It just took 10 games for the Knicks to assume their familiar role of a public mess. Being mediocre and irrelevant in the national scope was not good enough for owner James Dolan.
In rejecting every rule of Public Relations 101, going against every instinct publicity-shy president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry have shown recently, the two executives created a firestorm around their team and head coach David Fizdale with an unprecedented postgame press conference Sunday to express their displeasure.
Maybe Dolan thinks this will light a firestorm under his players after a 2-8 start.