Whether the Knicks are swishing and dishing, huffing and puffing, or cruising and bruising, one thing is for sure: Walt “Clyde” Frazier will describe the action in the most unique way possible. Over the last seven years in the broadcast booth, Frazier has taught high-school students words like inauspicious, unflappable and precarious while single-handedly raising the SAT average in New York. And even though I never watch a Knick game without a dictionary close by, some of Frazier’s favorite lines have almost become common language to die-hard fans. Here’s a list of his top 10 sayings:

10. Good shooting is contagious and now all the Knicks have the knack.

9. Basketball is a game of improvisation and now he’s mesmerizing this crowd with his dazzling repertoire of moves.

8. That foul was vicious, but not malicious.

7. He threw that pass with surgical precision against this matador Swiss cheese defense.

6. A dramatic confrontation underneath, leading to the emphatic rejection.

5. Playing catch-up is debilitating but the Knicks look up to the challenge.

4. There’s a little pep in his step now, getting in the paint with feline quickness.

3. He’s playing like a man possessed with reckless abandon.

2. This precocious neophyte is on the threshold of greatness.

1. John Starks rises majestically with the Midas touch, scoring in the Knick of time.