In Knicks news today, NBA legend Oscar Robertson has some advice for New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony -- leave town while you can.
According to Mike Matvey of the New York Daily News, Robertson gave his advice to Anthony via an interview with Spike Lee on Sirius XM NBA Radio: “I would leave today,” Robertson stated. “Let me tell you why: wherever that kid has gone, when he was at Denver, they had a team that fooled around with the ball, fooled around with the ball, then all of the sudden when they needed a basket, threw it to Carmelo. Then, when he shot the ball, they said he shot too much. Then when he didn’t shoot they said he didn't shoot enough."
“No matter what he does in New York they’re going to criticize him, the people are going to criticize him, because you got guys on (the Knicks) that cannot play. You got guys that are hurt all the time.”
Robertson's feeling on the Knicks aside, Melo has a very tough decision ahead of him this offseason. The Knicks can offer him an extra year (five years) on a max contract. If Melo decides to pursue other options, he could leave up to $29 million on the table in order to do so.