NEW YORK — Last week, the Carmelo Anthony-less Knicks lost by 27 points in Philadelphia and the Carmelo Anthony-less Nets lost by 15 at Boston.
So, let's skip discussing the humdrum here and now for the moment and examine the NBA's bracing badlands whose first commandment is, "Thou Shalt Covet Thy Neighbor's DisenFranchised Player" every day and twice on Sunday.
Despite the topical torrent of published pap, the Knicks, their merchandise unchanged, are no closer to extricating Carmelo from the Nuggets than they were weeks ago . . . whereas the asset-affluent Nets, whose sought-after accomplices fluctuate daily, remain the leading aspirant to arrange acceptable compensation.