It’s a piece of equipment utilized by boxers and those with anger management issues. It can hang from a ceiling or stand atop a compact base. Either way, it’s built to take a pounding. A punching bag is an easy target for abuse, unable to offer any retaliation of its own.
That’s what the Knicks have become in the wake of firing David Fizdale before Christmas: a punching bag for coaches and critics around the league to voice their displeasure and question the Knicks leadership over the decision.
It seems everywhere the Knicks play these days, the opposing coach will chime in on Fizdale’s Dec.