The article reflects on the Knicks' recent elimination from the NBA playoffs at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, expressing mixed emotions about the loss. While the disappointment is palpable, the author emphasizes the team's significant progress over recent years. Highlights include the performance of stars like Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, along with the importance of enjoying the current success rather than dwelling on past failures. The piece concludes with a cautionary note on the insatiable nature of winning and the high stakes involved for the franchise moving forward.
But then again, I remember the age of Michael Doleac and Bruno Sundov and the horrors of the Isiah Thomas era too vividly to have my soul crushed by a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals.
If you can't find at least a little bit of pleasure in what the Knicks did this season, either you just got here, or you are simply incapable of joy.
That said: To paraphrase George Carlin's famous quote about cocaine, the problem with winning is all it does is make you want more winning.
The Knicks were so bad, so recently, that they weren't even invited to the COVID bubble in Orlando. Now, just five years later, they're two games from the Finals?
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