Speaking of underachieving big market New York City teams with terrible owners, let's talk about the Knicks, shall we? Their first-round victory over the Boston Celtics last spring was the first time they’ve won a playoff series since the ’99-’00 season. Winning a playoff series for the first time in over a decade should be reason for optimism, except for when you root for the Knicks. J.R. Smith, last season’s 6th Man of the Year, was rumored to be out partying at clubs the night before playoff games against the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks lost and Smith had a terrible series. Then the Knicks re-signed him for four years. Then they traded like nine draft picks for Andrea Bargnani's corpse. Then Tyson Chandler got hurt. Raymond Felton is playing so bad he may have leprosy. Their best player, Carmelo Anthony, still doesn’t play defense and doesn’t pass. And so this season Knicks fans have watched a team with no leadership or direction lose to the Pelicans and Bobcats en route to an early 3-13 record — tied for the worst in the NBA.

Oh, and Jeremy Lin is averaging 15 points a game and shooting over 50% from the field for a potential title contender. In Houston.