The New York Knicks have made two big moves this year. They added star power forward, and coach Mike D'Antoni favorite, Amare Stoudemire, who is having a breakout year as a leader. Then they traded for Carmelo Anthony, another high-scoring All Star. But, even with two centerpieces like they have, they still can not win. But why?
All great teams need certain things. They need a bench, something that New York really does not have. Though they gave up mostly starters, the New York Knicks has a depleted bench. They have certain key guys like energy big man Ronny Turiaf and sharpshooting Toney Douglas, but they don't have good rotations. They also need more help up front. They gave up a usable big man in Timofey Mozgov, and they now have no real starting center. They also need more defense, but this goes into coaching philosophy. D'Antoni has been known as a fast team that has loads of offense, but not much defense. They try to score more rather than try to get the other team to score less. They also need a better point guard. Though Chauncey Billups is one of the mentally stronger and experienced point guards, his skills are on the decline, though he puts in valuable minutes as a veteran.
The Knicks need to wait for the free agency class of 2012. This is when big names like Deron Williams and Dwight Howard start to show up. Adding either of these spectacular players will definitely boost the Knicks because it helps solve problems in the rotation, and in doing so, allows for starting-caliber players to be available on the bench. But until then, unless they find some miracle player on their bench that can plug in the hole at center or play unparalleled defense, the Knicks will be nothing more than an afterthought.
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