I would say yes to this question for any team in the NBA, just playing the odds. But the Knicks are really screwed. I would think over a decade they will learn that they have to go the rebuilding route like the Nuggets did. That's really the only way to do it in the NBA. I'd say there in the playoffs around 2010, but they won't be legit contenders
2006-06-23 15:25:17
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answered by nep1293 4
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The Knicks will have another awful season, around 30 wins. After they fail to make the playoffs again. The plaugue that is Isiah will be fired and some hige moves will be made. Look to see Jerome, Quentin, Stephon, and Francis to be wearing new uniforms in the next year or two.
2006-06-24 01:41:58
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answered by whetzellus 2
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10 years is a long time, so I'll say yes. 10 years ago the Clippers were horrible, and they turned it around. So in 9 years from now (after Isiah Thomas is long gone), the Knicks will be in the post-season!
2006-06-23 22:18:07
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answered by Akeja 5
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I don't think so as long as they have Isiah Thomas with them. Isiah has not had a good run as a GM or coach of any organization. After retirement Thomas became part owner and Executive Vice President for the expansion Toronto Raptors from 1994 to 1998, but left the organization after a dispute with new management. During his tenure with the Raptors, Thomas was unable to deliver them to the playoffs.
After leaving the Raptors, Thomas became a television commentator (first as the lead game analyst with play-by-play man Bob Costas and then as part of the studio team) for NBC. Thomas' sometimes clumsy, monotone vocal delivery eventually led NBC to add Bill Walton as a secondary analyst to help compensate for Isiah's deficiencies as a commentator during game broadcasts.
Thomas became the owner of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1998 to 2000. After his purchase of the Continental Basketball Association, the league was forced into bankruptcy and folded. Many CBA managers blamed Thomas' mismanagement and out-of-control spending.
From 2000 to 2003, Thomas coached the Indiana Pacers, replacing Larry Bird, who previously coached the Pacers to the NBA Eastern Conference title. Working with the leadership of Reggie Miller, Thomas helped bring up young talents such as Jermaine O'Neal, Jamaal Tinsley, Al Harrington, and Jeff Foster. In his first two seasons with the Pacers, the team was eliminated in the first round by teams that went on to become the Eastern Conference Champions in that year: the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets. In his last year with the Pacers, Thomas guided them to a 48-34 record in the regular season and coached the East squad at the 2003 NBA All-Star game. The game was also Michael Jordan's final All-Star game. Thomas was criticized for overplaying Jordan during the game as an attempt to make up for their past feud. As the third seed, the Pacers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the sixth-seed Celtics. With blossoming talents such as Brad Miller, Ron Artest, Al Harrington and Jamaal Tinsley, along with the veteran leadership of Reggie Miller, the perception existed that the Pacers' unfulfilled potential stemmed from Isiah Thomas' inexperience as a coach.
On December 22, 2003, he was given the job of president of basketball operations by the New York Knicks. He immediately changed the face of the franchise by trading for a number of high-priced stars. However, despite a very high payroll, the team performed poorly, including finishing last in the Atlantic Division in 2005. To address this, Thomas has made even more trades, sometimes trading away players he had paid a high price to trade for just a year or so previously. In addition, Thomas has been accused of trading for players that are widely viewed as both overpriced and difficult to work with.
Thomas continues to attempt to remake the Knicks roster, but so far without success and seemingly without any regard to the team's chemistry. It should be mentioned that the Knicks' draft choices appear to be promising. However, at the end of the 2005-2006 season, the Knicks have the highest payroll in the NBA, yet have earned the second-worst record in the NBA, and have traded away several future draft picks, including the number 2 overall pick in 2006. The Knicks' repeated failures and their questionable personnel decisions have made Thomas a lightning rod for criticism. The Knicks payroll has increased 43% since Isiah came there.
2006-06-23 22:57:35
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answered by #15mwu 5
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Sure. they will make the playoffs because Ny is one of the richest team in the Nba so the can sign godd free agents to make the playoffs.
2006-06-23 22:19:33
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answered by AAS 2
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first of all get rid of everybody
there payroll is out of this world my god, i mean they spend on anything
what kind of a trade happened last year where they got STEVIE FRANCHISE and his payroll, basically they are the equalivant of the New York Yankees payroll, but instead of buying players and building a good team around them, they have built an embarassment.
they need to start spending logically, and finding players that will help you and making smarter trades and picking better draft picks.
all of this is going to take a while, but a decade sounds just about right
2006-06-24 00:56:44
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answered by myke_n_ykes 6
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Any thing is possible. You have to work really hard to miss the playoffs in the NBA. Chin up. The current management will change soon!
2006-06-23 22:20:30
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answered by optionseeker1989 3
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yeah they will for sure. look at the bulls ten years ago, they were amazing, now today... not so. they need a new coach, cuz larry brown is bitter at the two star players (marbury and francis) and what i love about the NBA is how the draft works, every couple of years one team goes from great to bottom of the barrel (i dunno what happened with the Hawks lol) but it all flops around, so they will def make it by then.
2006-06-24 01:06:51
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answered by Ray 3
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no, the Knicks will lose more games next year then they did this past season
2006-06-30 12:23:45
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answered by Blake T 4
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yea, i think they will make the playoffs
2006-06-30 17:35:50
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answered by coco_la 3
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