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I’m assuming most of you are willing to invest a little time and money in this rebuilding process or you wouldn’t be reading a Knicks blog or five.

So here’s your chance to save a spot at Madison Square Garden.

And really, you need to be there a couple of times each season regardless of how good or bad this group turns out to be. The actual facility is awful, but the atmosphere is unbeatable. I’ve been in every NBA arena and Conseco Fieldhouse sits right on top of my list of great arenas, but it doesn’t have the history or ghosts.

Tickets for the upcoming season at MSG go on sale tomorrow morning. Here’s the official release with all of the particulars:

KNICKS SINGLE-GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE TUESDAY

Single-game tickets to New York Knickerbockers’ 2007-08 regular season home games at Madison Square Garden will go on sale Tuesday, Sep. 25 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at nyknicks.com, by calling (800) 4NBA-TIX or by visiting The Garden Box Office.

Tickets will be available in various price ranges for all 41 regular season home games, with prices starting as low as $10. In addition fans can choose from a variety of ticket plans including a full 44-game season subscription, a 22-game half-season plan, a 15 game mini-plan or an eight-game micro plan. For more information on ticket plans, call (212) 465-6073 or visit nyknicks.com.

To reach Madison Square Garden event and ticket information, call (212) 465-MSG1. All tickets purchased through Madison Square Garden Box Office or TicketMaster are subject to a facility surcharge of $4.50. TicketMaster purchases are also subject to a service charge.

And here’s the paragraph that is tagged onto every release the Garden generates, just for giggles:

The NBA’s New York Knickerbockers basketball team, entering its 62nd year of operation, is part of Madison Square Garden, L.P. Cablevision Systems Corporation owns Madison Square Garden, L.P., which includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League); MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, and the Beacon Theatre; MSG Media, which is comprised of MSG and FSN New York; fuse, the music television network; and the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New York metropolitan area.

• Since training camp is only a week away, we can officially credit Sports Illustrated for writing the first story of the season on Larry Brown unwavering desire to coach again. I’m sure there will be many to come. Brown had several offers to come back, according to his agent. Check out the Philadelphia Inquirer for that story. What are we up to now?

• I forgot to post this item the Knicks passed on last week: David Lee’s number has been retired. Seriously. Chaminade College Preparatory School had a ceremony on Friday for it’s now famous 2001 alumn. There’s no word on whether Mitchell & Ness is considering adding the jersey to its lineup.

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