Christian Red of the New York Daily News writes that Willis Reed and Dave DeBusschere, as well as former Knick player and announcer Cal Ramsey, gathered at the New York Athletic Club last night for a dinner to toast New York, which has been selected as the U.S. candidate for the 2012 Olympic Games.

But Knick fans everywhere probably wish they would suit up and provide the elixir for a season gone wrong.

"Well, they're struggling," Reed said. "But everyone goes through this. The Lakers did. The Celtics did. I thought when they got (Marcus) Camby and (Kurt) Thomas that there was a unique possibility. They'll have to do some rebuilding."

DeBusschere pointed to more specific Knick problems. "They need a center," he said. "And there is a cap problem, but they knew what they were getting into with that."