The New York Knicks are close to being a true contender, but there’s still room for improvement. What are the issues that are holding the Knicks back?
The New York Knicks shouldn’t be upset, nor should they be satisfied with the way they’re playing after 30 games. Projected by most pundits to miss the playoffs, New York has overcome a slow start to achieve a respectable record of 16-14.
While a 16-14 is above .500, the Knicks have bigger goals and expectations than being in the middle of the pack come April.
New York has lost four of its past six games, which has created reason to be skeptical of the early success. It’s 13-8 since opening the season at 3-6, however, which creates the pace for 32 wins over the final 52 games.
If that proves to be the case, then the Knicks will finish the regular season at 48-34 and should easily make the playoffs with that record.
Rather than making an assumption about how New York will finish or which pace will be maintained, however, the current flaws must be rectified. Statistics aren’t the end-all, be-all, but there are numbers that paint a telling picture.
The question is: what are the statistics saying about what’s holding the New York Knicks back after 30 games played?