When Carmelo Anthony became a free agent he said his main objective when making a choice is his want to win a championship. It is for that reason that many people thought he would pick the Chicago Bulls. Instead he chose to remain with the New York Knicks. The Knicks were able to offer Anthony over $40 million more but Anthony maintains it wasn’t about the money. He loves New York and believes in Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher. Anthony’s Syarcuse coach Jim Boeheim says he didn’t make the right decision, from a basketball standpoint.
via ESPNNewYork.com.
“Just from a basketball point of view it would have been better to go to Chicago because they’ve got better players,” Boeheim, who coached Anthony on Syracuse’s national championship team in 2003, said on Monday. “But he wanted to be in New York and he wants to see if they can turn it around there. I think that’s a great thing.”
Would Anthony had left if Jackson was not hired to right the Knicks ship?
“I would think so. He stayed because he believes Phil,” Boeheim said. “Derek Fisher, he knows the game. If you’re going to pick a coach who hasn’t coached, he would be the guy I would pick. I think he’s a great choice. I talked to Derek a little bit. I think he’s really smart. I think he’ll be a really good coach. I think they’ll show significant improvement this year. If they get a couple of guys down the road, I think they’ll be good.”
It’ll obviously take some time for the Knicks to be contender. As I’ve stated numerous times, 2015 is when they’ll have sufficient cap space. As for the Bulls, with Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Jimmy Butler and the addition of Pau Gasol, they have the chance to win the East.
