The Knicks have realigned their priorities at this time, while on a quest to win as many games as possible. At 16-22, the overall results may not be pretty at this point, but they have gone two games over .500 in their last 16 games, are in third place in the Atlantic Division, and only one spot out of the playoff picture with a little more than half the season still to go.
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The key leaders for New York so far are center David Lee – who sits atop both the points and rebounds lists with 19 and 10.9 per game respectively, point guard Chris Duhon – first on the team in assists with 6.3 a game, and power forward Jared Jeffries leading the way with 1.16 blocks a night.
It will take more than just the team leaders to get the Knicks to next level, and they seem to have a supporting cast capable of doing so with the likes of power forward Al Harrington (18.1 points, 5.9 rebounds), small forward Wilson Chandler (15 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists), forward Danilo Gallinari (14.1 points, 5 rebounds), point guard Nate Robinson (12.8 points, 3.2 assists), and shooting guard Larry Hughes (10.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and assists, 1.44 steals) who has found himself in and out of the regular rotation.
While most had given way to the notion that the Knicks were just going to coast this year in hopes of getting a top draft pick, and also win the LeBron James derby, this team is doing their best to prove them wrong. This may be the best approach, as LeBron would most likely want to come to a team that already has a competitive foundation than to take another team on his shoulders from scratch. No matter what the future offseason brings, the New York Knicks have decided to play in the present season, so getting tickets now may lead to an exciting NBA experience for fans over the remainder of the 2009-2010 season.
The new millennium has proven to be one of challenge for the Knicks go they have never failed to go out every night and put a hard-working team out on the floor, and even making the playoffs in 2004. A strong 2009 series of draft picks -- including the selection of projected starters Jordan Hill and Toney Douglas -- along with strong leadership from head coach Mike D’Antoni, who helmed very strong Phoenix Suns teams, promises a return to the kind of winning basketball that the New York Knicks have delivered year in and year out over the course of the team's history. Sales of New York Knicks tickets are projected to be very strong.