Jerry Recco

I mean, this is the...

I always reference that interview with Rick Pitino.

Came on the radio station after the Knicks got eliminated.

And he said he has never seen a Knicks head coach with more pressure on him in his entire lifetime as he's been a Knicks fan than Mike Brown's going to have on him.

Because if he doesn't get to the finals, it's a failure.

That's one of the great basketball minds in the world who said that.

Not us.

And that means to me, if he falls short of where they were last year, now if you get back to where you were last year, there's a discussion how it happens.

If you fall short of where you got last year, where you were brought in to go further than you were last year, then you're done.

You had your shot.

You're done.

And especially with the fact that I don't believe that he's doing the right things to maximize the roster.

But I also want to say this.

I'm not giving up on them at all.

No, no, of course not.

But I'm just saying they can change this entire discussion if they do what they're supposed to do in the playoffs.

That's basically what it comes down to.

Is the team bored?

Is the team lazy?

Is the team not playing defense?