TripleThreat wrote:jrodmc wrote:He wants more than a basketball career. The FUKTARD! How dare he! Why, doesn't he know he's a DOUCHE?
I remember surfing through cable one night, many years ago, where it was sort of documentary on the car culture ( I think this was post Fast and Furious) And it showed this one guy, where he had a wife and newborn, and they were living all together in one bedroom that they rented out from another family, half the room was filled with car parts, and instead of actually getting a quality living space for his family, the guy was shown buying some kind of fancy new muffler for his car. And talking about how he wanted to be a car designer and premier professional racer.
And I kept thinking, what a sad sorry douchebag mother ****er this guy is, his family is eating Ramen, scraping by, never sees him, and he's off spending all the money he makes on car parts.
You make certain choices in life, you have responsibilities. If a guy does right by his family, does right by his job, takes care of business, actually raises his kid, actually acts like a stand up husband, actually provides for those he chose to be responsible for, then if that dude wants to take some of that extra hard earned money, after he's filled a college fund and set up for retirement and ensured his family has a safe place to live and opportunity for his kids to go to good schools and such, and then get a "fun car" for himself, then ok. I think no one would begrudge him that.
But often responsibility comes with sacrifice. Doing right by your family often means you can't choose to be a racer or spend all your money on car parts or ignore your family and shove them into a small room with no other future prepared for them.
Melo wants more than to be a NBA player, then fine. Then first, do your JOB and be excellent at being an NBA player first. Your JOB is to be a FRANCHISE PLAYER. That means you are obligated to lead, on and off the court. You are obligated to be in elite physical condition. That means you are obligated to play and commit to elite defense. That means you are obligated to develop your game each season, adding more and more to your arsenal.
I don't think you seem to get it. I don't think anyone begrudges Melo a life outside of basketball if he was ACTUALLY DOING HIS JOB ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. Being a relentless gunner isn't enough. Having some nice individual stats isn't enough.
Chris Bosh could have signed with a team where he was the primary player. Instead, he signed with the Heat, knowing he'd have to subvert his game and not be the first option. He doesn't get the benefit of being the Alpha Dog, but neither does the full weight of responsibility fall on him either. Melo "forced" his way to NY. He wanted to be the MAN in NY. You want the job, you have to eat the responsibility that comes with it.
Melo is EXACTLY like that douchebag I saw in that documentary who left his wife and newborn rotting in a single room, eating Ramen, with no future, so he could buy a new muffler for his car. You CHOSE to be a father and husband, then own your responsibility for it. You don't get to flush those duties because you discovered you want to be a racer. You CHOSE to be the Alpha Dog of the New York Knicks. I don't care if you want to be a rapper on the side, or develop your own clothing line, or your own investment company, or you own stupid hat company, or any other brand horse ****. Your job is to lead the team and act like an example and leader.
Dude, even kids understand this concept. Do your chores first. Do your homework. Help out your little brothers and sisters. Help out your mom and dad around the house. Then you can go play. Then you can turn on the video game machine. Then you can do more of what you want to do, after you've taken care of your responsibilities first.
EVEN CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THIS.
That Melo should be taking care of business as a Knick first and foremost before he spouts off on the media about all the other things he wants to do, with money he gets paid to be a Knick, first and foremost, but seems to elude you, is just plain sad.
Do you really think that way? Do you really have no concept of accountability? Of duty? Or owing your choices?
Jesus H Christ dude, I hope you don't have children. Because I would feel sorry for kids who have to get raised by someone who doesn't even understand the basic concept of being responsible for your choices.
"Cicero, do you find it hard to do your duty?" - General Maximus
"Sometimes I do what I want to do, the rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, from the movie, Gladiator.
Precisely. Some don't get it and we're not going to change their viewpoint.
If Melo was as dedicated as he should be to his obligations to the team then no one would care what he does off the court or his plans for the future. I certainly wouldn't. But I find it offensive when a guy paid to be the heart of the franchise has no heart, DOES NOT come into camp in top shape (BS), does not lead on or off the court, does not add to his skill set every year. He coasts on his talent and is an example to no one but money grubbers.
I'm not going to carry on about this any longer, but I had to support what you wrote. It is the bottom line as I see it. Do what you're paid for and nobody cares, but just go through the motions and start yapping about other things shows your priorities are fukked. His priorities are not to be a champion. Every time he talks about that subject it makes me cringe, because he is not willing to pay the price, so I think he's a big phony. If people think he is off the hook by finally conceding he is not a leader, well that isn't good enough since he has to lead. That is his job. Anything less is unacceptable. If he can't, then at least he should STFU. But he won't and he can't because he's a total narcissist.
