If Mike D'Antoni really cared about winning this season, he'd probably be very upset with the way his team is playing. The Knicks are currently just 2 - 9 but they are also probably the best 4th quarter team in the NBA. Yes, it helps that their crappy play in the first three quarters gets teams to stop hustling but the Knicks have a knack for turning it on in the final frame. They've outscored their opponents in the last quarter in eight of their eleven games and in seven of those eight, it's been a double digit advantage. All told, the Knicks have outscored their opponents by 57 points in the 4th.

Again, there is a bit of the comical "We got them right where we want them!" aspect to it since they are usually losing by so much but there does seem to be something odd going on there. It's not as if they think they can coast and come back to win; they've only one two games. It's clearly not a winning strategy. As bad as the Knicks are, they are better than they are playing in the first three quarters (although probably not as good as they play in the 4th).

It should be interesting to see if the Knicks can keep this up or if anyone on the team or the organization even notices since they are all more focused on saving money for the offseason so they can go after LeBron.