BlueSeats wrote:NYKBocker wrote:If Melo insists on wearing number 15 next year. I think he will get a lot of backlash from old school Knick fans.
Is he seriously asking for this? That's doucheville.
Has a retired number ever been taken down for anyone in this league? I certainly hope not.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/monroe_melo_can_wear_eK8UOOQIeMe07hG1T5ieMJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=Knicks great Monroe says Anthony can wear 15
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By MARC BERMAN
Last Updated: 11:19 AM, March 5, 2011
Posted: 1:31 AM, March 5, 2011
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Earl Monroe told The Post that Carmelo Anthony can have his retired No. 15 jersey if he wants it, but the new Knicks superstar has missed the NBA deadline to change numbers for next season.
Last week after his Knicks debut, Anthony revealed he had asked Monroe about wearing No.15.
Anthony wears No. 7 because the No. 15 jersey he wore in Denver for seven seasons (and one at Syracuse) had been retired by the Knicks not once, but twice.
Monroe's 15 was retired in 1986 and again for Dick McGuire in 1992. McGuire passed away last year.
"[Carmelo] talked to me on the podium after the press conference and I told him I'm fine with it but he'd have to ask the McGuires," Monroe told The Post. "Fifteen, it's just a number to me. I'd be honored if he wore it."
Anthony missed the March 1 deadline to apply for a new jersey number for next season.
"I wish I can take it back down," Anthony said. "Talking to Earl, I don't know what I've got to go through to get it. I'll wear it in his honor."
Anthony picked No. 7 for random reasons. His son, Kiyan, has an upcoming birthday March 7. Anthony's high school number (22) minus his NBA number (15) equals seven.
The new No. 7 merchandise flew off the racks at the Garden during Anthony's first game as a Knicks last Wednesday, selling out. Garden officials have kept reordering, and Anthony's jersey is now one of the most common seen in the arena.
Monroe and Anthony have something else in common -- both are Baltimore basketball stars. Monroe played for the Bullets before coming to the Knicks. Anthony grew up there.
"I usually follow players who wear 15 more closely," said Monroe, who announced this week the formation of an amateur tournament between New York and Los Angeles -- the Peoples Games.
Monroe said he does not see Anthony leading the club to a deep playoff run this season, however.
"They need an inside presence," Monroe said. "They'll have to address that issue and be on track to do something better next year before New York becomes a championship city again."
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Definately some form of douchebaggery.
3/2/2011 7:53 PM
