03-24-2011, 12:06 AM
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It's not as bad as it seems for the Knicks
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NEW YORK -- One month from now, the New York Knicks will be sitting in their locker room, preparing to play Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. And if they are sitting there tied 1-1 in that series, nobody is going to remember what's been happening this March.
So climb off the ledge and get back inside. Knock off the panic. Cool it on the doomsday hysteria.
The Knicks might seem like they are in a world of trouble, but they aren't.
And if you don't want to hear that from a sportswriter, consider this: That message is exactly the message Chauncey Billups delivered to the rest of the team in the wake of their 111-99 loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, their seventh defeat in the past eight games as they dropped one game below .500 (35-36).
"There's a light at the end of the tunnel," said Carmelo Anthony, who, like many of the Knicks, was not as downcast as one might expect from a team that seems to be sliding off a cliff. "We just need to relax, man. I think it's we're just putting a lot of pressure on ourselves. I think we're playing too tense out there on the court; everyone needs to relax and have fun.
"These times ain't going to last forever. I've been through it before, I'm sure a lot of the people in this locker room have been through it, so I'm not too concerned about it. These times are not going to last forever."
Here's the thing to remember about these new Knicks, no matter how many times they fail and falter between now and the end of the regular season: They are going to the playoffs, and they have known they are going to the playoffs since the day Anthony and Billups unpacked their bags.
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