Nor, of course would we have supposed that there was anything inevitable about the victory; these things, we naturally suppose, are a matter of chance.
"And I think at the end of the day, I think it's going to take 5, 10, 15, 20 years for the victory, the things that come out of it, to sink in".
On returning to the Premier League following that dramatic play-off victory, things were supposed to be different.
The victory, hardly a thing of beauty to watch, was magnificent in retrospect to Coach Jeff Van Gundy.
The excited owner, Khan, turned cartwheels in the outfield and proclaimed the victory "the most remarkable thing in the lives of all of us with K.K.R".
"To find a way to battle through with only five hits and pick up the victory is the big thing," Granderson said.
"They really deserved the victory but the only thing that disappoints me is the attendance for the game.
"We weren't just two black athletes, on the victory stand doing their thing," he said.
But he was defeated by fellow founders who thought the cohesion of the state should trump any sectarian concern.On the face of things, the victory for religious liberty, first in Virginia and then in the American republic, was so decisive that no venerator of the founders could plausibly challenge it.
The first 45 minutes obviously weren't great but the victory was the most important thing.
