The Regime Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Terry Frei of the Denver Post recently wrote an article questioning Carmelo greatness. Here is what he had to say: But, yes, it has been fun to notice that some folks who should have known better all along finally are catching on to Anthony's act. Because it will have to concede that its story line required buying into a flawed characterization of Anthony as a True Superstar, it might take the league's cable propagandists a little longer to come around to admitting that Anthony is not a great player. http://www.denverpost.com/frei/ci_17553452 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 He isn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Not sure who's arguing he's a great player...I classify great as the Jordan's, Kobe's, LeBron's...just to name a few over the years. Carmelo is not on the level, obviously.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Great scorer. Average at about everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Sounds like he's mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Great scorer. Average at about everything else.Who D-Wade? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Who D-Wade? I don't want to rep you, but it's the truth..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Who D-Wade? How is D-Wade average at everything else? Great rebounder for his size, great playmaker and much better defensively than Melo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Melo is not part of the top 10 greatest player or anything but he's one of the best in the league right now.. and who is this Terry Frei anyways!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Melo can actually play defense, if he sets his mind to it... I would even go as far to say that he could be a 1st All Defensive Team. He has quick feet, quick and strong hands, he is physical, and can keep in front of even quick guards. But since he rarely sets his mind to it... Defense aside, I think he has become more all around... he now easily gets 7 rebounds and 5 assists to go with 25 pts any given night. In his first 3-4 years, he was strictly a scorer, but since Billups came, he has become more all around with those rebounds, assists, steals as well... but defense is still up in the air. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 How is D-Wade average at everything else? Great rebounder for his size, great playmaker and much better defensively than Melo.Melo and D-Wade are the same player in a different body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Melo's not efficient enough to be a great player because he still has no idea how to play without the ball. His scoring opportunities aside from broken court spot ups come from post ups, or face-ups at the elbow where he either drives or shoots a stepback jumper, all with a side cleared for him. He's prone to taking bad shots and has never shown he can play effective defense for more than a pair of games at a time. He does rebound okay (but only okay), and he is a good post passer, but he'll massage the ball and won't give it up unless its a last resort. Most statistical measures like Wins Produced per 82 minutes rate Melo between the top 10-20 players in the league which is about where he should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Melo's not efficient enough to be a great player because he still has no idea how to play without the ball. His scoring opportunities aside from broken court spot ups come from post ups, or face-ups at the elbow where he either drives or shoots a stepback jumper, all with a side cleared for him. He's prone to taking bad shots and has never shown he can play effective defense for more than a pair of games at a time. He does rebound okay (but only okay), and he is a good post passer, but he'll massage the ball and won't give it up unless its a last resort. Most statistical measures like Wins Produced per 82 minutes rate Melo between the top 10-20 players in the league which is about where he should be.He rebounds okay? He's top 4 in the NBA in rebounding amongst forwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I don't think anyone ever thought of Melo to be on the same level as MJ, LeBron, Kobe etc., but he is a hell of a scorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 He rebounds okay? He's top 4 in the NBA in rebounding amongst forwards. With an a good, but not special 12% rebounding percentage. He's played heavy minutes for two of the fastest paced teams in the league, of course his raw numbers will be up, but he's not anything special as a traffic rebounder. Teams don't really crash the glass against Denver and the Knicks from the backcourt because of the threats to run. A lot of his boards come right to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 With an a good, but not special 12% rebounding percentage. He's played heavy minutes for two of the fastest paced teams in the league, of course his raw numbers will be up, but he's not anything special as a traffic rebounder. Teams don't really crash the glass against Denver and the Knicks from the backcourt because of the threats to run. A lot of his boards come right to him.Still I think call him an 'okay' rebounder is a bit much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Melo and D-Wade are the same player in a different body. If you have problems with your eyesight then maybe he is. Melo is strictly an all-around scorer, while Wade is a driver who rebounds well and gets assists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wade is absolutely a better player than Melo. And Melo isn't a great player. He's very good. Great? no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 If you have problems with your eyesight then maybe he is. Melo is strictly an all-around scorer, while Wade is a driver who rebounds well and gets assists.He gets assists because he runs PG for the Heat, that's all, of course if you run PG you are going to get assists, but Wade is by no means a good passer, Wade is a G that plays like an F, Melo an F that plays like a G, both are only great scorers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abro Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Lol you gotta be stupid to think that D-Wade is only a scorer. And that Melo is on his level. He's a great defender, can rebound, pass, steal, block. And he is a much more effective scorer than melo. Melo's a very good player, D-Wade is a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 You don't have to be stupid to think that, you have to be full on 100% retarded to think that Melo and Wade are the same player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abro Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 ^ Hahaha yes much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckets! Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Melo is top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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