Perhaps the larger question with the New York Knicks, who began the season a disappointing 3-10, is how could that happen given their roster that boasts the second-highest payroll in the NBA.

After all, they have only one player who was accused of murder, although the charges were later bargained down. They have just one player who was suspended by his previous team during the playoffs because he refused to play in a dispute over his playing time. And they have just one player who basically killed a franchise in inciting the worst brawl in the history of American team sports.

How could a team like that not have success?