Kurt Rambis is the worst thing that ever happened to Kristaps Porzingis

The New York Knicks are a time-warped calamity. They don't shoot a lot of three pointers, lthey ean on outdated lineups and they play at a snail's pace. All these qualities don't guarantee failure (see: Spurs, San Antonio), but the Knicks have the athletes and skill to play a more modern brand of basketball.

Unfortunately, interim head coach Kurt Rambis is not a modern thinker. And his approach to the game may be actively harming the development/productivity of New York's most important players (via The Wall Street Journal):

Kristaps Porzingis is the future of New York basketball. He's 7-foot-3, can protect the rim, defend in space, crash the glass and knock down threes. In today's league, that means he's a center. Surround Porzingis with shooters who can guard their man, and opposing coaches will eventually cry. 

Notice how many of his points in the above clip came at the five? Over the next few years, there is no worse strategy than plugging this magical 20-year-old beside another big (or, unthinkably, two other bigs), but that's exactly what Rambis wants to do. 

With this antiquated backdrop, New York would have zero space on offense, and on the other end Porzingis would tire himself out chasing shooters around the perimeter — you know, because every other team in the league prioritizes space, quickness and versatility.

Rambis took over for Derek Fisher on February 8, and since then the Knicks rank 18th in offensive rating and 20th in defensive rating. But that's far from their biggest worry. Porzingis has spent only 40 minutes at the five with Carmelo Anthony as his power forward (New York's ideal crunch-time lineup). 

Defense is an understandable dilemma with those two in the frontcourt, but the offensive benefits are crystal clear, especially for Carmelo. It's arguably the most important lineup-related issue Rambis has on his plate, but instead of experimenting to see what's there, the career 61-155 coach has turned to a bygone era for answers. 

Porzingis should not spend all his time at center right now, but to break him out of this shooting slump and show that he's moving in the right direction, it doesn't hurt to tinker with the rotation.

In NBA history, only four head coaches with at least 200 games under their belt have a lower winning percentage than Rambis. If the Knicks don't replace him with somebody else this summer, they will have dug their own grave.