I'll never forget where I was when our long, national nightmare came to an end. February 21st, 2011, night after the NBA All-Star Game. I'd just finished watching the latest episode of 'Being Human,' a nice little show on the SyFy Network in its first season. Twitter began to explode. I wondered if the rumors were true. Sources from Denver had given out bad info before on the subject in question, so I was cautiously optimistic. Then, finally, with this tweet, the Melodrama, in my eyes, came to an end:

@FisolaNYDN: Source confirms Knicks get Carmelo. Deal done.

Thank goodness. I just couldn't take it anymore, and let's be honest. You were tired of it too. The constant chatter from all angles. Daily questions about contract extensions. Secret meetings held in public restaurants. A good producer could probably put together a great movie about the Carmelo Anthony saga, even though I think it was obvious at the end that Manhattan, not Brooklyn, was the only place he was going to wind up.

To me, it's simple. If Anthony would have been willing to sign an extension with the Nets at any point, he would have been traded east earlier this season before principal owner Mikhail Prokhorov said that the Nets were 'walking away' from trade talks regarding the four-time All-Star. Once news came out that the club had become engaged in talks with Denver once again, there was no way any 'Melo-to-the-Nets rumors could be taken seriously. The discussions reeked of a Nuggets organization desperate to get another team deeply involved in talks so that a better offer could be leveraged out of the Knicks.

Seriously...I'm just glad it's over.