Carmelo Anthony

[SpaceJam]

What's your thoughts?

I just saw a tweet that Hasheem Thabeet (Yes, that Hasheem) was getting a workout with the Knicks

You telling me Hasheem fcking Thabeet is getting more looks from NBA teams than Melo :roll:

[Kblaze8855]

Exactly 100% of the people who think Melo isnt on a team purely because of ability are stupid.

All of them. Absolutely no exceptions.

He isnt what id call blackballed but his ability no longer justifies the mild "distraction" of his presence and the expectation that he has to play.

Hes just another in a long line of "_____ ****ing sucks!" former stars who fall off and fans with no nuance cant think of a way to describe them without pretending they should be playing in Sri Lanka.

If you never heard of him....and hes signed from overseas...and played exactly the way he did last time he was in the league....you wouldnt see some guy who doesnt deserve a shot in the NBA. You would just see another guy who can score a bit and doesnt play defense....like 85 others.

[GreatHILL]

Thabeet wants to make a roster Melo wants to start but no nba team want him as a starter but yeah i think he is Blackballed by the NBA

[Real14]

Thabeet wants to make a roster Melo wants to start but no nba team want him as a starter but yeah i think he is Blackballed by the NBA
He said he would come off the bench dummy :biggums:

[Phoenix]

Melo's fall from grace is eerily similar to Iverson's a decade earlier. He was giving you 22/6/3 back in 2017. From that to not being able to find a roster spot 2 seasons later is crazy. I mean, 38 year old Joe Johnson a year removed from NBA competition just got signed and was a single digit benchwarmer when he last played. That says it all.

[Xiao Yao You]

Melo's fall from grace is eerily similar to Iverson's a decade earlier. He was giving you 22/6/3 back in 2017. From that to not being able to find a roster spot 2 seasons later is crazy. I mean, 38 year old Joe Johnson a year removed from NBA competition just got signed and was a single digit benchwarmer when he last played. That says it all.

Carmelo put up empty stats on bad teams most of his career. Joe Johnson was a playoff performer. Beasley is better than both on paper at this stage but who would you rather have in your locker room?

[AirTupac]

Carmelo put up empty stats on bad teams most of his career. Joe Johnson was a playoff performer. Beasley is better than both on paper at this stage but who would you rather have in your locker room?

You have some of the worst takes on this forum full of retards

[Xiao Yao You]

give us your hot take. Maybe you can post a photo of Melo with his shirt off and some tats and gold chains?

[superduper]

This dude should not be this talked about

[Xiao Yao You]

This dude should not be this talked about

He never should have been. He was never as good as the hype.

[superduper]

He never should have been. He was never as good as the hype.

I mean to be fair in his prime he was a beast there's no denying that.

[Stringer Bell]

He

[AirTupac]

give us your hot take. Maybe you can post a photo of Melo with his shirt off and some tats and gold chains?

That means so much coming from someone with Aspergers who spams threads by his lonely self for hours :oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

I mean to be fair in his prime he was a beast there's no denying that.

He scored a lot of points and lost a lot of games except during Linsanity which of course he put a stop to

[Bosnian Sajo]

He scored a lot of points and lost a lot of games except during Linsanity which of course he put a stop to


:lol


Yea, forget about Melo making the playoffs every single year while being apart of the Denver Nuggets franchise, a team that missed the postseason 9 straight years before drafting Melo.


Forget about taking that Denver team to the WCF only to lose to the great Kobe Bryant and the eventual NBA champs.


Before you mention his first round exits (because I know you will) make sure you understand that he faced the Spurs twice and the Lakers twice as well as the Twolves in 2003.


All 5 of those squads went onto the WCF, 4 of them went onto the finals, and 3 of them ended up being champions.

[Xiao Yao You]

:lol


Yea, forget about Melo making the playoffs every single year while being apart of the Denver Nuggets franchise, a team that missed the postseason 9 straight years before drafting Melo.


Forget about taking that Denver team to the WCF only to lose to the great Kobe Bryant and the eventual NBA champs.


Before you mention his first round exits (because I know you will) make sure you understand that he faced the Spurs twice and the Lakers twice as well as the Twolves in 2003.


All 5 of those squads went onto the WCF, 4 of them went onto the finals, and 3 of them ended up being champions.

I didn't forget. What I remember was him trying to take all the credit despite the huge additions of Miller and Camby. I can't forget him saying shit about not making the all-star team over a deserving Kirilenko. I can't forget him being talked about with the best players in the game despite never being anything more than just another in a long line of high scoring small forwards and not the superstar that he and others thought he was. I can't forget him forcing his way out of Denver and forcing the Knicks to trade all their talent for him. Letr's not forget those crappy Knicks teams were in the east too! I can't forget the Jazz targeting him in the playoffs against OKC and him laughing about going to the bench where he belonged. Please sign him Pelinka! :cheers:

[Bosnian Sajo]

I didn't forget. What I remember was him trying to take all the credit despite the huge additions of Miller and Camby. I can't forget him saying shit about not making the all-star team over a deserving Kirilenko. I can't forget him being talked about with the best players in the game despite never being anything more than just another in a long line of high scoring small forwards and not the superstar that he and others thought he was. I can't forget him forcing his way out of Denver and forcing the Knicks to trade all their talent for him. Letr's not forget those crappy Knicks teams were in the east too! I can't forget the Jazz targeting him in the playoffs against OKC and him laughing about going to the bench where he belonged. Please sign him Pelinka! :cheers:


You are truly a headcase lol. Almost none of your points has to do with him as a basketball player, rather his attitude. You don't like his attitude, fair. Doesn't change the fact that he changed basketball in Denver and was one of the most skilled players in his prime.

Much better than your dear Andrei.


Also, me acknowledging that Melo was a force back in the day does not mean I want 2019 Melo on my team, especially when we have plenty of forwards to play.

[Xiao Yao You]

You are truly a headcase lol. Almost none of your points has to do with him as a basketball player, rather his attitude. You don't like his attitude, fair. Doesn't change the fact that he changed basketball in Denver and was one of the most skilled players in his prime.

Much better than your dear Andrei.


Also, me acknowledging that Melo was a force back in the day does not mean I want 2019 Melo on my team, especially when we have plenty of forwards to play.

Andrei deserved to make the all star team over rookie Carmelo.

He was part of the change in Denver. He and his supporters would like to believe it was all about him and it wasn't. Why couldn't he win in the east except when Lin carried them?

The non basketball reasons is why I'd take an over the hill Johnson

[Phoenix]

Carmelo put up empty stats on bad teams most of his career. Joe Johnson was a playoff performer. Beasley is better than both on paper at this stage but who would you rather have in your locker room?

You think Joe Johnson in Melo's shoes from 2003 onwards is doing better? :roll:

I'm no Melo fan but let's not get carried away here.

[Xiao Yao You]

You think Joe Johnson in Melo's shoes from 2003 onwards is doing better? :roll:

I'm no Melo fan but let's not get carried away here.

I would have wanted Joe I my team not Carmelo

[Bosnian Sajo]

He was part of the change in Denver. He and his supporters would like to believe it was all about him and it wasn't. Why couldn't he win in the east except when Lin carried them?




At this point, you are flat out rewriting history. Lin was on the team for half a season. They won 36 out of 66 games that year. Lost in the 1st round to Miami.


The next season, with Lin off the team, New York won 54 games and made it to the conference semi finals against Indiana.

[ArbitraryWater]

:lol


Yea, forget about Melo making the playoffs every single year while being apart of the Denver Nuggets franchise, a team that missed the postseason 9 straight years before drafting Melo.


Forget about taking that Denver team to the WCF only to lose to the great Kobe Bryant and the eventual NBA champs.


Before you mention his first round exits (because I know you will) make sure you understand that he faced the Spurs twice and the Lakers twice as well as the Twolves in 2003.


All 5 of those squads went onto the WCF, 4 of them went onto the finals, and 3 of them ended up being champions.

:roll: :roll:

[Bosnian Sajo]

:roll: :roll:


Oh, so funny! He said Kobe is great hahaha!

[Phoenix]

I would have wanted Joe I my team not Carmelo

Peak for peak you're probably the only one to make that call if in an official position to do so. I can't see Joe Johnson at *this* stage providing more on court than even a diminished Melo, so this has to be a locker room issue( which I'm not saying isn't or shouldn't be a consideration).

[Bosnian Sajo]

Peak for peak you're probably the only one to make that call if in an official position to do so. I can't see Joe Johnson at *this* stage providing more on court than even a diminished Melo, so this has to be a locker room issue( which I'm not saying isn't or shouldn't be a consideration).


Correct. Absolutely correct. Xiao however, has taken this strange personal grudge against Melo, to the point where he would legitimately sit here and argue as to why he believes Royce O'Neal is better than Melo skill wise :oldlol:

[iamgine]

Carmelo is a chucking ball stopper who don't play defense. This has always been his criticism. Back when he's a great iso scorer, we can easily overlook those flaws. But as he's no longer even a good scorer, why would any team wants him? :confusedshrug:

It's like, if JJ Redick or Kyle Korver can't shoot anymore, why would any team wants them?

[Xiao Yao You]

At this point, you are flat out rewriting history. Lin was on the team for half a season. They won 36 out of 66 games that year. Lost in the 1st round to Miami.


The next season, with Lin off the team, New York won 54 games and made it to the conference semi finals against Indiana.

You must've forgot they were playing well with Lin leading the team and Carmelo put a stop to it. He'd rather lose his way than win with someone else getting the credit

[Xiao Yao You]

Correct. Absolutely correct. Xiao however, has taken this strange personal grudge against Melo, to the point where he would legitimately sit here and argue as to why he believes Royce O'Neal is better than Melo skill wise :oldlol:

Nothing about skill. Melo isn't someone I'd want on my team. Winning is more important than stats to me. I'm weird that way

[Shogon]

Exactly 100% of the people who think Melo isnt on a team purely because of ability are stupid.

Bullshit, dumbass.

Go ahead and name 1 NBA player in the entire league that's delusional enough to keep ignorantly jacking up shots on the court while being complete dog shit at catch and shoot 3s and playing shit defense that can also no longer break down defenses?

Can't break down defense...
Bad at passing...
Bad decision making...
Bad 3 point shooter...
Bad defender...

Name 1 other guy... I dare you. You can't... because they don't exist. Everyone in the league is at the very very least good at a bare minimum one of those things. Carmelo Anthony is good at precisely ZERO of those things.

Decision making is part of basketball ability and his decision making is absolute dog shit.

Carmelo Anthony is not on a roster because he longer can compete at an NBA level. He's dog shit.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Nothing about skill. Melo isn't someone I'd want on my team. Winning is more important than stats to me. I'm weird that way


No, you're dumb that way because you say one thing and flip to another.


If winning is more important, then why the hell would you pick Joe Johnson over Melo?? Neither have won jack shit...Joe Johnson has never even made it to the conference finals, yet Melo has. Doesn't that make Melo more of a "winner"? I don't consider either of them to be winners since they HAVE NEVER WON a title, but since you keep flip flopping..


Xiao, you're honestly lacking brain cells lol. You're not very good at discussing sports, you refuse to fact check yet assume that your assumptions are facts. It's mind numbing.

[Xiao Yao You]

No, you're dumb that way because you say one thing and flip to another.


If winning is more important, then why the hell would you pick Joe Johnson over Melo?? Neither have won jack shit...Joe Johnson has never even made it to the conference finals, yet Melo has. Doesn't that make Melo more of a "winner"? I don't consider either of them to be winners since they HAVE NEVER WON a title, but since you keep flip flopping..


Xiao, you're honestly lacking brain cells lol. You're not very good at discussing sports, you refuse to fact check yet assume that your assumptions are facts. It's mind numbing.

I like Joe. Don't like Carmelo. :cheers:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Melo can still play.

Anyone saying otherwise is a clueless fukking geek.

He absolutely can make an NBA rotation. The problem? Getting him to buy into that sorta role. Limited minutes, less shots etc. A role player in every sense.

Coaches and GM's probably think he's another Iverson. And rather pass on the potential headache.

[Bosnian Sajo]

I like Joe. Don't like Carmelo. :cheers:


And that's perfectly fine dude!! See that's cool, nothing wrong with that. No need to make up fake arguments and pretend like Melo wasn't a beast in his prime.


Completely reasonable to like one player and not like the other.

[SpaceJam]

Melo has never been a top 5 player in the NBA

[PeroAntic]

He can't play as long as hes a fatass. Guy needs to lose serious weight because hes a cone on defence and he has very little lift on his jumpshot which makes him easy to contest.

[LostCause]

Oh, so funny! He said Kobe is great hahaha!

AW was the original resident retard before Manny came and stole the crown away

[highwhey]

he's not on a roster bc his style isn't going to compliment most nba teams. you can thank analytics for that, but also, he's too much of a big name to have on the bench. if he gets a spot on a roster and gets little to no playing time, plenty of fans or even media members will blame the coach. it's a lose lose situation for most nba teams. he still has some left in the tank, but as i already said..it's not a situation worthwhile for many teams.

[RRR3]

Arby really out here denying the fact that Kobe Bryant was great at basketball :biggums:

[RRR3]

AW was the original resident retard before Manny came and stole the crown away
At least Manny isn’t racist. Manny>>>>>>>>>Arby

[coin24]

Blatant black balling..

Shit half of the eastern conference teams are dumpster fires with no future, they should be begging melo to suit up

[scuzzy]

scrub


Lazy fcks late into their career like him and Kobe are totally detriments to teams and need chucks on a 30% clip to fill their ego


worst player to have around in a rebuild or a contender

[Smoke117]

You have some of the worst takes on this forum full of retards

Saying this take is the pot calling the kettle black is an understatement. One of the biggest fukktards in ish history calling someone else's opinion one of the worst?...:roll:

[stalkerforlife]

A complete black ball.

He can still play.

The NBA is not completely about ability; there are agendas and politics all over the place.

[Smoke117]

A complete black ball.

He can still play.

The NBA is not completely about ability; there are agendas and politics all over the place.

Carmelo Anthony or Adam Morrison right now?

[ILLsmak]

not the superstar that he and others thought he was.

Even if I don't agree with you on things, I usually am like yea I see why he thinks that, but Melo in his prime was absolutely a superstar; that's a crazy thing to say (that he wasn't.)

Now if you wanna say he was kinda trash (from a superstar perspective) on the Knicks even tho he put up big stats, I'd say fair enough. But in my opinion, he had mailed it in on ever winning a ring when he went to (and especially stayed) in NY. He was just like lemme get some fame n money.

-Smak

[Xiao Yao You]

Even if I don't agree with you on things, I usually am like yea I see why he thinks that, but Melo in his prime was absolutely a superstar; that's a crazy thing to say (that he wasn't.)

Now if you wanna say he was kinda trash (from a superstar perspective) on the Knicks even tho he put up big stats, I'd say fair enough. But in my opinion, he had mailed it in on ever winning a ring when he went to (and especially stayed) in NY. He was just like lemme get some fame n money.

-Smak

Than so were Alex English and Adrian Dantley and no one had them up there with Bird and Magic in their day. They are all all-stars and high scoring small forwards.

[ILLsmak]

Than so were Alex English and Adrian Dantley and no one had them up there with Bird and Magic in their day. They are all all-stars and high scoring small forwards.

eh, atg v superstar.

Dwight was a superstar (for awhile), AD is a superstar. Melo is an all nba guy, in his prime. He might not be Kobe but he's not Danny Granger or Paul George, either.

-Smak

[ArbitraryWater]

eh, atg v superstar.

Dwight was a superstar (for awhile), AD is a superstar. Melo is an all nba guy, in his prime. He might not be Kobe but he's not Danny Granger or Paul George, either.

-Smak

Lol, of course he was PG, at best.

[ILLsmak]

Lol, of course he was PG, at best.

nah

-Smak

[Xiao Yao You]

eh, atg v superstar.

Dwight was a superstar (for awhile), AD is a superstar. Melo is an all nba guy, in his prime. He might not be Kobe but he's not Danny Granger or Paul George, either.

-Smak

He's Dantley, English and countless high scoring sf before him

[ILLsmak]

He's Dantley, English and countless high scoring sf before him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJZIIxRmb88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrIENFU4u88

and melo prol gets in early. You are sleeping on Melo.

He might be a bitch sometimes, a punk (for jacking dude in the side of the head), he might have a fat face, he might, as I said, have given up on caring about winning, but dude was a straight up baller back when.

I think he could still get 20 and pad his stats on the right team, but yea people are pretty much done with him now. I dunno if black balled is the right word. I would compare Melo to AI. If someone can get you buckets on that level, they aren't 'just scoring.' And AI got people easy shots. Melo, maybe not much, but Melo was a kind of underrated rebounder, I thought. Esp offensively. So, there's nothing 'wrong' with Melo as a player, but you're right he's not Larry Bird or LeBron. He's still a superstar (career wise.)

I'd be surprised if you could find someone who said melo was never a superstar other than yourself.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1324756-carmelo-anthony-and-the-10-biggest-pseudo-superstars-in-the-nba

cept for this dude, but to be fair he also has WB on that list??

-Smak

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJZIIxRmb88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrIENFU4u88

and melo prol gets in early. You are sleeping on Melo.

He might be a bitch sometimes, a punk (for jacking dude in the side of the head), he might have a fat face, he might, as I said, have given up on caring about winning, but dude was a straight up baller back when.

I think he could still get 20 and pad his stats on the right team, but yea people are pretty much done with him now. I dunno if black balled is the right word. I would compare Melo to AI. If someone can get you buckets on that level, they aren't 'just scoring.' And AI got people easy shots. Melo, maybe not much, but Melo was a kind of underrated rebounder, I thought. Esp offensively. So, there's nothing 'wrong' with Melo as a player, but you're right he's not Larry Bird or LeBron. He's still a superstar (career wise.)

I'd be surprised if you could find someone who said melo was never a superstar other than yourself.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1324756-carmelo-anthony-and-the-10-biggest-pseudo-superstars-in-the-nba

cept for this dude, but to be fair he also has WB on that list??

-Smak

Dantley wasn't a superstar Carmelo isn't

[Bronbron23]

Who in the hell needs a 35 year old inefficient chucker who doesn't pass or defend?

[Jasper]

this is now a league , where a 3 second rule on offense means you are holding the rock to long.
Only players who can get away with that are Bron, KD, Kawi, and Freak.

Melo just never learned to play in a team ball atmosphere ...
(Karl - tried to change him , and he just left)
/

[RRR3]

Lmao at Melo ever being as good as PG was last year.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Lmao at Melo ever being as good as PG was last year.


Dude, you CAN'T be serious. How old are you? Were you really not around for Nuggets Melo?


He was a legit superstar.

[Boogey]

Melo better than joe Johnson by a large margin. The fact that pg plays good defense puts him up there, but offensively prime Melo better than every version of pg. People saying that melo can

[leBron Bieber]

I remember Kobe said Melo was the hardest player to guard in the nba

[RRR3]

Dude, you CAN'T be serious. How old are you? Were you really not around for Nuggets Melo?


He was a legit superstar.
:facepalm

You won’t find any stats that support your claim

[Smoke117]

Dude, you CAN'T be serious. How old are you? Were you really not around for Nuggets Melo?


He was a legit superstar.

Carmelo was never a superstar at any point of his career. He never had close to that kind of impact. You should learn basketball before you call out other people with your nonsense.

[coin24]

Lmao at Melo ever being as good as PG was last year.


:lol :lol


Wrong as usual soytits. Melo on the nugggets was a superstar. PG is a career loser, you should relate to that.

[Boogey]

Imagine James harden inside the 3pt line a lot more.

[Lebowski]

For me with Carmelo, it's hard to see past all the dumb****ery and acknowledge what he once was, a superstar. But he was. He's not the only player which fits this description.

But we are talking about right now, blackballed? Haha.

[Uncle Drew]

Carmelo Anthony is garbage.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Carmelo was never a superstar at any point of his career. He never had close to that kind of impact. You should learn basketball before you call out other people with your nonsense.



Ok Smoke :rolleyes:

[Bronbron23]

For me with Carmelo, it's hard to see past all the dumb****ery and acknowledge what he once was, a superstar. But he was. He's not the only player which fits this description.

But we are talking about right now, blackballed? Haha.
Pretty much this. I can't stand Melos game right now but there was a time when he was considered a super star by most people. He just didn't age well is all. Everyone can't be mj or LeBron most players start to decline in there early thirties.