Carmelo Anthony believes Knicks will compete for NBA title this season

Carmelo Anthony emphatically insisted the Knicks are competing for the championship. Whether he actually believes it or not is another story, but he put on that facade Wednesday when telling reporters about his expectations for the season.

"S—, we're competing. People might not believe that, but we're definitely competing for that (championship)," Anthony proclaimed. "That's always going to be the goal. Whether we get there or not depends on us and what we're doing. That's always our big-picture goal."