Part 2 is upon us! If you missed part 1 of this two-part article, check it out HERE or in our "past stories" section and get caught up!

Since our last chat, Phil Jackson openly spoke about desperately wanting to trade Carmelo Anthony, Carmelo allegedly impregnated a stripper which lead to a separation from his wife, and our shining star of the future, Kristaps Porzingis, skipped his exit meeting with the Knicks because of his dissatisfaction with the organization. I can't make this stuff up.

Aside from every member of the organization needing to improve their "just be a normal person" game, it has been brought to my attention by a few readers that the Knicks need to improve their defense, and yes, we are aware that the Knicks are a flawed defensive team.



We would like to reiterate that although the Knicks have several defects as a team, the purpose of looking at each player on the roster this year is to investigate not only each player's weaknesses, but eventually settle on which one tangible skill each player can improve on to help their value, either for the Knicks or for their future team, since several players will undoubtedly not return to the Knicks. In the case of someone like Carmelo Anthony, while he surely has some defensive flaws that involve lapses from a cerebral and even an effort standpoint, several things work against his prospective defensive improvements. Mostly due to age, we don't expect Carmelo's defensive effort to suddenly change after 14 years in the league, at least not for a sustained period. Further, even if something happened to light Carmelo's defensive fire, his feet just don't move as fast as they did when he was 25 (and he was criticized for is defense even then), so with that in mind, we look to the areas of his game we fully expect he can adjust to become an even better player.

With this in mind, let's jump into part 2 with the highly polarizing, aforementioned Carmelo Anthony.

CARMELO ANTHONY (SF/PF) - TRADING GOOD SHOTS FOR GREAT SHOTS