If you remember what it was like in that late spring of 1977, then there probably has been more than a whiff of déjà vu at the way this has all gone down between the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony. Because back then, 40 years ago, the will-they-or-won’t-they that consumed New York was overwhelming.
Remember, 1977 was the first year of the Bronx Zoo. The Yankees were a soap opera with a different episode every day, all revolving around a cast of single-name-only characters: George. Billy. Reggie. Thurman. Sparky. Catfish. They were also on their way to a World Series.