It's officially time to worry if you're a New York Knicks fan.
New York has lost three straight and eight of their last 13 games. They are still second in the Eastern Conference behind the Miami Heat but they are only two games out of dropping all the way to the sixth seed.
They should be able to break out of their recent slump with eight of their next 12 games against below .500 teams. It is critical for the Knicks to grab one of the first three seeds in the playoffs to ensure home-court advantage at least in the first round and also avoid playing the Heat until the Eastern Conference Finals.
This is assuming, of course, that the Heat grab the top seed, which I think they ultimately will do, and that the Knicks actually win their first two playoff series.
Regardless of their playoff seed, though, this team is simply not a legitimate threat to win the NBA Title—for a couple of reasons.
First, they don't have a true second scoring option to go along with Carmelo Anthony. Sure J.R. Smith is averaging 17 points per game but he has proven over the last week that he can't play Robin to Anthony's Batman. When Kevin Garnett and ...
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Why the New York Knicks Are Not a Championship Contender
January 12th, 2013 by Tamer Chamma Leave a reply »
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