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3 changes the New York Knicks can make to save the season

By Orestis Rantis

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 12: Obi Toppin #1 of the New York Knicks looks up at the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks as he stands by teammates Quentin Grimes #6 and RJ Barrett #9 at Madison Square Garden on January 12, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 12: Obi Toppin #1 of the New York Knicks looks up at the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks as he stands by teammates Quentin Grimes #6 and RJ Barrett #9 at Madison Square Garden on January 12, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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3 changes the New York Knicks can make to save the season
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 05: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Evan Fournier #13 and RJ Barrett #9 of the New York Knicks in action against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on October 05, 2021 in New York City. The Knicks defeated the pacers 125-104. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Boy has this been a rollercoaster of a season for us New York Knicks fans. You know, one of those rollercoasters that goes down and then keeps going down… and down… and down.

After making some quality offseason moves, the Knicks started off the season 5-1 and basically announced to the entire league that last season’s triumph was not just a fluke. What followed was an abysmal stretch of games that lasted until… well to be fair, it’s still ongoing.

As things stand, the team is well below .500 and is comfortably holding onto the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 25-34.

It should come as no surprise that the Knicks need to make some changes. Unfortunately, it is quite hard to put your finger on what’s wrong with this team. Is it the players, is it the coaching, or is it pretty much everything?

Things just aren’t working out for the New York Knicks, and change is definitely overdue in basically every area of the team

The answer most likely lies somewhere between the aforementioned. Julius Randle, the star of the team and last season’s winner of the Most Improved Player award, has plummeted in his productivity on the court.

Head coach Tom Thibodeau, who brought even more silverware to the team by being named as the Coach of the Year in 2020-21, seems to have lost all those great qualities that he displayed last season, ultimately leading the team to the fourth-seed in the East.

Luckily for the Knicks, all hope is not yet lost. There’s still time to try and catch up to the play-in teams. Being just a few games behind playoff contention means a final push might just be enough to salvage this disastrous season. But what are some moves that could help them?

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