Will the real New York Knicks please stand up?

Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Knicks of last season are nowhere to be found.

There will be no New York Knicks Player of the Week today, and we all know why.

What the hell happened? The greatest city in the world started coming back last year and so did Knicks basketball with it.

At long last, the fans’ endless suffering was over. Tom Thibodeau, Leon Rose, and Scott Perry changed the team’s culture, set a new team identity in place, and retained a core that made the playoffs last year. All signs pointed to a bright future.

Now, however, it’s deja vu all over again. After a 5-1 start, the New York Knicks have gone 2-4. Julius Randle’s meteoric rise to an MVP-caliber player has regressed…