Associate head coach Darren Erman of the New Orleans Pelicans attempts to calm down his team during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on October 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox
With the December 1 start of training camp just a week away the reality of what the Knicks have put together is sinking in and the assessment came from the oddsmakers with multiple venues targeting the team for approximately 22 wins in a 72-game season, ranking them at the bottom of the NBA standings.
It may be nothing head coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t expect as he said in his introductory news conference that no steps would be skipped in the rebuild.