The fall semester is over. Time for the New York Knicks to go home for the holidays and either brag about or apologize for the grades they've earned.
In an Eastern Conference that's as tight and topsy-turvy as a game of Twister, the 16-13 Knicks are precariously ranked fifth. With an 11-4 record at home, the team has brought some swagger back to Madison Square Garden, and so nobody is failing.
That's right. Nobody.
Here's how grading works: It's a split between usage (up to 30 points), expectations (up to 30), defense performance (up to 20) and offense performance (up to 20).
The system is built so that a rotation player simply doing his job earns a C, a starter simply doing his job earns a B. Reserves who've played 100 or fewer minutes total are only given pass/fail assessments. Starters get the extra points for usage but no doubt get graded harder on expectations. The defense and offense are measures of what their contributions are to their team, not what their contributions "should" be according to public opinion.
No points off for missed games due to injuries, but players can earn bonus points if ...
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