Comments on: The “How Many Wins Will The Knicks Have In 2024-25?” Prediction Thread

By: rama

rama — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:02:27 +0000

Appending this to the prediction thread so I know where to find it:

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By: unreason

unreason — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:37:54 +0000

By: Hubert

Hubert — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:30:28 +0000

Yeah but he’s got 70 for his Sixers

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:01:03 +0000

Actually, Donnie, there are three votes up above for 62 or more, so you’re sitting at the rather astonishing and historic best of at least 63 wins!

I’m very proud of you…

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:58:14 +0000

60 wins.

Oof, that puts me up to 61. Not much margin for injury, but doable. At least I have Thibs on my side.

By: ThisChicanery

ThisChicanery — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:52:08 +0000

Going just under 50; 48 or 49.

It’ll take at least a little time for this new team to gel. KAT, OG, and Mitch all have major injury concerns. And I’m a little bit worried about this new jump shot Mikal decided to try out. The only thing that makes me hesitant is I think the rest of the East outside of custom l Boston could be pretty bad. Philly and Milwaukee have major injury issues and everyone just assumes that one or more if Orlando/Cleveland/Indy will improve from last year.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:45:28 +0000

58 wins!

Whenever a team will be winning against us, it’ll be a thing of beauty to watch how OG and Mikal will get stops to help us regain the lead.

By: JK47

JK47 — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:15:29 +0000

52 wins.

Most of the other good teams in the conference have depth/durability issues just like us, and most are going to be forced to play suboptimal players just like us. We should be a high eFG% team, and high eFG% teams are usually pretty good unless they have glaring weaknesses elsewhere.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:13:34 +0000

Well there is the fact that he’s giving up 5-6″ against the average opposing PF and he isn’t a daddy long-arms like Bridges/OG.

Just like he did last year…

Well, Precious is hurt already and KAT/OG are a lock to miss 20+ games each. The problem with using Mikal and Hart there is that we also have no viable backup SF, so there aren’t all that many spare wings to go around.

Are you expecting all those guys to have concurrent injuries? Did I miss a report that said Achiuwa is out the whole year? If it does happen, we can sign Warren or Marcus Morris or another player. No team has an infinite number of backups.

If Mikal or Hart play the 4, you have Payne/Kolek/Deuce 1-3. Maybe McCullar if he’s ever healthy

By: Hubert

Hubert — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:12:07 +0000

If you think we’ll have the same record, but aren’t penciling us in to be without three of our five best players for most of the year like last year, aren’t you effectively admitting we have a worse team?

Probably. Look, I think last year was the best Knicks team I’ve ever seen. And if Randle, OG, & Mitch had been healthy I think we would be raising a banner tonight.

If this year’s team is much better than that, it’s gonna be a glorious season.