Dissonance

I'm going to say 25-29.

Kiyaman

I want to say 35-39 b/c I trust Nate, Duhon, Chandler, Lee, and both rookies look decent to add more than subtract. But I dont trust Dantoni after the Larry Hughes situation. And I am not going to trust Walsh with his 2010 Plan....all the winning players are subject to be traded to help lower the salary cap.

So I wont put anything in the poll...

Krstic All-Star

I think 30-34. Somebody's going to get traded...

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Truknicksfan

Lol, yes lets go Yankees. It feels good to have defended arod all these years now For once let a NY team beat a Philly team lol.

Good point. They are going to need a little luck and stay healthy to compete. If anyone like Lee, chandler, duhon, gallo etc go down for a long period of time its all over lol.

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roux2dope

Off topic, but do Yankee fans actually get a real sense of pride from these super teams that get bought for them?

Truknicksfan

High payroll has not proven to always buy winning teams. Look at the Yankees the past 5+ years. Look how the Devil Rays did last year. Also look at the knicks with the highest payroll in the nba. High payroll does not equal winning.

Also just because they have a lot of players making a lot of money does mean that they dont play their hearts out every night. So why wouldnt Yankee fans take pride in a team that fights to the bone every night and has the most comeback wins in the MLB. If the players take pride (no matter how much they make), then why wouldnt the fans embrace it? So to answer your question, yes its still special.

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roux2dope

I guess when you pay for the best you should be expected to fight to the finish, I dont know coming from a huge Brewers fan I just don't get it, just seems really hollow to establish quasi all star teams year in and year out, and I get that paying out insane salaries doesnt gurantee you championships every year you still get first rate quality baseball to watch every season.. a contender every season. Some of it may be bitterness on my behalf, but its just annoying to an outsider, and its not just the Yankees, its the Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, Angels as well, and I will give the Yankees credit where it is due, they play by the rules that MLB allows and they take advantage of their market, they play the game better than anyone else. I just dont think the average Yankee fan has any clue what its like to really strugle, and when you go through those times it makes the good times that much better

Da Grinch

i say low 40's

d'antoni's system now they have a year to understand it better and build better chemistry....its a reg. season system , it lulls teams out of their comfort zone.

improved depth, douglass, darko , danilo will make a difference .

and i expect better defense ...not spur defense but a good bit better than last season.

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stojakovic

45-ish. d'antoni has been with the team for more than 12 months now and there has been less ballers in n' out lately.

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Floods

21-24 wins.

Where is the talent? There isn't any. It's a disjointed roster full of one-dimensional players, rookie/2nd year unknowns, and busts the Knicks hope can turn things around.

Just about everyone has an expiring contract. Everyone that does is most likely not returning next season, due to the Knicks' expected free agent bidding, and they know this. They also know that it would take a miracle for this team to get close to the playoff picture. So, everyone will just try to play for themselves and pad their stats so they can get a decent contract next summer. Combine that with the obvious lack of talent on the roster, as well as the fact that selfishness does not thrive in D'Antoni's system, and you've got trouble.

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Truknicksfan

Ill sticky this and see how we all did when the season is over.

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USSKittyHawk

lmao@ you guys saying we are going to win 40 games, we be lucky if we win 20. This team sucks, thus far.

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Over : Da Grinch, TwinkieFoot, ChosenFew, Me, yodurk, alphaorange, brian37, Kiyaman, KAS, stojakovic

Under: Floods

Congrats : Kitty, seifer0406, Organized Chaos ! You guys predicted the mess that was the Knicks this year haha.

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Kiyaman

Something told me not to trust Damntoni's coaching this season......after lastseason dismay of coaching of Larry Hughes into a rotation without giving Hughes a hint of what u wanted from him or what to do for the 30 mpg given to Hughes for the rest of the season. Hell No!
Damtoni not showing Hughes anything last season or this season about this "so-call" system he suppose to be teaching the Knicks team (which no Knick-fan seen yet), made Larry Hughes bring in his own system this season and impliment it to his teammates to win some games after the 3-14 start.

Knick-Fans are hoping with some star-players on the roster coach Damntoni will bring the Knicks some wins.....I doubt that can happen without a strong "Leadership-Star-Player" with a plan with Donnie Walsh and all his teammates backing him from getting caught up in Damntoni's DNP (doghouse).