The rafters have gotten lonely for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Eight players and one coach have their jerseys retired, but no one has joined them since Patrick Ewing in 2003.
It’s not a coincidence that correlates with a bleak time in Knicks basketball — they have won just playoff series in two decades.
Perhaps that’s why there has been talk of Carmelo Anthony entering what has become a pretty exclusive club, joining Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Dick McGuire, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley, Patrick Ewing and former coach Red Holzman.
