It’s an ugly time in Knickerbocker Town.

Not here at P&T where we’re always smiling and laughing, right?

Here’s a bunch of words before Monday’s Junior Varsity Game, because…

On lack of defensive urgency:
“When you fall down, you got to get up. You got to sprint down the floor, and even if you’re the last guy down the floor, you got to get down there, just in case there’s a long rebound. But there was no urgency. Now, that wasn’t the only play. There were a handful of plays where we did that, but there was no sense urgency on that particular play to get back. And it was a five-point swing.”

On defensive breakdown after a turnover:
“He drove, he fell down. When you fall down, you got to get up and got to sprint down the floor. And even when you’re the last guy down the floor, you got to get down there just in case there’s a long rebound. But there was no urgency. That wasn’t the only play. There were a handful of plays that we did that. But there was no sense of urgency on that particular play to get back. And it was a five-point swing. If he at least gets down the floor, long rebound, he’s going to get it because he’s trailing the play. We watched the play at halftime and he didn’t even cross halfcourt. That sums up what our night was.”

On concern level during losing stretch:
“You don’t want to lose games at all, but especially going 2-8 in the last 10. There’s concern there, but not to the point to where we’re going to overhaul everything. We got to work. We got to look in the mirror and see how we can individually help the group, starting with me. And then we got to get in the gym, we got to work as much as we can. We got to keep trying to fight like we did tonight, and if we do, we’re going to give ourselves a chance.”

On failure to execute game plan:
“We didn’t respond. We didn’t respond at all. I got to give the Kings credit because they took it to us. And we didn’t respond in any way, shape or form. But even before Jalen got hurt, we weren’t following the game plan. And I’m not sure why. But we were kind of just out there just going through the motions. And if you go through the motions in this league, it doesn’t matter. You’re going to get your behind kicked. And we got our behind kicked.”

On halftime adjustment with Towns:
“We said, ‘Hey, when you catch down there, they’re coming. So you may have to spray, quickly.’ And I think he tried a couple times.”

On turnovers despite preparation:
“They got their hands on the ball and we ended up turning it over. But we knew they were coming. And I thought our spacing was good. We just didn’t get the ball out to the right guys in a timely manner.”

On foul trouble impact:
“That’s how he plays. I didn’t think it impacted us. What I did feel was KAT picking up his fifth foul and us having to sit him down. That hurt us because we were playing relatively good at the time.”

On fouling as a team issue:
“All of our guys — not just KAT — all of our guys have to lead with their chest and show their hands. The officials allow you out on the floor to hand-check now a little bit, so that’s the time. It’s not just KAT. It’s all of us. It wasn’t just one guy — a whole team. So we gotta do a better job in that area, just in general.”

On reacting to boos at MSG:
“You don’t ever want to have boos, but at the end of the day, the fans here are passionate and you respect and embrace their passion. But it hurts. It hurts the staff, it hurts the players.”

On resisting drastic changes:
“There’s concern there, but not to the point where we’re gonna overhaul everything. We gotta work. We gotta look in the mirror, see how we can individually help the group, starting with me.”

On Josh Hart’s ankle soreness:
“He’s just a little sore. So we’re just going to be cautious, especially this time of year.”

On alumni night significance:
“Good night to be at the Garden, it’s alumni night. To honor the guys that were before us is a good night because they laid the foundation helping this building become iconic and the Knicks being what they are today. Good night for those guys to be in the house.”

On his frustration level:
“A lot, a lot of frustration. That’s all I got.”

On concern after losing streak:
“I don’t like losing any games, so of course for me, the concern is winning the next one. Just staying focused on the task at hand, winning games, and giving our fans something to cheer for.”

On repeated fouls called against him:
“You thought they were all fouls? That’s what I thought. That’s what I think.”

On frustration during ongoing skid:
“A lot. I don’t like losing any games, so of course, for me, the concern is winning the next one. Just staying focused on the task at hand, winning games and giving our fans something to cheer for.”

On areas needing improvement:
“I think everything. You can always get better at everything. Even if we were winning games, we would still be trying to improve everything.”

On handling season ups and downs:
“It’s a long season. Anyone who’s been in the NBA a long time knows it goes like this. Especially an 82-game season, there’s gonna be ups and downs. You just continue pushing.”

On Towns’ foul discipline:
“I don’t know. That’s more of something that you have to figure out individually. Me telling him to not foul seems a little redundant. He has to be smarter in terms of defensively showing his hands, just being more solid. And at times, laying off the officials.”