New York Knicks: Five Areas NYK Must Improve

The New York Knicks are a respectable 8-9 through 17 games. Beyond the record, there are a number of issues that the Knicks must sort out.

This conversation shouldn’t be happening again, but with the New York Knicks at 8-9 after 17 games, it is. Flirting with .500 isn’t a bad place to be after 17 games, and being an even 10-10 after 20 would actually be an ideal result.

Bigger than the wins and losses, however, is the fact that the Knicks have several issues that continue to rear their ugly head without the necessary signs of improvement.

New York has secured a number of signature victories early in the 2016-17 regular season. It defeated the Chicago Bulls 117-104 on the road and picked up home wins over the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, and Portland Trail Blazers.

From that perspective, the Knicks have made progress—a belief corroborated by the fact New York is 5-3 over its past eight games.

Nevertheless, there are still significant issues that have plagued the Knicks through 17 games. There have been some signs of progress, but in the case of the following slides, these issues have consistently hurt New York.

The question is: what are the New York Knicks’ biggest issues and how can they overcome them in 2016-17?