Are the Knicks pretenders or contenders?

Given the weak Eastern Conference, do you think the Knicks can make the playoffs? Well, they still haven't been able to beat the elite teams yet. In fact, yesterday they were killed by the Thunder. Given that though, the East is horrible and even with a losing record seem to have a chance at making the playoffs. I believe they will make the playoffs given that none of the key players get injured for prolonged periods of time. Hope they give some hope to the NY fans who have dealt with horrible NY basketball teams for the last several years.