Carmelo Anthony thinks the Knicks could have won 50 games this season. He also thinks they should win at least 50 games a year as long as he’s in New York.
Another goal of Anthony’s? To be the top team in the Eastern Conference.
The later may take a while, but Anthony seems to believe it can happen in the near future. Or at least at some point during the three-year contract extension he signed with the Knicks.
“We (were) 42-40 this year and I could say that we could have easily been a 50-plus win team with some of the games that we lost,” he said. “So our goal is to always be (in the) 50-plus win range.”
Anthony added: “We might get some players in here, we might not, but we still have a chance to do some things. On my radar, I want to be the top team in the East.”
The Knicks went 14-14 in the regular season after acquiring Anthony in a three-team, 13-player trade completed on Feb. 22. They were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics.
After meeting with Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni on Monday, Anthony sees big things in the future for New York.
He believes Madison Square Garden will be a pre-eminent destination for future free-agents. He said some talked about joining him in New York this season.
“You just hear it (on the court),” said Anthony. “…. I mean everybody wants to play in New York right now.”
Anthony said he and Amare Stoudemire expect to have input on personnel decisions made by Walsh, D’Antoni and Garden chairman James Dolan (assuming Walsh and D’Antoni are back).
“Why not? I’m gonna be the guy they have to go out there and play with,” Anthony said. “So why not have some input in who we want?”
The All-Star power forward doesn’t believe the Knicks need to add more stars (so much for the Chris Paul toast) to become an elite team in the league.
“We have a good base for what we have – me and Amare – and we go from there,” Anthony said.
The time for the Knicks to end a 28-season title drought, Anthony says, is now.
"I’m 26 years old. Amare is (28)," he said. "We’re young man, but at the same time we want to get it done right now.”
REHAB UPDATE: Stoudemire said he will spend the next week and a half - at least - at the team training facility to get treatment on his pulled back muscle before going on vacation.
Chauncey Billups said his left knee strain will take two to three weeks to heal.
Another goal of Anthony’s? To be the top team in the Eastern Conference.
The later may take a while, but Anthony seems to believe it can happen in the near future. Or at least at some point during the three-year contract extension he signed with the Knicks.
“We (were) 42-40 this year and I could say that we could have easily been a 50-plus win team with some of the games that we lost,” he said. “So our goal is to always be (in the) 50-plus win range.”
Anthony added: “We might get some players in here, we might not, but we still have a chance to do some things. On my radar, I want to be the top team in the East.”
The Knicks went 14-14 in the regular season after acquiring Anthony in a three-team, 13-player trade completed on Feb. 22. They were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics.
After meeting with Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni on Monday, Anthony sees big things in the future for New York.
He believes Madison Square Garden will be a pre-eminent destination for future free-agents. He said some talked about joining him in New York this season.
“You just hear it (on the court),” said Anthony. “…. I mean everybody wants to play in New York right now.”
Anthony said he and Amare Stoudemire expect to have input on personnel decisions made by Walsh, D’Antoni and Garden chairman James Dolan (assuming Walsh and D’Antoni are back).
“Why not? I’m gonna be the guy they have to go out there and play with,” Anthony said. “So why not have some input in who we want?”
The All-Star power forward doesn’t believe the Knicks need to add more stars (so much for the Chris Paul toast) to become an elite team in the league.
“We have a good base for what we have – me and Amare – and we go from there,” Anthony said.
The time for the Knicks to end a 28-season title drought, Anthony says, is now.
"I’m 26 years old. Amare is (28)," he said. "We’re young man, but at the same time we want to get it done right now.”
REHAB UPDATE: Stoudemire said he will spend the next week and a half - at least - at the team training facility to get treatment on his pulled back muscle before going on vacation.
Chauncey Billups said his left knee strain will take two to three weeks to heal.
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