CLEVELAND _ The Knicks were loose Monday morning as they prepared for their game against the Cavaliers hours later. The front-office executives were all here, scattered around the seats just off the court and when the work was done players trash-talked their way through one-on-one competitions and Mario Hezonja was showing off his soccer skills, kicking a ball into the upper deck of Quicken Loans Arena.
If you didn't know better you might not know that the Knicks were facing a humbling bit of history _ facing the Cavs in a battle to see who would be the worst team in the NBA and also the possibility of a 17-game losing streak, which would be the worst single-season stretch in franchise history.
But they know. And if the plan set in place was bound for this outcome, they want you to know that they _ the players and coaches _ are not tanking. If the losses come steadily, they still are enduring it with a hope of better days coming from it.
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