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Or more proof that the Knicks are a bad team

I'm certainly not the first person to notice that, in addition to being a bunch of losers, the Knicks are enormously selfish and unwilling to share the ball. But I never imagined that the statistics would make this point so remarkably clear. Among the NBA's 30 teams, New York is the only one that has assists on less than half of its field goals this year. The top 10 teams in this category include the league's four best teams and only two with losing records (the Bulls and Clippers). The complete rankings:

Percentage of field goals assisted
New Jersey Nets 70.1%
Phoenix Suns 66.3%
Utah Jazz 64.3%
Detroit Pistons 63.4%
Boston Celtics 62.6%
Los Angeles Clippers 62.1%
Los Angeles Lakers 61.5%
Chicago Bulls 61.2%
San Antonio Spurs 60.9%
Denver Nuggets 60.7%
Portland Trail Blazers 60.6%
Indiana Pacers 60.5%
Toronto Raptors 59.9%
Charlotte Bobcats 59.9%
Atlanta Hawks 58.8%
Milwaukee Bucks 58.6%
Houston Rockets 57.5%
Dallas Mavericks 57.1%
Golden State Warriors 56.9%
Orlando Magic 56.4%
Memphis Grizzlies 56.1%
Philadelphia 76ers 55.6%
Seattle SuperSonics 55.5%
Miami Heat 55.5%
New Orleans Hornets 55.1%
Cleveland Cavaliers 53.8%
Washington Wizards 53.6%
Minnesota Timberwolves 51.0%
Sacramento Kings 50.7%
New York Knicks 48.4%