That’s pretty much the reason why the Patriots win as much as they do. Belichick has a basic understanding of strategy and a somewhat logical brain. They win not just through great quaterbacking but a coach or player on the other side usually has to make just one dumb decision(*cough* Pete Carroll *cough*).

instead he just went and somehow won another ring with SF the following year.

Good point. Nobody here really cares about the Knicks (and the Nets) unless they’re winning, if not, they go rooting for whomever’s hot. People attend Knick games to watch the opposing team’s star. Although the undeserved coverage/relevance ratio comes from them being an original NBA team based in New York