Anthony Gruppuso - US PRESSWIRE*
by Carlos Cruz:
The New York Knicks have been a franchise plagued by mediocrity for more than 15 years. This does not certainly constitute a groundbreaking revelation as the New York Knickerbockers became a laughingstock immediately after the retirement of Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing’s retirement did not signal the end of playoff appearances for the Knicks as they made the playoffs in 2001 and 2004, but those playoff “runs” fizzled out in the first round.
The purpose of this trip down memory lane is not to rub salt in the wounds of New York fans (admittedly one of my favorite pastimes) but to question the sanity of New York basketball culture as a whole. Knicks management and fans have become so out of touch with reality that they managed to convince themselves of the arrival of a basketball savior in 2011. The alleged savior was not Amare Stoudemire, as he was regarded as a bronze medal after missing out on LeBron and Dwyane Wade. Rather, the savior coming down from the mountaintop (Denver, as it is affectionately known) was Carmelo Kiyan Anthony.
