I like Carmelo Anthony. He is a gifted player and by all accounts a decent human being. I supported and still support the trade. But he is definitely having a year to forget and we are going nowhere if he can't contribute. He's shown flashes, like Amare (just once can we have these two guys erupt during the same game? Once?) but the inconsistency is maddening.
But enough with the "he hates the team concept" and "iso ball is the work of Satan" stuff. The man is obviously making an effort to mix things up and against Boston his off-ball movement was some of the best we've seen from him. He's also logging 3.9 assists, up from his career average and third on the team behind the two point guards.
He needs to be much, much better, no doubt, and I am as frustrated as everyone to see our max-contract star sputter so much--but I think it's a gross generalization to say the guy is a selfish d-bag, short-circuiting our offense.