New York Knicks: The Key To Success Is Commitment

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Mar 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) looks on with head coach Jeff Hornacek during a break in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 105-102. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

The New York Knicks have missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. The reason for failure is as simple as it is complex: a lack of commitment.

If you have an hour of spare time, you’d likely get through half of what it is that went wrong for the New York Knicks in 2016-17. New York was stuck in limbo, and though there were flashes of brilliance, the team never truly developed a consistent rhythm.

If the Knicks are going to turn things around and become a winning franchise again, then the key will be committing to a vision.

Commitment is a fundamental step towards the construction of a winning culture, yet no one in New York seemed to embrace that ruth in 2016-17. The front office and coaching staff couldn’t commit to a system, the players couldn’t commit to one another, and the fans couldn’t commit to a star.

Not only was Carmelo Anthony booed at Madison Square Garden, but impatient fans have begun to surface with talks of Kristaps Porzingis being overrated.

During the summer of 2017, the Knicks will have an opportunity to hit the reset button. There are still lengthy contracts on the books, but New York can rediscover its identity during an offseason that will provide a healthy dose of time to think about what went wrong.

The question is: what exactly must the New York Knicks commit to in order to return to the days when the Garden was eden?

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