People who say that Carmelo is Fat....

[ncrizzle]

Who gives a shit. The guy still is one of the best scorers in the league. Im by no means a Melo fan, but i just think it is ridiculous the amount of babble i see about "him being fat". He isnt fat to begin with, but why would anyone bring that up even though he is putting up the numbers he is ?

[TheMarkMadsen]

They just mad cause Melo ate their food.

[StateOfMind12]

He isnt fat to begin with, but why would anyone bring that up even though he is putting up the numbers he is ?
His numbers have never been impressive. I don't call him fat or care that he is fact but I do think he is massively overrated, maybe the most overrated in the game.

[Kblaze8855]

Actually fat NBA players are rare. Most just look pudgy in a jersey. Like Shaq:

http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Shaq-Chuck-shirtless.jpg

[el gringos]

People who don't understand the game dont realize how he gets it done. For someone like that even if they like the game they don't understand and it frustrates them. They don't see the "easy" things to see- speed/jumping/athletisism so they think he doesn't have special talent. Footwork, positioning, and leverage are all hard to see if you think all sf's should play the same or all of any position should have the same skills

[LamarOdom]

His numbers have never been impressive. I don't call him fat or care that he is fact but I do think he is massively overrated, maybe the most overrated in the game.

Career average of 25/6/3 not impressive?

Only on ISH.

[RRR3]

His numbers have never been impressive. I don't call him fat or care that he is fact but I do think he is massively overrated, maybe the most overrated in the game.
:biggums:



He gets overrated when people try to say he is the best scorer in the league. Which is bulls.hit

This x100000. 3rd best scorer at his own position and he's "the best scorer in the NBA" :lol

[SilkkTheShocker]

He gets overrated when people try to say he is the best scorer in the league. Which is bulls.hit

[Pushxx]

They just mad cause Melo ate their food.

Lol repped.

[TheMarkMadsen]

He gets overrated when people try to say he is the best scorer in the league. Which is bulls.hit

One of if not the best PERIMETER scorer in the leauge though

[StateOfMind12]

One of if not the best PERIMETER scorer in the leauge though
Melo has never even been top 3 when it comes to scoring.

Dirk, Kobe, Lebron, Durant have almost always been better.

[SilkkTheShocker]

One of if not the best PERIMETER scorer in the leauge though


He isn't the best anything in the NBA.

[Kblaze8855]

Pretty solid company hes in:



1. Michael Jordan (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html)* 30.12 2. Wilt Chamberlain (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambwi01.html)* 30.07 3. LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html) 27.64 4. Elgin Baylor (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bayloel01.html)* 27.36 5. Jerry West (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westje01.html)* 27.03 6. Allen Iverson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/iversal01.html) 26.66 7. Bob Pettit (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pettibo01.html)* 26.36 8. George Gervin (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gervige01.html)* 26.18 9. Oscar Robertson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberos01.html)* 25.68 10. Kobe Bryant (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html) 25.40 11. Dwyane Wade (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wadedw01.html) 25.15 12. Karl Malone (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* 25.02 13. Dominique Wilkins (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wilkido01.html)* 24.83 14. Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anthoca01.html) 24.65 15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html)* 24.61 16. Larry Bird (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/birdla01.html)* 24.29

[RRR3]

Melo has never even been top 3 when it comes to scoring.

Dirk, Kobe, Lebron, Durant have almost always been better.
Wade too IMO

[TheMarkMadsen]

Melo has never even been top 3 when it comes to scoring.

Dirk, Kobe, Lebron, Durant have almost always been better.

Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron. Lebron is a better overall scorer though

[gyu]

Actually fat NBA players are rare. Most just look pudgy in a jersey. Like Shaq:

http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Shaq-Chuck-shirtless.jpg
I hope you know those abs are fake

[StateOfMind12]

Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron. Lebron is a better overall scorer though
What the **** is the difference? Melo is a better shooter? Cause I'm not even sure if that is true either.

[kurt_rambis]

marshmelo is a fantastic nickname. just superb

[LikeABosh]

I love how some people call Melo the best pure scorer in the league, yet he's never even been in the top 5 in points. :oldlol:

[TheMarkMadsen]

Wade too IMO


Wade is not a better Perimeter scorer than Melo.. Wade barely even shoots the 3 ball.

He is however, just as good of a scorer, just not from the perimeter

[Kblaze8855]

I was thinking back to when I watched it. I barely paid attention to the picture. Even looking at Barkley....to be picked on about his weight hes never been all that fat. The barkley in that picture would be like the 6th fattest person in the express line in Walmart.

[ncrizzle]

People who don't understand the game dont realize how he gets it done. For someone like that even if they like the game they don't understand and it frustrates them. They don't see the "easy" things to see- speed/jumping/athletisism so they think he doesn't have special talent. Footwork, positioning, and leverage are all hard to see if you think all sf's should play the same or all of any position should have the same skills

Well said. I hate to always fluff my guy, but Zach Randolph is a bit on the heavy side. Im a 5'8 white boy and i probably have a higher vertical than him and he is a career 20/10 guy. he is extremely skilled. He knows how to get position, has great footwork, and great hands. Bottom line like you said is he gets it done. If these players were not in good enough shape to play the game, they wouldnt be on the court. On the flip side Stephen Curry looks like a little choir buy, but the kid can ball. All that matters is results

[RRR3]

Active NBA Players who have scored 30 PPG (number of times in parentheses)

Kobe Bryant (3)
LeBron James (2)
Dwyane Wade (1)
Tracy McGrady (1)
Kevin Durant (1)


Active NBA Players who have won scoring titles
Kevin Durant (3)
Kobe Bryant (2)
Tracy McGrady (2)
LeBron James (1)
Dwyane Wade (1)



Where's Melo? :confusedshrug:

[TheMarkMadsen]

What the **** is the difference? Melo is a better shooter? Cause I'm not even sure if that is true either.


It means that Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron?

It means that majority of Lebrons points come off of him driving. Not from his perimeter shooting.

If a team has any hope of stopping Lebron, they try to force him be a perimeter player, Dallas did this in 11 & it worked wonders.

Okc did not & Lebron got his ring.

It's not like Lebron just became so much better from 11 to 12 or that he "choked" in 11. The mavericks just gameplanned better & forced him to play to his weakness.

[RRR3]

It means that Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron?

It means that majority of Lebrons points come off of him driving. Not from his perimeter shooting.

If a team has any hope of stopping Lebron, they try to force him be a perimeter player, Dallas did this in 11 & it worked wonders.

Okc did not & Lebron got his ring.

It's not like Lebron just became so much better from 11 to 12 or that he "choked" in 11. The mavericks just gameplanned better & forced him to play to his weakness.
LeBron was a jumpshooter in 2011 playoffs, he killed it in the first 3 rounds from the perimeter. Then his jumper stopped falling and he lost all his confidence and became way too passive-that's "choking" in my book, and I'm a huge LBJ fan. The Mavericks played him very well, but in the end, LBJ has no one to blame but himself for his 2011 disaster. Luckily, he bounced back this year:rockon:

[LikeABosh]

It means that Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron?

It means that majority of Lebrons points come off of him driving. Not from his perimeter shooting.

If a team has any hope of stopping Lebron, they try to force him be a perimeter player, Dallas did this in 11 & it worked wonders.

Okc did not & Lebron got his ring.

It's not like Lebron just became so much better from 11 to 12 or that he "choked" in 11. The mavericks just gameplanned better & forced him to play to his weakness.
Last season Lebron made 188 of 425 mid range shots, 43%. Melo made 154 of 396 mid range shots, 39%. Lebron shot 36% from 3p last season, Melo shot 33%. Who's the better perimeter scorer?

[Umad101]

If melo is fat I wonder what some of y'all look like on this board Looool

[Legends66NBA7]

Yeah, that quote gets kind of annoying after some time.

Maybe I have different interpretation of being "fat", but yeah he isn't. The only thing that does annoy me about him is his dedication to his team.


Pretty solid company hes in:



1. Michael Jordan (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html)* 30.12 2. Wilt Chamberlain (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambwi01.html)* 30.07 3. LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html) 27.64 4. Elgin Baylor (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bayloel01.html)* 27.36 5. Jerry West (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westje01.html)* 27.03 6. Allen Iverson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/iversal01.html) 26.66 7. Bob Pettit (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pettibo01.html)* 26.36 8. George Gervin (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gervige01.html)* 26.18 9. Oscar Robertson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberos01.html)* 25.68 10. Kobe Bryant (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html) 25.40 11. Dwyane Wade (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wadedw01.html) 25.15 12. Karl Malone (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* 25.02 13. Dominique Wilkins (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wilkido01.html)* 24.83 14. Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anthoca01.html) 24.65 15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html)* 24.61 16. Larry Bird (http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/birdla01.html)* 24.29

I would like to know who's the top PPG scorers are through 9 years, not just use career averages with players that having different years each.

For example, Kareem would certinally be higher than Melo's average through their first 9 years.

Nonetheless, yes, he's in impressive company.


Melo is better at scoring from the perimeter than Lebron. Lebron is a better overall scorer though

From mid-range, sure. 3 point shots, I'd actually give LeBron the edge.


Luckily, he bounced back this year

He bounced back because he was aggressive at attacking the rim, not because his jumpshot was consistent.

His jumpshot went broke during the playoffs, was terrible during the 2012 Finals.

[Dictator]

I alwyas wonder why people call carmelo fat. He's actually pretty skinny, he just has a naturally fat face.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Last season Lebron made 188 of 425 mid range shots, 43%. Melo made 154 of 396 mid range shots, 39%. Lebron shot 36% from 3p last season, Melo shot 33%. Who's the better perimeter scorer?


a 55 game sample size?

Lets ignore the other 9 years

[OmniStrife]

It's a conspiracy!! :lol

http://i.imgur.com/kHAZd.jpg

However he is chubby...

No definition, always a bit on the flabby side.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/06/28/sports/basketball/28carmelo/28carmelo-blog480.jpg

[gyu]

I remember people were saying he was in the best shape of his life entering last season because of this:
http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IFWT-Melo-Tire.jpg


:lol


For an athlete he is kind of fat, but compared to an average person his physique is pretty average.

[gtfomyface]

lol for an athlete's standard he's probably considered fat
he's far more athletic and conditioned than any ISHer

[SevereUpInHere]

I love how some people call Melo the best pure scorer in the league, yet he's never even been in the top 5 in points. :oldlol:

He was 3rd in 2010, 2011, 4th in 08 you retard.

[imdaman99]

He's the only sf that can over power LeBron in the post. You can call him fat for all I care, but I'll call him deceptively strong.

[Eric Cartman]

In this video you can clearly see Lebron calling out Melo for not keeping his legs up during a conditioning/abdominal workout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD2N2nfVWjY

[Sarcastic]

Active NBA Players who have scored 30 PPG (number of times in parentheses)

Kobe Bryant (3)
LeBron James (2)
Dwyane Wade (1)
Tracy McGrady (1)
Kevin Durant (1)


Active NBA Players who have won scoring titles
Kevin Durant (3)
Kobe Bryant (2)
Tracy McGrady (2)
LeBron James (1)
Dwyane Wade (1)



Where's Melo? :confusedshrug:

Charles Barkley never scored 30, and has 1 rebounding title.

Should I assume Barkley is not a good scorer or rebounder?

[christian1923]

Who cares if he is fat, skinny, a scoring machine or an overated scorer.. the guy isnt winning my team enough games and thats why i dont like him:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[SyRyanYang]

Actually fat NBA players are rare. Most just look pudgy in a jersey. Like Shaq:

http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Shaq-Chuck-shirtless.jpg
You do realize those abs weren't real don't you?

[Sarcastic]

"Larry Bird never scored 30 ppg in a season, and never led the league in scoring, so that means he was not an elite scorer"


See how stupid that sounds?

[9512]

I love how some people call Melo the best pure scorer in the league, yet he's never even been in the top 5 in points. :oldlol:

I guess it's the way he puts up those points and not the amount (quality over quantity)... Melo's the purist's purist to pundits in the game.

His jab step is what dreams are made of.

and personally I laugh at all that.

He is overpaid for what he provides and can't provide.

[Bigsmoke]

Melo and that guy on you avatar are both fat

[Bigsmoke]

Melo has never even been top 3 when it comes to scoring.

Dirk, Kobe, Lebron, Durant have almost always been better.

u said Melo was the best scorer not too long ago.

u changed you mind?

[SpecialQue]

The guy's fat, man.

[CavaliersFTW]

Actually fat NBA players are rare. Most just look pudgy in a jersey. Like Shaq:

http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Shaq-Chuck-shirtless.jpg
You do know that that those are painted-on-abs right?

[Bladers]

u said Melo was the best scorer not too long ago.

u changed you mind?

This is a daily occurrence. He's bipolar. Leave him alone.

[niko]

StateofMind shouldn't talk on Melo, he's just a hater. He told us that Melo wasn't as good as Kobe or Durant because they drive and Melo does not, and his proof? Melo doesn't get a lot of free throws like those two gus. When we told him Melo is right behind them in FA attempts he did the stuttering act..UH UH UH ITS STILL LESS...DUH....

Just a hater spouting bullshit.

[IamRAMBO24]

People call Melo fat because he IS fat. For an athlete of his stature he should work a bit harder during the off season instead of eating haagan daz and trying to lose it all during training camp.

This is the reference to "fattie." If you are 5" 300 pounds, of course, you won't think Melo is fat but in the sports world, when most athletes have 0% body fat, any % of flab is a huge weight issue.

[Raz]

People call Melo fat because he IS fat. For an athlete of his stature he should work a bit harder during the off season instead of eating haagan daz and trying to lose it all during training camp.

This is the reference to "fattie." If you are 5" 300 pounds, of course, you won't think Melo is fat but in the sports world, when most athletes have 0% body fat, any % of flab is a huge weight issue.

Good call. And who is in your profile pic?

[Ikill]

StateofMind shouldn't talk on Melo, he's just a hater. He told us that Melo wasn't as good as Kobe or Durant because they drive and Melo does not, and his proof? Melo doesn't get a lot of free throws like those two gus. When we told him Melo is right behind them in FA attempts he did the stuttering act..UH UH UH ITS STILL LESS...DUH....

Just a hater spouting bullshit.
Melo drive a lot more than durant and Kobe he might not look as exciting while doing it but he does drive more.

[Ikill]

People call Melo fat because he IS fat. For an athlete of his stature he should work a bit harder during the off season instead of eating haagan daz and trying to lose it all during training camp.

This is the reference to "fattie." If you are 5" 300 pounds, of course, you won't think Melo is fat but in the sports world, when most athletes have 0% body fat, any % of flab is a huge weight issue.
For most of his career melo has not been fat and in his early years he was pretty lean. His body right now is pretty average there are a lot of players with a similar body as melo but they don't have chubby faces so there not called fat

[DaHeezy]

Melo looks "fat" because average NBA player is lean and lanky. By comparison he's normal.

[ClutchOver9000]

People call Melo fat because he IS fat. For an athlete of his stature he should work a bit harder during the off season instead of eating haagan daz and trying to lose it all during training camp.

This is the reference to "fattie." If you are 5" 300 pounds, of course, you won't think Melo is fat but in the sports world, when most athletes have 0% body fat, any % of flab is a huge weight issue.

no athlete has 0% body fat you retard