The Knicks sit just a game back from where they were this time a year ago, often going almost game-for-game with last year’s squad to this point. So why does this year feel so much worse thus far?

On the second night of a back-to-back homestand, the New York Knicks lost a second consecutive game to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112-110.

Against a LaMelo Ball-less Charlotte Hornets team, the New York Knicks opened the first leg of their back-to-back home slate with a 97-87 loss.

The Knicks have won eight of 11 games, and they won the eighth behind miraculous play by two of their young guns — Mitchell Robinson and RJ Barrett, whose emergences are beginning to shape a second-half Knicks run.

There have been many Knicks that have suited up prior to this year’s NBA 75th anniversary season. Who are the best of the best? We’re looking to figure it out!

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Cam Reddish is a New York Knick. The Strickland staff got together to react to the trade, try to figure out how Reddish will be used in New York, and pay tribute to the departed Kevin Knox.

One question has followed Immanuel Quickley discourse around during his two years with the Knicks: Is he a point guard? But the real question might be, does it even matter?

Just like last year, the 20-21 Knicks faced the Dallas Mavericks and came away with a statement win. Could this be the latest spark to propel the Knicks into the second half of the season?

Julius Randle’s struggles so far this season have been well-documented, but could some of his issues lie in how and where he’s being used on the court, and how and where his teammates are receiving passes from him? Could the way to save the Knicks’ season actually be to use Randle more?

The Knicks thoroughly dismantled the Spurs at Madison Square Garden, entering the halfway point of the season 20-21, same as a year ago. Does this team have the second half run in it that that bunch had?

The Knicks seem to have had some rough luck in 2021-22, with good looks not falling and opponents going nuclear for no reason. What does the data from ShotQuality tell us about how things have gone for the Knicks so far this year?

Just two days after putting them away in a near-historic fashion, the New York Knicks dropped their finale against the Boston Celtics this season, 99-75.

RJ Barrett hit the game winner at MSG, Evan Fournier continued his dominance over Boston, and the Knicks won a beautiful symphony of a game at home to inch closer to .500.

Things have been bad so far this season for the Knicks. But are they disaster-level bad, or merely bump-in-the-road disappointments?

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The Knicks came out with a big win at home, featuring huge performances from their two most important players — RJ Barrett and Julius Randle — players that are about to be more important than ever.

The Knicks’ defense clearly hasn’t been the same this year compared to last year. One culprit? Screen defense. Prez heads to the tape to break down the Knicks’ woes.

The Knicks, missing a gigantic chunk of their roster (both number of players missing and size of players missing) ran into something not even Toronto fans have seen for a while: a fully operational Raptors team, who had Thibs waving the white flag by the fourth quarter.

The process was there for the Knicks against the Thunder on New Year’s Eve, but in a season so far full of nights where shots just don’t fall, the shots didn’t fall for the Knicks, and the Thunder came away with a win.

The Knicks once again find themselves at a crossroads: the bench soundly outplayed the starters in their win over the shorthanded Pistons. Are the five off the pine entirely better than the starting five?

The Knicks achieved their first two-game win streak in over a month after a win over the Timberwolves, but it didn’t really feel like a cause for celebration.