The Knicks are 3-0 since interim coach Mike Woodson took over for Mike D'Antoni. In each of those three performances they've gotten tremendous offensive and defensive production from nearly the entire roster. They're getting stops on one end and making easy baskets on the other. What could possibly be better?
But if there is one blight upon the team's recent success, it's superstar forward Carmelo Anthony, writes Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News. In fact, Samuel has been warning readers for nearly a year that Anthony is a newer version of Stephon Marbury, the supremely talented former Knicks guard who now plays in China largely because of his inability to play within a team concept.
"'Meet Stephon Marbury 2.0' is how I so eloquently put it, and 'Beware the dark age,' I cautioned," Samuel wrote. "And today, all those Knicks fans who now boo Melo during pregame introductions at a pricier MSG see my point. You can’t blame fans, because Carmelo’s brief tenure in New York has hardly been stellar. Sure, there was a four-game playoff cameo last April (just like Marbury’s Knick start), but that’s been followed by a Marbury-esque flatline. The Knicks’ current three-game win streak should temporarily stave off the boos, but don’t let it fool you. Just as Linsanity gave way to a losing streak, this too will pass.
"Coach-killer, a la Marbury? Tentatively check that box," Samuel continued. "You don’t think D’Antoni would have walked away from the Knicks with 24 games left on his contract if he thought he could make it work, do you? But D’Antoni had to understand that it would never work when he watched his Knicks go 7-1 with Melo sidelined in February, then go 3-8 as soon as he returned to action."
Do you agree? Let us know if the comment section below if Melo is the new Marbury.
Mike Breen dont even like Carmelo, he was good friends with Dantoni and when fans were chanting something incoherent at Indiana he made it clear they were chanting premadona @ Melo
I don't see how Melo is the problem, right now he may not be a good fit, and NY need to decide if they want to build around him or try to get something in a trade, but Carmelo took the Nuggets to the playoffs every year and played well with his team mates, why can't he do that with the Knicks? Are the Knicks as an organization that much inferior to the Nuggets, where they can't harness the talent of one player?
I don't see how Melo is the problem, right now he may not be a good fit, and NY need to decide if they want to build around him or try to get something in a trade, but Carmelo took the Nuggets to the playoffs every year and played well with his team mates, why can't he do that with the Knicks? Are the Knicks as an organization that much inferior to the Nuggets, where they can't harness the talent of one player?
As I'll say again.
The Knicks have the dumbest fanbase in the NBA.
Like 98% of this fanbase lives off of a game to game basis with little cognitive ability to think about 5 or even 10 games ahead. This is why you see stupid threads like this.
Carmelo Anthony is Stephon Marbury 2.0
