Screaming fans, championship rings, confetti and a ticker tape parade. Those are the ultimate goals of any season. The New York Knicks, however, have a few more realistic aims to shoot for in 2015-16.
There are a few signals they're on the right track. Twelve games into the season, they've got a respectable .500 winning percentage. Kristaps Porzingis has heard cheers from the New York fans who booed him on Draft Day. And Robin Lopez has smashed a sign over a mascot's head.
The Knickerbockers are in rebuild mode. Now is when they decide what kind of team they want to be, and lay the foundation for the team that will make a title run in a couple years.