Carmelo Anthony honestly admitted that he does not expect the Knicks to win a championship this upcoming season but he does expect them to at least make the playoffs.
The Knicks went from the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012-13 season and making it to the second round for the first time in 13 years, to not making the playoffs at all last season. In fact they finished eight games below .500 but only missed the playoffs by a single game in the standings. They dealt with injuries and coaching issues but things have changed.
They now brought in Phil Jackson as the president, Derek Fisher as the new head coach and tweaked the roster. The new changes have Anthony confident the Knicks will make it back to the postseason.
via New York Post:
In fact, Anthony on Monday asserted his belief the Knicks “absolutely” will be back in the playoffs after missing out last season.
“Yeah, I think so for sure. Absolutely,” an impressively slimmed-down Anthony said of the Knicks’ playoff chances before entering a Midtown gym for a late morning-to-early afternoon workout with a group of NBA players. …
“I can’t wait to get started,” said Anthony, who missed the playoffs for the first time in his career when the Knicks stumbled to a 37-45 record last season. “No goals. Not setting any goals, but I just can’t wait to get it back on.”
