Disturbing Truths About Carmelo Anthony...

[wtfyomom]

Damn 11 pages already

Anyway I for one never bought this whole "best scorer", that's some bs. For me Melo was never gonna be in that Kobe-Bron-Dirk-Nash-KG category, he just doens't have that kind of talent and/or work ethic. Problem is that he has way too much talent to just be a regular 2nd option, so he's kind of stuck in no man's land.

What REALLY pisses me off with Melo is that when really going at it he's a solid rebounder, above-average defender (don't hate) and average passer, while staying a very good scorer. Still not enough to be MVP material, but more than what he usually shows us.

It feels like he hasn't yet found the right situation in which to play. That doesn't mean he hasn't had good teammates/coaches, he's had both, but maybe not necessarily those who "fit". And he hasn't been able to adapt his game enough to his teammates. That's not going to change in NY unfortunately, I feel he's beasting most when playing at the 4 but then we've still got Amar'e

Melo aint better than Nash?

 

[NYC Rebel]

He can be taught!

Both those guys proven they're not taking anyone anywhere.

They were on teams that were proven to be flawed.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

He can be taught!

Both those guys proven they're not taking anyone anywhere.

I think Carmelo can dominate and put a team on his back with the right pieces around him..

Why ya'll don't dog Amare's bum ass tho?

That's the shyt I don't understand.. He grabs no boards and floats on the perimeter..

 

[FTBS]

the reason he's better than Lebron, Durant, McGrady, and Pierce when it comes to scoring is because he can score easily from anywhere on the court. The reason ppl put his scoring above Kobe and Dirk in terms of scoring is because he can overpower guards and is faster than big men. You're confusing the end result with the actual process of scoring.lol @ Melo isn't seeing Lebron when it comes to scoring...man stop. Lebron scores off of freakish athletic ability, not skill. That's why Melo usually gives him buckets when they go head to head.

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Are you serious with that shyt? Look at those words you just put together. Are these really the lengths nikkas are going to do defend this guy?

This is sports, it's all about the end result. Yeah Usain and Phelps won races in 08 but other nikkas had a better process. Them other nikkas coulda won. What good is ability or process if it doesn't translate into production? Every defense of Melo is either a reference to what he CAN do or a nice game or series. Nothing about actual production or consistency.

 

[TheNig]

nikkas love to hate. He's the reason why that bullshyt team made the playoffs after Lin decided he had played enough to collect a check.

 

[NYC Rebel]

nikkas love to hate. He's the reason why that bullshyt team made the playoffs after Lin decided he had played enough to collect a check.

No he didn't if you include his playoff record!!! - Trip

 

[mbewane]

Melo aint better than Nash?

Not in my opinion, we can debate for ages about those TWO () MVP titles, but even without those I feel Nash brings more to his team than Melo, and believe me I'd rather it be the other way around (I'm a Knicks fan).

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I think Carmelo can dominate and put a team on his back with the right pieces around him..

Why ya'll don't dog Amare's bum ass tho?

That's the shyt I don't understand.. He grabs no boards and floats on the perimeter..

Amare was dominating when he first got to NY. He was a legit MVP candidate giving them 26 and 10. Then Melo came to town.

What is Amare supposed to do when Melo has the ball for 20 seconds a possession?

 

[NYC Rebel]

Amare was dominating when he first got to NY. He was a legit MVP candidate giving them 26 and 10. Then Melo came to town.

What is Amare supposed to do when Melo has the ball for 20 seconds a possession?

So Melo DOES have the right pieces with him, and is the one holding Amare back.

Ok...so it goes back to you believing that they SHOULD have beaten the Heat or the Celtics.

 

[FTBS]

I don't think its odd at all. He did play in the same era with Kobe, Lebron, Durant, and AI. Its more than a few top flight scorers who don't have scoring titles.

Karl Malone, Big O, Elgin Baylor, The Dream, etc

Can't have it both ways. Cant' say a guy is the BEST ie no one is as good or better at something and then list people who are as good or better as an excuse for why he didn't demonstrate his superiority. None of those guys you mentioned were ever referenced as the best scorer in the league when they were playing.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

They were on teams that were proven to be flawed.

What you don't understand is they are the flaws.

It's a team game.

The only teams that can be successful with those guys would be AI's Sixers. You have to surround them with gritty, hard nosed, defensive-minded role players who don't care if they ever touch the ball because they probably won't.

 

[NYC Rebel]

What you don't understand is they are the flaws.

It's a team game.

The only teams that can be successful with those guys would be AI's Sixers. You have to surround them with gritty, hard nosed, defensive-minded role players who don't care if they ever touch the ball because they probably won't.

So.....Nique and Melo weren't team players?

 

[FTBS]

So Melo has the right pieces with him.

Ok...so it goes back to you believing that they SHOULD have beaten the Heat or the Celtics.

No they shouldn't have been playing them in the first round. No excuse for a team with Melo and Amare (if they are franchise guys they are purported to be) getting 6th and 7th seeds.

 

[Youngdev]

So who is Melo overrated by?

How is Melo overrated when he is blamed for everything, ruining the supposed great core the knicks had, ruining amare, getting the coach fired, ruining lin sanity, running him out of town.

All that shyt has been bought up in this thread

Someone find me an article of Melo being overrated

I literally have seen nikkas say danny granger, kevin martin are better than Melo, I've seen lists with him not in the top 20.

Who is he overrated by?

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

So Melo DOES have the right pieces with him, and is the one holding Amare back.

Ok...so it goes back to you believing that they SHOULD have beaten the Heat or the Celtics.

Where are you coming up with this stuff?

No they don't have the right pieces because few good players can mesh with Melo. Melo renders Amare useless because he fiends for touches with Melo on the court. He took 6 shots one game against Miami in the playoffs. 6.

They should not have beaten the Celts or Heat because Melo is their best player and that's not a recipe for playoff success. And this has been proven.