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New York Knicks: The State Of The Knicks After The All-Star Break

By Shawn Farhadian

December 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6), guard Derrick Rose (25), forward Carmelo Anthony (7) and guard Courtney Lee (5) react during the 118-112 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
December 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6), guard Derrick Rose (25), forward Carmelo Anthony (7) and guard Courtney Lee (5) react during the 118-112 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 12, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wearing a Charles Oakley jersey director Spike Lee reacts during the second half against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 12, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wearing a Charles Oakley jersey director Spike Lee reacts during the second half against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

Moving On After The Break

The trade deadline was a quiet one for the team. ‘Melo didn’t waive his no-trade clause, and the Ricky Rubio-Derrick Rose trade fell through. Based on the first 58 games of the season, the Knicks, statistically, are on track for a 32-50 or 33-49 season.

After such a huge offseason, an improvement of only one game would actually be quite embarrassing.

Moreover, if you look at the Knicks during last year’s All-Star break and this season’s break, they had the same exact number of wins (23) and two more losses.

Given that the level of talent has arguably increased, the level of achievement on paper has, once again, remained constant.

With each and every game, the playoffs seem to be more and more distant from reality. Unless, however, the team can ultimately play great defense, space the floor, share the ball, and be aggressive on the blocks.

All of those qualities make up a great team, and if the Knicks can do that very, very soon, the playoffs will not be completely unreachable.

The offseason still remains a mystery as to which players will sign with the Knicks.

Must Read: Intriguing point guards who will be free agents in 2017

No star-studded names are expected to come to this market anytime soon, so expect the New York Knicks to go in hard during NBA Draft time.

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