Knicks Figuring Themselves Out While Positioning For the Future

Just last Sunday, the Knicks defeated the first place Boston Celtics 100-88.  Two nights later they lost in an uninspiring performance to the now 5-30 Oklahoma City Thunder.  

On the surface, this kind of inconsistency resembles last year's Knick team that won 23 games under Isiah Thomas, but there’s much more this year to give a Knicks fan hope. 

 The Knicks are currently on pace to win 10 more games than last year, with a brand new coach and system.  Their games are much more entertaining to watch because they are much less stagnant.  The PG thinks pass-first and the team ranks near the top of the league in assists and points per game.  And most importantly, they’ve managed to free themselves from what appeared to be eternal salary-cap hell through several cost-cutting trades.  Suddenly a 2010 Knicks team with LeBron James on it doesn’t seem like a pipe dream. 

 And who knows, they might even make the playoffs this year.