2013/14 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 18

February 25, 2014 / Jay / Leave a comment

Five games since the last rankings, four of them losses. There are also only 13 players to rank after the Knicks bought out Mett and Udrih this week. Will it be 12 next week? Felton has been arrested on 3 felony gun charges. The PG rotation is looking pretty thin right now. I wonder what Beno is up to?

Rank	Player	Comments	Last weeks Rank
1	Anthony, Carmelo	If Melo is going down he’s going to go down in a blaze of glory. This week was arguably the best stretch of basketball in his entire career. He scored over 40 points while taking less than 30 shots 3 times this week. To play that efficiently and still lose 4 out of 5 has to be giving him second thoughts about staying in NY after this season.	1
2	Chandler, Tyson	I hate to give the #2 spot to a guy who looks like he’s only half interested in playing but who else is even remotely deserving of this spot? Chandler did have a 23 rebound game this week. Of course it was a loss but still.	2
3	Prigioni, Pablo	It looks like the bar is once again being set at not having a terrible game. Priggy hasn’t played great but everyone below him has played worse. The 2013-14 Knicks everyone!	3
4	Murry, Toure’	Murry gets this spot because no one who played this past week deserves this spot. Also, I have a feeling Murry will be getting a good amount of run this coming week, unless Woodson decides to play JR at the point, which isn’t out of the realm of possibility.	7
5	Jeremy Tyler	Tyler didn’t have a geat week. It looks like some of his teammates terrible defensive habits are rubbing off on him. He’s also seen him minutes drop to below 10 a game because Woodson likes to play his starters over 40 minutes per game. What could go wrong with that strategy? Continue reading →

2013/14 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 4

November 19, 2013 / Jay / 1 Comment

This weeks ranking were very hard to put together because I didn’t want an 11 way tie for last place. Some players are too high, but sitting on the bench doing nothing at least doesn’t kill the team as much as the play of other players has.

Rank	Player	Comments	Last weeks Rank
1	Anthony, Carmelo	Have to bump Melo up to #1 after his 45 point game. He’s still been very inconsistent shooting, but with the entire rest of the team other than Bargnani playing like crap Melo has to be in the top spot this week.	2
2	Bargnani, Andrea	I can’t believe Bargs is up this high after we tore him apart for the first 4 games. He’s been great on offense for 5 straight games and has even rebounded well in 3 of them. This is as good as it gets with Bargs and I’m more than happy with this level of play.	3
3	Shumpert, Iman	It looks like the trade rumors have been getting to him a little bit, that and being the latest Knicks to get a secret knee surgery over the summer. Seriously are there any Knicks who DIDN’T get a secret knee surgery this summer, and do they all do to the same doctor and bump into each other in the waiting room? Anyway, he’s been consistently decent and one of a very few Knicks that don’t make me yell and throw things constantly.	8
4	Prigioni, Pablo	Why Pablo doesn’t get more playing time is beyond me, he might be the Knicks best point guard at this point.	4
5	Hardaway Jr., Tim	THJ hasn’t done anything great when he’s been on the court but he hasn’t done anything terrible either. Sadly, that’s enough to earn a top 5 spot on this team. Continue reading →

2013/14 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 3

November 12, 2013 / Jay / 1 Comment

I just thought of doing this so there is no week 1 and two. This is based on how the player has played over the previous week(s), not on total talent.

Rank	Player	Comments	Last weeks Rank
1	World Peace, Metta	Ron Artest (I’m not calling him Metta) has been the Knicks best bench player. A few dumb hacktastic fouls aside he’s been the least aggravating Knicks to watch over the first two weeks.	–
2	Anthony, Carmelo	Melo has been shooting like crap all season but it’s easy for opposing teams to gang up on him when there are no other scoring threats and Melo probably wouldn’t pass if there were.	–
3	Bargnani, Andrea	Bargs offense has come alive the last two games. I have absolutely no expectations of him rebounding or playing defense so this is as good as it gets.	–
4	Prigioni, Pablo	Pablo has been defending and shooting well in fairly limited minutes. Two things Felton has not done well at all so far.	–
5	Hardaway Jr., Tim	It’s not so much that THJ has been good it’s that everyone else has been so bad. Continue reading →

Knicks vs. Bobcats 11-5-13 – Game Recap

November 6, 2013 / Jay / 1 Comment

It’s probably OK to panic now

Written by William Lee

The Knicks were upset by the Bobcats Tuesday night 102-97. This was not the worst news of the night, as Tyson Chandler hobbled off the court with 5:25 left in the first quarter. Kemba Walker drove into the paint, and ran into Tyson Chandler’s right leg, both players collapsed to the floor. At first Chandler tried to get off the court on his own will, but was helped off the court by teammates, when it became evident he could not. Chandler was taken into the locker room later on, after icing his right leg on the bench. This may have a crippling effect on the Knicks, as Tyson Chandler is the most important Knick after Carmelo Anthony, especially with the lack of depth at the center position on the team. It could be argued that he is the most important Knick, because of this fact. Kenyon Martin and Amare Stoudemire are on minute restrictions, and Andrea Bargnani at 7 feet isn’t exactly striking fear into anyone manning the paint. This is what makes the Chris Smith signing for the Knicks that much worse, he has taken a spot that should have belonged to a potential back-up center for the Knicks. Knicks D-League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, recently traded for Jeremy Tyler, who showed potential during his stint with the Knicks’ summer league team. He could potentially be the short term answer, as Tyson Chandler was seen leaving the locker room on crutches. Continue reading →