One day after Isiah Thomas turned to his bench to revive his lifeless team, the Knicks coach vowed yesterday that he was ready and willing to stick with the substitutes if the starters can't pick up their game - and one Knick veteran said the team's top dogs are "shaken" by the current state of affairs.

"I have zero favorites. I'll bench anyone," Thomas declared after the Knicks practiced in Greenburgh. "I think I showed you that (Monday) night. Whether it be (Stephon) Marbury, (Steve) Francis, whoever. I want to win."