| I didn’t show up for week 9 of the power rankings but that’s OK because neither did the Knicks. This weeks power rankings will include the last 6 losses…er…games…same thing at this point I guess. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Anthony, Carmelo | His knee is really really hurting so in the 4 complete games he plays he played for 40, 38, 43, and 46 minutes. He then couldn’t even come out after halftime last game. I know Melo is against the idea of tanking and wants to be out there, but the team is 5-28, the knee is getting worse and there are 4 years left on this ridiculous contract. Get the knee fixed and come back 100% next season. | 1 |
| 2 | Aldrich, Cole | Great week from Cole. One game he shoots 8-9 and the next night he has 19 boards. He’s not intimidating protecting the rim, but I still think he does a better job than Sam (I should retire soon) Dalembert. | 10 |
| 3 | Calderon, Jose | Ball movement and passing are a huge plus, the +/- is a huge negative. He’s an OK starting PG, but I’m worried about having him as the #1 PG option for the next 2 years. | 2 |
| 4 | Prigioni, Pablo | His shooting has been off and it looked like he had an eff you game jacking up threes last game, but he still assists and a higher clip than anyone else on this team. | 3 |
| 5 | Larkin, Shane | Good thing Shane plays defense, because he’s not very good on offense. | 5 |
| 6 | Smith, Jason | His numbers say he’s not that bad but the eye test makes me want to not have eyes. | 9 |
| 7 | Wear, Travis | We don’t expect much and he doesn’t give much. Works out all around. | 11 |
| 8 | Hardaway Jr., Tim | Well THJ has been getting extended run for some time now and still hasn’t really put it together on either end of the court on a consistent basis. | 7 |
| 9 | Acy, Quincy | Put up bad numbers and also got suspended for taking a swing at Wall. Not a very good week for cookie monster. | 4 |
| 10 | Dalembert, Samuel | The best +/- Dalembert posted in the last 2 weeks was a 0. | 8 |
| 11 | Stoudemire, Amar’e | Amare played 2 out of the last 6 games. In the most recent one he actually had more rebounds than turnovers and fouls. It had to happen at some point this season. | 6 |
| 12 | Smith, J.R. | I had a feeling this would be a long term injury. The plantar is an unforgiving thing. Take your time JR. Please. | 12 |
| 13 | Shumpert, Iman | I hope Shumpert is watching video tape of him reaching in and committing dumb fouls and learning what not to do. | 13 |
| 14 | Early, Cleanthony | Early is due back soon and with Melo hobbling around he might actually get some run too. | 14 |
| 15 | Bargnani, Andrea | Rumor has it that after missing 73 straight games Bargnani might make an appearance tomorrow….yay? | 15 |
The New York Knicks Podcast 