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Schmeelk: Knicks’ Improvement Can Be Traced To Addition By Subtraction

The Knicks’ front office has received a lot of credit for some of its new acquisitions this offseason, and rightfully so. Through the first 16 games of the season, Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and Tim Hardaway Jr. have all played significant roles in getting the Knicks to 9-7. But the argument can be made that it’s who isn’t here that has helped the Knicks even more.

The conversation starts with Phil Jackson and the drama that came along with him. The former team president’s veiled shots at Carmelo Anthony and other players served as a distraction from basketball and did the players a disservice whenever they had to face the media.