The Knicks were so sure that David Fizdale absolutely, positively had to go that they made him report to work on Friday, run a practice and address the media. It was only after those tasks were completed that the Knicks finally handed Fizdale his pink slip.



It was an odd firing process but, then again, cruel and unusual is standard operating procedure at Madison Square Garden, the home of the National Basketball Association’s worst and most dysfunctional franchise the last 20 years, and counting, under James Dolan. The only thing the Knicks have done consistently well for nearly two decades is lose.



The Knicks are again looking for a head coach with Fizdale out and the more-than-capable Mike Miller serving as the interim. Miller, the former G League coach, has 60 games to prove himself or else the Knicks round up the usual suspects: Mark Jackson, Jason Kidd, Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau. In overdue time, the search for a new team president will begin as...