The Knicks rookies didn’t get much playing time early in the season, but they played a lot late because of the injuries that decimated the Knicks roster and they did o.k.  Forward Renaldo Balkman played in 68 games this season and he averaged 15.7 minutes, 4.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  Balkman hit 50.5% from the floor but he needs to improve at the free throw line where he only hit 56.7%.  He will be a decent reserve in the future for the Knicks because he’s a very solid rebounder.  Guard Mardy Collins was only known for his fight with Carmelo Anthony until late in the season when he finally got some playing time.  He played in 52 games this season and he averaged 14.9 minutes, 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  He needs to improve his shooting as he only hit 38.2% from the floor and 27.7% on three-pointers.  Forward Randolph Morris signed on late with the Knicks and he played in 5 games and averaged 8.7 minutes, 0.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  He may have a future with the Knicks and was a good signing for them.

The New York Knicks wound up having a disappointing season after starting the year out well.  A lot of that was due to injuries to David Lee, Jamal Crawford and Quentin Richardson.  The Knicks wound up in 4th place in the Atlantic Division with a 33-49 record, 14 games behind the Toronto Raptors.  The Knicks were 19-22 at home and a awful 14-27 on the road.  The Knicks had a poor 22-30 record against the Eastern Conference and a pathetic 3-13 Division record.  The Knicks averaged 97.5 points per game and allowed 100.3 per game.  The Knicks really limped at the end of the season, winning only 2 of their last 10 games.

This is the kind of free agent signing that should have gotten Isiah Thomas fired.  Jared Jeffries is a complete waste of money as he’s not even a decent basketball player.  With all of the injuries the Knicks have suffered as of late, they have given Jeffries another chance to step up and contribute and he has failed again.  In 5 games in April, Jeffries has averaged 32.8 minutes, 3.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.  He also has shot 27.3% from the floor this month and that is downright pathetic.

Even though the Knicks have been fading lately, you can’t blame that on Eddy Curry or Nate Robinson.  Curry has played in 7 games the last two weeks and he’s averaged 25.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  He also has shot an amazing 64.1% from the floor in that span.  Nate Robinson has been sitting on the bench most of the season, but the Knicks have been playing him because of all the injuries they’ve suffered and he’s playing well.  In his last 7 games, he’s averaging 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  He also has hit 21 of 52 (40.4%) of his three-point shots.

The Knicks played decent until the last 10 games as they’ve only won two of them.  They will need to jump two teams if they’re going to make the playoffs (Magic and Pacers).  The Knicks are 3 games out of the #8 slot in the Eastern Conference and 2 games behind the Indiana Pacers.  The Knicks have been crippled by injuries down the stretch but this is still a disappointing end to a promising season.