When there’s good news and bad news, which you wanna hear first? I always choose bad news. I’m an optimist, which means I’m a pessimist who’s concluded optimism is how you hedge your bets when you know the universe is out for you, gaining on you and a right toothy bastard at that.
After the Knicks fell last night 118-95 to the Celtics, there’s good news and bad news this young season. The good news? The Knicks have played three likely playoff teams, two on the road, and been competitive. The bad news? It’s two-fold.
First, the Knicks started pretty similarly last season, opening with a win before dropping three in a row to playoff teams: a tight loss in Brooklyn (sound familiar?