The 2000s were not a good decade for the New York Knicks, and their roster, for the most part, reflects that. If Amar'e Stoudemire and/or Carmelo Anthony were eligible, it would be a slightly different story. But the fact remains that probably the best individual Knicks player of the decade was Stephon Marbury. I decided against using him here (he was better, and less devastating to his own team, across the river in New Jersey). So, here are the Knicks
# Player Ht/Wt Position Tenure w/Team # of Games PPG Other Stat
4 Nate Robinson 5-9/180 G 2005-2010 312 Games 12.5 2.8 Assists
5 Bill Walker 6-6/220 G/F 2010-2011 88 Games 7.0 2.3 Rebounds
6 Landry Fields 6-7/210 SG 2010-2011 82 Games 9.7 6.4 Rebounds
8 Danilo Gallinari 6-10/225 F 2010-2011 157 Games 13.7 4.3 Rebounds
8 Latrell Sprewell 6-5/190 SG 1998-2003 351 Games 17.9 3.8 Assists
9 Jared Jeffries 6-11/230 F 2006-2010, 11 260 Games 4.3 3.9 Rebounds
20 Allan Houston 6-6/200 SG 1996-2005 602 Games 18.5 2.5 Assists
21 Wilson Chandler 6-8/220 SF 2007-2011 233 Games 14.0 5.2 Rebounds
23 Toney Douglas 6-2/190 G 2009-2011 137 Games 9.8 2.6 Assists
34 Eddy Curry 7-0/295 C 2005-2010 222 Games 15.2 5.8 Rebounds
40 Kurt Thomas 6-9/230 F/C 1998-2005 530 Games 11.2 7.9 Rebounds
42 David Lee 6-9/250 F/C 2005-2010 368 Games 13.0 6.8 Rebounds
This team's success would seem to be predicated mostly on some combination of supernatural luck and heavenly blessing, because it is not particularly talented group. David Lee, Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston would seem to be the main threats, with contributing performances from Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Landry Fields and Kurt Thomas, but still. Let's not delude ourselves. The Lockout to Lockout Knicks would most likely get destroyed.
Prospective Depth Chart
C Kurt Thomas Eddy Curry
PF David Lee Danilo Gallinari Jared Jeffries
SF Landry Fields Wilson Chandler
SG Allan Houston Latrell Sprewell Bill Walker
PG Nate Robinson Toney Douglas
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