As is often the case with the Knicks, it has taken an injury for them to play the way they should have been playing all along.
Judging by what head coach Jeff Hornacek did during his days in Phoenix, it’s also possible what we’re seeing now is the way he would have wanted things to go if he wasn’t hamstrung by Phil Jackson’s big man-laden roster.
With Joakim Noah hurt, Hornacek has wisely gone small, with Carmelo Anthony moving to power forward. He has been paired with Kyle O’Quinn in the starting lineup for now, but it would appear it is only a matter of time before he begins starting games alongside Kristaps Porzingis.