Anthony also said the time is now in reference to this rosters potential, but thats an

unavoidable thought when so many key players look past their primes. The key takeaway
here is that he understands just how much will have to go right for the Knicks to become a
contender.
Its understandable why Rose is confident. Years of injuries and disappointments mean
that he has the chance to rekindle his career away from Chicago, where his 2011 MVP
and status as a homegrown star solidified unrealistic expectations for his comebacks. For
that matter, athletes usually have to aim for greatness as a precondition of achieving it.
Itd be fine if Rose just said he sees the Knicks as a superteam. Where he gets himself in
trouble is in claiming that others think the same. Perhaps Rose will eventually prove
correct, but he has a lot of work to do to show us were wrong.