Marc and Jay talk about the first three games of the season and give their thoughts on each player on the roster so far
Author: Jay
2021/22 New York Knicks Player Power Rankings – Week 2
| The Knicks went 2-1 the first week of the season, which normally I’d be excited about but they really should have beaten the Magic on Sunday. Still this is a fun team that is going to give most teams in the league a fight, they just have to work out a few kinks. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last Weeks Rank |
| 1 | Randle, Julius | By far the best player on the team and playing at an all-star level. Tried to do a little too much hero ball on Sunday. The Knicks have a ton of capable shooters now, he doesn’t have to do it all. | 1 |
| 2 | Barrett, RJ | Barrett is doing that thing he did last season where he disappears in the first half and goes off in the second. Needs to be more consistent on offense, but his defense seems much improved. | 2 |
| 3 | Rose, Derrick | I can’t believe it’s 2021 and Rose is playing at this level. His shot looks better than ever. | 5 |
| 4 | Robinson, Mitchell | After not playing for almost 7 months and bulking up in the gym his conditioning seems to be much better than expected. Only took him 3 games to foul out, but he’s been a huge presense under the basket. | 8 |
| 5 | Fournier, Evan | Fournier was huge in the first two games. Was a bit off in game 3, but so was just about everyone not named Rose. | 4 |
| 6 | Burks, Alec | Burks isn’t getting as many minutes as last season and isn’t shooting as well but it’s early and I think he’ll bounch back. | 7 |
| 7 | Toppin, Obi | Toppin is much improved from last season and has had a few stretches where he looked legit good. | 9 |
| 8 | Walker, Kemba | A little concerning that Walker has posted a negative plus minus in every game, even one that the Knicks won by 25. Not really distributing or scoring very much. Shows flashes but very underwhelming so far. | 3 |
| 9 | Immanuel, Quickley | Quickley looked pretty decent until game 3 where he looked like a disaster. | 6 |
| 10 | Gibson, Taj | It’s so nice having a guy like Taj as a 3rd option at center. 2nd lately due to Noel being out. | 10 |
| 11 | Grimes, Quentin | Looks OK in the limited time we’ve seen him. We’ll be seeing more due to all the games the Knicks will be blowing out their opponents, right? RIGHT? | 12 |
| 12 | Sims, Jericho | Got to see Sims way earlier in the season than I expected, and by that I mean at all. | – |
| 13 | McBride, Miles | Another garbage time standout. | 13 |
| 14 | Noel, Nerlens | Coming back any time soon? Could use 48 minutes of elite defense under the basket. | 11 |
| 15 | Knox, Kevin | Looks like the Charlie Ward curse won’t come to an end this season. | 14 |
Episode 546: Standings Predictions
Marc and Jay predict where every team will end up at the end of the season.
2024-25 Standings Predictions
In Episode 655 we made some predictions. I’m posting them here so you can laugh at us later.
Eastern Conference – Jay’s Picks
1. Boston Celtics
2. New York Knicks
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Philadelphia 76ers
6. Orlando Magic
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. Miami Heat
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Atlanta Hawks
11. Toronto Raptors
12. Charlotte Hornets
13. Brooklyn Nets
14. Detroit Pistons
15. Washington Wizards
Eastern Conference – Marc’s Picks
1. Boston Celtics
2. New York Knicks
3. Orlando Magic
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Milwaukee Bucks
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Miami Heat
8. Cleveland Cavaliers
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Atlanta Hawks
11. Toronto Raptors
12. Brooklyn Nets
13. Charlotte Hornets
14. Detroit Pistons
15. Washington Wizards
Western Conference – Jay’s Picks
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. Denver Nuggets
5. Sacramento Kings
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Phoenix Suns
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Golden State Warriors
10. San Antonio Spurs
11. Los Angeles Lakers
12. Los Angeles Clippers
13. Houston Rockets
14. Utah Jazz
15. Portland Trailblazers
Western Conference – Marc’s Picks
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Houston Rockets
7. Los Angeles Clippers
8. Phoenix Suns
9. Golden State Warriors
10. Memphis Grizzlies
11. New Orleans Pelicans
12. San Antonio Spurs
13. Los Angeles Lakers
14. Utah Jazz
15. Portland Trailblazers
2021/22 New York Knicks Player Power Rankings – Week 1
| Let’s take a look at what the Knicks roster looks like going into the first game of the season. This one was hard for the opposite of past years; the Knicks actually have a lot of good players. I usually have trouble after number 3 because the rest of the roster stinks, but now I have trouble because I think so many players are going to contribute. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last Weeks Rank |
| 1 | Randle, Julius | Randle was the best player on this team last season and I don’t see that changing this season. After his poor playoff performance I see him getting motivated and playing even better. | – |
| 2 | Barrett, RJ | Nice year two jump for Barrett, I’m expecting a year three jump as well, the question is how big will it be. | – |
| 3 | Walker, Kemba | The ceiling of this season rests on Kemba’s questionable knees. Let’s hope he has a couple more season left in them. | – |
| 4 | Fournier, Evan | Going to lose a bit on defense, but Fournier can spread the floor and even handle the ball a bit. | – |
| 5 | Rose, Derrick | Really nice having someone like Rose as insurance if Kemba goes down. Also great to have someone this talented to run the second unit. Also an injury concern but looked pretty sturdy last season. | – |
| 6 | Immanuel, Quickley | If IQ takes a leap in year two the Knicks are all of a sudden pretty deep in the backcourt. | – |
| 7 | Burks, Alec | This is a guy who can drop 20 on any given night and I have him ranked 7th. Wow things have changed. | – |
| 8 | Robinson, Mitchell | What a pleasant surprise having Robinson ready to go for the season opener. Everyone in NY is hoping for a healthy season from the big man. | – |
| 9 | Toppin, Obi | Obi looked pretty good in the preseason, and rumor is he’s been putting in a lot of work in the offseason. Hopefully his flashes in pre-season carries into the regular season. | – |
| 10 | Gibson, Taj | Taj showed in preseason that there’s still gas left in the tank. Great to have a 3rd option at center that can hold his own when needed. | – |
| 11 | Noel, Nerlens | Noel has been injured all preseason and will miss game 1, I’m not too worried but if he’s not playing by next week that’ll change. | – |
| 12 | Grimes, Quentin | At first I thought McBride would get playing time over Grimes but Grimes played in crunch time in the last preseason game against the Wizards and looked pretty good. | – |
| 13 | McBride, Miles | Probably won’t see much of McBride unless there are a few injuries, might be a good idea to give him some G-League run. | – |
| 14 | Knox, Kevin | Knox looks like he puts in effort, unfortunately for him he’s at best the 3rd option in every position he can play. | – |
| 15 | Selden Jr. Wayne | Looks like Wayne got the last roster spot. He’ll probably get even less run than Knox. | – |
Episode 545: Fantasy Draft
Martin and Jay host as Jay does an auction style draft. Get our thoughts on almost 200 players.
Episode 544: Preseason Roster Power Rankings
Marc and Jay give their preliminary roster power rankings and debate what these rankings will look like in a few weeks
Episode 543: Preseason Preview
Marc and Jay ask each other 5 questions about the upcoming season including who will make the jump, rotation questions, expectations, and more
Episode 542: Over/Under
Marc and Jay talk about Frank going to the Mavs, John Wall getting traded, and guess the over/under for every team
Episode 541 – Summer League Wrap Up
Marc and Jay talk about the summer league games, who we were impressed by, some lineup questions, we love Evan Fournier
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