Ah, the new-look New York Knicks. Or, as Derrick Rose calls them, the NBA’s newest Super Team. Yes, checking in at No. 18. That’s not a misprint.
With the additions of Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee, amongst others, the Knicks certainly look good on paper. I don’t think anyone would argue that. However, it’s almost impossible to project a team that is destined to fight the injury bug all year long.
Two of the most important players added this summer are known as injury-prone. That’s not something you can just brush off. It certainly shouldn’t be overlooked.
Maybe Carmelo Anthony has a season to remember and catapults the Knicks to a top 4 team in the East, but I’d have a hard time seeing that come to fruition.