The Knicks have completed their revamped roster with the signing of All Star point guard Baron Davis.A week after the team signed both Tyson Chandler to be the team's center, and Mike Bibby to be the team's back up point guard and shooting guard, the team heavily purused Davis, who was waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers a week ago.
Davis is a really good player. He helped resurrect the Golden State Warriors into a playoff contender, averaging 20 points a game over his four year period in Oakland, California. He then went down the coast to LA to play with the Clippers from 2008 - 2010, before moving to Cleveland last season.
Davis is an excellent shooter and game manager. With him in tow in New York, it only makes the Knicks that more lethal on paper. Does this make the Knicks the new "Dream Team" of the NBA?
The Knicks better hope that term is not floated around their camp; just look at the failures of the Philadelpia Eagles of the NFL and the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals for examples. But in New York where expectations run high, if the Knicks fail to match these expectations than Coach Mike D'Antoni will be in big trouble.
He has a great roster with Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, and now the three new additions this year of Bibby, Chandler and Davis. In a lockout shortened year, can the Knicks develop the necessary chemistry to make this program work in a 66 game schedule? That is the question that will hover over the Knicks all season.
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