Albert Einstein is credited with saying “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”. So, by definition, the New York Knicks are insane as a franchise.
Time and time again, they overpay a washed up, past-their-prime has-been (see: Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Stephon Marbury, Jerome James) to change the direction of the franchise.
And since the start of the 2000-01 season, this method hasn’t exactly worked in their favor (they’ve had just three winning seasons and won just one playoff series since then).