I have a question for all the Knicks fans that were salivating over Carmelo Anthony a few weeks ago and are now shocked and in despair over his play. Who did you think that you were getting?
Carmelo is playing one-on-one too often on offense, settling for a lot of contested long jumpers, and isn't trying all that hard on defense. In other words, he's playing the exact same as he has for years. Did Knicks fans really think that coming to the "basketball mecca" was somehow going to transform 'Melo into a guy with a different playing style? Was Mike D'Antoni going to teach him something that George Karl was unable to pass on? Perhaps Knicks fans just never watch teams from the Western Conference and basically only remember watching 'Melo from Syracuse and Team USA.
New Yorkers are panicking because they had unrealistic expectations. Carmelo Anthony does NOT transform the Knicks into a contender. They were not going to make any real noise in the playoffs pre-trade and they are not going to make any real noise now. The sooner Knicks fans come to terms with their new "star's" limitations, the sooner they can come to their senses.
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