Why didnt larry brown play him that much yesterday, i think he is probly one of the best shooters on this team and he is used to the zone cause it was only a couple of years ago he was facing them at syracuse, i dont understand why he hardly played

Posted by NYK3:

Why didnt larry brown play him that much yesterday, i think he is probly one of the best shooters on this team and he is used to the zone cause it was only a couple of years ago he was facing them at syracuse, i dont understand why he hardly played

Yeah, well I guess Detroit fans can calm down about not drafting Melo. Apparently, Larry Brown wouldn't have used him either. I don't think Brown is doing a very good job over there. They need a full time coach for the USA program who knows how to beat a zone.

I would start Carmelo over Jefferson

IMO Jefferson doesnt even belong on the team, Michael Redd should be there instead of him.

here's some more pathetic stuff coming out of this "Dream Team":

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0817p2main0817.html

"It's a copout to say we didn't send our best team over there," he said. "They just don't know how to play. If these guys aren't scoring, they don't do anything else to help their team win."

It figures, since this is an NBA contingent and the league is dealing with the same issues. It's a league infested by stat rats - those interested only in their own box score.

"Of course, if you give a guy the ball and say score, he'll get some points," Barkley said. "But when you play with other good players, they're going to have the ball sometimes. You have to do other things.

"The other guys (complain) about playing time or shots and things like that because they can't do anything but score."

We offer Carmelo Anthony, who guaranteed gold before the Games, as Exhibit A.

"Three minutes," he told reporters of his playing time against Puerto Rico. "I came over here to help my team. I didn't come over to just come over for a great experience. Some guys came out and they were 0 for 8. I shot the ball three times."

That's a stat rat.

"I've said publicly before that I didn't enjoy 1996 as much as 1992," Barkley said. "In 1992 there were no complaints from anybody. In 1996, we had a couple of guys who didn't come to practice because they were unhappy about playing time.

"You know, all these young guys think us older guys are getting on their (cases) because we don't like 'em. That's not true.

"I'm hoping they'll still win the gold medal. We want them to do well. They just don't know how to play."

normally, i'm very critical of Sir Charles & his stupid comments, but this is 1 time i happen to fully agree w/everything he said...when you have guys like Carmelo Anthony complaining about minutes, you have a problem here...this team needs to get their priorities straight...did they join this team to get more worldwide exposure & earn more international marketing dollar revenue by putting up individual stats, or did they come here to win a damn MEDAL?!

hey Melo, time to shut your trap & play some TEAM BASKETBALL! & that goes for all your teammates as well!

[Edited by - TMS on 08/17/2004 11:31:46]

let me clarify, i do agree that a guy who goes 0 for 8 needs to get his butt back to the bench & let the other guys play...but i don't like Carmelo complaining about it.

Unfortunately Melo is the face of the NBA today.Lots of flash,only out for himself,and not as good as he thinks he is.

I agree timmyTtop...Lebron was hustling his *** off, he played with great intensity