导出博客文章GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Carmelo Anthony couldnt wait to get started.Maybe thats
because he looks at the New York Knicks and sees real NBA talent around him for
the first time in a few years.Or perhaps its because he knows his most
successful seasons have come following the Olympics.Whatever the reason, Anthony
is talking like someone who believes his team is going back to the playoffs --
and maybe going far once they get there.Like I said yesterday, I havent been
excited like this in a long time to actually get going and ready to create
something, Anthony said Tuesday after the Knicks held their first practice.The
Knicks havent been exciting at all recently. Anthony had never missed the
postseason until New York fell just short in 2014, and now hes been shut out
three straight years. The Knicks tumbled to a 17-65 finish two years ago, when
Anthony was limited to 40 games before knee surgery, and went 32-50 last
season.Anthony often tried to carry the scoring load himself during those last
two seasons, but he doesnt see a need now. The Knicks traded for Derrick Rose,
signed players such as Joakim Noah, Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings, and
expect big things from Kristaps Porzingis after his All-Rookie campaign.Anthony
has repeatedly said how excited he is to play with Rose, who believes he can
make the game easier for the 32-year-old forward.Hes been here the longest, hes
went through a lot of things here, experienced a lot, so this is his team, Rose
said. Me and Jo -- I can only speak about me and Joakim -- were coming in here,
were battle-tested. Our job is to make his job as easy as possible and if its
sacrificing, its sacrificing. Whatever he wants us to do, were going to do it.
We dont want no problems, we just want to win.The only time Anthonys done that
lately is in the Olympics.He won his third gold and fourth medal overall in Rio,
both records for a mens basketball player. While most players crave a break
after the long NBA season, Anthony said he was in the best shape that Ive felt
in a long time after playing this summer.Olympic competition has provided him
with a boost before.The 2008-09 season, after his first gold medal, remains his
most successful team season as a pro. He had never even won a playoff series
before leading Denver to the Western Conference finals, averaging 27.2 points in
16 games before the Nuggets were eliminated by the eventual champion Los Angeles
Lakers.He didnt win another series until 2013, coming off his second gold medal
in London. He led the NBA with 28.7 points per game in carrying the Knicks to
the Atlantic Division title and eventually the East semifinals.He didnt do it
alone back then, with Chauncey Billups in the backcourt in Denver, and Tyson
Chandler and Amare Stoudemire in the frontcourt in New York. The Knicks believe
this team, like those, is filled with players who will earn Anthonys trust.Were
hoping that, again, the level of talent that is on the team will lead to him not
thinking, `I have to do everything, coach Jeff Hornacek said.Anthony hosted most
of the roster in Puerto Rico over the summer for basketball and bonding, so hes
gotten to know his teammates off the court.He likes what he sees.I dont know how
great we can be, Anthony said. I dont want to put kind of no ceiling on that,
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. - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before
it even began. NEW YORK -- Terry Collins sat in the Citi Field interview room
and answered the first question after the New York Mets latest embarrassing
defeat, a 9-0 wipeout against Arizona on Thursday that dropped them back to .500
for the first time since April.The manager spoke for 3 minutes, 27 seconds, his
voice rising with emotion, his hands gesturing, tapping his chest and the table
in front of him during a brutal assessment of his players desire and
professionalism.Starting tomorrow were going to get after it here and those who
dont want to get after it, I will find somebody else who does, he said, because
in Las Vegas theres a whole clubhouse filled with guys who want to sit in this
room and Ill find them. Thats all I got to say.Following that threat to call up
players from the minor leagues, Collins arose, walked back down the corridor to
his clubhouse and held a team meeting that lasted about 20 minutes.The
last-place Diamondbacks rolled to a three-game sweep, rattling Noah Syndergaard
with four more stolen bases and breaking open the game in a six-run sixth inning
against Jon Niese that included Chris Owings bases-loaded triple.Fourteen of New
Yorks last 15 batters made out, and the Mets -- missing injured Yoenis Cespedes,
Lucas Duda, David Wright and Jose Reyes -- managed five runs and 17 hits in the
series. They have the lowest batting average in the major leagues at .236 and
were shut out for the ninth time.I dont care whos not here. There are no excuses
here, Collins said with intensity. These are major league baseball players. I
dont care where they came from. I dont care how they got here. The names on
their back and on the front of their uniform say theyre a major league baseball
player. It starts with them.New York dropped to 10-16 since the All-Star break
and is three games back for the NLs second wild card. As 57-57, the Mets are
down to .500 for the first time since a 7-7 mark.You owe a responsibility to the
fans, our fan base, the organization and to yourself to respect for this game to
come out and grind it out, whether its hot or whether its freezing cold, and
thats where its got to start, Collins said.Yes, some guys are having a bad time.
You cannot say woe is me at this level. You cannot do it. Everybodys too good
here. Nobody feels sorry for you, `cause everybodys been humbled and those who
get out of it stay here a long time. Those who dont you keep looking up and they
keep getting a little time here and a little time there but they dont stay. I
want the ones who can stay, he said.Players understand tthe Mets, having raised
fan expectations after reaching the World Series last year, expect the team to
reach the postseason once again.ddddddddddddbviously he feels that pressure on
himself from the outside in terms of us going out there to perform and being
able to be victorious in any situation possible, outfielder Curtis Granderson
said, so of course hes going to have some situations where hes not going to be
as happy as you would expect him to be and after a loss.Collins singled out
second baseman Neil Walker for his hustle and attitude.Its about keeping
positive, keeping the blinders on moving forward on a daily basis with energy
and playing hard, Walker said of Collins message.Syndergaard (9-7) swiped an arm
in the air after right fielder Jay Bruce failed to catch Gosewischs
opposite-field triple down the line, which gave the Diamondbacks a 2--0 lead,
then threw up his arms in frustration when Arizona pitcher Braden Shipley (2-1)
singled up the middle through a drawn-in infield for his first big league
RBI.Syndergaard allowed three runs and eight hits -- including three doubles and
a triple -- and is 0-4 in his last six starts. He described the mood of the team
as optimistic, kind of down right now, plagued by injury.Arizona stole 13 bases
in the series, the most in a three-game series against the Mets. Runners have
swiped 36 bases in 40 tries against Syndergaard this year and are 51 for 56
against him in his career, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mets have
allowed a big league-high 102 steals, including 20 off rookie Steven Matz, who
is second behind Syndergaard.Its real easy for the baserunners to predict when
Im going to home and when Im going to able to pick off. Its really mechanical,
Syndergaard said.Fans booed the sloppy Mets, who allowed Arizona to steal bases
without throws and also had an error, wild pitch and run-scoring passed
ball.Theres got to be a passion to come and play, Collins said. Theres got to be
a sense of this is what I do for a living, the people who pay me to play are
going to see my best effort.TRAINERS ROOMMets: 3B Jose Reyes (oblique) flied
out, walked twice, stole two bases and scored a run, playing five innings at
third base as he started a rehab assignment with Class A Brooklyn on Thursday.UP
NEXTMets: Logan Verrett (3-7), 0-1 in five starts since the All-Star break, is
to start Fridays series opener against San Diego and Paul Clemens (1-2).
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