New York Knicks: An honest and logical perspective on Carmelo Anthony’s past and future

The 2011-12 season

The New York Knicks actually improved their roster that season, but lacked serious depth. They were also met with the regularity of Knicks dysfunction, as Mike Woodson became the head coach just about halfway through the season.

The Knicks had an unproductive Toney Douglas at point guard, and old/final seasons of Mike Bibby and Baron Davis. However, this is where the Knicks went wrong.

This is where they had Jeremy Lin, who began to shine, but now he is the star in Brooklyn. Things would be quite different had the Knicks decided to hold on to Lin for just a little longer than 35 games.

The Knicks also had Iman Shumpert and J.R Smith. Who would’ve guessed those two former Knicks would become part of a championship team over in Cleveland?

Steve Novak was a solid role player off the bench who had a career high 3-point percentage and points per game that year. He also steadily declined every year after.

The rest of the notables included big man Tyson Chandler, who made the frontcourt competitive and had a career high field goal percentage. However it was plagued by a less productive Stoudemire at the 4-spot.

This team overall was average at best, and yet again was carried by Carmelo. Despite playing only 55 games, 29 of those were wins with him on the court. The Knicks only mustered seven wins without his presence and finished 36-30 for the regular season.