Hacks, Thugs, and Midgets

Wow. In one game, the Knicks go from sad sports spectacle coached by an atrocious GM wanna-be to a circus act complete with midget wrestler and a whiny ex-player-in-chief, becoming the subtitle of the latest Tom Waits album.

(As a footnote, "Melo" goes from casual toker and Stop Snitchin' advocate to sucker-punching bitch.)

The point is,