Trade season is upon us, and for the New York Knicks, that means rumors and whispers abound. What players should they be interested in? Are there other players that make more sense? The Strickland staff weighs in.

Can visits from four ghosts convince the Knick coach to change his ways?

Dating back to the magical 2020-21 season, the Knicks have struggled under Tom Thibodeau to establish a culture built on accountability. Are they in danger of setting a dangerous precedent?

It’s that time again! The Knicks open their season tonight, so we at The Strickland are here with our always accurate, always insightful, always perfect roundtable predictions for the upcoming season. Enjoy!

Tom Thibodeau followed up a Coach of the Year campaign in 2020-21 with one of the more disappointing coaching campaigns in recent Knicks history in 2021-22. What went wrong, and how can Thibs and the Knicks learn from their mistakes in the future?

Cam Reddish is a New York Knick. The Strickland staff got together to react to the trade, try to figure out how Reddish will be used in New York, and pay tribute to the departed Kevin Knox.

The Knicks once again found themselves playing backdrop to a history-making moment in a losing effort, this time having Stephen Curry break the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made record at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks’ 12-15 start has been… let’s just say, less than ideal. What are some of the numbers that explain the extreme drop-off from 2020-21 to 2021-22 thus far?

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The Knicks faced off against the defending champs at home with their first significant COVID ravaging in two years. Things went as badly as expected, but an unexpected breakout from Quentin Grimes saved the day.

The Knicks came out extremely flat on the second night of a road back-to-back in Indiana, falling behind by nearly 30 before dropping back below .500.

A couple of prods at young studs RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson by Tom Thibodeau led to both breaking out in a big way and leading the Knicks to a losing-streak-busting win.

The Knicks put up a putrid first quarter vs. the Bulls, but stormed back to take the lead late before ultimately faltering and losing to the second-best team in the East by record.

The Knicks traveled very slightly east to face off against the conference-leading Nets in a New York showdown. The new-look starting lineup showed out and ultimately came up just short.

Kemba Walker is not only out of the starting lineup, but out of the Knicks’ rotation altogether. What does the decision to start Alec Burks mean for the Knicks? What will Kemba’s benching mean for him and the team?

The Knicks couldn’t pull out the second game of a road back-to-back in Chicago, but there were some signs of encouragement (along with some signs of discouragement).

After taking one step forward vs. the Pacers on Monday, the Knicks took two steps back vs. the lowly Magic, dropping yet another home game to Orlando and falling to 1-2 against one of the league’s worst teams.

The Knicks faced a gut check in one of their biggest early-season tests and passed, holding the Pacers to 10 points in the fourth quarter en route to a gutsy 92-84 win.

Despite a furious rally from the Knicks reserves, the hole dug by the listless starters and the barrage of threes from the world champions proved too much to overcome.

The Knicks dropped their third game of their last four to a revitalized Cavs team chock full of young talent, with a Ricky Rubio career night dooming New York to a 126-109 destruction.

Much like Schrödinger’s poor cat, Wednesday’s Knicks loss to the Pacers could have gone one of two ways. Regrettably, it went the way of the L rather than the W, and the Knicks found their first losing streak of 2021-22.