Yeah, it's cool and all that the Knicks were able to beat the Mavericks yesterday and stem some of the bleeding, but I'm still not 100% happy with last night's victory. Way too much iso-heavy offense in the fourth quarter. Some truly ugly basketball going down the stretch. I suspect a huge ton of that is result of Frank Ntilikina having to play point in the fourth quarter. As stellar as he is on the offensive end, the dude can not create offense on his own, much less create shots for others.

On a bright note, I was pleasantly surprised by how well Dennis Smith Jr. looked last night. Looks like he is back to how he looked around the time he first got traded to the Knicks last season. Hopefully he'll take over the starting point guard role in the future. Pretty clear to me he's miles better than Ntilikina in that role, and I'm factoring in how bad Smith Jr. was on the defensive end of the ball last year.

Going forward, I hope Fizdale works on developing the younger players on the squad as it appears Knox Jr. and Mitchell Robinson still have work to on the defensive end of the court, which they can only get with consistent playing time. And of course RJ Barrett is a huge priority for the Knicks to develop as well. It looks as if he's struggling just a touch compared to how he played to start the season. Will be interesting to see how well he plays going forward.

Have to wonder if the Knicks will Knicks things up and actually fire Fizdale. Have to wonder which big name coach the Knicks will overpay if they actually go that route.