When was the last time the New York Knicks possessed a tangible identity? Entering last season, they wanted to become “dogs” who protected Madison Square Garden, but that turned out to be all talk.
There was never any semblance of an identity over the last two seasons. David Fizdale tried and failed to put his imprint on the franchise. Mike Miller was only given a few months to try and pick up the pieces. Before those two, Jeff Hornacek ran into the same issue and the story was no different for his predecessors, Kurt Rambis and Derek Fisher.