NEW YORK -- Say this much for the Knicks, at least they weren't swept by the Red Sox. But, really, what did you expect?
The House That Zeke Built was good enough to out-barnacle enough of the East's bottom feeders to join the Celtics and Grizzlies in tainting the NBA's after-party. That feat qualifies Isiah Thomas to edge out Glen Sather for executive of the building, but little else.
I might have been able to almost digest the Camp Cablevision claptrap -- Tim Thomas' tirade, the Clock Don't Work Orange escapade, the Richard Jefferson should have been suspended and sent to bed -- had the Madison Square Garden occupants displayed enough pride to win once.