According to a person who spoke with wedding attendee Amar'e Stoudemire, Paul made the reference during a speech of a potential union of himself, Stoudemire and Anthony, saying, "We'll form our own Big 3," Paul allegedly said.
A Paul/Stoudamire/Anthony big 3 would give Miami's all it wants.
I don't doubt for one second those 3 want to play together, for the same reason Bosh/Wade/James wanted to.
At this point if you want to win titles you are almost forced to form a super team to deal with the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, Magic.
Why would Melo or Paul resign with their teams so they can get rolled over the next few years by themselves. They see the writing on the wall, and if the Knicks can clear the cap room there is not a better place in the world to join up than NY if you're going to do it.