So Carmelo Anthony is a New York Knick, not without scars on both sides, but a Knick nonetheless.

Among the reactions I heard this week was that the NBA was going to come crashing down around itself as superstars now seem to be orchestrating front office moves to make sure they play together. The LeBron James fiasco last summer was a perfect example of what the NBA may or may not become.

It sure seems like it will get worse before it gets better.

All this amounts to is much ado about nothing. It's the equivalent of all the cool kids in High School banding together, only to find out ten years later that they flamed out for one reason or another and are now coming to you looking for help finding a job.

Or something.

For all the hullabaloo that having a virtual fantasy franchise can make as far as ticket sales, endorsements, media coverage, etc. there is only one thing that will indicate whether or not this is ultimately good or bad for the league: post-season success.

Or lack thereof.

If the rumors are true and Chris Paul is destined to join Carmelo Anthony in New York after this season you will have third threesome assembled through free agency or the threat of it. One would think the NBA salary cap would be enough to keep this from happening with any success: with so much money allocated to a quarter of the roster you would have to be a scouting genius to be able to acquire the requisite depth to succeed over the course of an 82 game schedule and playoffs.

The Miami Heat are the litmus test for this new type of super-team. They have had their ups and downs throughout the season so far and the jury is still out on whether or not having three superstars on one team can actually work. The only thing that will justify the chaos is championships. Not one, but multiple.

After last summer, the world was ready to just skip the season altogether and just give the Heat the trophy. Now, everyone's taking at least a half step back, and with good reason. In basketball, you have to have three complimentary superstars to make it work. You can't have three players with roughly the same game.

In Miami, you have LeBron who can do it all, but struggles more from the perimeter. Shooting guard Dwayne Wade is primarily a slasher who struggles from the perimeter. Power forward Chris Bosh is and undersized post player who would never think of taking an outside shot.... see a pattern?

And that presents a weakness and a weakness means that success is not certain. Teams still have to execute to win at the NBA level. Until these packs of superstars start wearing more jewelery, it's all just hype.