A team built to win a title now didn't get close.  Sure, the New
York Knicks ended lengthy droughts for division titles and
playoff series victories, so there were successes. But they
surrounded Carmelo Anthony with players on their last NBA legs
with a championship in mind, knowing the window to win one would
slam shut quickly.  As Hall of Famer Earl Monroe said in April
on the night they honored the 40th anniversary of their last
championship squad: "This team wasn't built to be winning a
championship for next year. Not when you're getting guys 38, 39,
40 years old. This is for this year."  Now it's over. It was
good, but not nearly good enough.  The Knicks were eliminated
Saturday by the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern
Conference semifinals. It was the Knicks' first appearance in
the second round since 2000, but they expected to go further.
"We all knew what was the goal that we had set," Anthony said.
"Everybody wants to win a championship."  They had to settle for
their first Atlantic Division t