The losses had begun to pile up and with his lineup changes to accelerate the youth movement, it may not have seemed like Knicks first-year coach David Fizdale was promoting the culture of winning as a habit less than two weeks into the season.
That, he insisted, was not true.
“Oh man, we’re fighting for our lives for one,” Fizdale said before the start of the Knicks game against the Nets Monday. “I really want these guys to feel a victory because we’ve been right there in the battle for a few games. So obviously I’m trying to do everything I can to get these guys a win.