Not even Patrick Ewing, who wanted out …

Not even Patrick Ewing, who wanted out following the 2000 season, could pull that one off. Ewing told me on Friday that he regretted asking out and feels as if he should have sucked it up and finished his career as a Knick. But it rarely works like that in New York. Only select executives survive. Players and coaches are expendable, no matter how great. Ewing is a legend. Porzingis never reached his potential in New York while Carmelo falls somewhere in the middle. He won a playoff series, was popular among the fans and maintained a good relationship with Garden Chairman James Dolan.