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Knicks Insider: Melo, Amar'e need time

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, left, and Amar'e

Photo credit: AP | New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, left, and Amar'e Stoudemire look on from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden. (March 7, 2011)

The refrain from the masses if the Knicks are bounced from the playoffs will be that Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire aren't a good fit.

Some will say Stoudemire should come off the bench because Anthony has been dominant at power forward. Shaquille O'Neal already has said that.

Anthony and Stoudemire have heard it all and say outsiders are making too much of their on-court relationship....

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