And what an absolute blessing for the Knickerbockers. What tremendous joy they must feel in knowing that their infectious plague wants to stay forever. Awesome.

“I want to be a Knick, I want to die a Knick. If I ever was to be cremated, I’d want my ashes sprinkled on top of the Garden. Playing here has always been my dream. I want to be in New York more than any place.

“I hope that every player on this team comes back next season. I honestly mean that. Every player. I think we have a great team. I think it will be so much different next year.”

Well, hell… lets make him the GM, too. Clearly, he’s got a handle on things. All that needs to happen in New York is for Starbury to go back to being Starbury, and for the entire overpaid, underproductive, poor attitude roster to return. That’s a recipe for success if I’ve ever heard one. You should all probably play in church shoes, blindfolded, and while being attacked by rabid pit bulls, as well. That’s the only possible thing that could improve that miraculous recipe.

My guess is that the immortal Starbury stays, and Larry Brown goes. And the Knicks will probably improve next year under a different coach. Not that Larry Brown isn’t a good coach, certainly, but if they’d have had no coach at all, they’d have had a better record this year. If any jack-ass went in there and said, “Hey, you know what, just run like hell and shoot the ball like crazy,” the Knicks would’ve had a better record… but no real chance at becoming anything. Larry Brown, on the other hand, tried to teach them things that this particular roster just isn’t capable of learning, and they spent the whole year confused. With that, at least there was a chance for legitimate growth and improvement, even if it would be rough in the beginning.

Anyway, conveniently enough for Starbury, he’s pretty much untradable. Even if they wanted to get rid of him, they probably couldn’t. Of course, he’ll choose to see it as, “They love me, and they believe in the power of Starbury,” much like he honestly believes that he’s the best point guard in the NBA.