Carmelo Anthony

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• Carmelo Anthony can improve, says Knicks GM

  Anthony had his best NBA season, but Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said he could be better.I dont think you can say that Carmelo cant improve, Grunwald said Tuesday. I think he can improve, and I think he works very hard and I think he will improve.Anthony   Read more »

• Carmelo Anthony has big plans for future, says Knicks will contend for NBA title next year

  Anthony isn't discouraged that the Knicks' season ended in the second round of the playoffs, 10 wins short of the championship. He believes the Knicks will contend for the title next year."We're right there," Anthony said after the Knicks had exit meetings   Read more »

• Knicks' wish list should include youth, athleticism, post play

  Knicks assembled the oldest team in NBA history, believing they surrounded Carmelo Anthony with the players who would end the franchise's 40-year championship drought. But the Knicks remain thirsty for the champagne that comes with winning it all.It could   Read more »

• Title timeframe slowly shrinking for sidekick-less Melo

  Anthony turns 29 next Wednesday, in case you want to send a card.So he still is a young man by any definition and is not old even by the skewed standards of pro sports. That explains this answer when he was asked near midnight Saturday about not getting a   Read more »

• Carmelo Anthony keeps Knicks afloat for big comeback that falls short in second half

  much of the night, Carmelo Anthony looked like a one-man team. Then, just when his friends finally decided to help him out, it was Melo 's turn to go cold.Result: End of the road for the Knicks, thanks to a 106-99 loss to the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern   Read more »

Around the web

• Off the Dribble: Once Again, the Heat Are Not the Knicks

  — To advance to the Eastern Conference finals, all the Indiana Pacers had to do was turn up the defensive pressure, prod Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith into tough shots and wait for the Knicks’ supporting cast to wilt. Containing the Miami Heat, however, is 28 m ago from The New York Times Read more »

• 2012-13 New York Knicks: A belated eulogy for a team that ‘got it’

  of points since his rookie year, and recorded the worst rebounding, assist, steal, and block percentages of his career. Carmelo Anthony—the NBA’s scoring champion—missed 15 games. Tyson Chandler missed 16 games. Jason Kidd, at 40 years old, played more games 5/23/13 from Gamedayr.com Read more »

• Miami Heat's LeBron James and LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant Headline 2013 All-NBA Selections

  members of the Second Team including Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies. The Third 5/23/13 from Sport Balla Read more »

• Heard on the Field: Anthony

  star Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA second team Thursday—but not the first. In a way, the honor highlighted the harsh reality of his standing in the league. Despite finishing third in the MVP voting behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Anthony didn't 5/23/13 from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• Jackson critical of Knicks' roster, praises Nets

  but defended New York's isolation-heavy attack and beat the Knicks up on the boards. Jackson said he thinks the team’s star, Carmelo Anthony , is “an amazing ballplayer who still has another level to step up,” according to the Times. Last summer, when many 5/23/13 from ESPN Read more »