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The New York Knicks must accept reality. Carmelo Anthony isn’t the type of guy who can run the triangle offense effectively, and president Phil Jackson must tear this team down in order to build it back up.
The problem is that the Knicks don’t really know how long Jackson will be around, because the Los Angeles Lakers are currently wooing one of his former players to be their new head coach. Luke Walton will probably turn down that job in the end thanks to sage advice from his father, Bill Walton, but we’re still not entirely sure of that at the moment. And Jackson must be tempted by a change of scenery after the last couple years in New York.
Anthony has a no-trade clause, and so he would have to agree with any exchange that the Knicks orchestrate. Carmelo’s recent words to the media certainly don’t paint the picture of a superstar who is happy with his current state of being.
“At this point, I still have to believe in what Phil is doing. I can’t say that I don’t believe in him no more, this is over with. I still have to believe in him,” Anthony told ESPN. “I’m here. I still want to be here. I still want to be successful here, so I don’t have no other choice but to believe in [his plan].”
David Blatt and Kurt Rambis are also in the running to be head coach of the Knicks, and the smart money is on Rambis keeping his job due to his history with Jackson. That seems to be the most likely scenario.
Carmelo is a little bit peeved right now, because New York didn’t reach out at all to Tom Thibodeau. That would’ve been the smartest move possible by the Knicks, but Jackson clearly didn’t want to bring in a head coach who wouldn’t run the triangle.
New York’s loss is the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ gain. Anthony even claims that Thibodeau would’ve taken the job with the Knicks if it had been offered. It would be best at this point if Carmelo requested a trade from New York, because he deserves the chance to play for a contender during the twilight of his career.
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