fans of the Knicks shouldnt need safe spaces. We've had to endear far worse over the last 15 years than some fan negativity.
I look at us right now as a team that has a chance to pull itself out of the dregs, and the road to success has a lot of bumps. Right now we're seeing what happens when you haven't built depth through the draft or smart free agent moves (either because you made bad decisions, or due to financial constraints).
We have a great young forward. A talented prime forward. A fairly dynamic point guard. A solid back up pg. An aging center with some playmaking skills and a wing defender.
That's not terrible. Which is why this team probably won't be terrible.
But our core talent:
KP, Melo, Lee, Rose, Noah - KOQ? Thomas? Jennings?
That is not a terribly talented group, and almost none of them play defense.
The backups/growth guys:
Wily, Baker, Kuz, Holiday?
Is also not a super talented group. And only one of them (if you consider holiday a guy we're grooming) plays defense.
The hope is that two of those second tier guys will move into that top group (I think WIly is a safe bet, it would be great if any of the others joined) - and then you ADD more to the group via the draft and free agency this summer.