"Al Harrington is a beaten man. He has a bum shoulder that will likely require offseason surgery - hey, there is a price to pay for all that shooting - and a battered psyche that is the result of nearly two full years of losing.

"I can't do this no more," Harrington says. "It's very tough. Very tough."

Harrington still maintains that his preference is to re-sign with the Knicks. The New Jersey product is close to team president Donnie Walsh and wants to experience at least one winning season with the Knicks. But Harrington, who will become a free agent this summer, is also realistic about his future in New York.

Mike D'Antoni has never been a big fan of his, and with the Knicks clearing cap space to make a run at LeBron James among others, Harrington would have to take a substantial pay cut in order to return.

"Hopefully, New York will look my way first," Harrington says. "I need you to all go in the papers and say 'Bring Al Back.' I'll be a ball-mover, promise.""