Why Carmelo Anthony Must Stop Being a Black Hole on New York Knicks Offense

Prior to last night's thumping of the Charlotte Bobcats, it's been a rough go of things for Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks.

Yet, in what may have been the Knicks' best offensive performance of the season, Anthony was held to a career-low one point.

It's true that he vowed to pass more and he did that last night, but don't expect the Knicks to have that type of success without Anthony being a big part of the offense.

While it's debatable how big of a role Anthony should have in the offense, one thing that's not debatable is that he needs to stop being a black hole in the Knicks offense.

Things are different in New York for Anthony.

At Syracuse, he was the undisputed man of the team. The same can be said for his time in Denver as well.

However, with the Knicks, he doesn't have to be that guy and that's something he needs to learn.

Sure, there will be times when Anthony needs to take over a game, but he needs to be wise in doing so.

The Knicks offense can't continue to come to a halt when he touches the ball, especially in the fourth quarter.

Anthony at times can be a black hole with the ball in his hands. It sucks the entire team in as they get stuck standing around, watching him chuck up over 30 shots per game.

The Knicks have too much talent to be that team.

It's not good for Anthony the player or the Knicks locker room. It's also not good for Anthony to make comments like he did after the loss to Denver on Saturday in which he indicated that he doesn't really care if he gets booed.

That type of thing can humble a man quickly though, even a superstar such as Anthony.

A superstar isn't just a guy who can take shots and score a lot, which Anthony can do. While scoring is a big part of it, a real superstar is a guy who can dominate a game in multiple ways.

Anthony can do that. He needs to do that. He will do that in the future.

If he does, this Knicks team will start to roll.

If he doesn't, and if continues to be a black hole, it could be the death of this team for the season.