The New York Knicks currently sit in seventh-place in the Eastern Conference -- tied with the Philadelphia 76ers and only two games up on the Milwaukee Bucks. Thus, the playoffs are far from a guarantee at this point.
However, that didn't stop forward Jared Jeffries from voicing his opinion on who he'd rather play in the first round. When asked for his preference between the Miami Heat or Bulls, Jeffries said the following according to NJ.com:
"I still think the Bulls," Jeffries said. "Whenever you can have an MVP candidate or former MVP player be out on the team, I think that's what you've got to go for. I mean, they're still playing very well without him, but I'm not sure over a seven-game series they can keep that high level of playing without Derrick Rose."
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While there might be some truth to Jeffries' comments, one has to wonder why he isn't more focused on just making the playoffs at this point. Furthermore, assuming Rose is healthy, why would he even care to give him and the Bulls bulletin-board material?
Hopefully this adds some fuel to the fire for a potential first-round meeting between the two teams.