New Yorkers were praying. They said their prayers for Lebron James to announce his move to NY to play for the Knicks, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. As he made the announcement to head to Miami, the dreams of Knicks fans were ruined.
The future for the Knicks is in the hands of players like Danilo Gallinari and Amare Stoudemire. However, it’s unlikely that Amare can stay healthy as he gets older. So the Knicks organization just may have to deal with another Marbury situation, as Amare eats up the salary cap.
It can’t get much worse for Knicks fans and it’s been pretty bad. I can’t see it changing anytime in the next five years, so get used to the embarrassing games. The only positive to come out of this for New York fans is the cheap tickets they’ll be able to score.
So what do Knicks fans have to look forward? Well, besides for Amare eating up the cap space there are a few other things. We can look forward to the Heat coming to town and watching pure humiliation. I’d expect the Heat to beat the Knicks by about 40 points!
Then Nate Robinson will come back to MSG and bring some excitement. Expect a monster dunk from the little guy. And it’s only a matter of time before Marbury starts speaking his mind about the Knicks organization.
Bottom line, it’s going to be a very bumpy road for the Knicks in the near future. Many experts think this can be worse than the Travis Knight days. Charles Barkley once said that the Knicks organization will be cursed after they traded away Patrick Ewing. Everyone wanted Ewing to retire as a Knick, but they decided to toss him for Luc Longley and Glen Rice. That was a bust of a trade!
For anyone who works for the Knicks, they must know what their future’s going to bring. They’re probably trying to make some changes, but there’s not much they can do at this point. They missed the boat, unless they want to put together some sign and trade deals. Players like Tracy McGrady, Eddie House and Al Harrington are available, but in my opinion (as well as many experts) these guys are just getting older and slowing down. That’s not what the Knicks need now!
So even with sign and trades, it won’t solve much. An injury prone TMac isn’t the answer or an Eddie House. These guys are heading in the wrong direction at this point in their careers. As for future picks, they may have to give up their draft pick to Houston next year and they don’t even get a pick in 2012.
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