The Knicks may be the bright spot. They may be attractive. On nights when the passes are accurate and the defense is creating fast-break opportunities, it can look like the cutting edge of basketball geometry. It can also be electrical. Might be fun to watch. They will make you dream big and crazy.
The Knicks may be upset. It may get worse. They get bogged down on both ends at times, and the ball stays in one place too often, and some nights it looks like they're not doing anything other than allowing wide-open threes. It can be boring. It can be a pain to watch. They may wonder if they can make it past the first round.
In other words, it's impossible to categorize the Knicks.
And that's an anomaly in sports, where every season is legislated on a game-by-game basis. At the time, soccer was the only game to receive such treatment, and it made sense since it is the game with the fewest games and the shortest season. In football, two consecutive losses during a 12, 16, or 17 game season teeth Potential disaster.
