http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Coach-Karl-plans-to-convince-Carmelo-to-stay?urn=nba-270125 Carmelo Anthony(notes) has made it pretty clear this offseason that he wouldn't have much of a problem leaving the Denver Nuggets behind, but Coach George Karl seems to think that he might have some sway over the young man, according to the Denver Post. The paper reports that Karl "has not formally spoken with Anthony," but is looking forward to convincing him to stick around. "To me, my job is to, anytime I talk to Melo . . . it's to convince him that we won 53 games last year and I think we're very capable of being a lot better than we were last year," Karl told the paper. "Some of the bombs that hit our team injury-wise and my situation, I think we kind of need to stay together, in my opinion. It's pretty easy: Stay together and figure it out." One wonders, though, why Karl hasn't made his pitch yet to his star player
