New York Knicks
2008-09 Record: 32-50
Anticipated Starting Five
PG- Chris Duhon
SG- Larry Hughes
SF- Danilo Gallinari
PF- Al Harrington
C- David Lee
Key Reserves: Nate Robinson, Wilson Chandler, Darko Milicic, Jordan Hill, Jared Jeffries
Biggest Strength: Offensive system
It's clear no matter what players he has Mike D'Antoni can get them to put points on the board. The Knicks were 23rd in the NBA last season but they ranked 17th in offensive efficiency and 12th in eFG%. They have a versatile Al Harrington who can score inside and out. Nate Robinson is a ball of fire on offense and Duhon does a decent job of distributing the rock in this high octane offense.
The other benefit of this offense is it sometimes gets their opponent to fall into the trap of playing the same way and that allows the Knicks to stay in some games.
Biggest Weakness: Defense
28th in eFG% allowed. These guys don't defend, don't think about defending and couldn't defend even if they tried. It's not w...
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