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Predicted Finish For New York Knicks: 2010-11
ANALYST COMMENT PREDICTIONS
J.A. Adande, ESPN.com | Adande's picks
Troubling NY Post Anthony Randolph-Kenny Walker comparison aside, Amare Stoudemire, Timofey Mozgov and Raymond Felton will bring some life back to the Garden. Not sold on shooting and defense, and those are kinda important in the NBA.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Chris Broussard, ESPN Mag | Broussard's picks
Amare Stoudemire loves the attention as the new face of the Knicks, but he better deliver a playoff spot or that attention will get ugly fast. Amare and his nice cast of role players should reach the postseason. Their D will be typically atrocious, and that will be their undoing if they indeed miss the playoffs.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Chad Ford, ESPN.com | Ford's picks
Amare Stoudemire, Raymond Felton and Anthony Randolph aren't exactly LeBron and Bosh, but they'll be enough to help Mike D'Antoni finally field a proper playoff team. But Donnie Walsh will have to find a way to get a player like Carmelo Anthony to get the team back into the elite.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live | Harper's picks
The Knicks' consolation prize from free agency is far from a worst-case scenario. Amare Stoudemire might not be what New York was hoping for, but he'll give it a much-needed go-to scorer. Add Raymond Felton's ability to run the pick-and-roll, and this team can back into the playoffs.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
John Hollinger, ESPN.com | Hollinger's picks
After two years of waiting for 2010 ... it's 2010! Party on Knicks fans, your team actually has a chance this season. The folks in MSG will be elated enough to forget that James Dolan a) still owns the team and b) tried to re-hire Isiah Thomas this summer.
Atlantic: 3
East: 8
Tim Legler, ESPN | Legler's picks
Obviously it was a letdown not getting LeBron James, but they still got Amare Stoudemire. He is comfortable with the Mike D'Antoni system. They are going to play an uptempo style and he is going to put up huge numbers. Anthony Randolph is a guy I love. Raymond Felton could have a breakout year.
Atlantic: 3
East: 9
Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com | Sheridan's picks
They have set making the playoffs as their goal, which means basically a posting .500 record while hoping Carmelo Anthony plays out his contract and becoms an unrestricted free agent. Bench scoring is going to be an issue. The defense should be stronger, but can't say the same about rebounding.
Atlantic: 2
East: 6
Marc Stein, ESPN.com | Stein's picks
Put me in the camp that dares to believe that the Knicks, with Amare Stoudemire, can sneak into the playoffs. I've said from the beginning that Stoudemire has the requisite bravado to stand up to the unique pressures of Gotham. And there's (probably) enough around him to snag one of the last two playoff slots.
Atlantic: 2
East: 7
Michael Wallace, ESPN.com | Wallace's picks
They went hard after LeBron, but ended up with Amare. At least the Knicks didn't go empty-handed like the Nets in the peak of free agency. But Madison Square Garden will be filled with mediocrity again -- unless a midseason deal can be swung to acquire Carmelo Anthony.
Atlantic: 3
East: 9
Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com | Windhorst's picks
That Jared Jerffries trade may haunt them all season as Donnie Walsh struggles to turn the Eddy Curry trade chip into something. But at least now they are actually looking at trades to get better. If nothing else, former Suns big man Amare Stoudemire makes them a playoff contender.
Atlantic: 2
East: 8
AVERAGE RANKING Atlantic: 2.3 | Standings East: 7.5 | Standings
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