The Knicks are an indispensable part of the NBA media's daily discourse: whether they're used as a distraction from one of the decade's most important international sports stories, a convenient punching bag for pundits and politicians alike, or as validation for how much better another franchise is doing in relation to the Knicks, it's clear that this team will always own significant mental real estate in the minds of even their harshest critics. Head coach David Fizdale enca