RicanHavok wrote:An entire franchise got better when Melo left em.

RicanHavok wrote:

fishmike wrote:

RicanHavok wrote:An entire franchise got better when Melo left em.

agreed it was a good draft for Denver, but they have moved on and seem better for it

You 'n?

While (Gabby) Douglas' skills on floor are impressive - she gets more air than the NBA's Carmelo Anthony, whom she and her teammates met the other day -- it's her personality that makes it a show-stopper. The crowd was clapping almost from the opening notes of her techno music, and she got downright sassy with her dance moves, directing playful grins at the judges. - ESPN

Carmelo provides support for the USA Gymnasts.

USA.

fishmike wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:because KD goes the finals and his teams advance in the playoffs, thats why. Because KD at 23 years old is a top 5 player. Because KD is coming off his best season and shot almost 50%, and became a better rebounder and defensive player as well.

KD and Melo are NOT the same class of player. Thats what kills these "discussions" and drives them into anti-melo hater threads. In 54 playoff games MElo shoots a Jamal Crawford like .419, but his trolls here would leave you to believe its just the supporting cast and Melo = Kobe, Durant, etc etc

Durant isnt selfish because his team is one of the best in the league and thats proven. Dudes an MVP caliber player. If people are expecting Melo to be an MVP thats an unfair expectation. He's never shown in the league he's that caliber of player. Not even really in the discussion. Melo once finished 6th in MVP voting. He's never cracked the top 10 aside from that. Durant's last 3 years he was 2,5 and 2 in MVP voting. Next best player to Lebron.

Can we please stop putting Melo in these discussions? This is just reality. Im not saying Melo cant be a winner and cant win a title or go deep in the playoffs like your Paul Pierce, Ginobili, etc

Melo is good, but yea... when your shooting .419 in 50+ playoff games and have the league's worst record of any guy to have played in 50 playoff games your being selfish, or doing something wrong. Label it what you want, but the style of play isnt winning.

so until melos shooting % rises, he's a selfish player. I can argue all day abot supporting cast, but the reality( in your eyes) is that his shooting % hinders the guys around him. A selfish player to me is a player who shots a very low % takes an enormus amount of shots while his teammates shoot above 50% and take very few shots..

This past playoffs, no one on the knicks shot well, not bibby, not Jr, not Amare, not novak, no one..

are you blaming that on melo..

name one player who became better when he joined Melo's team. Please... find me one.

A selfish player to me is a player who shots a very low % takes an enormus amount of shots while his teammates shoot above 50% and take very few shots..

sounds a lot like our franchise player... maybe if you named some players in the league you consider selfish I could discuss this better?

It's not up to melo to make his teammates better, the player that makes his teammate better is a PG and maybe a real good Center..Who does kobe make better,

Ewing didn't make no one better..It's a simple thing, star gets double or triple pass to the open man, if he doesn't make the shot, thats melo's fualt..I don't believs so, and I have certainly seen my share of miss opportunities that plays don't take advantage of playing wit melo.

Jmpasq wrote:5 of 6 from the floor 4 of 5 from 3 is that efficent enough.

knicks1248 wrote:
It's not up to melo to make his teammates better, the player that makes his teammate better is a PG and maybe a real good Center..Who does kobe make better,

Ewing didn't make no one better..It's a simple thing, star gets double or triple pass to the open man, if he doesn't make the shot, thats melo's fualt..I don't believs so, and I have certainly seen my share of miss opportunities that plays don't take advantage of playing wit melo.

19 points in the first half.

Go Melo.

ChuckBuck wrote:Ehh Melo looks like an inefficient chucker...nothing to see here, move along.

Ten three's?

Stop It.

Vmart wrote:I would put Melo in Durant's category and maybe in James too but thats pushing it. The talent is there but Melo has to want it. To me right now he is a wanna be elite player. He showed up out of shape and not ready to play. Dogged it all season whether due to injury or not he had an awful season. Just now he decides to get in shape tells me a lot about him as a player. It tells me he isn't serious enough about winning a chip.

Why do you insist on rehashing the past?

Are you watching him represent the United States right now?

Sheesh.