What if Carmelo Anthony went to the Pistons?

[Turbo Slayer]

Give me your guesses. It can be anything.

[Axe]

A dynasty in the making?

[DoctorP]

He would barely get off the bench until he learned defense.

[Turbo Slayer]

A dynasty in the making?

Maybe melo wins 1 ring.

[Axe]

Maybe melo wins 1 ring.
He could have helped the team in the '05 finals when they were one game away from another championship.

[Turbo Slayer]

He could have helped the team in the '05 finals when they were one game away from another championship.
Yeah as a pure scorer. :bowdown:

[Axe]

Yeah as a pure scorer. :bowdown:
Also, they could have probably toppled the heat and the cavs in the respective years they've become conference champions since the pistons made in the ecf six consecutive times bet. 2003-08.

[Turbo Slayer]

Also, they could have probably toppled the heat and the cavs in the respective years they've become conference champions since the pistons made in the ecf six consecutive times bet. 2003-08.
The pistons most likely will dominate the ECF in the 2000s. Good guess.

[Axe]

The pistons most likely will dominate the ECF in the 2000s. Good guess.
Yeah but larry brown was the only coach they had that led them to two finals during that era. The others just come short of it.

[Turbo Slayer]

Yeah but larry brown was the only coach they had that led them to two finals during that era. The others just come short of it.
The thing is larry brown might not trusted young players to do their role tho. Brown could have melo sat on the bench not having any significant role.

[Turbo Slayer]

The pistons were geared for everyone. Everyone would get touches rather than handing the ball over to a superstar to carry the load. In short, they strongly relied on team play and ball movement.

[Axe]

The thing is larry brown might not trusted young players to do their role tho. Brown could have melo sat on the bench not having any significant role.
Well i guess that's the problem. I suppose it's a contributing factor as to why darko didn't live up to the expectations when brown was still the pistons' hc there.

[Turbo Slayer]

Well i guess that's the problem. I suppose it's a contributing factor as to why darko didn't live up to the expectations when brown was still the pistons' hc there.
Darko was disappointing. At least he got a ring.

[Axe]

Darko was disappointing. At least he got a ring.
And like what was said in the other thread, that was one thing he had that melo never had.

[Turbo Slayer]

And like what was said in the other thread, that was one thing he had that melo never had.
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[Turbo Slayer]

Yep.

[Turbo Slayer]

Well dam I gotta sleep.l Logging off. See y'all guys. Or whatever lol

[Axe]

Well dam I gotta sleep.l Logging off. See y'all guys. Or whatever lol
Lol by saying that, you just reminded me of someone here who doesn't appear to do so. Just kidding. 😜

Good nyt btw.

[JBSptfn]

They don't win in 04 because he disrupts the chemistry. They lose to the Nets in Round 2.

The Pacers go on to beat them and the Lakers for the NBA Title.

The next year, without the Pacer-Piston rivalry not as hot, the Malice in the Palace doesn't happen, and Indiana repeats against SA.

[HylianNightmare]

2 rings

[GimmeThat]

Richard Hamilton, then following Tayshuan Prince would probably have contract disputes. They take more 2's instead of moving the ball for 3 under Larry Brown and fans start wishing if only McDyess could just give them more minutes

[Gougou]

I don't think he will ruin the teams chemistry that bad, it is his first year and rookie.

During 2004 Laker champ run he prob will get less minute, Piston would still beat the Lakers.

2005 finals game 5, that game won't be close to the point Robert Horry will score a clutch shot to put the Spurs into 2 straight home court advantage, so game 5 Melo can actually help the Piston score more points to close out the game. 2nd year Melo should give Piston some more offensive power.

Just some guessing.

[Wally450]

A dynasty in the making?

Carmelo and dynasty don't belong in the same sentence.

[Axe]

Carmelo and dynasty don't belong in the same sentence.
I know right? I just asked that because i saw an article earlier and mentioned something about this stuff.

[Overdrive]

I posted my opinion in the Darkothread. Either he gets a Darko ring, because Brown doesn't play rookies or he becomes a vital part of the team, they don't trade for Sheed and he disrupts their teamchemistry alltogether.

[guy]

They could’ve won 2 or 3 assuming he adjusts to the Pistons way instead of being a somewhat selfish player that didn’t try much on defense. I would guess he comes off the bench in 04 and 05. They would still win in 04. He may have been the difference maker in 05 against the Spurs which was a tight series. Then in 06 and 07 he may have been the guy that not necessarily outplay but could’ve went toe-to-toe against Wade and then Lebron which may have been enough to win those series. If they beat Miami in 06, which was one of the least impressive championship teams I can remember, I would pick them over Dallas. I’m guessing they definitely beat Cleveland in 07 but the run would stop there and they’d lose to the Spurs. They’d lose to Boston the next year too. After that, all of his teammates got kinda old or they make the stupid FO moves they made anyway. They’d keep losing to Boston and then Miami. He probably still ends up in New York. His career is better and he goes down as a champion but it wouldn’t put him on Lebron or Kobe’s level or anything like that.

[barkleynash]

He absolutely could have helped that Pistons Team win a championship, maybe two.
In game 7 they scored 74 points. Lost 81-74. That team struggled to score. That was what Melo did best. He could score the basketball.
In game 7 they played 7 players. Billups, Rip, Prince, Rasheed, Ben, McDyess and Lindsay Hunter. Seems to me there would have been a perfect spot for him. They played such great D, certainly they could have hid Melo for 25-30 minutes a night and used his scoring ability. I say they win one more title if Melo was drafted.

[Lebron23]

Melo, wade, bron and bosh got benched in the 2004 olympics. Melo won't be the same volume scoring small forward unless he develop into a good defensive player under Larry Brown.

[superduper]

I can say with the utmost confidence that he would be better than 3/9.

[Axe]

I can say with the utmost confidence that he would be better than 3/9.
Bad lol.

[bizil]

Some people don't understand WHAT stopped that Pistons team from being a potential dynasty in the early to mid 2000s. The ONLY THING that team was missing was a legit alpha dog caliber scorer. We see they won a ring WITHOUT ONE! One of the rare teams in NBA history to have done that. So getting a young Melo into that mix would have put them on the next level! That was the PERFECT team to mask Melo's shortcomings.

Plenty of defense around him with versatility. And Billups was coming into in prime and became one of the best PG's in the league. Hell when u combined scoring, passing, and defense, at one point Billups combined those facets better than any other PG. Before guys like CP3 and D Will got rolling. And u already had three very good scorers in Rip, Sheed, and Billups on the squad. With a swiss army knife in Tayshaun and one of the GOAT defensive and rebounding centers in Big Ben.

Melo evolved into a great scoring AND very good rebounding SF. But even in his first two seasons he averaged 21 PPG. He would have ALREADY been the Pistons best scorer. So even before Melo hit his prime, the Pistons could have won additional rings. Once Melo hit his prime (05-06), it's a very good possibility the Pistons get one or two more before the Big 3 Celtics even form. So from the 03-04 season to the 06-07 season, it's very conceivable the Pistons get 2-3 rings. The Big 3 Celtics would have been the first team in the East to pose a very serious threat to them once they formed.

But at the same time, a prime Melo would have extended the Pistons title window. Some many different lineups they could run with. And if Melo came off the bench his rookie year, he would have been starting that 2nd season. Or Larry Brown might have said **** it and start him his rookie year at some point. Melo on the Pistons VAULTS him into a top 5-6 GOAT SF! Melo, Rip, Sheed, and Billups as your top four scorers along with that great defense would have put Detroit on another level of success.

[red1]

would be ringless, guaranteed.




absolutely guaranteed. his record overall would be negative -1 ring because he'd cost them the 04 title as well.

[Jasper]

He would barely get off the bench until he learned defense.
hit the nail on the head ... never saw a player in the NBA that was as bad as him...
The best he could do is box out for a board , and at his size he should be averaging 10+ a game.

[Jasper]

some people don't understand what stopped that pistons team from being a potential dynasty in the early to mid 2000s. The only thing that team was missing was a legit alpha dog caliber scorer. We see they won a ring without one! One of the rare teams in nba history to have done that. So getting a young melo into that mix would have put them on the next level! That was the perfect team to mask melo's shortcomings.

Plenty of defense around him with versatility. And billups was coming into in prime and became one of the best pg's in the league. Hell when u combined scoring, passing, and defense, at one point billups combined those facets better than any other pg. Before guys like cp3 and d will got rolling. And u already had three very good scorers in rip, sheed, and billups on the squad. With a swiss army knife in tayshaun and one of the goat defensive and rebounding centers in big ben.

Melo evolved into a great scoring and very good rebounding sf. But even in his first two seasons he averaged 21 ppg. He would have already been the pistons best scorer. So even before melo hit his prime, the pistons could have won additional rings. Once melo hit his prime (05-06), it's a very good possibility the pistons get one or two more before the big 3 celtics even form. So from the 03-04 season to the 06-07 season, it's very conceivable the pistons get 2-3 rings. The big 3 celtics would have been the first team in the east to pose a very serious threat to them once they formed.

But at the same time, a prime melo would have extended the pistons title window. Some many different lineups they could run with. And if melo came off the bench his rookie year, he would have been starting that 2nd season. Or larry brown might have said **** it and start him his rookie year at some point. Melo on the pistons vaults him into a top 5-6 goat sf! Melo, rip, sheed, and billups as your top four scorers along with that great defense would have put detroit on another level of success.

rip was there primary option ,,, he killed a lot of teams , but there team chemistry was 100% perfect...