NEW YORK KNICKS

The 7th seeded New York Knicks are facing the incredibly strong Miami Heat in the 1st round. If any of the bottom 4 seeds can give Miami a fight, it's the Knicks. Not saying they will win but I see the series going to at least 5 games. New York is a fire powered offense and renewel of team philosophy after Mike D'antoni stepped down has given the team new life. Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudamire are two of the leagues top players with my own personal rankings of top 15 players and are constant all-stars. Carmelo is the best scorer in the league with Amare being a dynamic offensive forward. With the Knicks being one of the top 3 point shooting teams in the NBA they can beat any team any night. Their one downfall is that they are not a good defensive team. They are better than at the beginning of the season but that says nothing in terms of overall defensive effort. It's probably for the best that the Knicks don't have one year sensation Jeremy Lin on account of not having a good team chemistry if they did. Mike Brown has given the Knicks a new life and I would not be surprised to see Miami beaten by these Knicks but do not see it happening. The Knicks are team that can beat anyone but also can get blown out by bad teams on any given night. These Knicks could be very entertaining throughout this series.