NEW YORK — The funny part about all of this: Charley Rosen is right.
Trading Carmelo Anthony would be the savvy thing to do. The New York Knicks, as presently constituted, are stuck in the mud.
Following their 108-107 home loss Monday to the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks are now 18-24. The only thing keeping their flailing season alive is a pitiful Eastern Conference, where you can be 10 games below .500 and somehow remain within striking distance of the eighth seed.
Of course, all teams, or at least those not coached by Gregg Popovich, endure slumps.