Last night, the New York Knicks extended their losing streak to three games. In a match where they led 51-37 at halftime, the newly acquired Carmelo Anthony and his teammates only scored 35 points in the second half as they lost 96-86 to the Boston Celtics. This put the Knicks' record at an even .500, 35-35. Since trading for Anthony, their record has been 7-9.
To add insult to injury, the recent losses have caused the Knicks to drop from the No. 6 spot in the playoffs to the No. 7 seed. Naturally, the fans are concerned and with a dozen games remaining, including two against the dangerous Orlando Magic. Things are not going to get easier.
That all being said, is it safe to say that trading for Carmelo Anthony was a bad idea? Well, let's analyze that very trade.
Before the trade, the Knicks' starting lineup looked like this:
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Landry Fields
SF: Wilson Chandler
PF: Danilo Gallinari
C: Amare Stoudemire
Now, down the road, Chandler was relegated to a sixth-man role. Gallinari moved bac ...
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New York Knicks: Is It Too Soon To Call the Carmelo Anthony Trade a Failure?
March 22nd, 2011 by Josh Benjamin Leave a reply »
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