The Knicks Fix

Why not.

We've seen just about everything else this season. And some of it with less than a second left.

So after Ruben Patterson banked his prayer of a three with :00.9 left on the clock in regulation Saturday night in Milwaukee, I was curled up on my couch at home -- Easter holiday, so John Jeansonne was kind enough to make the trip in my place -- and decided not to change the channel over to Mad TV. Not yet. You don't change the channel on the Knicks. Ever.

Curry stood there like the Statue of Liberty. Dan Gadzuric seemed confused. Curry shot it like a free throw.

(Then again, considering his percentage from the stripe, I take that back.)

Splash.

Why not. I mean . . . why not.

Isiah said he drew it up for Eddy and I believe him. Who else was going to take that shot? Nate Robinson? At 5-9 against a double-team? Nah. Channing Frye? He was 0 for 3 and went scoreless for the first time since Jan. 23.

Once Eddy took his position behind the line, a little voice inside me said....Curry's taking this shot.

Ka-boom.

Useless clairvoyance. Story of my life.

I wrote this after the loss to Minnesota and I mean every word of it: If the Knicks accomplished anything this season, it is that they are watchable. It's been a few years since you could say that. It doesn't always end great and sometimes it can drive you insane, but you have to admit one thing, whether they are down by 20 or up by 20, you can't change the channel. And if there's less than a second to go and they have the ball...bet on something ridiculous to happen every time.

We were just talking about Curry needing to develop an outside shot to add to his repertoire. Let's hope he doesn't get all Manute Bol on us.

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* - Yes it was overtime, but did you see Mardy Collins fall just two assists short of a triple-double? He had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

* - If Stephon Marbury hasn't decided to shut it down for the season after sitting out last night's game with the re-aggravated turf toe injury (along with knee tendinitis and a sore back), he should. Same goes for David Lee. It's a valiant effort, but at this point it might cause more harm than good.

* - The Knicks have seen more sellouts at the Garden in the second half of the season, but despite the late charge to the box office (11 of the past 13 games have been sold out), this could wind up being the Knicks' worst season at the turnstiles in five years. After 39 games, the Knicks are averaging 18,745 in attendance (19,763 is a sellout), which means they are around 94.9 percent capacity. Last season, the Knicks averaged 18,931 per game and were at 95.8 percent capacity. The best year in the past five seasons came in 2004-05, when they averaged 19, 515 and were at 98.7 percent capacity.

*- Sorry, I can't waste another Mike & the Mad Dog routine on six games to go and three games out. It stops right after this: Orlando plays at Milwaukee on Monday. The Knicks host Detroit. Moving on...