By the sheer eye test, it appears quite evident that this New York Knicks team has struggled with their on-court production during these early stages of the 2025-26 season.
Through eight games played, the Knickerbockers find themselves placed in the middle of the pack in a number of key areas. From their eighth-worst shooting percentage of 44.9 percent to their middling 15-ranked fast break defense, there's no denying that the Mike Brown era has gotten off to a less-than-pretty start.
And yet, despite these glaring issues, New York still finds itself just two wins behind the first and second-placed Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers, which, quite frankly, suggests they may be right on the verge of total domination if regression back to the mean soon kicks in.