Knick Knack, Paddy Whack…New York’s State of Mind is Wack!

I’m so-and-so, I’m this, I’m that

Huh, but they all just wick-wick-wack

 - KRS-One

Yup, just when you though things couldn't get any stranger in the Big Apple, you look at the above lyrics and suddenly realize that now, legendary rap artist KRS-One must be some sort of time-traveling musician or something.

What makes me say such a strange thing?

Because the society-conscious rapper sure described the 2013 New York Knicks perfectly with that famous rap stanza, way back in 1988 no less.

You see, on Sunday, the Knicks moved another step closer toward total self-destruction in what can only be described as an implosion against a young, rebuilding Boston Celtics ballclub that was supposed to be one of the worst teams in the league this season.

I don’t know how to describe the Knicks’ play against the C’s because words like, underachieving, selfish and individual just don’t cut it when trying to sum up New York’s lackluster performance against Boston.

Not only could the Knicks not hit a shot against the young C’s but even worse, they seemed totally uninterested in both, playing any sort of defense whatsoever or passing the ball to anyone wearing a jersey with ‘New York’ on the front of it.

Even for a guy that takes pleasure in seeing every New York team (outside of the G-Men) lose on a regular basis, I have to admit that it was brutal watching what the Knicks called professional basketball on Sunday. Unfortunately, the fall guy for all of this mess will be veteran head coach Mike Woodson, though he never dribbles, passes or shoots the ball.

However, as bad as things are with the Knicks, when it comes to dysfunction, the bumbling Knicks still take a back seat to the Brooklyn-based Nets, but hey, that’s a whole different story altogether.

Knicks Are a Complete Mess and...Melo is New A.I.!

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is the new 

Allen Iverson.

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. Carmelo Anthony is a bigger, taller version of former Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson in the fact that all he’s really interested in is scoring the ball. Like Iverson before, Melo isn't very much of a team leader and I’m sure his New York Knicks teammates realized this sad fact a long time ago.

If you’re a Knicks fan, you’re likely in agony over the team’s pitifully slow start this season. If you’re a Knicks hater, then you can sit back and enjoy the rest of this season because the Knicks aren't going anywhere with their wealth of on-court faults and health issues among its older veterans.

Old-School Woodson working magic with Knicks!

If you’re an old-school kind of hoops guy, then you’ve got to love the way respected head coach Mike Woodson teaches the game. First and foremost, Woodson is a defense-first coach that learned much of what he knows from the legendary Larry Brown.

Woodson also knows that in order to win in the NBA, that he has to lean on his best players on offense. While Woodson was never able to get the Atlanta Hawks over the proverbial postseason hump, things could turn out much different for him in the Big Apple – if either Phil Jackson or John Calipari don’t come calling!

Lin, Knicks in like Flynn again!

Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks 

are back to playing solid basketball since 

former head coach Mike D'Antonio resigned.

Jeremy Lin and the resurgent New York Knicks are back in the national spotlight after ripping off three consecutive wins since veteran head coach Mike Woodson replaced former leader Mike D’Antoni just over a week ago.

I know that a modest trio of wins isn’t saying much, but New York looks like a totally different team than the one that went belly up in D’Antoni’s final days – and Lin has responded as well.

I back-to-back games against Indiana, Lin scored 32 total points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field while dishing out 11 assists – and more importantly – committing just five turnovers

For the season, Lin is averaging a fine, 14.7 points and 6.3 assists per game while shooting an impressive 45.5 percent from the field. Whether you love Lin, like most everyone on the planet – or don’t care for him very much, like the idiotic Floyd Mayweather – one thing is now crystal clear NBA hoops fans … Jeremy Lin is undoubtedly legitimate – and has as much potential as any young floor leader in the game today.