Incriminating uncertainty and frailty continues to run amok in Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks chase the ghost of last year's team, all while squandering a version of Carmelo Anthony they've both longed for and never seen.
Last year's title contender has retreated into this season's farce. Eleven games under .500 and hardly guaranteed a playoff spot, the Knicks are an expensive laughingstock, collapsing in the face of lofty expectations and a franchise-altering offseason.
In a few months time, Anthony will hit unrestricted free agency, where the market for his services is both limited and threatening. One year ago, the prospect of him leaving New York for anywhere else was absurd. Now, it's a distinct possibility.
Anthony, to his credit, has done his part. Speculation was founded upon his candid interview with the New York Observer's Rafi Kohan in October, during which he declared his intent to explore free agency, but clouds of future concern and confusion haven't aversely impacted his performance.
Against all logic and contrary to his own words, Anthony has impr ...
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Knicks Wasting Best Version of Carmelo Anthony New York Has Ever Had
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