The New York Knicks roster essentially consists of Carmelo Anthony, a bunch of guards and a trio of tall forwards who struggle on defense. Add to that a rookie head coach and a brand new offensive scheme familiar to most fans from postseason losses to the Chicago Bulls, and the position grades do not shape up in particularly promising fashion for the Knickerbockers, but there's room for optimism as well.
While grading requires a certain degree of prognostication and pigeon-holing to place each player at one specific position, the Knicks' roster makeup also dictates usage in the rotation to a certain degree. These grades represent a rating of the position as a whole, without spiking the rating based solely on a single player. Experience, depth, chemistry and potential all factor in on the decision for these grades.
New Yorkers do not often entertain delusion—aside from the relative largeness of their apartments—and these grades paint a realistic portrait of a Knicks team that dreams optimistically about playing a first-round playoff series on the road.
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