The alarm sirens that had been sounding surrounding the benching of Frank Ntilikina seem somewhat muted in the aftermath of the Frenchman’s brilliant performance against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, and though the question of whether it was smart to sideline Ntilikina at all still stands, there’s no denying that the early returns are exactly what head coach David Fizdale was hoping for.
The New York Knicks have played pretty much exactly the way they were expected to coming into this season, which is to say that the team is not good.