Big midseason trade leave the Knicks with no depth

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The Knicks are faced with the fact that their superstar powered team lost six out of their last seven games. At the time of this article, they were seven and nine after Carmelo Anthony was traded to the team. The Knicks made a massive trade carrying away a large part of their team to the Nuggets.

The Knicks problems started with the fact their defense is playing poorly. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni preaches offense, but for the Knicks to start to win, they will need to play better defensively. Secondly, the Knicks do not have a center who can clear the paint and grab rebounds or simply help Amare Stoudemire . The Knicks have started three different centers in the past three games. The three starters can play defense but are easily out played by most of the league's centers. The rotating trio at center that the Knicks have been trotting out are being asked to play extended minutes for the first time in their careers.

Another thing is the ticking time bomb which is Chauncey Billups. Billups is 34 years old and injury prone, but when he is healthy he provides the team with scoring and assists. The Knicks will need a backup point guard who can take over if Billups is injured.

Overall, the Knicks are three superstars plus fillers; to get to the point where they can compete in the playoffs they are going to have to work on their defense and keeping the paint clean.