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1. Sep05

   Tosin

   I enjoyed it a lot, but I think some otehrwise terrific bloggers have a tough time looking at their own team objectively. Hope sometimes interferes with reality. The Knicks have come a long way since the days of Isiah, but IMHO a lot of mistakes were made along the way. We were just so used to ineptness, incompetence, and classless behavior that very higher quality individuals that only make 1 or 2 mistakes a year seem like superstars in comparison. This teams still has a lot of holes, few picks, not much cap space, few tradeable assets, and I would argue a mismatch of players to each other and a mismatch of players to the coach. I see a 50 win year next year, but I’m having a tough time picturing this team becoming a serious contender in the next few years. It would require adding a true superstar player like Howard or CP3 and I don’t see how we pull that off with such limited cap space and nothing to trade. To be honest, I see this team as being in the exact position you never want to be in. It’s way too good to ever get a decent pick (not that we have any anyway), doesn’t have the cap space to add all it needs, and doesn’t have the youthful upside to develop into a champion. I see this team as a different version of the Atlanta Hawks. It will win between 45-55 games every year, play some very exciting basketball and even win some tough series in the playoffs, but it will never really be a serious contender. Any hope of that went out the window when the team was totally gutted of all it’s upside and assets in a panicked move to get Melo.