As you may have noticed, the New York Knicks have been less decimated by injuries than usual. That may not be a coincidence; the Knicks made some big changes to their medical staff and conditioning programs. They have been working on a new fitness system for quite a while, according to Derek Fisher:
"Our goal is to create this type of environment where all guys are available hopefully all 82 games. That started last season -- reevaluating what we were doing, how we were doing it. How the practices should be structured, how long they should be, offseason progress.