The Knicks have not yet had their expected lineup healthy at the same time this season; Amar’e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert started the season injured and injuries throughout the season have caused other roadblocks.
Right when Stoudemire returned, Raymond Felton then went down with a broken pinkie on his left hand, leaving the Knicks again short-handed at times in the back-court. Things should start looking like they were expected to when training camp started as Felton is expected back January 26th and Shumpert made his impressive season debut Thursday in London against the Detroit Pistons; and not a day too late.
Shumpert will bring a defensive mentality to a Knicks team who has started lacking intensity on the defensive end, falling behind in big deficits off the bat of games and not slowing down opposing teams.
One problem has been the back-court, as Jason Kidd is no longer capable of staying with the quicker guards in the NBA and the Knicks being poor defenders on the perimete...
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Iman Shumpert,
Raymond Felton,
Jason Kidd,
Avery Bradley,
Ronnie Brewer,
Steve Novak,
Chris Copeland,
Ricky Rubio
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves
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