| Four games and four losses this week, with 3 of them being disgusting blowouts. It all makes sense when you take a look at the Knicks top 5 players this week. These last 20 games are going to really drag, especially if you’re looking forward to arguably the most interesting western conference playoffs we’ve ever seen. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Bargnani, Andrea | Bargnani looked great in the two games against the Pacers. Like really good. And he didn’t look good in the Kings and Nuggets game. Reason 415 why I don’t want the Knicks to sign Hibbert, who was held to 3 points and 0-6 shooting. Against Bargs. | 1 |
| 2 | Shved, Alexey | I am quickly becoming a Shvedhead. He’s by far the best on this team at drawing fouls, and he can rebound and pass. He even found his shot against the Nuggets. | 5 |
| 3 | Larkin, Shane | Larkin had an OK week. He led the team in assists in two of the four games and didn’t turn the ball over too much. | 8 |
| 4 | Amundson, Lou | Lou missed a game with back spasms and then played 14 minutes off the bench and managed to get more rebounds than our starting PF that game (Smith 1 board in 21 minutes). | 2 |
| 5 | Galloway, Langston | Galloway had 2 decent games but he also managed to get a +/- of -40 against the Kings. How is that even possible? Continue reading | |
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2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 17
| Only one game last week because of the all star break. The big news is it was Amares last game as a Knick. He went 0-3 with 5 points, 4 rebounds, 4 fouls, and 3 turnovers. A sad ending for a guy who started out as an MVP candidate just 5 years ago. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Smith, Jason | Can’t ignore 25 and 7 on 10-16 shooting. Add in the zero assists and it was a very Melo-esque game. | 3 |
| 2 | Calderon, Jose | This may be the last week for Calderon in these rankings. Rumor has it the Knicks are trying to move him. | 1 |
| 3 | Prigioni, Pablo | The Knicks are reportedly also considering moving Pablo. It’ll be a sad day in NY if the Knicks move one of their very few likeable players. | 13 |
| 4 | Amundson, Lou | This team is so bad a guy who had zero points makes it into the top 5. | 4 |
| 5 | Galloway, Langston | OK, Galloway is going to have to stop shooting like crap or I’m jumping off the bandwagon. Continue reading | |
2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 4
| The Knicks almost went 2 weeks without a win. After a quick start where Denver hit 237 open 3’s they remembered they totally suck and ended up getting blown out. Things aren’t very good right now but I’ll try and find a few positives in this weeks rankings. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Anthony, Carmelo | Melo had an insane week and I’m now convinced that the Knicks would be completely incapable of winning any games should Melo go down. | 4 |
| 2 | Smith, J.R. | JR played really well during an early Sunday game. This may never happen ever again so I’m rewarding him with the #2 spot this week. Kudos for not being hungover on a Sunday morning! | 8 |
| 3 | Dalembert, Samuel | Dalembert was the 3rd best player on the Knicks this week. In related news the Knicks are 3-9. | 5 |
| 4 | Acy, Quincy | Acy did a good job of not being terrible this week. I’d still rather see him come in off the bench but Fisher needs a few more years of data to figure out Melo is better at the 4. | 10 |
| 5 | Larkin, Shane | I’d love to see our point guard get some assists. I mean he got some, but more than 2 would be nice. Did Calderon die? Where is this guy? Continue reading | |
Episode 271: Can’t Lose Em All
Will and Jay talk about the last 4 Knicks games, the 3 point defense or lack thereof, Travis Wear, tanking, trades, what to expect going forward and much more
Episode 269: A Surprising Week
Marc and Jay talk about the first three games of the season, Shane Larkin and Iman Shumperts contracts, defense, best new additions so far, Derrick Rose, a few around the league notes, and much more
2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 1
| The season starts for the Knicks today so lets take a look at the first addition of this years Knicks roster power rankings! 7 new faces this season and since no games have been played this week is just going on gut instinct and what I saw in preseason. I’m in a good mood so this will probably be the most upbeat rankings you’ll see all season. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Anthony, Carmelo | He’s the best player on the team by a very large margin. I’m hoping to see more passing and less iso plays now that the Knicks have an actual system. He’s also going to have to play acceptable D for the Knicks to make the playoffs, which he is definitely capable of. | – |
| 2 | Stoudemire, Amar’e | Amare looked good in the preseason on offense. Maybe taking baths in red wine actually helped. Hopefully he’ll continue to look good on offense, having another scorer on the floor should result in more ball movement. | – |
| 3 | Smith, J.R. | I’m not sure if JR should be this high, but if you just look at talent he’s a top 3 player on this team. No clue if he’ll behave or not but I think we’ll know after the 1st quarter of the first Sunday noon game. | – |
| 4 | Shumpert, Iman | It’s year 3 of getting excited for the leap Shump is about to make. Lets hope it actually happens this year. He’s up this high for being the only player in the top 10 that can actually play defense. | – |
| 5 | Calderon, Jose | A real point guard. An actual real point guard! He’s 32 and bad at defense and still our best point guard since that one good season Marbury had. | – |
| 6 | Hardaway Jr., Tim | If only we can make a frankenstein combo of Hardaway’s offense, JR’s athleticism and Shumperts defense. I’m not expecting THJ to be good on defense but not being the absolute worst would be great. | – |
| 7 | Dalembert, Samuel | Dalembert looks like he can clog up the middle a little bit. I’m not super impressed but I don’t think there will be any days where I’m mad at him either. | – |
| 8 | Acy, Quincy | Oof, these rankings are getting real tough already. Acy had a nice dunk in preseason and he has a cool beard. Apparently that’s good enough for #8 on this list. | – |
| 9 | Larkin, Shane | Not sure what to make of Larkin yet. He’s super fast, but in preseason I didn’t see too much other than running around really quickly. | – |
| 10 | Prigioni, Pablo | I love Pablo but I have a feeling he’s not going to play unless there are 1 or 2 injuries. | – |
| 11 | Smith, Jason | The Knicks sure do have a lot of big guys who can shoot midrange jumpers and not do much else. | – |
| 12 | Bargnani, Andrea | Bargs is already injured. I have a feeling he’s going to be a resident bottom 5 in these rankings. | – |
| 13 | Aldrich, Cole | Phil already said Cole isn’t going to play unless there are a lot of injuries. Not sure why, he seems just as capable as Smith and Bargs. Of course knowing the Knicks injury history he’ll be starting by January so it won’t be an issue. | – |
| 14 | Early, Cleanthony | Early is a lot more raw than I thought. If the Knicks fall out of the playoff picture I’d love to see him get a lot of run as he’s one of a total of 3 guys on this roster than can actually defend. | – |
| 15 | Wear, Travis | Glad Travis made the team, he impressed me in preseason. It looks like he’ll be spending most of his time in Westchester so I’ll leave him down here until/unless he plays in actual NBA games. | – |
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