For the last decade, the New York Knicks have struggled with underachieving and mediocrity.

Even after trading for and signing players like Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and J.R. Smith, the Knicks can't seem to get their act together and make it out of the first round of the NBA playoffs.

While the Knicks' lack of postseason success is certainly disheartening for Knicks' fans, the real issue is that no matter who's on the court, the Knicks can't seem to develop into a cohesive unit.

That lack of chemistry is what holds the Knicks back from being more than aperennialunderachiever in the Eastern Conference year in and year out.

No head coach in the world, not even the mighty Phil Jackson, could lead the Knicks to an NBA title without first helping developlegitimatechemistrybetween the players on the roster.

While Mike Woodson certainly plays a part in helping the Knicks develop chemistry in the locker room and on the court, the ultimate responsibility of establishing chemistry falls squarely on the shoulders of the veteran players on the team.

It's the responsibility of players like Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and Amar'e Stoudemire to ensure that there is chemistry on the court between the players on the Knicks' roster.

We saw last season just how important chemistry is when the Dallas Mavericks knocked off the mighty Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.

Even with three All-StarsLeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Boshthe Heat didn't have the chemistry they needed to knock off a veteran Mavericks team who played with an incredibly high level of chemistry.

With chemistry between the Knicks' star players, they could be one of the best teams in the East even with Will Ferrell coaching the team.

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