Not long after LeBron made his decision, Carmelo made his. The other teams that were in contention for Melo was the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. Both the Bulls and Lakers made very strong runs at Melo, but at the end of day, home is where he wanted to be. In addition , he believes in Phil. He believes that Phil can eventually make the Knicks a championship contender. For Melo's sake , he needs to have at least one more deep run in the playoffs (he had one with Denver). Melo has not had great success in the playoffs whatsoever. If Phil Jackson could put the right pieces to play around Melo, then the city of New York will be revived basketball wise.
