Rather build a team around Carmelo Anthony or Steph Curry?
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Rather build a team around Carmelo Anthony or Steph Curry?
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Rather build a team around Carmelo Anthony or Steph Curry?
Say you were a GM starting a team from scratch and you had the choice of Melo or Steph to build a team around, which would you rather have and why?
Take everything (age, injuries) into consideration, except for contract, assume they are to be paid evenly.
Who is the better player to build a team around?
Take everything (age, injuries) into consideration, except for contract, assume they are to be paid evenly.
Who is the better player to build a team around?
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Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry the II. No doubt.
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Curry. The ankles are a concern, but he's 4 years younger, he's an improving playmaker, and the one thing that Carmelo does better than nearly anyone - scoring - Curry is almost able replicate with his otherworldly shooting ability.
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Really? Curry, no doubt about it.
NickAnderson wrote:
How old are you, just curious.
by gomeziee on 21 Jul 2013 00:53
im 20, and i did grow up watching MJ play in the 90's.
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Curry due to age.
Melo has forever lived in the shadows of LeBron. He is a true franchise player. If both players were of the same age, I would choose Melo over Curry with healthy ankles 10/10.
Melo has forever lived in the shadows of LeBron. He is a true franchise player. If both players were of the same age, I would choose Melo over Curry with healthy ankles 10/10.
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Melo, because he is a better player, a better scorer. He can score outside and inside the paint. How can you even compare Melo with Curry?
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Massamba wrote:How can you even compare Melo with Curry?
how? pretty simple, just make a thread asking people who they'd rather have.
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mhhh tough one.
Melo is older but he's not the walking ankle injury that Curry is.
one of the best things about Curry is his super cheap contract, signed when he was more or less injury prone. thus that very same friendly contract allowed the Warriors to sign Iggy with cap space after they cleared their junk. hence the Warriors success is caused by the profund management.
therefore I have to downgrade Curry according to the rules of the OP if it comes to contract.
give me Melo on equal deals.
we already covered the injury issues in the above paragraph. yet one has to note that Curry isn't missing as much time as he did in the past. however, chronic ankle injuries don't tend to get better.
advantage Melo
age is easily in Curry advantage.
and about the go-to-guy.
I have to pick Melo as well. I'm not really sold on SC to carry each team, no matter how badly contructed, into the playoffs.
a feat Melo has on his side.
PS: isn't this a question for the player comparision board?
Melo is older but he's not the walking ankle injury that Curry is.
one of the best things about Curry is his super cheap contract, signed when he was more or less injury prone. thus that very same friendly contract allowed the Warriors to sign Iggy with cap space after they cleared their junk. hence the Warriors success is caused by the profund management.
therefore I have to downgrade Curry according to the rules of the OP if it comes to contract.
give me Melo on equal deals.
we already covered the injury issues in the above paragraph. yet one has to note that Curry isn't missing as much time as he did in the past. however, chronic ankle injuries don't tend to get better.
advantage Melo
age is easily in Curry advantage.
and about the go-to-guy.
I have to pick Melo as well. I'm not really sold on SC to carry each team, no matter how badly contructed, into the playoffs.
a feat Melo has on his side.
PS: isn't this a question for the player comparision board?
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If it is the mods can feel free to move it to the proper section.
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Wow at some of the answers... I would easily go with carmelo.. Imo theres a lot of good point guards in the league. Plus carmelo is one of a kind. He has a big body for a small forward and sometimes hard to guard one on one. Plus when is the last time a point guard who is the alpha dog, won a championship?
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Curry... and it's not even close!
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Melo. History proves your chances of winning a title with a player like melo are a lot more likely then a player like curry.
Another thing, if you are in a game 7 against a team like the heat and they decide to throw Lebron on one of these two. Watch melo back Lebron down and continue to score points. I think when the moment comes down to a big play, I'd rather have Melo with the ball.
Another thing, if you are in a game 7 against a team like the heat and they decide to throw Lebron on one of these two. Watch melo back Lebron down and continue to score points. I think when the moment comes down to a big play, I'd rather have Melo with the ball.
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Cowbulls wrote:Melo. History proves your chances of winning a title with a player like melo are a lot more likely then a player like curry.
Another thing, if you are in a game 7 against a team like the heat and they decide to throw Lebron on one of these two. Watch melo back Lebron down and continue to score points. I think when the moment comes down to a big play, I'd rather have Melo with the ball.
It's funny, because Curry is the kind of guy who LeBron can't really guard.
OTOH, Melo has been consistently shut down whenever LeBron has guarded him.
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As for the question, I'd definitely take Curry.
Better offensively, not as much of a liability defensively.
Better offensively, not as much of a liability defensively.
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Cowbulls wrote:Melo. History proves your chances of winning a title with a player like melo are a lot more likely then a player like curry.
What player like Melo has won a title? (Please don't say Lebron, Kobe or Wade)
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Curry without a doubt. He's younger, a MUCH better play-maker, and is the best shooter in the NBA imo. I understand that people are worried about his ankles but he's stayed healthy and relatively ankle injury free last year, playing in 78 games. Also, Melo can't really co-exist with another superstar unless that superstar is a pass first type of player such as Chris Paul, as we saw in his first season with the Knicks when his game didn't really mesh with Stoudemire (and Stoudemire was a superstar that season). Steph Curry however, would be able to play with another superstar because of his play-making tendencies.
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MitchellUK wrote:Curry. The ankles are a concern, but he's 4 years younger, he's an improving playmaker, and the one thing that Carmelo does better than nearly anyone - scoring - Curry is almost able replicate with his otherworldly shooting ability.
Funny thing about Curry's ankles is they only caused him to miss significant time in one season. He has played in at least 74 games in 3/4 seasons
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therealbig3 wrote:Cowbulls wrote:Melo. History proves your chances of winning a title with a player like melo are a lot more likely then a player like curry.
Another thing, if you are in a game 7 against a team like the heat and they decide to throw Lebron on one of these two. Watch melo back Lebron down and continue to score points. I think when the moment comes down to a big play, I'd rather have Melo with the ball.
It's funny, because Curry is the kind of guy who LeBron can't really guard.
OTOH, Melo has been consistently shut down whenever LeBron has guarded him.
What? Melo averages near his career averages when facing Lebron and in head to head matchups against Lebron has a 11-7 advantage over him. Also Lebron shoots lower than his averages when facing Melo
OTOH Curry has a losing record against Lebron, and Lebron is averaging 30 PPG on 54% shooting against Curry's teams.
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Melo everytime. People forget that Curry has glass knees because of his health this year. It won't last though. He will get injured again soon I'm pretty sure. Melo has shown he can dtay healthy.
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East Bay Sports wrote:Say you were a GM starting a team from scratch and you had the choice of Melo or Steph to build a team around, which would you rather have and why?
Take everything (age, injuries) into consideration, except for contract, assume they are to be paid evenly.
Who is the better player to build a team around?
Curry.
His scoring opportunities happen rapidly without stopping the offense, they can happen at any point in the possession this way whether on or off court, he's a far more gifted passer, and he takes up a position where defense is not as big of a deal. He's also mature and serious, and seems to have a good handle on his strengths and his weaknesses.
I'd have much more faith that I could slot in players around him that would work well together, I'd have more faith in his place as a positive influence on and off the court, and I'd have more faith that he would grasp and appreciate what we were doing and would be less prone to seek out another team simply because of the city they played in.
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