NY Knicks’ Backcourt Is Team’s X-Factor

January 28th, 2014 by Joe Flynn Leave a reply »



The New York Knicks are now 3-0 since power forward Andrea Bargnani went down with an elbow injury and Mike Woodson was forced to start three guards. Their 114-88 dismantling of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night was an affirmation of the kinds of lineups New York used to employ to great effect.



The 2012-13 Knicks had their best season in a generation thanks to small-ball lineups and their superlative depth at the guard position. Point guard Raymond Felton had perhaps the best season of his career. Pablo Prigioni was a revelation in New York's two-point guard lineups. J.R. Smith won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. And second-year guard Iman Shumpert looked set to outdo them all.

But the incumbent Knicks guards have struggled horribly in 2013-14. There have been injury issues, confidence issues and even a touch of family drama. Though many fans wanted coach Mike Woodson to go back to the old lineups, the individual Knicks guards were not really asserting their case to stay on the court.

Just how bad has the Knicks backcourt been, exactly? Believe it or not, it is making a strong case to ...

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