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If Stoudemire doesn't nearly singlehandedly return the Knicks to respectability in 2010, does Carmelo Anthony demand a trade to the Knicks? I think not, but there's no way to know for sure.
Their 63 points was the lowest scoring output for the Knicks this season. It also was the lowest shooting percentage of the season for any NBA team, according to Golden State.
There's plenty of speculation the oft-injured Stoudemire could be done for good. But the 30-year-old refuses to see it that way.
Carmelo Anthony says his troublesome right knee is "so-so."
The anticipated six week loss of Amar'e Stoudemire has been met with wide skepticism.
J.R. Smith scored 24 points and the New York Knicks shook off the absence of Carmelo Anthony and the shock of Amare Stoudemire needing more knee surgery to rout the slumping Utah Jazz 113-84 on Saturday night.
Amar'e Stoudemire will require knee surgery and will miss approximately six weeks.
Teammates attempted to calm down the big man, but that got the Staten Island native even more heated. In the midst of the chaos, he briefly strangled teammate Arwind Santos.
This was not a bad loss for the Knicks. They had no business even being in the game. It was, however, a brutal game for Mike Woodson.
The Kevin Durant-Carmelo Anthony duel was postponed, though J.R. Smith filled in nicely - for three quarters.
Knicks coach MIke Woodson is leaving it up to Carmelo Anthony to determine when the knee is ready: "If he tells me he wants to play, I'm going to play him."
Raymond Felton scored 26 points, and the New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 87-77 on Wednesday night despite Carmelo Anthony's absence.
For the Nets, it's back to the drawing board. It's not the first time during this rollercoaster campaign that they've had to take a harder look at their inner workings in a search for consistent basketball.
"We don't believe it's serious, no," the Knicks GM told WFAN radio. "We're trying to be smart, we're trying to take the long view here. We obviously need Melo if we're going to have a successful season."
The Knicks are an arrogant basketball team. It should have cost them a win on Monday night, and they were lucky it didn't. It could cost them this season if they don't figure it out soon.
In my dictionary, soreness is merely a mild level of pain, one that is not sharp or shooting but is often dull and persistent. It is of equal concern that if it's left undiagnosed or untreated, it could become more chronic and debilitating.
Exhale, Knicks fans. Carmelo Anthony insists his mysterious, nagging knee injury isn't all that serious.
Carmelo Anthony tripped, stumbled and fell. The New York Knicks picked themselves up and won without him.
Why is losing unacceptable with the Yanks, Mets, Giants and Jets, but not the Knicks? Has it occurred to anyone that the Knicks are the emblem of mediocrity? Worse, they are largely losers.
The Knicks looked great in the first half on Sunday. It was November all over again. It was beautiful basketball. Then the second half started.
Miami Heat tied a franchise record with their 14th straight victory, rallying to beat the New York Knicks 99-93 on Sunday.
Even if the New York Knicks were looking ahead to their game against the Miami Heat, Carmelo Anthony made sure his team still picked up a victory over the Washington Wizards along the way.
For all the talk about Anthony, if the Knicks don't get consistent performances out of a good percentage of their second-tier players, they aren't going to win. It doesn't have to be every guy every night, but they need a few to play well every night.
On a night when Stephen Curry couldn't miss, a big play by guard Raymond Felton helped seal the deal for New York.
Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points, J.R. Smith hit the tiebreaking shot with 1:10 left, and the New York Knicks overcame Stephen Curry's NBA season-high 54 points to beat the Golden State Warriors 109-105 on Wednesday night.
