The 8-8 New York Knicks have a top-three perimeter defense, their starting unit is outstanding and the bench is abysmal. Up is down! Left is right! Cats are dogs!
Just four weeks ago, Bleacher Report's Jared Dubin was asking if the Knicks' second unit was better than the starting five. Lately, though, nobody coming off the New York bench can shoot. Since they first tangled with Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lamb and the rest of the Charlotte Hornets' superior bench Nov. 11, the Knicks' second unit has looked punch-drunk. In Wednesday's 100-91 loss to the Orlando Magic, they only managed to cobble together 12 points among them.