raven wrote:After the article I posted on Grantland about Durant's incredible season (), here are a few facts about Lebron's own insane season:

- In the past two decades, only two players have shot 56+ pct from the floor on 18+ attempts per game: Shaq and LeBron.

- LeBron is 20 of 21 FG (95.2 percent) in the first quarter during this 5 game streak of his.

- LeBron is shooting 71.4 FG% over his last five games. Michael Jordan's best FG% over five games? 69.6 FG% back in 1988.

- LeBron has shot at least 50 pct in 17 of his 19 games in 2013. Carmelo has shot 50+ pct in just 16 games this season.

- List of players who can match LeBron in assists per game and 3FG% this season: Steve Nash and Jose Calderon. That's it.

- Last one: LeBron is currently shooting 56 pct from the floor and 42 pct on 100+ threes. No one's ever done that.

So all in all, I'm not a carmelo hater although I don't like him that much either. He's a gifted scorer for sure, but he lacks the ''it'' thing that makes MVPs unique players.

He's a very good player, great even sometimes, but he's flawed and I doubt he'll be able to lead the Knicks to a championship. I really hope he'll prove me wrong though.

Damn I still wish Starks made that Game 6 last 3 point shot...

You may as well not be a fan of the Knicks unless arguably the greatest player of all time is on the team.

Threads like this are a joke. Melo is not LeBron. Durant is not LeBron. The guy is a freak.

But I refuse to not enjoy the Knicks because we'll never have him. We've got our problems but Melo is far from a problem. I'm not pleased the way we've played D. But this is the best regular season we've had in over a decade.

Melo is a great ball player. Try to enjoy it.

Anji wrote:Mvp doesn't mean best player, I think that's the biggest road block for some.

If this team ends up with 55 wins with this supporting cast, he should be considered.

Sorry, but not with the type of seasons Lebron and Durant are having for teams that are probably going to win 60+

StarksEwing1 wrote:i like melo and he is in the conversation but he is not even on the same planet of lebron and durant and i hate lebron

As are others in the conversation....If Melo was having the seasons as Lebron and Durant are and they were having a good season by their standards and fans tried to say Lebron and Durant are better than him, these fans would faint and pass out at the same time never to wake again.

mrKnickShot wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:40yrs of Misery

how can we complain when our G-Men just won 2 of the greatest superbowls ever???

Giants, Yankees, Rangers winning is nice but the Knicks winning would be otherworldy

Damn shame I picked the Knicks to be most passionate about

Let's not act as if Melo hasn't competed with LeBron since the day they were both drafted during the same draft class. Knocking Melo due to LeBron would be like knocking Ewing due to Michael Jordan. It's foolish and clueless.

Melo led his Nuggets to the postseason during his first two seasons against the likes of elite Western Conference dynasty teams while LeBron failed to lead Cleveland to the postseason during LeBron's first two seasons in the league, despite the fact that LeBron was drafted into a laughing stock joke of an Eastern Conference.

If only the tables were reversed and Melo were drafted by an Eastern Conference team while LeBron went to an awful Western Conference franchise along with having to compete against the likes of Parker, Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs come postseason play. Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers during playoff series. Mike D'Antoni's led Phoenix Sun teams in which featured the likes of both Nash and Stoudemire. Dirk and those Dallas Mavericks. Can't forget about Houston being led by Yao either. Can't forget about those explosive Sacramento Kings being led by Chris Weber and later Bibby, Peja Stojakovic and remember Ron Artest (3 years). Even teams such as Utah would've ran through most Eastern Conference teams during the year in which Melo went to war against Western Conference teams (and won) on a nightly basis, while LeBron feasted against the likes of weak Eastern Conference opponents. LeBron was gift wrapped the Eastern Conference while Melo was drafted into a living nightmare known as the Western Conference during their elite/golden years.

Melo's led Nuggets were able to eliminate Dirk and the Mavs from postseason contention. But yet, LeBron along with Wade and Bosh failed to eliminate the likes of Dirk and Dallas. Melo may have been eliminated against the Spurs 2x come postseason play, but LeBron was swept by San Antonio. LeBron only won his first (and only) NBA Championship last season during a shortened offseason alongside Wade (a proven Championship winning star) and Chris Bosh.

Is LeBron the greatest NBA talent? No doubt. But there is no way you can state that LeBron's a stronger leader when compared to Carmelo. LeBron's not as battle tested as Carmelo and he's never been as clutch during pressure situations either.