Carmelo Anthony Appreciation Thread

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[Pillendreher]

I wanted to believe. Sigh.

[1bigfan13]

I've always liked Melo but at this point in his career he's going to have to embrace doing some of the dirty work to maximize the remainder of his career. Sort of like the last few years of Grant Hill's career.

It'll help if he goes somewhere where he can go back to being a SF. I never thought he was a great fit at PF.

[InTheSabonus]

I think, at the time, it was worth the punt. He's always had his detractors, who've kind of been proven right, and I wasn't one of them...But I didn't think he'd be league-worst bad. Anyway, good riddance, now go sabotage the Rockets.

[SDANNIE]

I was so hoping this would work out. Thanks Melo, hope you do well in Houston.

[bondom34]

It was worth a shot. But 7eaveMe7o.

[spearsy23]

I appreciate the way he's handled his exit. It's weird that a guy whose ego keeps him from being a positive on the court handles himself so well off of it.

[slick_watts]

melo tried. the team was not effective for most of the year keeping him in his box. there was little direction. i don't blame him for veering off course from time to time. when they finally decided to try and pin him down it was far too late.

not that melo is blameless. but he is what he is. he did sacrifice, and i think he would have been willing to go a lot further had the team not treated him with such reverence for 3/4 of the year. it's going to be frustrating when he joins the rockets and becomes a .700 3Pr spot up shooter and a positive influence on one end of the court, anyway. that could have happened here.

[WestbrookGOATed]

Thanks for nothing bud. Enjoy that 28 mil.

[Pillendreher]

it's going to be frustrating when he joins the rockets and becomes a .700 3Pr spot up shooter and a positive influence on one end of the court, anyway.

The much more likely outcome is that that signing is gonna frustrate the hell out of the Rockets. Because what you're proposing has no chance of happening: He made it a point to tell the whole word he's still got it and that he thinks "his game" is not what he did with the Thunder.

[oken]

I did not appreciate him at all but he at least redeemed himself a bit with accepting a trade to Atlanta..

In Europe, this "NTC clause" is automatically embedded in every player contract, "the Melo case" was interesting for me to see what could happen if Bosman ruling of EU had to be applied to NBA.

[M2J]

melo tried. the team was not effective for most of the year keeping him in his box. there was little direction. i don't blame him for veering off course from time to time. when they finally decided to try and pin him down it was far too late.

not that melo is blameless. but he is what he is. he did sacrifice, and i think he would have been willing to go a lot further had the team not treated him with such reverence for 3/4 of the year. it's going to be frustrating when he joins the rockets and becomes a .700 3Pr spot up shooter and a positive influence on one end of the court, anyway. that could have happened here.

Agreed.

Team had no direction, and had to settle to appease Westbrook and George to keep him. By George, I felt it at least hope, some of the minute staggering issues and one on one play was to let him feel free and sacrifice less going into free agency. Makes sense not to frustrate him or Russ by forcing them into a system that would be a difficult adjustment, and smart to give George his freedom playing with the second unit even though they didn't perform well.



Melo certainly sacrificed in giving up his strengths and he did pick his spots, which could be frustrating. 30 million-dollar player it didn't work out. I do feel that in terms of giving effort, he did that. He got a bad wrap in terms of his defense. I think you did a good job with switches, and playing against his position. He may have also been one of the more solid and disciplined rotators in the unit, to the 3-point line. the biggest defensive issue was when he was taken out of the paint and they took advantage of the smalls in the paint. You should expect in the struggle against the likes of Harden or Mitchell, going into the paint. The team defense needed to adjust against the best scores on the team having a mismatch. Say what you will but he did fit in well when they were an elite defense with Roertson. One of the best lineups in the NBA

Offensively I think for the most part he took the shots they wanted him to take. I'm definitely not going to excuse him for not being a 3-point shooter he could have been. But that isn't always been throughout his career. It is an adjustment. And he should have been smart enough to get better shots when he has opportunities. But I think he definitely open up the floor and they were a better team with him on the court. But having these three player, or even having just Westbrook and George should result in more efficiency for those guys. I have to blame the pg, and head coach for this in large.

None of it was a good fit. But that's because they needed a system. Either Westbrook was going to have to make a big adjustment or they needed a system forced on them.

In Houston he will have a system that he's familiar with from all angles. Basically the same system that Olympic Melo actually existed in. And two point guards that can make him better with more crisp passing, play making skills, and more fluidity.

I can definitely see where frustration from OKC fans came in. He should have been open to taking a backup role. I think some of the distaste comes from that. However, I can't for the life of me see where there was anyone on the roster that should have been in his place. Patterson would have been the ideal fit. But he was not that good last year. Certainly not to the point of where he should be getting started minutes. My understanding is that the bigger situation regarding a backup role is filling a void of that terrible bench. I think the spacing on the starting lineup would have been horrible without him and and his scoring would have been missed in that line up too.

Getting rid of his max contract allows for more depth, so... Hopefully they'll be much better. I like the Schroder move. Just to add bench scoring and playmaking. I'm glad that they are still looking to compete while still having Westbrook in his prime. Not just worried about tax.

[ozwizard8]

I think Carmelo has some issues with his knees.
He actually played really good games in some stretches. What I think whole season was he's getting some kind of operation for his knees. Like suction of fluid accumulated in knee joint. I remember sth similar with Kobe.

People always thought Carmelo can play at high level like P.Pierce did in those ages. But Melo seems to cant get bounce from his legs to make his shots. Its really sad to see him like that.
I hope he trains better and maybe reduce his minutes to stay fresh.

Years of hard work and probably using various amount of drugs/pills/chemicals let Lebron to maintain his athleticism.
I guess Melo never did that. Its like Iverson fading much earlier than Kobe.
I dont know if he can turn it around at this point but I hope he plays couple good season maybe from bench and get a ring to end his career.

He's going to be HOF'er for sure.

[Jstock12]

Carmelo at 2.4M and coming off the bench is a pretty good deal. Good luck to him. But I have a feeling the Rockets won't be nearly as good this season.

[OlDirtMcBert]

Sam Presti would rather the Rockets put Melo in their rotation than arranging a MRSA outbreak in their locker room. He is the anti-Marcus Smart. He loses games because of intangibles. Please give Tucker’s minutes to Melo! There is no stat for giving up easy 2nd chance points or blown coverages. Giving up on rebound efforts...not bothering with 50/50 balls. He’s such a pansy. Best thing he did for Okc is show them the true value of a guy like Grant and his hustle/defense. Replacing Melos minutes with Roberson/Grant will easily result in a better +/- outcome even if they both shoot 20% for the YEAR. You simply cannot ignore defense and win a playoff series. Melo getting benched won a playoff game. Derrick Favors won that playoff series as much as any other Jazz player. That doesn’t happen in any other scenario other than Melo rolling over on every position battle. Dude is weaker than any supposed HoFer I’ve ever seen. Good move trading him away and saving money. If anyone thinks he’s a Top 50 player, they need an MRI real quick.

[Pillendreher]

[Old Man Game]

I confess, I didn't really appreciate him. He was like that old saying about a boat, the happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys and the day he sells. Definitely applied to Carmelo in a Thunder uni.

[bondom34]

I confess, I didn't really appreciate him. He was like that old saying about a boat, the happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys and the day he sells. Definitely applied to Carmelo in a Thunder uni.

I appreciate he left like a professional. But he was painful to watch.

[Old Man Game]

I confess, I didn't really appreciate him. He was like that old saying about a boat, the happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys and the day he sells. Definitely applied to Carmelo in a Thunder uni.

I appreciate he left like a professional. But he was painful to watch.

Completely.

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[slick_watts]

anyone see the comments he made about fit and timing? seems to jive a lot with katz's reporting on the locker room and team in general after the season. not much direction, etc.