Despite the recent string of complaints coming from Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and Mike D'Antoni, fans of the New York Knicks are going to continue cheering for their team to bring in Carmelo Anthony—especially due their team's recent string of poor performances.
And while there is truth to the fact that the Melo-rumors—which have relentlessly swarmed the players—may be partially to blame for the Knicks' recent struggles, the possibility of Anthony teaming up with all-star forward Amar'e Stoudemire is simply too much for the franchise to pass on.
Therefore, the situation can be summed up by the words of team president Donnie Walsh, who said, "We have a lot of younger players that probably haven't been through this [with the trade rumors] before...But they'd better get used to it in New York, because it's going to be there."
So while the Knicks brass continues to pursue trade opportunities for Carmelo, one can't help but consider what a Melo-Amar'e-Knicks squad would be able to accomplish.
First and foremost, if New York was able to acquire Anthony before the February 24 trade deadline, it seems unlikely tha ...
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