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Does the NBA need the Knicks to be good again? Well, Celizic, writer for the Journal News, sure does think so. I certainly agree. Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks, is known as the mecca of basketball. It is proven that the sport is way better off when all of the major markets are contending teams. New York is one of, if not the biggest sports city in the nation. It is very ironic that a team in arguably the biggest market in the country struggles to break 30 wins every year.

As Celizic said, it is perfectly fine for any team to be in a rebuilding stage. It is however not okay for a team in a market such as New York City to stink up the place every year. As Celizic also stated, Madison Square Garden needs to return to old form. Madison Square Garden needs to once again be sold out for home games, with a team that competes for a championship; or at least in the playoffs. It needs to have celebrities other than Spike Lee there every game. It need to once again be a place where rocking concerts and top ticket boxing matches take place. 

This offseason will be crucial for the Knicks. Arguable the best free agent class will be available, and the Knicks will need to cash in. They will also need to draft well to get a nucleus of strong, cheap young players to play alongside whoever they acquire. Madison Square has lost its swagger. The Knicks have lost their swagger. It's time for them to get it back.