Ha! I mean, I wouldn’t make it like one of those crazy standing ovations where it almost gets kind of weird that everyone is still standing up, ya know? Just a nice, polite acknowledgement that he was one of the most notable Knicks of all-time.

If I was at the game, I sure as heck would give Melo a standing ovation. Not, like, a long one, but at least a short standing ovation.

whatcha mean brian, like stand up, check the keys in your pocket, golf clap – and sit right on back down…

then wait for him to touch the ball so you can boo the hell out of him…

If I was at the game, I sure as heck would give Melo a standing ovation. Not, like, a long one, but at least a short standing ovation.

What a win for the Thunder, because it tired them out for the Knicks. 😉

Frankie Smokes is a legitimately interesting player and trading him for Walker would be ridiculous. Kemba won’t age well.

Some crazy lines in that OKC Philly game. Russ put up a whopper of a shooting line. And congrats to all of you who took the over on Embiid playing 48 minutes.

Re Melo, I hope the MSG fans give him a golf clap.

That being said, after the reception that Paul George got in Indy, the question about how he will be received at the garden has come up. Stephan Bondy wrote an article in the NY Daily News Carmelo Anthony, who came to Knicks when no star would, deserves a standing ovation in MSG return that just pisses me off. Now I would give Bondy a pass, because he doesn’t write headlines, but he did say ” that’s because nobody of such stature ever wanted to play for the Knicks.” Alright, that’s slightly different, but still, Amare Stoudemire was the star that came here when nobody else would. And Amare’s presence was a big reason why Anthony came to the Knicks.

Anthony deserves a polite applause. He was the best we had for a while. He wasn’t a savior. What Bondy says is true. Anthony gave of himself. He dealt with Black Lives Matter well, is a good role model, did much for Puerto Rico, brought excitement to the Garden.

Carmelo Anthony was also a flawed player here. He was more about brand than ball. While we can’t really know it for sure (I don’t believe anything I read these days) I have been convinced that at some level he was also jealous of Jeremy Lin, drove out D’Antoni, refused to play power forward and refused to play in the triangle.

And then there was his game. He had game – lots of it. He could score at will. He could also defend, but didn’t. It was as if he thought that defending would slow down his offense. He was big, strong, fast and agile. He was also lazy. He could rebound when he wanted to which was rare. And we all know that with the gravitational force that he had, once the ball got into his hands, no other player would see it before it was hurled towards the rim.

I say all this but I’m a fan. Polite applause is what he deserves. I reserve my boos for…