http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/ian_thomsen/02/20/carmelo.questions/index.html
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/02/19/knicks-latest-offer-for-carmelo-is-actually-fair/
Suggested reading. Covers - among other things - why 'Melo can't step over the line to the Knicks side.