The introductions and ovations were over at Madison Square Garden and play began in an open practice for the Knicks before a small crowd of season ticket holders. And the first time that his team in the scrimmage had the ball a pass was thrown to Kevin Knox in the corner - just in front of where celebrities will be occupying the seats in the regular season - and the Knicks rookie calmly drained a three-point field goal.
There may not be a lot of wins to come this season and maybe not a lot of reasons for ovations.