CrushAlot wrote:misterearl wrote:Holfresh - The main reason why Melo should be in Las Vegas is because the Knicks won 17 games.The false equivalency with other players is irrelevant because they were ALL in the playoffs. Our franchise is in desperate need of leadership on the court. What better place to make a gesture of unity and teamwork, than to show up on day one, just to shake some hands, and change the conversation from "me" to "us."?
This is not a bash Melo thread. This is a thread that suggests doing the right thing is the right thing to do. We have a long road to reach mediocrity. Someone must make the first move. Some player needs to set the example. Who will it be?
We have a roster packed with new faces. Another difference. How do we get acquainted?
101. Just show up Melo. Take everyone to lunch and talk it over, without the coaches. Don't talk about wanting to win a championship. Be about it. Even in the summer.
It ain't that deep.
I have to disagree. If this was a thread about not recruiting free agents like Parsons and others did I get it. This is a thread calling out a 12 yr vet for not attending the summer leagues. Titling a thread leadership 101 and then calling out a 12year vet for not attending summer league is abash Melo thread. You are right. It isn't that deep. A bash Melo thread is a bash Melo thread. If I was teaching a bash Melo 101 course I would use this as my example.
Fully understand that Anthony has other things in his life, and who knows how long ago the cruise he went on (is he still on it?) had been set up, but his behavior, beginning with the draft, has been a bit puzzling, and there has seemingly been a disconnect between him and the team.
If he was a Tim Duncan who left money on the table to help SA sign Aldridge, or a Blake Griffin, who took time off to make sure Jordan was brought back to the Clippers, you don't think twice about them not making a SL appearance, but Anthony decided to set himself up against Jackson and the franchise that is paying him a lot of money when he was foolish enough to let his thoughts about the draft be known.
Hearing the story that he had not even contacted Aflalo, a former teammate who the Knicks signed, was another example of a simple thing he could have done, but chose not to do.
Does not take much to be a leader, but Anthony seems to be even less than a minimalist in this aspect...he's more like a somnambulist.
Social media, even if indirect, is a simple way to put out some positive thoughts, but he even failed to do use this venue properly.
Anthony had no obligation to contact the two Knicks drafted last month.
Anthony had no obligation to stop by Las Vegas to see how the team was doing.
Anthony had no obligation to come to a SL practice and make an appearance to see the young players attempting to make the team.
Anthony had no obligation to put out a general statement or stop by to see the 4 free agents we just signed...one of who is a former teammate.
Anthony had no obligation to see KP play his first game.
Sometimes, though, it has nothing to do with "obligation," and more to do with what would have been the right thing to do, and it would seem that in a fruitful off-season for the Knicks, Anthony has not once done or said the right thing.
PS- check out his Instagram page as if you knew NOTHING about basketball, and try to figure out the full name of the team he plays for and is paid by.
https://instagram.com/carmeloanthony/
EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?
7/13/2015 3:07 PM