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#1 Presence of James Dolan
James Dolan is arguably one of the worst owners in all of sports. The New York Knicks had made 13 consecutive playoff appearances between 1987-1999 before Dolan took over the franchise, and in 2000 they reached the Eastern Conference finals.
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But since then, the team has won just one playoff series - back in 2013.
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The Knicks have made only six playoff appearances out of a possible 19 under Dolan. They have made some of the worst financial deals in the NBA during this time. They have spent on old and injury-prone players, and the franchise has suffered heavily because of that. They have also made a lot of coaching changes - 13 in 18 seasons.
The Knicks also made a trade for Carmelo Anthony and gave away young players and first round picks in return when they could have signed him for nothing in the Free Agency. All these things have contributed to the sorry state of the franchise right now.
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