Previews Galore: Knicks

Posted by Brendan Jackson on Sep 14, 2010 98057 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fpreviews-galore-knicks%2FPreviews+Galore%3A+Knicks2010-09-15+01%3A29%3A49Brendan+Jacksonhttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F%3Fp%3D9805

The 2010-2011 NBA Season Previews continue today with the New York Knicks.  This brain-child of the great CelticsBlog.com Blogger Jeff Clark is not only a solid way to keep tabs on other NBA teams but also will help in providing fresh content until the Celtics start training camp.  It may be about the Knicks but hey, it’s better than writing about Erick Dampier’s suspected desire to play for the Miami Heat (wow Damp.  Really surprised the “I have to play for the veteran minimum” stipulation coincided with all but choosing Miami as the preferred destination.  Can’t blame you, though.  I heard they got LeBron) and Antoine Walker’s attempted attempted comeback (oops).

The three New York Knickerbocker Blogs that participated in this endeavor were Bandwagon Knick, Knickerblogger and Posting and Toasting.  Because the Knicks are in the Celtics’ division and everyone likes some divisional trash talk, I have to say I especially love the goals for the upcoming season.

In no particular order:

“A playoff spot would mean success for the Knicks. A playoff win would be a nice bonus. Anything beyond a second round appearance would be a Gotham fantasy. On the other hand, entering the draft lottery would be seen as a complete failure considering the team has offered Houston the right to swap picks.” – Knickerblogger.net

“Making the playoffs, for sure, but I’d add in putting up a fight. I’m too starry-eyed to be reasonable, but I really think this is a playoff team, and I’m even greedy enough to wish for at least the threat of an upset in round one. If this team could sneak in as a 7 or 8 seed and steal some games off someone like the Heat, that would be just about the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” – PostingandToasting.com

“The goals for this roster identical to the last two years — making the playoffs as a lower seed and building some credibility as a dangerous team for a playoff opponent. This year the goals are actually realistic, and the team (in the best of scenarios) may even make a run at .500 — previous teams had to hope for enough wreckage at the lower rungs of the East to make 35 to 37 wins a possible cutoff for playoff contention.” – Bandwagon Knick

It almost feels wrong to tease the New York Knicks.  The team put all their eggs in one LeBron basket and came away with Amare Stoudemire.  All three Bloggers are spot on in their goals for the Knicks although I have to say, the only way the Knicks are making the second round of the playoffs is if Anthony Randolph turns into Kevin Durant.  I could see the Knicks matching up best with the Atlanta Hawks but the Knicks will not get the 6th seed in the East and the Hawks will not get the 2 seed, so the point is moot.

The only Celtics/Knicks storyline I am looking forward this season is a FIBA rematch between the Celtics stiff foreign born project center (Semih Erden) and the Knicks stiff foreign born project center (Timofey Mozgov)- which will likely only come to fruition in a battle for who’s the best end of the bench towel waver.

Be sure to read the rest of the Knicks Previews  and I will continue to link to other teams as they become available.

Anything to satiate your basketball appetite.  Training camp starts soon.  I promise.