TripleThreat wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:The point of the picture with Melo grimacing?

I suspect the irony that everything he does seems so prepackaged, fake and lacks any semblance of the concept of "genuine"

Why was Jeremy Lin was popular? Just because he was Asian taking it to a league usually full of a bunch of ignorant yos looking for the next big shoe deal who got to coast by in college because they could jump out of a gym?

Lin was humble and genuine. He appeared to actually love the game of basketball. He appeared to actually care and like his team mates. He appeared to want to be part of a team.

The sad and bitter tragedy of Melo and his "branding" is he has the common sense of a guy trying to desperately squeeze a bar of soap as tight as he can. Slips right out of your hand. He wants to be a famous and beloved by the public as possible, yet does everything as fabricated and calculated as he can to get there. It's like watching someone on a cheap reality show throwing a tantrum because they know it will get them a little bit more camera time.

Doing the right thing. Playing the right way. Being a leader. Actually embracing the team concept. Sacrificing for the greater good of winning above all else. If Melo simply put in the work and effort to play and lead the right way, then the winning and money and fame, those things would all take care of themselves.

Ever hear of a kid who works five times as hard to set up to cheat on a test than if he just studied as hard as he could, did the work and played it straight?

Back when I said the team should have simply built around Lin and traded Melo as fast as possible, many people here mocked me and laughed at what I said, and I said the Knicks would at least be playing real team basketball. And yet here the Knicks are, years later, with Melo being the common denominator, STILL TRYING TO GET TOGETHER THE CONCEPT OF PLAYING BASIC TEAM BASKETBALL.

No one "hates" Carmelo Anthony. It's just that some of us here have no incentive to root for a jack off.

Splat was right. Character = Destiny.

"Ignorant Yos" is kinda all I took away from this one.

You use a lot of words to simply say "I don't care what he's doing. I don't like him."

TripleThreat wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Can you pick an argument here? Melo is going to a mini camp with several of the best coaches and players in the game, and you're ****ting on him for not "making himself the best individual player possible"? How exactly is that contradicting your own goal for him?

You use a lot of words to simply say "I don't care what he's doing. I don't like him."

He's been through Team USA before, and it clearly didn't rub off on him.

Team USA and Coach K might be a turning point for some young players, but clearly it did not with Melo.

He helps the Knicks lose more than win. And yet some of you will defend him to the end.

CrushAlot wrote:Are you kidding?

Yes, that he used Stephen A Smith to mouthpiece for him that he's furious at Phil Jackson and feels "hoodwinked" and says negative things then retracts them about the Knicks current draft picks, being a coach killer, driving other team mates off the roster, saying stupid thing in the press, refusing to actually play legit defense, refusing to act like a real leader, risking his long term ability to give the Knicks play/health/value on the rest of his long term contract so he could play in an All Star game for his "branding", yes Team USA and Coach K clearly rubbed off on him.

Like I said before, not hard to spot the Knicks fans from the Melo fans. And Melo doesn't work very hard to make sure those fandoms can move in lockstep.

TripleThreat wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:The point of the picture with Melo grimacing?

I suspect the irony that everything he does seems so prepackaged, fake and lacks any semblance of the concept of "genuine"

Why was Jeremy Lin was popular? Just because he was Asian taking it to a league usually full of a bunch of ignorant yos looking for the next big shoe deal who got to coast by in college because they could jump out of a gym?

Lin was humble and genuine. He appeared to actually love the game of basketball. He appeared to actually care and like his team mates. He appeared to want to be part of a team.

The sad and bitter tragedy of Melo and his "branding" is he has the common sense of a guy trying to desperately squeeze a bar of soap as tight as he can. Slips right out of your hand. He wants to be a famous and beloved by the public as possible, yet does everything as fabricated and calculated as he can to get there. It's like watching someone on a cheap reality show throwing a tantrum because they know it will get them a little bit more camera time.

Doing the right thing. Playing the right way. Being a leader. Actually embracing the team concept. Sacrificing for the greater good of winning above all else. If Melo simply put in the work and effort to play and lead the right way, then the winning and money and fame, those things would all take care of themselves.

Ever hear of a kid who works five times as hard to set up to cheat on a test than if he just studied as hard as he could, did the work and played it straight?

Back when I said the team should have simply built around Lin and traded Melo as fast as possible, many people here mocked me and laughed at what I said, and I said the Knicks would at least be playing real team basketball. And yet here the Knicks are, years later, with Melo being the common denominator, STILL TRYING TO GET TOGETHER THE CONCEPT OF PLAYING BASIC TEAM BASKETBALL.

No one "hates" Carmelo Anthony. It's just that some of us here have no incentive to root for a jack off.

Splat was right. Character = Destiny.

Arod has a similar personality

MaTT4281 wrote:Funny thing about the Melo fan vs. Knick fan debate: Melo's a Knick. It's OK to be both.

When Melo's gone, great, I'll cheer for his replacement. Until then, I'll cheer for Melo, Phil, Fish, and the rest of the squad.

This makes you a homer

arkrud wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Funny thing about the Melo fan vs. Knick fan debate: Melo's a Knick. It's OK to be both.

When Melo's gone, great, I'll cheer for his replacement. Until then, I'll cheer for Melo, Phil, Fish, and the rest of the squad.

Then you should be a big fan of Isiah Tomas, Stephan Murbury, Jerom James, and Eddy Curry.
They were Knicks own for a long time so you should love them same as Melo.
There are many other "great" Knicks who should be loved... just because they are/were Knicks...

Though still recovering from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love plans to attend next month's USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas to make himself available for the 2016 Summer Olympics, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that Love will be attending the three-day camp, despite the fact he's not yet healthy enough to participate, to meet the conditions established by USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo, who told ESPN.com earlier this month that any player who wants to be considered for the 12-man squad that will represent the United States in Brazil next summer must make an appearance in Vegas.

USA Today reported Sunday that Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant, who is working his way back from a stubborn foot injury, also plans to visit the camp for the same reason. Durant wouldn't play in the Aug. 11-13 event on the campus of UNLV but knows he must attend to remain eligible for a spot on the Rio de Janeiro-bound Olympic team.

In hopes of clinching a spot on next summer's Olympic roster, the injured Kevin Love will attend USA Basketball's minicamp to put himself in the running, according to NBA sources. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports

The New York Post reported earlier this week that New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony (knee) will be in Vegas as well to make himself available for Olympic selection. Sources told ESPN.com that Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (knee) will likewise attend the camp while in the midst of injury rehab, while the Indiana Pacers' Paul George (leg) is yet another player on the road to recovery from injury likely to attend but not play.

USA Basketball has scheduled two days of noncontact workouts for the camp and an intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 13 likely to take on more of an All-Star Game feel.

ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne reported early Sunday that the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin will participate after being forced to withdraw from last summer's FIBA World Cup team to give a back injury more time to heal. Houston Rockets guard James Harden, meanwhile, will also be in attendance in Vegas after playing a key role on the World Cup team, according to ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins.

For what Colangelo has termed more of a "reunion" than a full-speed camp, USAB is inviting the bulk of 34 players who were in the program's roster pool as of last September, as well as a slew of younger newcomers.

Sources told ESPN.com that the newly crowned champion Golden State Warriors expect to have a quartet of players in USAB camp: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and new recruits Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes.

Other confirmed attendees, according to sources, include the Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond and Portland Trail Blazers' Mason Plumlee from the World Cup team last summer, Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal, Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and newcomers Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies) and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks). The recently invited Orlando Magic duo of Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo is also expected to attend.

The San Antonio Express-News, meanwhile, reported Sunday that newly re-signed star swingman Kawhi Leonard will indeed make himself available for the camp after he bypassed national team invites the past two summers.

One prominent player from last summer's original 34-player USAB pool who appears to poised to remove himself from Olympic consideration is Portland guard Damian Lillard, who was one of the last World Cup cuts by Colangelo and Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski.

In an interview with CBS Sports Radio, Lillard said Saturday that he is "probably not going to Vegas" and "doesn't know why he would go." After being cut last summer, Lillard said he "doesn't feel like he's a part of it."

CrushAlot wrote:A lot of guys coming back from injuries participating in the usa mini camp.

Though still recovering from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love plans to attend next month's USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas to make himself available for the 2016 Summer Olympics, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that Love will be attending the three-day camp, despite the fact he's not yet healthy enough to participate, to meet the conditions established by USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo, who told ESPN.com earlier this month that any player who wants to be considered for the 12-man squad that will represent the United States in Brazil next summer must make an appearance in Vegas.

USA Today reported Sunday that Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant, who is working his way back from a stubborn foot injury, also plans to visit the camp for the same reason. Durant wouldn't play in the Aug. 11-13 event on the campus of UNLV but knows he must attend to remain eligible for a spot on the Rio de Janeiro-bound Olympic team.

In hopes of clinching a spot on next summer's Olympic roster, the injured Kevin Love will attend USA Basketball's minicamp to put himself in the running, according to NBA sources. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports

The New York Post reported earlier this week that New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony (knee) will be in Vegas as well to make himself available for Olympic selection. Sources told ESPN.com that Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (knee) will likewise attend the camp while in the midst of injury rehab, while the Indiana Pacers' Paul George (leg) is yet another player on the road to recovery from injury likely to attend but not play.

USA Basketball has scheduled two days of noncontact workouts for the camp and an intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 13 likely to take on more of an All-Star Game feel.

ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne reported early Sunday that the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin will participate after being forced to withdraw from last summer's FIBA World Cup team to give a back injury more time to heal. Houston Rockets guard James Harden, meanwhile, will also be in attendance in Vegas after playing a key role on the World Cup team, according to ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins.

For what Colangelo has termed more of a "reunion" than a full-speed camp, USAB is inviting the bulk of 34 players who were in the program's roster pool as of last September, as well as a slew of younger newcomers.

Sources told ESPN.com that the newly crowned champion Golden State Warriors expect to have a quartet of players in USAB camp: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and new recruits Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes.

Other confirmed attendees, according to sources, include the Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond and Portland Trail Blazers' Mason Plumlee from the World Cup team last summer, Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal, Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and newcomers Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies) and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks). The recently invited Orlando Magic duo of Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo is also expected to attend.

The San Antonio Express-News, meanwhile, reported Sunday that newly re-signed star swingman Kawhi Leonard will indeed make himself available for the camp after he bypassed national team invites the past two summers.

One prominent player from last summer's original 34-player USAB pool who appears to poised to remove himself from Olympic consideration is Portland guard Damian Lillard, who was one of the last World Cup cuts by Colangelo and Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski.

In an interview with CBS Sports Radio, Lillard said Saturday that he is "probably not going to Vegas" and "doesn't know why he would go." After being cut last summer, Lillard said he "doesn't feel like he's a part of it."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/13320876/blake-griffin-los-angeles-clippers-participate-team-usa-minicamp-hopes-play-2016-summer-olympics

Why bother posting this..Even if Melo went to Summer League and wheeled the newbies in wheelchairs from game to game they would then ask why didn't tuck them in at night and he read them bedtime stories..