We’ve heard the arguments against the Knicks enough to turn them into catechism.

They took a 47-win conference semifinalist and merely gave it a fifty-cent remix, plus a Donte DiVincenzo and minus an Obi Toppin.

They were 5-11 against teams that have winning records, and many of the 11 weren’t particularly close.

They don’t have a top-10 player, an inner-circle superstar.