For the better part of five years, blame for the state of the New York Knicks could be doled out equally, and haphazardly, between Carmelo Anthony and the franchise itself.
Those days are now over—unequivocally and irreversibly.
Games that should mean something, like New York's Wednesday and Thursday night matchups against the Chicago Bulls, don't. The Knicks remain in the lurch—bad enough to miss the playoffs, not young enough to truly start over.
And as they continue to slip further away from the ultimate goal of sustained NBA relevance, the ending to this marriage with Anthony, whatever it amounts to, is now entirely their load to bear.
Anthony's Absolution
Did Anthony force his way to the Knicks in 2011 ahead of free agency, costing valuable assets that set the team back years? Yes.
Could those same assets have been used to acquire Chris Paul in addition to Anthony, had the latter simply waited to sign in New York? Absolutely.
But New York didn't have to meet the Denver Nuggets' asking price. Then-general mana ...
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Knicks Have Failed Carmelo Anthony Way More Than Melo Let Down New York
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