7 replies on “Poll: Knicks’ Regular Season Wins 2026-2027”
I’m going low. 1)I think we’re going to be doing even more load management. 2)I don’t think our injury luck will be quite as good. 3)We’ll have a target on our backs every night. 4)Only two teams in the whole league have any incentive to tank.
We’ll be good, but I don’t see us as a regular season juggernaut. 51-52.
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Two other bits of news:
1)Katz is back on the Knicks beat fulltime, sharing it with Edwards. Which means we’ll get even more coverage in The Athletic.
2)Stein says there’s a “real possibility” that the Mavs waive Cisse in order to keep Powell. He then mentioned several teams that would rush to try to sign Cisse to a two-way deal. My questions are these: I know we’re not allowed to trade with Dallas for him, but could we sign him to an NBA deal if he’s waived? And what are the odds another team could/would claim him before he cleared waivers?
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And Fred’s first story back on the beat offers a bit of a tease of what’s to come in his book, since he talks about the players-only meeting after Atlanta Game 3:
I’m going 55. I think the Knicks will have an added level of confidence going into the regular season. Additionally I think KAT will have a chip on his shoulder given his contract talks & his improvement last year during the playoffs. Finally I’ll tack on a few wins to Mike Brown having a year under his belt will give him better insight on how to utilize the scheme/lineup against some teams during the season.
I’m going with 55 wins, although frankly, I’d rather we didn’t win that many. I’d be perfectly happy seeing us coast through the regular season at half speed, even if it meant finishing as the 4 or 5 seed.
I think the impact of tanking reform on our record is being overstated. Even before tanking became egregious, the bottom third of the league rarely beat the top teams. And we’re not a try-hard team like Detroit. We went 14-0 against the Nets, Wizards, Grizzlies, Pelicans, and Jazz because we were vastly more talented, not because they were deliberately losing. I don’t see us suddenly going 9-5 against those teams just because they’re motivated to win.
And there’s a flip side to the whole “everyone is gunning for you” argument. Being the champs comes with a psychological advantage. Some games are effectively won before tipoff because you expect to win and your opponent expects to lose.
If we’re healthy, I think we win the East. But I think this is OKC’s year. This team is better than either of their last two, and after the injury luck they had last season (which no one is paying attention to while they anoint the Spurs), I think they’re due.
Elsewhere, I have a huge postseason short on the Spurs. They may be the 1 seed but I think they go down hard in the playoffs, and not even against the Thunder.
And I’m very long Boston. With a healthy year from Tatum and a bounce back season from White, they will be the 1 seed in the East and have the #1 offense in the league. Combining the amount of threes they shoot with the extra possessions Mitch gains is a cheat code.
I’m in the 57-win camp. Health permitting, we are just too talented. Can see multiple long streaks where everything clicks.
7 replies on “Poll: Knicks’ Regular Season Wins 2026-2027”
I’m going low. 1)I think we’re going to be doing even more load management. 2)I don’t think our injury luck will be quite as good. 3)We’ll have a target on our backs every night. 4)Only two teams in the whole league have any incentive to tank.
We’ll be good, but I don’t see us as a regular season juggernaut. 51-52.
Two other bits of news:
1)Katz is back on the Knicks beat fulltime, sharing it with Edwards. Which means we’ll get even more coverage in The Athletic.
2)Stein says there’s a “real possibility” that the Mavs waive Cisse in order to keep Powell. He then mentioned several teams that would rush to try to sign Cisse to a two-way deal. My questions are these: I know we’re not allowed to trade with Dallas for him, but could we sign him to an NBA deal if he’s waived? And what are the odds another team could/would claim him before he cleared waivers?
And Fred’s first story back on the beat offers a bit of a tease of what’s to come in his book, since he talks about the players-only meeting after Atlanta Game 3:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7698380/2026/10/19/knicks-season-opener-76ers-jalen-brunson/
I’m going 55. I think the Knicks will have an added level of confidence going into the regular season. Additionally I think KAT will have a chip on his shoulder given his contract talks & his improvement last year during the playoffs. Finally I’ll tack on a few wins to Mike Brown having a year under his belt will give him better insight on how to utilize the scheme/lineup against some teams during the season.
I’m going with 55 wins, although frankly, I’d rather we didn’t win that many. I’d be perfectly happy seeing us coast through the regular season at half speed, even if it meant finishing as the 4 or 5 seed.
I think the impact of tanking reform on our record is being overstated. Even before tanking became egregious, the bottom third of the league rarely beat the top teams. And we’re not a try-hard team like Detroit. We went 14-0 against the Nets, Wizards, Grizzlies, Pelicans, and Jazz because we were vastly more talented, not because they were deliberately losing. I don’t see us suddenly going 9-5 against those teams just because they’re motivated to win.
And there’s a flip side to the whole “everyone is gunning for you” argument. Being the champs comes with a psychological advantage. Some games are effectively won before tipoff because you expect to win and your opponent expects to lose.
If we’re healthy, I think we win the East. But I think this is OKC’s year. This team is better than either of their last two, and after the injury luck they had last season (which no one is paying attention to while they anoint the Spurs), I think they’re due.
Elsewhere, I have a huge postseason short on the Spurs. They may be the 1 seed but I think they go down hard in the playoffs, and not even against the Thunder.
And I’m very long Boston. With a healthy year from Tatum and a bounce back season from White, they will be the 1 seed in the East and have the #1 offense in the league. Combining the amount of threes they shoot with the extra possessions Mitch gains is a cheat code.
I’m in the 57-win camp. Health permitting, we are just too talented. Can see multiple long streaks where everything clicks.
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