We are told “History is Written by the Winners”, a cliché many Knicks fans would agree with, because much of our youth has been all but forgotten and/or written out by ivory tower basketball historians. As time has passed, and we’ve gotten further away from Jordan’s blur of empire, our beloved bridesmaids have become an aging footnote, one of several foes he stepped over to take his six rings, among the morass of the Eastern Conference. We are lumped in with the Pacers and Heat, a step below the foes he vanquished in the Finals.