When Bill Fitch was the coach of the Nets long ago, rumors were surrounding his tenure that he was soon to be replaced. Reports predicted a date after an upcoming arduous stretch of the schedule. Fitch, addressing the rumors, pointed to the games and asked sarcastically, "Why not today?"
As similar rumors and requests surround the starting role of Elfrid Payton with fans clamoring for rookie Immanuel Quickley to displace him, Payton wouldn’t have been wrong to ask at the start of the Knicks’ four-game road trip, "Why not today?"
The journey began with a matchup with Stephen Curry at Golden State and after an early bit of success, Payton saw Curry end up with 30 points, but the Knicks got the win.