problems have all happened to players 30 or younger?

Seriously WTF are you guys even talking about, if anything the AARP crew are the ones staying healthy. Felton missed that month and killed us and hasn't really been the same. Melo has missed like 10 games this season and will not be 100% again, Chandler is missing time now and STAT who yes is injury prone but is only 30 has missed the majority of the season.

How injuries to players like Camby and Wallace are being brought up to throw back in the Knicks face when its clearly not what is being talked about with injury problems is beyond me.

[AntwanBoldin]

The jazz is/are terrible. They're square and robotic. You have to run on these Knicks. Favors sucks.

they were also a playoff team

They lost to a mash unit starting 5 that couldn't win the NIT.


Credit to the Knicks for duct tapeing a huge win together.


The jazz stink. Yea lets post up favors and sit Hayward. Lets not run the ball at their dusty asses. So dumb

[PetroNet]

As a team who was THE hardest hit team last season with injuries I have little sympathy for a team that targeted older/injury prone players. Looks like it could be one of those "what if " seasons for the Knicks unless they get as healthy as they can in time for playoffs and play well.

having a team of 35-40 year old guys with injury histories and crying about your team not being healthy is like buying a car with 350,000 miles on it and then getting upset when it breaks down

Yet our biggest injury problems have all happened to players 30 or younger?

Seriously WTF are you guys even talking about, if anything the AARP crew are the ones staying healthy. Felton missed that month and killed us and hasn't really been the same. Melo has missed like 10 games this season and will not be 100% again, Chandler is missing time now and STAT who yes is injury prone but is only 30 has missed the majority of the season.

How injuries to players like Camby and Wallace are being brought up to throw back in the Knicks face when its clearly not what is being talked about with injury problems is beyond me.

kidd missed time to injury
wallace is out for the year
thomas has missed time to injury
AMARE HAS A HUGE injury history
shumpert is coming off a torn acl
chandler has had an injury history

sure felton is young and had an injury, but its not like that has subnmarined your season,... hell half the knick fans seem to think he is a detriment to the team.

[TheToothFairy]

The jazz is/are terrible. They're square and robotic. You have to run on these Knicks. Favors sucks.

they were also a playoff team

They lost to a mash unit starting 5 that couldn't win the NIT.


Credit to the Knicks for duct tapeing a huge win together.


The jazz stink. Yea lets post up favors and sit Hayward. Lets not run the ball at their dusty asses. So dumb

Well they were/are a playoff team playing at home in the superwest

Knicks showed experience and alot of fight

[seren]

Every time this thread pops up, I go check the standings. Guess who leads the Atlantic.

[NYK_89]

kidd missed time to injury
wallace is out for the year
thomas has missed time to injury
AMARE HAS A HUGE injury history
shumpert is coming off a torn acl
chandler has had an injury history

sure felton is young and had an injury, but its not like that has subnmarined your season,... hell half the knick fans seem to think he is a detriment to the team.

What?

Kidd missed like a week tops.
Wallace is out but Martin has replaced what he brought to a good degree.
Thomas has not been hurt we just don't play him because he is the 10 man lol.


What was even the point of this post, it does not even address what i said. I said that the young players on the team are the ones injured right now and it is killing us, which is fact not opinion. acting like a team with Melo and Chandler has to expect them to miss big portions of the season is a joke. STAT yes but still is kinda irrelevant here, you are saying that the old guys we signed are the reason for our injures when they aren't even the ones that matter .

Anyways you guys bumping this thread I told you style every week is even dumber then the OP, and if we do pull this out you are going to look (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

[Trader_Joe]

Well they were/are a playoff team playing at home in the superwest

Knicks showed experience and alot of fight

Last night was an example of why I've always though NY takes/maintains the Atlantic.
They have a ton of depth, shooters, chemistry and experience. They also play their butts off and seem to play even harder when Melo is out.

Right now, their priority should be getting home-court back the Pacers, as that may decide who wins the 2nd round 2/3 match-up. They are only 2 wins back (no losses).

[NYK_89]

Well they were/are a playoff team playing at home in the superwest

Knicks showed experience and alot of fight

Last night was an example of why I've always though NY takes/maintains the Atlantic.
They have a ton of depth, shooters, chemistry and experience. They also play their butts off and seem to play even harder when Melo is out.

Right now, their priority should be getting home-court back the Pacers, as that may decide who wins the 2nd round 2/3 match-up. They are only 2 wins back (no losses).

2/3 seed is so important just because you don't play the heat in the 2nd round and can have a chance at the champion of scrubs title(ECF loser)