No they won't. Not until they add players that can score. Knight was the only guy who could create his own scoring (with the exception of Giannis or Mayo at times.) They have nobody who can put the team on his shoulders and score 25-30. Plus, not sure how long Dudley is out, but he was one of the few 3 point threats. Now they have a bunch of long guys who are very good players in a lot of ways- but not scorers. Certainly not shooters. Long term, this may still have been a good move. But like I said from the beginning, this will really hurt the team the rest of this season. They need Ersan to (continue) to produce like he has the past few games, and for Mayo/Middleton to pick it up. Denver is a better team than their record indicates, Shaw was a turrible coach...just ask David West. As for Utah and the Lakers though I don't have an explanation other than they were bad losses. I don't think it's time to hit the panic button by any means, their Defense has struggled as well...if that struggles we don't stand a chance WITH or WITHOUT Knight. It absolutely is an adjustment period...and if we want to see if Middleton is going to become a legit starter (or just a great 6th man) this is how we find out...it's just a matter of whether it takes a month or until next season. Barring a Brewers-like historic collapse, we're watching playoff basketball regardless (+6 on 9th place), and that would be a great accomplishment for this team considering what the expectations were.