The Formula of a Champion: New York Knicks

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson is putting together a formula of a champion in New York City. Many fans of the NBA are keeping a close eye on the Knicks as they’re only 1.5 games behind first place Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference. Woodson won his 50^th game as a Knick and the fastest to have ever done it.

Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks are figuring out what it takes to win as a team and push for a number one seed in the conference. They know that this road won’t be easy but with the team that they have in place, they know that nothing can stop them but themselves. Melo is putting on a shooting clinic as the leader of the team and is second in the league in scoring at 28.7 per game. This by far is Anthony’s best season of his career and a MVP caliber one as well.

The key and glue to this team is Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler. He changed the culture of this team to want to play defense and win together as one. Before he joined the Knicks they were just out for themselves and their stats and playing one-on-one possession basketball. With the run and gun play that was orchestrated by former coach Mike D’Antoni, the Knicks were always doomed to get tossed out the playoffs in the first round or not to even make it at all.

This season seems like a year that the New York Knicks can make a big run for the championship but they have to first win a playoff series. They need to prove to themselves and the NBA that they are a team to be reckoned with. Taking it one step at a time should be something that fans and the team should understand and follow. This isn’t a race but a marathon for the Knicks; especially when they are gunning for the Miami Heat.

They need to beat the Heat in the playoffs if they want to be considered a championship team because experts feel that this will be the team to go back to the championship this year. I’m really glad to see Amar'e Stoudemire back in the lineup from injury and giving his best and contributing big off the bench. This is what the Knicks have been missing in his absence. The New York Knicks are destined for glory this year; I just feel it. Do you?