Luckily for Fisher and the Knicks, they reside in the Eastern Conference, a place where you're never really out of it despite your record. Still, you would hope the Knicks with Carmelo would be better than Miami without LeBron, but that's not the case. Chalk that up to an owner (Micky Arison) and a team president (Pat Riley) who have created a culture and who have had sustained success over 20 years.