Stoudemire takes veiled shots at Carmelo Anthony

J.R. · Feb 29, 2016

Carmelo Anthony: I doubt Amar'e's veiled comments were about me

The former Knick had plenty of interesting things to say about Carmelo Anthony, Jeremy Lin and how some Knicks didn't buy into the triangle last season.

Asked if he feels for his former teammate Anthony for going through another tough season with the Knicks, Stoudemire hinted that Anthony needs to be better to pull the Knicks out of their mess. The Knicks (25-36) have lost 14 of their past 17 games.

"It's tough," Stoudemire said before the Heat beat the Knicks 98-81 on Sunday. "When you get involved in this situation, you have to take ownership of it. You have to make sure you made the right decisions for your team and teammates.

"You have to become a complete player in order to bring your team out of a rut. Everyone can't do it. It's not always easy."

When asked if he has any advice for Anthony moving forward, Stoudemire mentioned how he knew at this stage of his career that he needed to surround himself with "other class A players" to chase a title.

"It's a situation where you have options," Stoudemire said. "If you want to win, that's the main priority. And if physically you can't do it as a player and make your teammates better and get them to the point they can win, then you surround yourself with a team that's built to win.

"And for me, I knew Father Time was ticking on my clock, so I wanted to put myself in a position around other class A players, put myself in a position to at least compete for a championship."

Stoudemire played four and a half seasons with the Knicks, and his time overlapped with former fan favorite Lin. Although he did not mention any names, Stoudemire said not every Knick was thrilled with Lin's exploding popularity back then.

"If he stayed, it would've been cool," Stoudemire said of Lin, who played one season in New York from 2011-12. "But everyone wasn't a fan of him being the new star, so he didn't stay long. But Jeremy was a great, great guy. Great teammate. He worked hard. He put the work in, and we're proud of him to have his moment.

"A lot of times, you gotta enjoy someone's success," he continued. "And that wasn't the case for us during that stretch. ... You got to enjoy that. You got to let that player enjoy himself and cherish those moments. He was becoming a star, and I don't think everybody was pleased with that."

Anthony did not think Stoudemire was talking about him when it came to being less than receptive to Lin's brief success in New York.

"Still?" Anthony asked when told that Lin came up when reporters talked to Stoudemire. "That was [four] years ago? I don't know. I don't have no comment about that. If [Lin] was becoming a star, we should embrace that. I don't know. We didn't embrace it? Was that the word?"

"S---, if that was the case then I'd be upset right now with KP [rookie fan favorite Kristaps Porzingis], if he's talking about me. I doubt if [Stoudemire is] talking about me. I doubt that. I highly doubt that."

Stoudemire said he thought Derek Fisher was "doing well" as a first-time coach last season, but not all the Knicks bought into the triangle. Fisher was fired earlier in February.

"I truly bought into it," said Stoudemire, who had eight points and seven rebounds Sunday. "I thought it was great. Maybe three-fourths of the team thought it was great. But if you don't have a full team that buys into a system, it's never going to pan out."

"The triangle offense is based upon ball movement and ball penetration," Stoudemire said. "There's a lot of intelligence that's involved in the triangle offense that you have to conquer and understand. But if you don't have a full team that buys into it, it's not going to work."

When told of Stoudemire's triangle comments, Anthony asked, "Was I [part of] the quarter?"

"To be honest, I don't even know ... what happened last year was a blur to me, bro," Anthony said when told Stoudemire didn't mention his name. "As far as buying into last year, buying into what? I don't have any recollection about last year."

Stoudemire, who had to deal with several injuries during his Knicks tenure, received mixed reception from New York fans.

"It's been a lot," Stoudemire said of what he thinks of all the Knicks' changes in the past few seasons. "It's been a lot going on, and it hasn't really been great over the years.

"It's hard for me to watch from the outside looking in because I was so involved with creating a positive atmosphere around the Knicks. Now it's gone the opposite way. Hopefully, things can pan out well in the near future."
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zeeshan2 · Feb 29, 2016

So Amare is saying Carmelo was jealous of Lin as well as not being a good leader?

Carl Herrera · Feb 29, 2016

what · Feb 29, 2016

Is he throwing shade? Please tell me he's throwing shade!

J.R. · Feb 29, 2016

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/YYDLApmUmg">pic.twitter.com/YYDLApmUmg</a></p>— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) <a href="https://twitter.com/carmeloanthony/status/704406878558617600">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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DMO (DJ remix) · Feb 29, 2016

The dude (Melo) just never gets it and never will, unless he joins Lebron as 3rd "star" I can't see him doing much, look, NY rooster isint best around, but good enough to at least be near playoff picture. They are loosing a lot and he doesn't show any leadership qualities on and of the court.

underrated015 · Feb 29, 2016

At least he's happy in New York. Will be like Ewing, great player but ringless

Duncan McDonuts · Feb 29, 2016

Can someone explain what "Stay Me To" means?

Shaq2Yao · Feb 29, 2016

underrated015 said: ↑

At least he's happy in New York. Will be like Ewing, great player but ringless
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Ewing actually went to the Finals.

J.R. · Feb 29, 2016

"Stay Me7o"
"Stay Melo"
"Stay Mellow"

zeeshan2 · Feb 29, 2016

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Carmelo, Amar'e feud ramping up. Melo fires back with 3 quotations that brands STAT as "petty'' and "a sucker'' <a href="https://t.co/3s0ZufV7aJ">https://t.co/3s0ZufV7aJ</a></p>— Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPost_Berman/status/704432674375639049">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Cashmoney · Feb 29, 2016

zeeshan2 said: ↑

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Carmelo, Amar'e feud ramping up. Melo fires back with 3 quotations that brands STAT as "petty'' and "a sucker'' <a href="https://t.co/3s0ZufV7aJ">https://t.co/3s0ZufV7aJ</a></p>— Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPost_Berman/status/704432674375639049">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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If Stoudemire is a 'sucker' then Carmelo is most surely a 'chucker'. Dude's shot has fallen off the side of a mountain this season, he sucks.

SamFisher · Mar 1, 2016

The rim sides with STAT.

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iconoclastic · Mar 2, 2016

Rim don't lie.

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