The New York Knicks have now lost three straight games to the Detroit Pistons. None of them were close.
Ordinarily, I refrain from crashing out or overreacting to one loss, but this one feels different. Mike Brown and the Knicks had ample time and rest to prepare for what should’ve been a game circled on the calendar.
Of course, the Pistons — having lost a playoff series to the Knicks in six games last season — had more to gain and more motivation to win. But that’s also exactly why the Knicks (who were at home, by the way) needed to strike back to tilt the scales and let the Pistons know that they’re still a major threat in the East.
That didn’t happen…
The Pistons, down two of their best big men in Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, played with the blood in their eyes that the Knicks should play with every time they see the Indiana Pacers. But they don’t, at least they haven’t thus far this season.
56 games in, I’m done talking about lineups and offensive and defensive philosophy. This isn’t about depth or injuries. Every single player on the Knicks’ starting five needs a reality check in the worst way possible. If that reality check doesn’t come from head coach Mike Brown, then Leon Rose made the wrong hire this past spring.
