NEW YORK — It was just a month ago when David Fizdale, who loves to talk and talk and talk, declared that the Knicks season went “according to plan, just how we wanted it to go.”



Care to revise your statement, coach?



The 17-65 Knicks suffered their biggest loss of the season on Wednesday at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago. The entire night and lead-up to the lottery were a microcosm of the Knicks franchise the past two decades — lot of hype, big plans, great expectations, but ultimately a loss. Too bad Patrick Ewing had to be the one sitting on the dais and being the sacrificial face of failure. That gimmick backfired, as well. It should have been James Dolan on stage without his blues band. Or Steve Mills.



The big winner on Wednesday was the New Orleans Pelicans and their vice president, David Griffin, who was set to join the Knicks as general manager two years ago but backed out when he was informed at the last hour that he would be...