The Knicks are too ghetto, remember Anucha Browne Sanders and Isiah Thomas? Isiah spoke very eloquently but he was probably the ghettoist of them all.

Deep.

"We are the laughingstock of the league right now," Anthony said after practice Wednesday. "It's nothing to hide. We are. Do I like being laughed at? Hell no. I don't like that feeling."

"It's on TNT? I didn't know that," Anthony was quoted by the New York Daily News speaking about Thursday's clash against the Nets.

"I didn't know that. That's fine. I don't care about that. We are the laughing stock of the league right now. It's nothing to hide. We are.

admitting that the team is a 'laughing stock' with their play now is tantamount to calling the franchise/team a 'joke,' and then turns into a rant about melo being selfish?

someone help me then because i don't recall learning this line of reasoning in logic class...

Bonn1997 wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:I think this thread is a joke when it doesn't point out the context of the interview. Do people really have to twist things around to say they don't like the guy? You don't like him it's okay.

The thread is harsh but Melo didn't take any responsibility in the quote. If he had said something like, "We're the laughingstock of the league right now and my bad shot selection is a big reason why" I'd give him a lot of credit.

sorry bonn, this is total nonsense, and for a well educated guy, i'm a bit surprised.

melo didn't take responsibility? he said "we."

what part of we does not include him?

you are dreaming if you expect any player, particularly a player of his caliber, to say the other thing you wrote in public.

you said:

Melo didn't take any responsibility in the quote

and i showed you how he did.

his use of 'we' acknowledges his participation in the team being a 'laughingstock,' so he is therefore taking 'responsibility.'

now, that apparently doesn't meet your personal desire to hear him specifically comment how he is exactly responsible, but that was not what you originally wrote, nor do i think any of us would expect an nba player to say such a thing publicly, and is wishful thinking on your part as someone who has been on a crusade against the guy since he has been here.

let's call it as it is, and stop trying to mask your personal feelings about him with flimsy evidence and logic to support those feelings.

advanced stats, etc. are fine, but this time around it is total nonsense and you know it. sorry.

peace.

i happen to think it is because he is trying too hard to be the hero because the rest of the team is on life support or seemingly dead.

the guy needs better play from the rest of the team other than bargs who has been pretty good, but also hurts the team with his poor help d, and even movement on offense (his +/- is not good right now).

we badly need better guard play and chandler on defense.

He wants the money, he wants the ball in his hands, he wants to initiate the OFF, he wants 55% of the shots taken in the team, he wants the praise, he wants the respect, he wants the be a HERO before being a "LEADER" and basketball player
Melo is a STAT whore, chasing numbers on the court to justify his contract and his importance to the league/TEAM
All this comes at the expense of lack of ball movement, player movement, and rhythm to get things going on our TEAM and his TEAM MATES
Yes, he is still one of the top OFFENSIVE players in the entire league, but he is NOT as good as he thinks he is

but

he is NOT a LEADER or facilitator, but he feels he is just as talented as Lebron James, when he isn't even close on OFF and/or especially DEF
He isn't even comparable to Bernard King with his shooting % and his lack of efficiency
He needs a PG that he can respect that will tell him NO, you are not getting the ball all the time, a PG that makes EVERYONE on the team better, and creates for the TEAM and just create for Melo

In the summer, he will say something like....

At this point of my career, I will have to do what I think is best to get a ring and do what is best for my family....

The same BS he said when he wanted out out Denver
We traded half a team for one player and a bunch of horrible contracts, 3 draft picks/ 1 swap, got rid of Dantoni, got rid of Lin, and he continues to be the victim
He always makes himself sound like the victim and I am sick of his drama, excuses, and BS