Jack Huntley

It feels about right, to be honest, the New York Knicks’ 3-3 record through six games. Three wins against teams they expected to beat and three losses against teams who expect to beat them. Competitive losses, for the most part. All three on the road. Comfortable wins, for the most part. All three at home. So why does it feel like these six games have more than six games’ worth of lessons to teach us?

The Knicks have been bad at offense for a long time, not having ranked in the top half of the league in eight years. Can this year finally be the year they crack the top 15 of the NBA in offense? Sitting on the edge of the 2022–23 NBA season, feet dangling happily over nothing but 82 games of air and possibility, it’s important to remember just how historic this campaign could be. I get emotional just talking about it, to be honest.

The Knicks have a large collection of lefties on the roster this season… could the past indicate that this means the Knicks are destined for greatness? Hello Knicks fans. Stop what you’re doing. Listen to this very important news. Twelve percent of you are in for a treat this season. Twelve percent of you will feel a bespoke biological bond with a future four-man lineup destined for certain greatness.