Knicks News: Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert excited to have Jose Calderon by their side

With the New York Knicks struggling early on to get a grasp on Phil Jackson's triangle offense, superstar Carmelo Anthony knows that having a highly-intelligent point guard like Jose Calderon back on the court could help speed up the learning process.

“Jose knows how to run an offense, especially an offense like this," Anthony said, via Ian Begley of ESPN New York. "He can shoot the ball, he can spread the court. But most importantly, his IQ out there on the basketball court, I thin,k is very high. That’s something that, at that position, we’ve been missing.”

After the Knicks held off a late Philadelphia 76ers charge for a win on Saturday night, Iman Shumpert chimed in on the calming influence Calderon has on the team.

“He doesn’t rush things, he never looks rattled ... Nothing really bothers him,” Shumpert said. “He knows there’s always another game, there’s always another possession, there’s always another quarter. He just thinks about the next play. It keeps everybody calm.”

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