The 2021 season was only a tease for Knicks fans as boos echoed throughout the Garden to culminate a dreadful campaign. New York fans were stunned by their hometown Knicks’ 41-31 season which landed them fourth in the Eastern Conference. This past season, the 2022 season, was only a relapse of their true below-average value. Finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference at 37-45 put a muzzle on the roaring crowds at home. Now, as free agency has taken effect, Tom Thibodeau and his staff have critical decisions to make. A big first step was shipping off Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel which unloaded $19…