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D ANTONI COACHING STYLE DOESN'T INVOLVE DEFENSE, HE'S AN OFFENSIVE GUY, THATS WHY HE CAN'T WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, HIS PLAYERS GIVE UP OVER A 110 POINTS EVERY OTHER GAME, WHEN HE COACHED THE SUNS THEY WERE GIVING UP 120 PTS MOST GAMES, PLUS CARMELO DEFENSE DO SUCK. HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT DEFENSE , JUST SCORING
@@bwiser5206 Um, Jackson doesn't work for them anymore, and I don't remember him being the batshit crazy owner, or the other management that insisted on a stupid, horrible, expensive deal to get and keep Anthony--do you? I was glad to see him leave Denver, but Jackson's hands were tied, New York basically made Anthony untouchable, and they definitely made him untradeable--and that wasn't Jackson's decision--he wanted Anthony the fuck out of there--and rightly fucking so. Anthony ain't won shit his whole career--it's him, it's not anybody else. And what has Phil Jackson won? Ask yourself that question, so you can understand when I say: I got no idea what you're talking about, man. Phil Jackson called Anthony worthless--not in so many words--and he was right. The Knicks have been a toxic, horribly run team pretty much since Patrick Ewing retired, and/or Isaiah Thomas ran them completely onto the fucking rocks, because they gave him too much power over shit he didn't understand, and couldn't be trusted with. Phil Jackson didn't even have the power to get rid of Anthony's cancerous ass, so I'm pretty sure he's not to blame for the shitshow that is the New York Knicks. Pretty sure it's the ownership and the management other than Jackson who lasted, what, a couple of years?
B Wiser I mean let’s be realistic, who has actually done anything great with the Knicks? Definitely someone looooong before Phil Jackson, D’Antoni or Melo
Carmelo Anthony ruined the career of coaches and Jeremy Lin and what he did came back to ruin him. His career ended unceremoniously, unwanted and without ever winning a ring. Jeremy Lin is a champion.
Bb Thompson melo made Lin second guess himself at every step....doubt is a real thing....just very happy for Lin...melo still has time to be a better person...
Ppl jumped on Karl for writing that in his book calling him racist when every point he made about Melo was proven to be true before and after their time together.
George Karl won something? Wasnt Seattle a 1 seed knocked off by the Nuggets. Didnt George Karl lead the 2002 world championship team a 5th place finish?
@@gyfgyf2836 George Karl never had a team win a title. Out of the 9 coaches that have won 1,000 or more games he is the only coach on that list to never win a title.
@@rgarrow87 ok and Carmelo is the only player other than Lebron drafted after the 90s to reach 25k.. no one else is even close.. your point? Magic Bird Isiah Jordan Duncan Hakeem Kobe shaq Lebron Curry 83 Sixers 04 pistons 08 celtics 2011 Mavs are the only teams to win a chip in the last 40 years. If u didnt play on one of those teams or with one of those 10 guys you don't have a chip. Name your favorite player. It's easy to pick on Melo for not being Lebron. PLEASE for the life of me name the All star Melo played with not named Tyson Chandler who made 1 all star team
MG23 wow I didn’t realize that he was called a racist, he talks about other players in that book (many of whom are black) that he really liked. That’s crazy that people would say that.
@@francescorogazzo6263 It's okay, Lynn got the last laugh, he's still in the league making money, while Melo is out of the league at age 34 and seen as a huge joke now.
Lin’s career was summed up in 3 weeks. Many of y’all didn’t watch the Knicks just read headlines. Lin had the worse stretch of his career when playing Miami and few other teams can’t remember off top of my head. Those game she averaged 7 turnovers. Teams figured him out. Chalmers took away his right hand and made him drive left. After that he was injured and took big money to go to Houston. Most of that time Melo was out because he was injured. How did he ruin Lins career again? Because I’m a knicks fan and I watched every damn game. Lin has always been a back up at best, he had a great stretch and has never played like that again.
Stephen A smith has always been dishonest about carmelo and the one time he did call him out for saying he would be okay with 3 olympic gold medals, carmelo called out stephen a and made him apologize on first take lol.
When he got to OKC and saw how bad he was at being a catch and shoot type player along with already being a bad defender, I knew his days in the NBA were numbered.
Well said. It’s rather unfortunate since there’s so many kids who don’t make it to the NBA who would do anything to be in Carmelo’s position but willing to listen, work and train hard to make their teams better. Carmelo had every opportunity to leave a legacy but it all caught up to him in the end with Houston Rockets releasing (aka firing) him from the team.
I thought it was apparent even before he played a game in OKC... “Yo P they want me to come off the bench” is all I needed to hear to know the end was near... same as Allen Iverson going on his tirade about hall of fame players not having to come off the bench and then fizzling out in Detroit and Memphis smh
One of the few channels where I will pretty much stop everything once that notification pops up. Consistently amazing content with a great vocal flow and proper enunciation
Wonderfully researched. A lot of other videos I've watched regarding Melo have focused on hard stats and somewhat misleading statistics. This one delved deeper into the locker room culture and drama surrounding him. Really great job on the information!
Giraffe Out Loud you should check his video on T-Mac. Really well researched and actually shows you why he was overrated with hard facts/evidence, not some wishy washy BS from other NBA youtubers saying that he was unstoppable in his prime and how Orlando wasted his prime
Mactallica 92 that 2012 knicks system was a perfect system for lin. He was the focal point on offense and share the ball with others through playmaking. At rockets, harden happened. At hornets, he was playing good with kemba and even get to the playoffs. At brooklyn, injuries hampered. At hawks, trae’s da man. Lets just say that raptors take him was as a result of him not giving up on himself and basketball 😊🙏
I still laugh at that money they gave Melo in NY. They refused to give Jeremy Lin that money, then turned around and brought in, J. Kid, Marcus Camby, Sheed, Kurt Thomas, Raymond Felton etc... That 54 win season was fools gold and I knew it right away. I am a Knicks fan, but they are one of the dumbest organizations ever. So Lin goes to Houston, had a couple of solid seasons, gets jerked around by Kevin McKail... Goes to the Lakers, gets jerked around by Byron.... I've always said, those 2-3 yrs, the Knicks were supposed to protect Lin and get a good experienced guard to help him... He would have been one of the greatest Guards the Knicks ever had. You want to know something funny? During all those trails and tribulations, Lin actually became a MUCH better player than he was during Linsanity. Anyone that kind of follows him knows how good Lin is. When he went to BK, those injuries KILLED him... The Knicks had TWO chances to get him back, After the Lakers season and after that season with the Hornets and they absolutely REFUSED! So you bring Felton back and not Lin? I am looking at him this year, and see that he is slowly getting back to form. He hasn't really lost a step and see that he has added even more to his game.
That guy is just an average League player. There are tons of point guards better than him. To be brutally honest he's not really a point guard because a solid Defender will take the ball from him going up the court. The Heat did when he was in NY. His left hand is extremely weak. That's how the Rockets lost to Portland. If he could dribble with his left hand he would have went into the Open floor where they would have no choice but to foul him. Instead he dribbled to the Baseline with his right hand gets trapped and the ball stolen. Not saying the guys bad. He's just average.
I always say this.. Was building so much momentum then melo came back. No way linsanity was a fluke, Lin can ball! 6,4 point guard he can make plays and get in the lane and has a jimmy!
This is so true. Lin gets so much hate he’s declined a little after his torn ACL but he had some good years there. Everyone’s problem is because of Linsanity people are expecting him to be a superstar but when the dust settles he’s a decent starter/good backup pg on a contending team at his max potential which is very good for an undrafted player. He’s still the best Knicks pg in the past 10 years it’s sad we decide to get stingy with him of all people. They let him walk because melo didn’t want him back plain and simple. When Lin played us after that year he torched us every time especially on the Hornets.
I wouldn’t say payroll but they definitely don’t want to get on those players bad side so to speak. They’re just fanboys and I’m pretty sure Stephen A and Melo are actually friends so he doesn’t want to offend him and may be a bit blinded by that friendship
@Marcus Reed they were all good, but Melo and LeBron we're seen as being a cut above. Melo finished 2nd to Bron for ROTY that year and Wade was 3rd, but wasn't even close in voting to the other two. Melo also finished 14th in MVP voting that year
KingDavid lol i think deep down inside lebron has only compared himself to his draft class. dwade and he are equals and wom together. bosh is established. david west has rings too and a few others. melo never got that REAL legacy cemented and i think lbj is fine with THAT alone lmaoooo
I disagree with the last point you made about not caring about winning. I think he does care, it's just that the first three reasons PREVENT him from doing so!
@@hasanmuhammad573 I see what you're saying. If he REALLY wanted to win he would improve on his game to the point of changing his game. Playing better defense ect. Then he would win more games!
@@kelvinhouston4287 Only if he gets his stats, though. The comments Chauncey made in the last month or so said that the team would win, but if Melo didn't get his 24 points, he was still acting like a little bitch because he didn't get his.
Wow. The reality that you don't know fact from opinion says it all. You used the word embarrassed as if it was fact when in actuality it is an emotional expression hence not factual. The only thing factual you got right isbthat he has a ring.
Bennie Blanks Carmelo is the biggest ballhog in league history It’s apathetic I kinda feel bad for Melo But Melo brought it upon himself Melo needs to retire What goes around comes around
>Terrible defense >Low effort >Coching nightmare >Average to below average offensive numbers. >Relies on iso. And people still wonder why no team wants him.
No, that is not why people dont want him. He's been through injuries and he's older now. He has no legs anymore but can still score but he is heavily declining.
I don't agree. Most of the NBA's scoring stars did not play defense. The problem is that he doesn't fit into the NBA's plan to be a superstar. LBJ plays terrible on ball d. Jordan played terrible on ball d. Both of them were continually torched by their counterparts. However they played good help d which is a whole nother point. Harden was a defensive stopper until he became a superstar. Now he has no d. Most scorers don't play d. Mello has always been an exceptional scorer so stop the b.s. The nba just didnt want him to be the next MJ.
@@kenstar3692 I'm sorry but you got one thing twisted: MJ was a great defender. I fact, he is one of if not the greatest perimeter defender of all-time. Don't ever mention his name and terrible defense in the same sentence.
He literally played with Cp3 and harden for less than 10 games -.-. Also westbrook and drose, Kidd and Billups were like for a season each. And the other Pg mentioned are trash like wtf is a Calderon.
@@MrTinyTit LMAO so KD couldn't win with harden as 6 man avg 16 pts , Westbrook , and Ibaka as Dpoy candidate but he would win with an aging Billups as the second best player and fucking Jr hennesy do you know how stupid you are. Those nuggets team weren't stacked Melo never had like a superstar in his prime. Kd is better im not denying that but you sir are just a Melo hater and an idiot who doesn't know basketball. You're so stupid it's amusing.
@Vagabond_Charlie Kobe had the best PG of that list, Smush fucking Parker how could you forget him?? Now seriously, those "below" average players were great, efficient guys, Prigioni was 36 when he entered the league and was a great role player off the bench, Steve Blake the same throughout his career, Toney Douglas I'd say was the only real below average (which makes it worse for Melo's case). @Mohamed Islam I just went and checked to be sure, Melo ALWAYS had a decent team around him, a mix of young and promising players and proven veterans around him, hell, I still remember the Knicks 52 win season, Melo was actually good back then playing small ball 4 and defending at an average level (which is huge compared to not defending at all), if Melo was the leader he believes he was, he'd have had more success than he did, he's just an overhyped mediocre player.
Vagabond_Charlie you sound fucking stupid because when melo came in the game cp3 and harden were out most of the time and if he is not getting the ball and is barely involved in the offense how can he be consistently productive....oh and when he started he averaged 20+ on efficient shooting oh and before they let him go he was Averaging 19.1 6.2 reb and 3 assist on 50+ from the field and 50+ from 3 you fucking idiot Eric Gordon was playing like straight trash yet he still is playing
Listen man I’ma Knicks fan from day 1, & Melo & DWade were my fav players since 03, when Melo came to the Knicks I was so happy, everything his coaches said & wat was said in this vid are all spot on. I watched almost every Knicks game since Melo. He always got me tight when he never passed the ball or played defense. Just jab jab hold the ball. Thinking about it now D’antoni was trying to again giv the team a different type of offense, Lin was a guard who can shoot, play make, pass, Dantoni can always create a system around that, & wanted to move Melo to the 4, but Melo didn’t wanna do nothing or hear nothin or even wanted Lin to succeed, when Melo came back from injury during Linsanity Yu can see it in his play he didn’t wanna share the court w Lin. I was just like whyyy Melo. Then I watched him on Thunder & Rockets still bein my top 3 fav player but after that Thunder series I had to accept what it was. Melo sucks & he never cared to adjust any part of his game. Melo literally plays the same exact way from day 1. If he wudda played different in that Dantoni system w Lin, I think Melo would of been prepared for this “new” nba thts more 3pt driven. Now he “might” go to the Lakers. I don’t want that to happen cause I don’t want Melo embarrassing himself any longer.
@@lexopims3660 players that 'want' to win and 'want' to improve put in the work and evolve. Griffin is a perfect example. He is not the best player in the world, but he worked hard to change his game to get better. Kwahi couldn't shoot at all, but worked that into his game to be an elite player. Melo oozes with talent, but his laziness and lack of effort really hurt him in his career.
@@danielkim672 coz he's a bum. I mean you are right.. but then again every human is different, he still act like he's some kind of a superstar til now.
I don't think anybody sat down with Melo and explained this all to him. We can call him lazy and selfish but what if he needs help adjusting his game and nobody took the time to help him with that? Also, Russ is just like Melo. He only passes the ball to get his assist up. He's a ball dominant guard that just like Melo, plays for stats.
Rudy Tucker a lot of the Stephen a clips he used are extremely old. Stephen a actually criticizes Melo a lot. This dude has zero credibility. Half his video is made up
@@leslieturner7366 What trying to deflect attention off of Anthony ? Unlike Anthony LBJ has titles and has carried teams to the finals ! Anthony couldnt carry a Jr High basket ball team or anyone's jock strap !
MICOLE WHYTE#Oneplus6T, A20, LG G6 You had to watch Nuggets Melo... those were his best years despite what the hype in New York might lead you to believe... the conference finals run with Chauncey was impressive, he really needed a leader like that and I think that’s why it’s the furthest he’s ever gotten in the playoffs
Because his play style resembles most unathletic people who play ball. Can’t get to the rim and all midrange. That’s the sign you lost a step or never had one.
TheHellogoo Phil Jackson didn't want to admit he was a horrible GM so he used Melo as a scapegoat he traded Tyson Chandler for Jose Calderon and Turned down Jae Crowder in that same trade as a freeby he got rid of our starting PG who was averaging 18ppg 9apg to sign Sasha Vujicic he tried to sign Lamar Odum who was on Crack literally and dating a Kardashian he ruined the Knicks we was a playoff team before he got here and we never made the playoffs again after he arrived I don't want to hear about KP when literally every move he made outside of that was horrible he forced the Knicks to play a outdated offense when we won more games not playing that style I could go on and on about how bad a GM Phil was he used Melo as a scapegoat and he got away with it because he had MJ Kobe and Shaq to shield him with a winning record As far as George Karl and Dantoni they have never won a damn thing
SAS is always on certain players nuts and it usually proves he's a jackass with what comes out of his mouth. I think people who have coached multiple years in the NBA and have been successful know a hell of a lot more then SAS bitch ass. Hes also a great example of why ESPN has gone to shit. Hire the line up from 15+ years ago and you might save your company. That way you have people who talk about sports instead of bobbleheads that bicker like 15 year old girls at the lunch table
@Carmelo Anthony then you know that his team his rookie year with the nuggets was filled with role players but a true scorer and not for nothing but every coach but Woodson had said the same thing about melo he won't play D or sacrifice for his team he's good at scoring but as you've seen since roughly 2 years after amare left his shot and legs weren't there but he still wanted the rock the greats find ways to contribute for their team be it role or mentor playing for the newer players . I follow all tri state ball from Kenny at Georgia tech to some current guys . But if coach Karl says a guy is one sided then take it as real deal the man coached plenty of head cases as well as greats . Ijs and lin is trash btw tbh he lacks transition D at the pg level has a average j but studies the court similar to Calderon who is one of the smartest ball shot, pass to turnover ratio the Knicks have had since the mark Jackson days . I'm more into what they going to do since they got rid of our only superstar to clear cap and finally got bad contracts moved . stay up and blessed
The ending of this video would have been perfect if you would have ended with the clip of melo's reaction, when a reporter mentioned in passing, that he would come off the bench in a OKC interview panel. Melo: "who me?" *laughs....."Hey Pete, they said i gotta come off the bench" *laughs some more.... LMFAOOOO This would have been a nice touch to end the video, opposed to showing Steven A Smith.
This question doesn't need a 17 min breakdown. Mike Singletary's words are appropriate for Melo too... "It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win."
Kobe was one of the best defenders in the league, and was notorious for being one of the hardest workers, if not THE hardest worker in practice. He held himself and the guys around him to extremely high standards of conditioning, studying the game, and defensive energy. Carmelo is an all-time elite player at exactly one skill, and that's mid-range iso-ball.
you're right... kobe's defense is his foremost concern, i remember kobe said that defense will win games in any playoff situations... when he won back to back championships without shaq...
I remember when he came in the league, a friend of mine who was a fan of his from college, said "he's the best in the draft, he's gonna be great, he's gonna be a champ". I watched one interview with him and said, "he's a scorer, not a leader in any manner" and if he could have recognized that about himself, I think people would have looked at him differently. There is a reason Chauncey Billups was brought into play with him, Chauncey was a leader.
You're forgetting one thing: Jeff Bzdelik who was also the Houston Rockete defensive coach until this season, only came out retirement when the Rockets made it clear Carmelo was done with the team. Bzdelik might've refused to come back with Melo on the team.
Wow since he Houston is playing awesome defense. FOH... Houston problems had nothing to do with Melo but the front office letting the best two defenders they have walk. Melo gone and they are still shitty on Defense.
@newclique The front office is garbage that is why they are 3 games under 500 right now. How do you let what got you where you was last year just walk away. That is not what good front offices do. I agree they should have let him go but the front office is suspect as hell right now. Time will reveal its ugly head. Dantonii offense offense offense is what they thought would win out and it haven't and won't if they can't defend. Oh yeah I forgot.. They let their best defenders go.
Only white people focus so much in defense .. no one comes to the game to see defense .. nba does t want you to play defense .. stfu with this defense shit ..
@@bwiser5206 Nobody says Melo isnt good at basketball at all. With Melo your team can reach the playoffs, but thats it. Melo is not a teamplayer and will prevent your team from forming team chemistry.
@@buzzerbeater3350 he earned his hall of fame status.. it is not the NBA hall of fame it's the basketball hall of fame and dude has a college title and multiple gold medals that's more than enough
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga like I said to the other guy.. this is not the NBA hall of fame.. it's the basketball Hall of fame.. and he has a national championship and multiple gold medals
Best video ever on Carmelo Anthony. I still remember when Carmelo came back from his injury when Linsanity was at is peak and he played 1 game, just 1 game the way Mike D'antoni wanted him to play ( without the ball in his hands and spacing the court so Lin could penetrate and break the defense to make plays) and the Knicks won the game. When they interviewed Carmelo in the lockeroom he was literally angry and said he was not going to play like that no more. He didn't acknowledge that they won the game and that the strategy worked he was just upset he didn't get enough touches and post-ups. A few days later Mike D' Antoni was gone and the Knicks just kept on losing playing Carmelo Anthony style. That to me told me Carmelo was never going to win in the NBA and he never did. He just rather lose and score 25 points than to adjust his game and win.
SDS Overfiend Carmelo ended Linsanity by having D’antoni gone. Without D’antoni sistem Lin was exposed multiple times and he ended up having a mediocre career. However that was another story. The point is to Carnelo, getting his 25+ points was more important than winning.
@@danielpagan2848 MELO a All Star should have to change his fame for a flash in the pan player. D'Antoni still coached that team when Miami rubbed his out. Linsanity WAS product of that All Offense no defense system... But yeah... Carmelo being a all Offense no defense player was criticized for not playing defense in System that doesn't preach defense.
As a former Knicks fan, I was ecstatic when they signed Stoudemire . He gave the Knicks so much energy and excitement. When Anthony came to the Knicks, I knew the fun was over. The guy is a ball hog, and he never seemed to give you 100%. That was something I always respected about Stoudemire. When he was on the court, he would never half-ass it.
Derek Eisenbrei so you really believe Melo is the reason Lin is a below average player? 🤦🏿♂️ Did Melo follow Lin to Houston LA Charlotte Brooklyn ATL? The guy who mad this video has zero credibility. He is making up half this video n making up his own narrative
Manny Manhattan Music Lin is a scrub but he could’ve developed different with the knicks, can’t say without melo he would be this or that, fact is u can’t know. Before u respond can you really say with 100% certainty he couldn’t have kept his streak, confidence, or work ethic up without melo.
Ghost 45 lin was not expected to be any thing before linsanity and was not expected to be anything after linsanity. If any thing his 7 good games was an anomaly in his career. He was not drafted, didn’t come from a good school, what makes you think he could develop to anything? 7 games?
Agreed, This video could have been 10 seconds long... George Karl said "... Carmelo's amazing ability to score with the ball made him a star, but didn't make him a winner"
This is classic. I hope Melos legacy is defined more by this excellent video than the hype from the Stephen A Smith’s of the media. This is spot on. Anyone who watched Melo play as much as I did knows he cared nothing about winning and only cared about being a superstar. He ruined a decade of knicks basketball for me. Phil Jackson was right. And all of Melos fans and media suck ups were wrong. Anyone defending Melo didn’t watch Knick games. They watched Sportscenter. Maybe now the narrative will be different when people think of Melos career.
The problem with Melo is his game 1. He hold the ball to long, which slows down the pace of the game (does not move without the basketball) 2. HE does not care about his defensive effort 3. He is addicted to the spotlight & not winning (the desire to win is nowhere near as Kobe & Michael like Phil said)
@@laoking3159 another lemming, best player on his teams on some games, highest assists, points or both on hornets, rockets, lakers, knicks yet he is "trash", you idiot, why you think carMEla and JR were butthurt at him shining?
Thanks for breaking down the details. I'm sure Melo would be on a team if he took a salary cut. But at the end of the day, defense wins games. And that's definitely something Melo struggles with. Great video!
Carmelo is the worst scumbag, with what he did to Jeremy Lin and before that getting the coach fired. Totally destroyed the chemistry that Lin had going with the team the fans, not that Lin was a superstar but he fell down from the heavens for cheap money as a gift and finally gave the Knick fans something to cheer for.
It wasn't just Melo... There were multiple players on the Knicks that weren't happy with Lin. Tell me who Melo ruined the team chemistry, when almost the entire team didn't like Lin?
Da Sh He played well because he was under Dantoni’s system which is known for making PGs look out of this world good. Ever since his departure from the Knicks he never played under Dantoni again. If he were to play with him again where J Lin is the main point guard he’ll probably put up similar numbers
@@FRESHNYK101 What?? Its not like he was on for a few months.. how long does it take for ppl to figure him out? Go look at his stats. Lin was solid for awhile, otherwise he wouldve been outta the league long ago.
@@FRESHNYK101 dude you said he came outta nowhere no scouting report for a lockout shortened season... you said nothing about him being a 'solidrole player' tryna act like what he did wasnt legit and he kept it up.. so did the scouting reports never catch up to his game??? ppl actin like they know what theyre talkin about but just talk out their ass.
Spencer Reynolds people have talked about the “First Take-ization” of ESPN. Hardly ever real highlights and analysis running, now a bunch of scripted debate about hypothetical scenarios and borderline gossip about athletes lives. Some executives must have noticed that it drew in more ratings for a while to make some wild, head-turning statements, but it’s actually having the opposite effect now.
This is one of the most thorough analysis on melo as to why he got pushed out of nba. His case is a good lesson for everyone: in order to succeed in anything (and/or leave a good legacy), it takes more than just technical skill sets. He cannot get a spot in 450-player league of nba and I am sure he is probably technically better than a half of 450 players in the nba today . He should retire and take a lesson from this experience and move onto next thing in his life. His story humbles me as well.
Wade County you cant blame team chem as a player's own fault. Oladipo is doin crazy with the pacers when he found the right team to fit in. Jeremy was good fit with thr knicks, cant deny that
Melo didn't ruin Lin. He did stop Linsanity way too early. Lin has had a solid career since and if not for some injuries he'd be a coveted 6th man on any team.
@@likemikegenerationx2 Not every player is gunna play well everywhere and in different systems. Lin would've done well in NY tho. Also injuries derailed Lin. Anyways, Melo is just became a cancer as he aged
This is the most thorough explanation I've seen if not the only Real explanation that I have seen on the Web about Melo, and I watched every minute of it. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Omg.
Stephen's funniest comment was that Anthony was many times the #1 option. Well you are going to be the first option when you don't pass the ball and shoot it all the time.
He already made his millions. He definitely made his mark in the history of basketball, more of a scar than anything. It's hard to imagine how he should be in the hall of fame next to players like Jordan, Magic, Bird, etc. Players that actually had winning in mind. Players that did whatever they had to do to win. If he played in the 70s he would blend right in to the "I'm gonna get mine, who gives a shit about the team or whether or not we win". I'd take Tim Duncan any day of the week, and that's not even based on championship rings.
Nah, he'd hold everybody's food for 23 seconds before passing it and still take way too many bad shots... fries, shakes and burgers all over the parking lot.
Carmelo's being paid back for his treatment of Iverson, when Iverson was traded to Denver. He could've possibly won an NBA Championship in Denver with Iverson. I'm not feeling Carmelo at ALL, he's getting what he DESERVES!!!
Sirr Jazz What was Melo’s treatment of Iverson? Them boys balled out, AI just came in a year where Kenyon Martin only played 2 games... those Thuggets all respected each other and were out partying together lol there was no mistreatment of Iverson that I was aware of. He wasn’t Jeremy Lin in New York, Iverson was a former MVP and a hood icon, those Denver teams meshed well. Chauncey was just a much better fit, I don’t think there was any animosity between the braided boys
Denver got wayyy better when they got Chauncey for Iverson. They made it to the WCF in a pretty tough west and lost to a really superior team in the Lakers. And oh yeah. Carmelo's back.
This was a great critique of Melo, who I have always wanted to succeed. His defensive liabilities and his lack of desire to lead are widely know. Probably his worse trait is his difficulty to coach, since he fails to take criticism well. His offensive prowess was great on the college level, but he never evolved into being an all around basketball player or a good leader. Steven A Smith, is a loudmouth jackass who should not be taken seriously.
Stephen A. Smith is an all around pest. If ESPN had a SHRED OF DECENCY to take action and fire him, we’d all be in jubilation if he got the boot from ESPN. People like myself, Karceno4Life, Phil Jackson, George Karl, Jeremy Lin, and Mike D’Antoni are probably gonna be happy to see Stephen A. Smith go.
SAS is trolling us all str8 to the bank. Nice work if you can get it. The remedy is to just not watch or listen to him. I love sports but sports media is low vibrational like the gossip papers at the super market. My remedy is to put the game on and turn down the sound and throw some Miles or Trane on. I don't need 2 morons to tell me what I'm watching. Don't even get me started on the idiotic advertising that comes on during games. Corporate america really takes us sports fans for idiots. Notice how the ads are always for the worst food and the worst beer??? Enjoy the games but mother fuck Steven A and everyone in sports media.
The most overrated player in NBA history. If not, he’s the most overrated player I’ve ever watched. There’s two sides to a basketball court and there’s 9 other guys on it. Melo never grasped that concept.
Oh no, he’s not in anyway overrated. In the early days he was definitely something special, he was better than lebron at one point... I mean even in those Olympic medal runs, he lead the team performance wise, not bron, not Kobe, not wade. Melo was an unguardable scoring machine at one point. Ya he’s fell off but I don’t think he’s overrated. Still remember a point where there was no answer for him.
LegendInThaMakin the answer was and is make him play defense and his team either loses because he’s getting cooked or he gets benched for getting cooked. Actually not even cooked. It takes defensive effort to get cooked. Blown by is more accurate
Malcolm Hodnett he kinda didn’t need to play d at some points. Blow by him? Lol cool, good luck getting by fucking Kenyon Martin and Marcus camby back in those nugget days. All jokes asides though he wasn’t exactly a terrible defender, at least not when he put in effort but this isn’t about that. I’m responding to him being called the most overrated player ever which just isn’t true, like it or not, he’s a certified hall of famer.
Adrian Ruano seriously, dude made it to the conference finals in Denver and then never had a season as successful even in total wins and losses the Knicks record was always trash
You can say all you want about Russ taking 40 shots, but Carmelo is the main reason why OKC lost in the first round to a rookie led Jazz. Honestly, I think he took that many shots because Carmelo ruined OKC and he was trying to be the hero
Melo did amazing things. He was tremendously gifted. And 25 ppg for a career will get you to the hall of fame rings or not. Kobe was a very good defender. Melo was not. Melo frustrated alot of knicks fans because of an obvious low basketball IQ. Made sooooo many poor choices on the floor. Lacked heart and discipline. Didn't make teamates better. Couldn't accept a more limited role as natural abilities started to decline. Great scorer bad winner.
@@MrMathsimon not a Melo fan. I comprehend fine. It's just that he started with "Melo is tremendously gifted" then followed with a slew of criticism with no clear point, just a string of random thoughts. Why so salty?
And thereby gutting the Knicks team which Donnie Walsh painstakingly built over 2.5 years. I mean... why would you want the team you are being traded weak?
@@sodori Dolan pulled the rug out from Donnie's feet at the last minute. Walsh knew that Melo wasn't going to Brooklyn, though I wish he had. That trade stripped us of all of our assets. Then Grunwald made the Bargnani trade which set us back even further.
Absolutely. Let's also not forget then Dolan pulled out of Kyle Lowry trade - leaving Toronto with the best PG in their history and Knicks with... nothing.
It was tough to watch, but I suspected something like that was happening around Anthony. I remember being puzzled when the Knicks traded Nate Robinson, then Lin. Carmello could've been much better than this.
I miss this New York years with J.R. Smith , Melo and Woodson. Probably would’ve at least got to face Miami In the conference finals if they didn’t turn Amare into a role player😭
Anthony was NEVER anything more than an iso scorer who needed the ball for half the shot clock. He was a franchise player who couldn’t carry a team. No NBA team was ever afraid of Carmelo Anthony at crunch time. Yes please, throw him the ball when his team is behind, he’d eat up clock and shoot under 50%.
Melo was 5th in game winning shots from 03-08. 5 years of his prime. He only subsided to LB..Vince carter..Ray Allen and Kobe. Not to mention he won the Nation title in Syracuse on a game winner. You're a straight bum that wasnt paying attention. Not 1 player could stop his ISO for multiple years
@akadeepsea I would put Antoine Carr up there in that category. Him and all of the #1 overall draft picks that aren't in the league after a few years (Anthony Bennett most recently). How can the scouts get it so wrong? Carmelo's problem is that his game is from a different era. He is this era's version of Adrian Dantly.
@@jakejohnson4018 @Jake Johnson u do know Melo has the worst playoff records for an all star right with 20+ appearances.. he even shoots a lower percentage during the playoffs than regular season which is a good sign that he pad stats and would never rise to greatness..
Like I already stated. He had a period of time where nobody could stop him. 20+ play off appearances and not 1 of them was he not the best player on his team. It’s not stat padding. You’re just a moron that thinks Denver was gonna beat anyone. You know who else shoots worse in the playoffs. Just about every player in the nba. How can you hate on an all star player that averaged 25.1 points a game and top 5 in clutching for the first 6 years he’s in the nba. With some bs stat like you said. Casually sneaking in he’s an ALLSTAR who made the playoff over 20 times without KD. Steph or bron ever being on his team.
@@jakejohnson4018 laugh ... he did well that 1 season in Denver because his team was a great team with good supporting role players.. u can insert any all star in place of him and they would get that far .. the true test of a good player is if they do well during their playoff runs and he does not.. he chokes during the playoffs hence his one and only historic hall of Shame for having the worse playoff record .. as I mentioned earlier his stats prove just that and he's play with so many good point guards and allstars in his career yet ends up with nothing to show for except padded stats. He'd get so much more respect if he actually showed up during the playoffs but he doesn't , he only cares about playing iso ball and taking his alloted 20 shots a day which is why he gets so much hate. And yes there are crappy players in the hof. . They are there because they pad stats.
Never could understand why so many New Yorkers liked him ? I always thought he was a no defense playing , ball hog .He f-up with Lin and he's a non-teamplaying bum that sucks at playoff time !
I live it in NY, every true hoop fans was sick of him when he was playing there, the only fans that cheered for him are non-basketball fans (you know, it’s New York, people follow everything trendy).
When I sat with my uncle and watched Melo play with Denver he always said that Melo had the talent to be better than Lebron but didn't had the desire and work ethics as LBJ and Kobe. He was right all along
once again another beautiful video and extremely well done and edited great like always. I love the angles you take at this video and how it truly shows the media was covering up for him a lot of the time come to think of it. He also had sooooo much talent its unreal to see how he hasn't won a ring or let alone got to the finals. He's truly exposed.. what happens when you only worry about you at the professional level of a team sport. Please more videos!!!
Always rooted for Melo. But Stephen a Smith always making excuses for Melo. Every excuse. After awhile everybody isn't the problem, the problem is you.
Melo traded his chance at rings for money. He could have been the third player to join Wade and Lebron in Miami. He could have signed with the Bulls before Rose got injured and they had Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah and one of the deepest benches in the league. It's his own fault he will end his career without a championship ring.
Because he wanted to play like a man and not take the easy way out like the pussies of today? Thats like telling AI to go join kobe and shaq to get a ring. some players just aren't built like that
Chris Rains I guess signing with a team automatically comes with a ring lol. Rose, melo, butler, and deng would not work all need ball to score. The heat would have beat them in 5 games
@@mindyourbusiness241 Yeah and if you would have had to predict who would have won the Finals of the Heat vs the Mavs you probably woulda went with the Heat. Sometimes a team is so deep and good defensively that they can overcome the odds against a team that is better on paper. Either way it would have been a hell of a lot better shot than any team he had in N.Y.
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Fuck Stephen ass Smith
Don’t ever put melo and Kobe in the same sentence.
You're damn right! camelo is no where near Kobe's level!
Amen. I question Stephen A’s credibility
@@swatisquantum You are late to the party. He is a loudmouth, a bit funny when he rants, but that's it.
you just put them in the same sentence...
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Faaacts!!
If Mike "no D" Antoni criticizes your defense it's a good indicator that you literally don't play defense.
who's rockets coach now tho. if melo made him walk from knicks it's only right for him to make melo waive from houston...
The NBA is nothing but a big pick up game of 3 ball. No one plays defense anymore.
D ANTONI COACHING STYLE DOESN'T INVOLVE DEFENSE, HE'S AN OFFENSIVE GUY, THATS WHY HE CAN'T WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, HIS PLAYERS GIVE UP OVER A 110 POINTS EVERY OTHER GAME, WHEN HE COACHED THE SUNS THEY WERE GIVING UP 120 PTS MOST GAMES, PLUS CARMELO DEFENSE DO SUCK. HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT DEFENSE , JUST SCORING
The myth that defense wins you championships is shit
@@lorenzodebiasi7763 oh you young buk, go find me a whip!
So Phil Jackson and every coach he's had in the nba all say the same thing about him but Stephen A. And all his fanboys refuse to believe it.
yea, that Phil Jackson has done great things with the Knicks.
@@bwiser5206 Um, Jackson doesn't work for them anymore, and I don't remember him being the batshit crazy owner, or the other management that insisted on a stupid, horrible, expensive deal to get and keep Anthony--do you? I was glad to see him leave Denver, but Jackson's hands were tied, New York basically made Anthony untouchable, and they definitely made him untradeable--and that wasn't Jackson's decision--he wanted Anthony the fuck out of there--and rightly fucking so. Anthony ain't won shit his whole career--it's him, it's not anybody else.
And what has Phil Jackson won? Ask yourself that question, so you can understand when I say: I got no idea what you're talking about, man. Phil Jackson called Anthony worthless--not in so many words--and he was right. The Knicks have been a toxic, horribly run team pretty much since Patrick Ewing retired, and/or Isaiah Thomas ran them completely onto the fucking rocks, because they gave him too much power over shit he didn't understand, and couldn't be trusted with. Phil Jackson didn't even have the power to get rid of Anthony's cancerous ass, so I'm pretty sure he's not to blame for the shitshow that is the New York Knicks. Pretty sure it's the ownership and the management other than Jackson who lasted, what, a couple of years?
B Wiser I mean let’s be realistic, who has actually done anything great with the Knicks? Definitely someone looooong before Phil Jackson, D’Antoni or Melo
B Wiser funny enough he did win a ring with them so...
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga can you answer what stars he got on the Knicks?
Melo can score, that's about it.
Great players can score, defend & make teammates better
PaPa JJ How many shots does it take him to make 1 shot? Answer: A lot!
Alot of great scorers were not good defenders example: James Harden .
@@jamesmoore9636 at least he passes
if that is the case all the past greats must not be consider great because they only score. Some of the greats played D others don't
Carmelo Anthony ruined the career of coaches and Jeremy Lin and what he did came back to ruin him. His career ended unceremoniously, unwanted and without ever winning a ring. Jeremy Lin is a champion.
Lin has had chances to be great since his time in New York. He is a good player that had a great streak, nothing more.
Bb Thompson melo made Lin second guess himself at every step....doubt is a real thing....just very happy for Lin...melo still has time to be a better person...
Bb Thompson So kind of like Melo but with a longer streak.
Stop with the Jeremy lin bullshit
Lin isn’t a champion he was on. A championship team he didn’t even play
Carmelo has the unique ability to make anybody he is guarding look like an all-star
😂😂😂
Lmaoo
That shit was so cawny
Hahahahaha
Ethan Po lol
I wish linsanity lasted longer.
Same
The dude is a bum who had a nice short streak. Stop using that against melo lmao
@@BeingWokeTV Did the man hurt you or something?
Ur dumb
BeingWokeTV considering Melo was a dick about it. Amare alluded to it with his quote. Melo a self centered prick. Just need to get his and he good.
Ppl jumped on Karl for writing that in his book calling him racist when every point he made about Melo was proven to be true before and after their time together.
lmfao melo plays no D = racism ????? yea i agree karl was jumped on
George Karl won something? Wasnt Seattle a 1 seed knocked off by the Nuggets. Didnt George Karl lead the 2002 world championship team a 5th place finish?
@@gyfgyf2836 George Karl never had a team win a title. Out of the 9 coaches that have won 1,000 or more games he is the only coach on that list to never win a title.
@@rgarrow87 ok and Carmelo is the only player other than Lebron drafted after the 90s to reach 25k.. no one else is even close.. your point? Magic Bird Isiah Jordan Duncan Hakeem Kobe shaq Lebron Curry 83 Sixers 04 pistons 08 celtics 2011 Mavs are the only teams to win a chip in the last 40 years. If u didnt play on one of those teams or with one of those 10 guys you don't have a chip. Name your favorite player. It's easy to pick on Melo for not being Lebron. PLEASE for the life of me name the All star Melo played with not named Tyson Chandler who made 1 all star team
MG23 wow I didn’t realize that he was called a racist, he talks about other players in that book (many of whom are black) that he really liked. That’s crazy that people would say that.
Lin getting a ring must sting a little too.
david beardy-kam fo sho! 😂
Soooooo happy for Lin.
Lin earned his by not cheating the game.
I think it’d only sting if he cared too much about the next man... which I don’t think he does
@@LowenKoniig Most of those guys also got their first win by sitting at the bench.
He is addicted to the spotlight. Did his best to ruin Lin’s career in NYC
imperial7873 On Me bruh
A jerk....so sorry for jeremy Lynn
@@francescorogazzo6263 It's okay, Lynn got the last laugh, he's still in the league making money, while Melo is out of the league at age 34 and seen as a huge joke now.
ZoddGuts That point doesn’t make sense seeing how Melo has made 10x the money? Don’t get that lmao.
Lin’s career was summed up in 3 weeks. Many of y’all didn’t watch the Knicks just read headlines. Lin had the worse stretch of his career when playing Miami and few other teams can’t remember off top of my head. Those game she averaged 7 turnovers. Teams figured him out. Chalmers took away his right hand and made him drive left. After that he was injured and took big money to go to Houston. Most of that time Melo was out because he was injured. How did he ruin Lins career again? Because I’m a knicks fan and I watched every damn game. Lin has always been a back up at best, he had a great stretch and has never played like that again.
Stephen A smith has always been dishonest about carmelo and the one time he did call him out for saying he would be okay with 3 olympic gold medals, carmelo called out stephen a and made him apologize on first take lol.
Jason Espinal lol right. Stephen A. lets his personal friendship with Melo warp his analysis of C.A.
Lmfaooo.
Jason Espinal I would take anything Stephen A says about Stephen A with a grain of salt.
Melo is a shitty player imo. I'd rank him top 50 in his prime, but not top 40.
gullintanni in his prime melo was top 5 easy. Dude was unstoppable.
When he got to OKC and saw how bad he was at being a catch and shoot type player along with already being a bad defender, I knew his days in the NBA were numbered.
Me too
@@benjaminokechukwu443 me three
Well said. It’s rather unfortunate since there’s so many kids who don’t make it to the NBA who would do anything to be in Carmelo’s position but willing to listen, work and train hard to make their teams better. Carmelo had every opportunity to leave a legacy but it all caught up to him in the end with Houston Rockets releasing (aka firing) him from the team.
I thought it was apparent even before he played a game in OKC... “Yo P they want me to come off the bench” is all I needed to hear to know the end was near... same as Allen Iverson going on his tirade about hall of fame players not having to come off the bench and then fizzling out in Detroit and Memphis smh
Very true
One of the few channels where I will pretty much stop everything once that notification pops up. Consistently amazing content with a great vocal flow and proper enunciation
Wonderfully researched. A lot of other videos I've watched regarding Melo have focused on hard stats and somewhat misleading statistics. This one delved deeper into the locker room culture and drama surrounding him. Really great job on the information!
Giraffe Out Loud you should check his video on T-Mac. Really well researched and actually shows you why he was overrated with hard facts/evidence, not some wishy washy BS from other NBA youtubers saying that he was unstoppable in his prime and how Orlando wasted his prime
CarmeLOL Anthony = Marreese Speights SF
Chris Webber = 3 x (Melo+Tracy)
@@usr2842 Thanks for the recommendation! This is my first watch from this channel, can't wait to check out more of his work.
Narrator never mentioned why C.A. is out of the NBA
melo destroyed lin. killed his momentum all because he was jealous.
He played 35 total games for the Knicks. If he was actually that great, he would have done something on his other 7 teams
Mactallica 92 that 2012 knicks system was a perfect system for lin. He was the focal point on offense and share the ball with others through playmaking. At rockets, harden happened. At hornets, he was playing good with kemba and even get to the playoffs. At brooklyn, injuries hampered. At hawks, trae’s da man. Lets just say that raptors take him was as a result of him not giving up on himself and basketball 😊🙏
@@almij9045 cmon man... He was good for like 8 games and went to 20 different teams. It was obvious he was never the answer
@@mactallica9293 he averaged 21 for the nets
@@Tyl3rDurd3n99 14.5 but close
Find someone who loves you as much as Stephen A Smith loves Carmelo Anthony
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
Omg life is complete when that happens.
Relationship goals. Lol
I still laugh at that money they gave Melo in NY.
They refused to give Jeremy Lin that money, then turned around and brought in, J. Kid, Marcus Camby, Sheed, Kurt Thomas, Raymond Felton etc... That 54 win season was fools gold and I knew it right away. I am a Knicks fan, but they are one of the dumbest organizations ever.
So Lin goes to Houston, had a couple of solid seasons, gets jerked around by Kevin McKail... Goes to the Lakers, gets jerked around by Byron.... I've always said, those 2-3 yrs, the Knicks were supposed to protect Lin and get a good experienced guard to help him... He would have been one of the greatest Guards the Knicks ever had.
You want to know something funny? During all those trails and tribulations, Lin actually became a MUCH better player than he was during Linsanity. Anyone that kind of follows him knows how good Lin is. When he went to BK, those injuries KILLED him... The Knicks had TWO chances to get him back, After the Lakers season and after that season with the Hornets and they absolutely REFUSED!
So you bring Felton back and not Lin?
I am looking at him this year, and see that he is slowly getting back to form. He hasn't really lost a step and see that he has added even more to his game.
@The Duke its a shame how he was forced out of his blossom and then never found a home . I actually feel bad for him
That guy is just an average League player. There are tons of point guards better than him. To be brutally honest he's not really a point guard because a solid Defender will take the ball from him going up the court. The Heat did when he was in NY. His left hand is extremely weak. That's how the Rockets lost to Portland. If he could dribble with his left hand he would have went into the Open floor where they would have no choice but to foul him. Instead he dribbled to the Baseline with his right hand gets trapped and the ball stolen. Not saying the guys bad. He's just average.
I always say this.. Was building so much momentum then melo came back. No way linsanity was a fluke, Lin can ball! 6,4 point guard he can make plays and get in the lane and has a jimmy!
@@bobbybluegaming9020 Jeremy Lin isn't 6'4. And if linsanity was really legit he could take it anywhere and would have blown up in Houston.
This is so true. Lin gets so much hate he’s declined a little after his torn ACL but he had some good years there. Everyone’s problem is because of Linsanity people are expecting him to be a superstar but when the dust settles he’s a decent starter/good backup pg on a contending team at his max potential which is very good for an undrafted player. He’s still the best Knicks pg in the past 10 years it’s sad we decide to get stingy with him of all people. They let him walk because melo didn’t want him back plain and simple. When Lin played us after that year he torched us every time especially on the Hornets.
I swear to God Stephen a Smith was and is on Carmelo Anthony payroll
Yep...similar to how Shannon Sharpe is on lebrons. I know...off subject but same thing
I wouldn’t say payroll but they definitely don’t want to get on those players bad side so to speak. They’re just fanboys and I’m pretty sure Stephen A and Melo are actually friends so he doesn’t want to offend him and may be a bit blinded by that friendship
He just couldn’t go back to form like he was in Atlanta smh
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Imaging being paid over 20m to NOT play, jesus christ, that would kill any ego
Melo came into the league seen as LeBron's equal and biggest rival. Today you can't mention the two in the same breath
Melo was garbage the 1st day he set foot on an NBA floor.
@Marcus Reed they were all good, but Melo and LeBron we're seen as being a cut above. Melo finished 2nd to Bron for ROTY that year and Wade was 3rd, but wasn't even close in voting to the other two. Melo also finished 14th in MVP voting that year
You just did. :P
I remember that.
KingDavid lol i think deep down inside lebron has only compared himself to his draft class. dwade and he are equals and wom together. bosh is established. david west has rings too and a few others. melo never got that REAL legacy cemented and i think lbj is fine with THAT alone lmaoooo
Melo:
1. Ball Hog
2. No Leadership Skills
3. No Defense
4. Doesn't Care About Winning
I disagree with the last point you made about not caring about winning. I think he does care, it's just that the first three reasons PREVENT him from doing so!
Kelvin Houston so that means he doesn't care then SMH 🤣
@@hasanmuhammad573 I see what you're saying. If he REALLY wanted to win he would improve on his game to the point of changing his game. Playing better defense ect. Then he would win more games!
@@kelvinhouston4287 Only if he gets his stats, though. The comments Chauncey made in the last month or so said that the team would win, but if Melo didn't get his 24 points, he was still acting like a little bitch because he didn't get his.
Sounds like James Harden lmao
Stephen A Smith 😂 how much is Carmelo paying him!?
He picks and chooses his battles.
He picks and loses* his battles FTFY
Sex tape?
tribj001 $43,000 / biweekly.
Carmelo got mob connections and is holding SAS's family hostage.
Stephen A Smith, that Kobe remark was blasphemous, pure and utter non sense and one of the most disgusting things I’ve heard all week
I can't believe he said that shit
What goes around comes around, now jeremy lin has a ring and the NBA sees carmelo as a liability. What a great ending.
He didn't take a chapter from Allen Iverson's life story.
yup, Linn is out of the league, embarrassed by his ring but don't let facts get in the way of your hate.
Wow. The reality that you don't know fact from opinion says it all. You used the word embarrassed as if it was fact when in actuality it is an emotional expression hence not factual. The only thing factual you got right isbthat he has a ring.
Melo got about 200 million though, wow poor Melo, yeah right!!!
@@jamesmoore9636 he would pay to get back in the league. Guys like him are never satisfied and always want the spotlight.
Stephen A. Smith's constant apologizing for Carmelo is just embarrassing.
Bennie Blanks if he was white he would not been doing that for him. Only doin it cuz its his "brother"
In Stephen A's mind, because Carmelo at one point was a gifted scorer, anything he does now is automatically excusable
Bennie Blanks for real lmao espn are ass kissers. Thats why i love watching Chuck snd kenny they give honest opinions
Juan Bolova loool
Bennie Blanks
Carmelo is the biggest ballhog in league history
It’s apathetic
I kinda feel bad for Melo
But Melo brought it upon himself
Melo needs to retire
What goes around comes around
>Terrible defense
>Low effort
>Coching nightmare
>Average to below average offensive numbers.
>Relies on iso.
And people still wonder why no team wants him.
No, that is not why people dont want him. He's been through injuries and he's older now. He has no legs anymore but can still score but he is heavily declining.
mkvsng gg spot on
Terrible defense? More like no defense what so ever.
I don't agree. Most of the NBA's scoring stars did not play defense. The problem is that he doesn't fit into the NBA's plan to be a superstar. LBJ plays terrible on ball d. Jordan played terrible on ball d. Both of them were continually torched by their counterparts. However they played good help d which is a whole nother point. Harden was a defensive stopper until he became a superstar. Now he has no d. Most scorers don't play d. Mello has always been an exceptional scorer so stop the b.s. The nba just didnt want him to be the next MJ.
@@kenstar3692 I'm sorry but you got one thing twisted: MJ was a great defender. I fact, he is one of if not the greatest perimeter defender of all-time. Don't ever mention his name and terrible defense in the same sentence.
"I told you so"
- Chauncey Billups
Never realized how many great point guards he played with. Shoulda achieved much more than he did. It's sad but it is what it is
He literally played with Cp3 and harden for less than 10 games -.-. Also westbrook and drose, Kidd and Billups were like for a season each. And the other Pg mentioned are trash like wtf is a Calderon.
Mohammed Islam Lol
@@MrTinyTit LMAO so KD couldn't win with harden as 6 man avg 16 pts , Westbrook , and Ibaka as Dpoy candidate but he would win with an aging Billups as the second best player and fucking Jr hennesy do you know how stupid you are. Those nuggets team weren't stacked Melo never had like a superstar in his prime. Kd is better im not denying that but you sir are just a Melo hater and an idiot who doesn't know basketball. You're so stupid it's amusing.
@Vagabond_Charlie Kobe had the best PG of that list, Smush fucking Parker how could you forget him??
Now seriously, those "below" average players were great, efficient guys, Prigioni was 36 when he entered the league and was a great role player off the bench, Steve Blake the same throughout his career, Toney Douglas I'd say was the only real below average (which makes it worse for Melo's case).
@Mohamed Islam I just went and checked to be sure, Melo ALWAYS had a decent team around him, a mix of young and promising players and proven veterans around him, hell, I still remember the Knicks 52 win season, Melo was actually good back then playing small ball 4 and defending at an average level (which is huge compared to not defending at all), if Melo was the leader he believes he was, he'd have had more success than he did, he's just an overhyped mediocre player.
Vagabond_Charlie you sound fucking stupid because when melo came in the game cp3 and harden were out most of the time and if he is not getting the ball and is barely involved in the offense how can he be consistently productive....oh and when he started he averaged 20+ on efficient shooting oh and before they let him go he was Averaging 19.1 6.2 reb and 3 assist on 50+ from the field and 50+ from 3 you fucking idiot Eric Gordon was playing like straight trash yet he still is playing
Listen man I’ma Knicks fan from day 1, & Melo & DWade were my fav players since 03, when Melo came to the Knicks I was so happy, everything his coaches said & wat was said in this vid are all spot on. I watched almost every Knicks game since Melo. He always got me tight when he never passed the ball or played defense. Just jab jab hold the ball. Thinking about it now D’antoni was trying to again giv the team a different type of offense, Lin was a guard who can shoot, play make, pass, Dantoni can always create a system around that, & wanted to move Melo to the 4, but Melo didn’t wanna do nothing or hear nothin or even wanted Lin to succeed, when Melo came back from injury during Linsanity Yu can see it in his play he didn’t wanna share the court w Lin. I was just like whyyy Melo. Then I watched him on Thunder & Rockets still bein my top 3 fav player but after that Thunder series I had to accept what it was. Melo sucks & he never cared to adjust any part of his game. Melo literally plays the same exact way from day 1. If he wudda played different in that Dantoni system w Lin, I think Melo would of been prepared for this “new” nba thts more 3pt driven. Now he “might” go to the Lakers. I don’t want that to happen cause I don’t want Melo embarrassing himself any longer.
Insightfull comments bro. Jordan went away and added somrthing new to his game every offseason. Thats what the greats do they evovle and improve
@@jasonquin1930 ohhhh please. People are not all of he same. Hope he retires for good.
@@lexopims3660 players that 'want' to win and 'want' to improve put in the work and evolve. Griffin is a perfect example. He is not the best player in the world, but he worked hard to change his game to get better. Kwahi couldn't shoot at all, but worked that into his game to be an elite player. Melo oozes with talent, but his laziness and lack of effort really hurt him in his career.
@@danielkim672 coz he's a bum. I mean you are right.. but then again every human is different, he still act like he's some kind of a superstar til now.
I don't think anybody sat down with Melo and explained this all to him. We can call him lazy and selfish but what if he needs help adjusting his game and nobody took the time to help him with that? Also, Russ is just like Melo. He only passes the ball to get his assist up. He's a ball dominant guard that just like Melo, plays for stats.
Stop trashing Melo. There is still value in him. A perfect spot would be a tanking WNBA team.
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Dead. Thanks, I hated life anyway.
lol
🤣🤣🤣 good one
Vu Truong lmao 😆
Everything that leaves Stephen A. Smith's mouth is garbage
Stephen A. is Garbage!
Heard him talk about mma recently? He hasn't got a clue
Except my dick
This video really changed how I view Stephan A Smith
Events Crypto Stephen A is a big Carmelo D - rider . He couldn’t judge him objectively.
Metaphorically speaking, Stephan A. Smith is acting as the parent who's always making excuses for his child's misbehavior.
Kinda like those LBJ nutriders.
Rudy Tucker a lot of the Stephen a clips he used are extremely old. Stephen a actually criticizes Melo a lot. This dude has zero credibility. Half his video is made up
Preach
No...only protects black athletes he wants to blow
@@leslieturner7366 What trying to deflect attention off of Anthony ? Unlike Anthony LBJ has titles and has carried teams to the finals ! Anthony couldnt carry a Jr High basket ball team or anyone's jock strap !
I never got the fascination with Carmelo Anthony.
I enjoyed STAT-led Knicks until Melo arrived. Melo sucked the joy out of Knicks
I agree, it also baffles me the amount of people defending and making excuses for him.
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You had to watch Nuggets Melo... those were his best years despite what the hype in New York might lead you to believe... the conference finals run with Chauncey was impressive, he really needed a leader like that and I think that’s why it’s the furthest he’s ever gotten in the playoffs
Because his play style resembles most unathletic people who play ball. Can’t get to the rim and all midrange. That’s the sign you lost a step or never had one.
I feel the same way !!!!!!
Phil Jackson criticising him should've been a huge red flag.
TheHellogoo Phil Jackson didn't want to admit he was a horrible GM so he used Melo as a scapegoat
he traded Tyson Chandler for Jose Calderon and Turned down Jae Crowder in that same trade as a freeby he got rid of our starting PG who was averaging 18ppg 9apg to sign Sasha Vujicic he tried to sign Lamar Odum who was on Crack literally and dating a Kardashian he ruined the Knicks we was a playoff team before he got here and we never made the playoffs again after he arrived I don't want to hear about KP when literally every move he made outside of that was horrible
he forced the Knicks to play a outdated offense when we won more games not playing that style I could go on and on about how bad a GM Phil was he used Melo as a scapegoat and he got away with it because he had MJ Kobe and Shaq to shield him with a winning record
As far as George Karl and Dantoni they have never won a damn thing
Let's not act like Phil has a great run when he was in NY
TheHellogoo melo hates white people and any other person thats NOT BLACK
@@likemikegenerationx2 pfft, name any coach who didn't have their reputation shredded by the Knicks?
yep
I lost it when SAS compared Kobe to Melo like gtfo. Kobe can actually play defense and make good passes when he needs to
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
He is good friends with melo
what's SAS record of being a jinx of choosing who will win in the finals?
SAS is always on certain players nuts and it usually proves he's a jackass with what comes out of his mouth. I think people who have coached multiple years in the NBA and have been successful know a hell of a lot more then SAS bitch ass. Hes also a great example of why ESPN has gone to shit. Hire the line up from 15+ years ago and you might save your company. That way you have people who talk about sports instead of bobbleheads that bicker like 15 year old girls at the lunch table
Amen. Kobe one of the best ever. Melo absolute horse shit on his best day.
The fact that Lin is now playing the 6th man role on a contender, while Melo is out of job, makes me smile and happy everyday.
Comparing a guy who started his career in 2003 to a guy who started in 2010… yeah sounds about right.
Dork!
this comment is retarded.
@Carmelo Anthony then you know that his team his rookie year with the nuggets was filled with role players but a true scorer and not for nothing but every coach but Woodson had said the same thing about melo he won't play D or sacrifice for his team he's good at scoring but as you've seen since roughly 2 years after amare left his shot and legs weren't there but he still wanted the rock the greats find ways to contribute for their team be it role or mentor playing for the newer players . I follow all tri state ball from Kenny at Georgia tech to some current guys . But if coach Karl says a guy is one sided then take it as real deal the man coached plenty of head cases as well as greats . Ijs and lin is trash btw tbh he lacks transition D at the pg level has a average j but studies the court similar to Calderon who is one of the smartest ball shot, pass to turnover ratio the Knicks have had since the mark Jackson days . I'm more into what they going to do since they got rid of our only superstar to clear cap and finally got bad contracts moved . stay up and blessed
bad bad mc bad this entire paragraph is all over the place. Just admit you don't like him and move on.
The ending of this video would have been perfect if you would have ended with the clip of melo's reaction, when a reporter mentioned in passing, that he would come off the bench in a OKC interview panel.
Melo:
"who me?" *laughs....."Hey Pete, they said i gotta come off the bench" *laughs some more....
LMFAOOOO This would have been a nice touch to end the video, opposed to showing Steven A Smith.
@PROJECTTROJANWARRIOR Thanks for the correction
@PROJECTTROJANWARRIOR umm...no thanks. it's really not that serious.
Melo is a selfish ball hog like a lot of other players but his isn’t as good and has always overvalued himself relative to his team.
SolteroConDinero Basically
This question doesn't need a 17 min breakdown. Mike Singletary's words are appropriate for Melo too...
"It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win."
Spitting Out facts and people STILL don’t see it at all smh 🤦🏻♂️
ObiWanWatson they too busy in them feelings. Soft
Stephen A Smith is dumb for even comparing Kobe to Melo. Kobe is light years ahead of Melo and this video explains as to why.
Kobe was one of the best defenders in the league, and was notorious for being one of the hardest workers, if not THE hardest worker in practice. He held himself and the guys around him to extremely high standards of conditioning, studying the game, and defensive energy. Carmelo is an all-time elite player at exactly one skill, and that's mid-range iso-ball.
you're right... kobe's defense is his foremost concern, i remember kobe said that defense will win games in any playoff situations... when he won back to back championships without shaq...
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
That's great but also Kobe's offense was better too...
@@misterstaple not passing the ball just like melo. But kobe is working on defense unlike melo.
I remember when he came in the league, a friend of mine who was a fan of his from college, said "he's the best in the draft, he's gonna be great, he's gonna be a champ". I watched one interview with him and said, "he's a scorer, not a leader in any manner" and if he could have recognized that about himself, I think people would have looked at him differently. There is a reason Chauncey Billups was brought into play with him, Chauncey was a leader.
You're forgetting one thing: Jeff Bzdelik who was also the Houston Rockete defensive coach until this season, only came out retirement when the Rockets made it clear Carmelo was done with the team. Bzdelik might've refused to come back with Melo on the team.
I genuinely think D'Antoni brought over Anthony just to have the pleasure of cutting and finishing his career.
Yeah, okay. That would make sense. Who wants to coach an overpaid spoiled brat??
Big facts and how do we leave that part out??
Wow since he Houston is playing awesome defense. FOH... Houston problems had nothing to do with Melo but the front office letting the best two defenders they have walk. Melo gone and they are still shitty on Defense.
@newclique The front office is garbage that is why they are 3 games under 500 right now. How do you let what got you where you was last year just walk away. That is not what good front offices do. I agree they should have let him go but the front office is suspect as hell right now. Time will reveal its ugly head. Dantonii offense offense offense is what they thought would win out and it haven't and won't if they can't defend. Oh yeah I forgot.. They let their best defenders go.
Because he's lazy and out of shape. That's why. He's been "skinny fat" his entire career
CARMELO BE NEEDING MORE HELP.A FEW MORE SUPER STARS ON THE TEAM.
Only white people focus so much in defense .. no one comes to the game to see defense .. nba does t want you to play defense .. stfu with this defense shit ..
@@hadsmith2866 sad little racist, defense wins championships what a fool haha
@@hadsmith2866 lmfao wtf?
Ha ha Like she skinny fat line. Now he's just fat fat, at least by NBA standards.
Carmelo the coach killer, who doesnt play defense with a bad attitude, basically sums up this video.
Backed up with sources.
yea, the knicks have really lit it up since...
@@bwiser5206 Nobody says Melo isnt good at basketball at all. With Melo your team can reach the playoffs, but thats it. Melo is not a teamplayer and will prevent your team from forming team chemistry.
Like bron but way worse lmao
@@manz7860 bron actually wins tho, get got 4 rings, say what you want about the 6 loses at least he got to the finals , something melo couldn't do
Legendary college player... so very overrated as a pro
He should not be a first ballot hall of famer.
Yes he should
@@buzzerbeater3350 he earned his hall of fame status.. it is not the NBA hall of fame it's the basketball hall of fame and dude has a college title and multiple gold medals that's more than enough
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga like I said to the other guy.. this is not the NBA hall of fame.. it's the basketball Hall of fame.. and he has a national championship and multiple gold medals
Best video ever on Carmelo Anthony. I still remember when Carmelo came back from his injury when Linsanity was at is peak and he played 1 game, just 1 game the way Mike D'antoni wanted him to play ( without the ball in his hands and spacing the court so Lin could penetrate and break the defense to make plays) and the Knicks won the game. When they interviewed Carmelo in the lockeroom he was literally angry and said he was not going to play like that no more. He didn't acknowledge that they won the game and that the strategy worked he was just upset he didn't get enough touches and post-ups. A few days later Mike D' Antoni was gone and the Knicks just kept on losing playing Carmelo Anthony style. That to me told me Carmelo was never going to win in the NBA and he never did. He just rather lose and score 25 points than to adjust his game and win.
Daniel Pagan lmao no all star should “adjust” their game to jeremy lin. Where was jeremy lin after the knicks?
I noticed that back then but I was biased and just blamed Jeremy Lin. Now I know
But you don't remember when MIAMI ENDED LINSANITY DID YOU?
SDS Overfiend Carmelo ended Linsanity by having D’antoni gone. Without D’antoni sistem Lin was exposed multiple times and he ended up having a mediocre career. However that was another story. The point is to Carnelo, getting his 25+ points was more important than winning.
@@danielpagan2848 MELO a All Star should have to change his fame for a flash in the pan player. D'Antoni still coached that team when Miami rubbed his out. Linsanity WAS product of that All Offense no defense system... But yeah... Carmelo being a all Offense no defense player was criticized for not playing defense in System that doesn't preach defense.
Melo was no where near Kobe's level. Ever!
@Cibre Williams But, not as slow as Carmelo Anthony.
@@peterlightning9235 i agree carmelo anthony had a underrated career he is up there for all time scoring and all time scoring in one season
Timothy Ferreira *overrated
@Cibre Williams k melo hows unemployment.
He was on Kobe’s level for selling tickets other than that he doesn’t touch Kobe
As a former Knicks fan, I was ecstatic when they signed Stoudemire . He gave the Knicks so much energy and excitement. When Anthony came to the Knicks, I knew the fun was over. The guy is a ball hog, and he never seemed to give you 100%. That was something I always respected about Stoudemire. When he was on the court, he would never half-ass it.
His effect on Jeremy Lin is scathing. What an ass. Excellent video and narration.
Derek Eisenbrei so you really believe Melo is the reason Lin is a below average player? 🤦🏿♂️ Did Melo follow Lin to Houston LA Charlotte Brooklyn ATL? The guy who mad this video has zero credibility. He is making up half this video n making up his own narrative
@@MannyManhattanMusic I didn't say anything about Lin's career, did I? You did!
Derek Eisenbrei I can't tell if your trolling. You literally said his effect on Jeremy Lin
Manny Manhattan Music Lin is a scrub but he could’ve developed different with the knicks, can’t say without melo he would be this or that, fact is u can’t know. Before u respond can you really say with 100% certainty he couldn’t have kept his streak, confidence, or work ethic up without melo.
Ghost 45 lin was not expected to be any thing before linsanity and was not expected to be anything after linsanity. If any thing his 7 good games was an anomaly in his career. He was not drafted, didn’t come from a good school, what makes you think he could develop to anything? 7 games?
stephen A smith is clearly in melo's payroll lol.😅
FOR SURE!!!
Man George Carl was spot on about Melo
Agreed, This video could have been 10 seconds long... George Karl said "... Carmelo's amazing ability to score with the ball made him a star, but didn't make him a winner"
Fuck George Karl . The most hated coach ever is where he belongs. Good riddance.
TheAbsolutShame likewise
This is classic. I hope Melos legacy is defined more by this excellent video than the hype from the Stephen A Smith’s of the media. This is spot on. Anyone who watched Melo play as much as I did knows he cared nothing about winning and only cared about being a superstar. He ruined a decade of knicks basketball for me. Phil Jackson was right. And all of Melos fans and media suck ups were wrong. Anyone defending Melo didn’t watch Knick games. They watched Sportscenter. Maybe now the narrative will be different when people think of Melos career.
The problem with Melo is his game 1. He hold the ball to long, which slows down the pace of the game (does not move without the basketball) 2. HE does not care about his defensive effort 3. He is addicted to the spotlight & not winning (the desire to win is nowhere near as Kobe & Michael like Phil said)
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
I am here solely because LIN just got his ring.
you ain't the only one
yea, he played really well. Oh, wait he didn't play.
@@bwiser5206 thats the point, camelo should be pissed
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga All star level LIN. 22.5 PPG this season in the CBA.
To be honest I don't like Carmelo Anthony because of what he did to linsanity.
What happen to melo and linsanity?
23Carnage lin is trash...cant even get minutes on the hawks lol
@@laoking3159 at least he is not out of league even after coming back from major injury...
@@laoking3159 another lemming, best player on his teams on some games, highest assists, points or both on hornets, rockets, lakers, knicks yet he is "trash", you idiot, why you think carMEla and JR were butthurt at him shining?
@@edebbermudez2230 I guess no one could never know. Since Melo kill it out of jealousy.
Thanks for breaking down the details. I'm sure Melo would be on a team if he took a salary cut. But at the end of the day, defense wins games. And that's definitely something Melo struggles with. Great video!
Roy Peezy fuck you!
IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga it’s a inside joke bro chill I didn’t even watch the video
Carmelo is the worst scumbag, with what he did to Jeremy Lin and before that getting the coach fired.
Totally destroyed the chemistry that Lin had going with the team the fans, not that Lin was a superstar
but he fell down from the heavens for cheap money as a gift and finally gave the Knick fans something to cheer for.
It wasn't just Melo... There were multiple players on the Knicks that weren't happy with Lin. Tell me who Melo ruined the team chemistry, when almost the entire team didn't like Lin?
Da Sh He played well because he was under Dantoni’s system which is known for making PGs look out of this world good. Ever since his departure from the Knicks he never played under Dantoni again. If he were to play with him again where J Lin is the main point guard he’ll probably put up similar numbers
@@FRESHNYK101 What?? Its not like he was on for a few months.. how long does it take for ppl to figure him out? Go look at his stats. Lin was solid for awhile, otherwise he wouldve been outta the league long ago.
@@FRESHNYK101 you said his only good season was lockout.. bs kid go study
@@FRESHNYK101 dude you said he came outta nowhere no scouting report for a lockout shortened season... you said nothing about him being a 'solidrole player' tryna act like what he did wasnt legit and he kept it up.. so did the scouting reports never catch up to his game??? ppl actin like they know what theyre talkin about but just talk out their ass.
Wonder why ESPN sucks now, just look at Stephen Smith.
Spencer Reynolds people have talked about the “First Take-ization” of ESPN. Hardly ever real highlights and analysis running, now a bunch of scripted debate about hypothetical scenarios and borderline gossip about athletes lives. Some executives must have noticed that it drew in more ratings for a while to make some wild, head-turning statements, but it’s actually having the opposite effect now.
Spencer Reynolds Stephen Gay Smith
@@isaiahrodriguez2770 I have stopped watching ESPN as a result.
Carmelo Anthony ruined all teams, players, coaches and everything.
Not true
Yes it is true!
@@Johnkoth Are you joking? Or is this actually Carmello since you have nothing better to do these days anyway 😂😂 😂
Fuckks no when he played for the nuggets he gave me his hand band after he made a game winner
@@TekMex666 knicks were doing great for some time with STAT before shitmelo came.
i’m in love with that instrumental in the back ground
Like if Chris Webber is more hall of fame player than CarmeLOL Anthony
Stephen GOAT Curry Chris Webber naw melo won a ncaa championship 😂😂😂😂
CWebb in our European Book of NBA CHAMPIONS is 2002 NBA CHAMPIONS and FINALS MVP
Stephen GOAT Curry He never won a ring stop
To be fair, Melo does have 3 Olympic gold medals and 10 NBA All Star selection and that alone is probably enough to get him into the Hall of Fame.
@@isaiahrodriguez2770 You say that like its no big deal
This is one of the most thorough analysis on melo as to why he got pushed out of nba. His case is a good lesson for everyone: in order to succeed in anything (and/or leave a good legacy), it takes more than just technical skill sets. He cannot get a spot in 450-player league of nba and I am sure he is probably technically better than a half of 450 players in the nba today . He should retire and take a lesson from this experience and move onto next thing in his life. His story humbles me as well.
When I think of "melo" I DON'T THINK OF NO DAMN "KOBE".
I TAKE GARNETT,DIRK, EVEN JAMAL CRAWFORD OVER MELO LOL
Garnett is one of the greatest players in nba history, why is talking him over Melo a big deal?
Nobody compares KG and Dirk vs Melo. But Crawford is arguable
Ill take ariza over him
john blake I whould take Ariza if was building champship team but if I need a star I should take melo
I'd take Scalabrine over Melo anyday no joke. Higher iq, can hustle, have a desire to win, can play d, is a good teammate, and is not toxic
Carmelo ruined Jeremy lin's career
Carmelo had nothing to do with Jeremy Lin playing like shit for LA, GS, Houston, Charlotte.
Wade County you cant blame team chem as a player's own fault. Oladipo is doin crazy with the pacers when he found the right team to fit in. Jeremy was good fit with thr knicks, cant deny that
Melo didn't ruin Lin. He did stop Linsanity way too early. Lin has had a solid career since and if not for some injuries he'd be a coveted 6th man on any team.
@@likemikegenerationx2 He was good in Charlotte. It wasnt "Linsanity" Lin but he wasnt terrible there
@@likemikegenerationx2 Not every player is gunna play well everywhere and in different systems. Lin would've done well in NY tho. Also injuries derailed Lin. Anyways, Melo is just became a cancer as he aged
This is the most thorough explanation I've seen if not the only Real explanation that I have seen on the Web about Melo, and I watched every minute of it. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Omg.
Stephen A is a joke and thank god Knicks got rid of Melo before he could ruin Porzingis’ career..
Uh which God bruh
Melo still set the club back about a decade.
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
Stephen's funniest comment was that Anthony was many times the #1 option. Well you are going to be the first option when you don't pass the ball and shoot it all the time.
and wheres Porzings now?
Everything in this video is TRUE about my dude Carmelo, it's a SHAME he was a selfish basketball player- smh.
Except being on Kobe’s level besides rings. Kobe played defense and has made 1st team all defense multiple times. Melon never played a lick of defense
An impressive piece by the author. Well researched and presented. Whomever is employing you is getting their moneys-worth.
Carmelo can play for 'team McDonald's' They need help at the Drive Thru position.
He already made his millions. He definitely made his mark in the history of basketball, more of a scar than anything. It's hard to imagine how he should be in the hall of fame next to players like Jordan, Magic, Bird, etc. Players that actually had winning in mind. Players that did whatever they had to do to win. If he played in the 70s he would blend right in to the "I'm gonna get mine, who gives a shit about the team or whether or not we win". I'd take Tim Duncan any day of the week, and that's not even based on championship rings.
Nah, he'd hold everybody's food for 23 seconds before passing it and still take way too many bad shots... fries, shakes and burgers all over the parking lot.
damn man thats kinda funny
The ending had me ROLLING IN TEARS 😭🤣 “aaa STOP IT! He’s Carmelo Anthony!”
Carmelo's being paid back for his treatment of Iverson, when Iverson was traded to Denver. He could've possibly won an NBA Championship in Denver with Iverson.
I'm not feeling Carmelo at ALL, he's getting what he DESERVES!!!
Thank you. Well put! ✔
what was his treatment of Iverson? - I didn't watch that time in the NBA :)
Sirr Jazz
What was Melo’s treatment of Iverson? Them boys balled out, AI just came in a year where Kenyon Martin only played 2 games... those Thuggets all respected each other and were out partying together lol there was no mistreatment of Iverson that I was aware of. He wasn’t Jeremy Lin in New York, Iverson was a former MVP and a hood icon, those Denver teams meshed well. Chauncey was just a much better fit, I don’t think there was any animosity between the braided boys
Denver got wayyy better when they got Chauncey for Iverson. They made it to the WCF in a pretty tough west and lost to a really superior team in the Lakers. And oh yeah. Carmelo's back.
Because he's a cancer/black hole , who's NBA teams would never win
no comment he should go to the WNBA, with his raging vaginitis 🌮 🐟
This was a great critique of Melo, who I have always wanted to succeed. His defensive liabilities and his lack of desire to lead are widely know. Probably his worse trait is his difficulty to coach, since he fails to take criticism well. His offensive prowess was great on the college level, but he never evolved into being an all around basketball player or a good leader. Steven A Smith, is a loudmouth jackass who should not be taken seriously.
Stephen A. Smith is an all around pest. If ESPN had a SHRED OF DECENCY to take action and fire him, we’d all be in jubilation if he got the boot from ESPN.
People like myself, Karceno4Life, Phil Jackson, George Karl, Jeremy Lin, and Mike D’Antoni are probably gonna be happy to see Stephen A. Smith go.
SAS is trolling us all str8 to the bank. Nice work if you can get it. The remedy is to just not watch or listen to him. I love sports but sports media is low vibrational like the gossip papers at the super market. My remedy is to put the game on and turn down the sound and throw some Miles or Trane on. I don't need 2 morons to tell me what I'm watching. Don't even get me started on the idiotic advertising that comes on during games. Corporate america really takes us sports fans for idiots. Notice how the ads are always for the worst food and the worst beer??? Enjoy the games but mother fuck Steven A and everyone in sports media.
He has a job covering NBA for 25 yrs. Do You??? Oh aite
And he didn't work out
Michael Pierre kinda like a Westbrook but Westbrook plays defense
How ironic that Westbrick played with Melo his last full season, because that is exactly how his career will end.
He had the skills but didn't have right mindset, attitude, and heart to be great.
Ryu Drago nah he never had a good team after leaving Denver
@@mindyourbusiness241 those '13 Knicks could have been special
The most overrated player in NBA history. If not, he’s the most overrated player I’ve ever watched. There’s two sides to a basketball court and there’s 9 other guys on it. Melo never grasped that concept.
Scope Maverick facts
Oh no, he’s not in anyway overrated. In the early days he was definitely something special, he was better than lebron at one point... I mean even in those Olympic medal runs, he lead the team performance wise, not bron, not Kobe, not wade. Melo was an unguardable scoring machine at one point.
Ya he’s fell off but I don’t think he’s overrated. Still remember a point where there was no answer for him.
LegendInThaMakin the answer was and is make him play defense and his team either loses because he’s getting cooked or he gets benched for getting cooked. Actually not even cooked. It takes defensive effort to get cooked. Blown by is more accurate
You dumbasses just keep comparing him to Lebron and expecting too much. Most players look bad when you compare them to the best player in the league
Malcolm Hodnett he kinda didn’t need to play d at some points. Blow by him? Lol cool, good luck getting by fucking Kenyon Martin and Marcus camby back in those nugget days.
All jokes asides though he wasn’t exactly a terrible defender, at least not when he put in effort but this isn’t about that. I’m responding to him being called the most overrated player ever which just isn’t true, like it or not, he’s a certified hall of famer.
damn. Lin was beasting
Another amazingly researched video.
Talk about a credibility killer Stephen A.
He works for ESPN, that should have already been known.
Not sure he had any credibility to begin with.
Imagine caring more about your spotlight then winning 😂 hard to respect Carmelo honestly
imagine-it's not hard to imagine few professional NBA players care about winning. They want to sign a big contract and be done. Grow up Princess.
Adrian Ruano seriously, dude made it to the conference finals in Denver and then never had a season as successful even in total wins and losses the Knicks record was always trash
You can say all you want about Russ taking 40 shots, but Carmelo is the main reason why OKC lost in the first round to a rookie led Jazz. Honestly, I think he took that many shots because Carmelo ruined OKC and he was trying to be the hero
This guy has no defensive skills and lacks effort. He scores 21 points a game avg but gives up 11 because of his attitude and defense does not cut it.
The truth? Attitude. He is a cancer on any team.
Congrats to Jeremy Lin and the Toronto Raptors on their first Championship.
Stephen A was drinking something that day Melo and Kobe on the same level lol
7:16 as a basketball fan, I turned on Melo when he returned on linsanity
Steven A Smith would love to delete this video
Stephen A Smith is FULL of crap
Melo did amazing things. He was tremendously gifted. And 25 ppg for a career will get you to the hall of fame rings or not. Kobe was a very good defender. Melo was not. Melo frustrated alot of knicks fans because of an obvious low basketball IQ. Made sooooo many poor choices on the floor. Lacked heart and discipline. Didn't make teamates better. Couldn't accept a more limited role as natural abilities started to decline. Great scorer bad winner.
Whats your point bro
Agree
@@jootpepet I'm just gonna assume most Melo fans lack reading comprehension.
@@MrMathsimon not a Melo fan. I comprehend fine.
It's just that he started with "Melo is tremendously gifted" then followed with a slew of criticism with no clear point, just a string of random thoughts.
Why so salty?
He is not a hall of famer.
Should’ve mentioned why he demanded a trade from Denver. Single handily because of his wife because she wanted to be a “famous actress” in New York
And thereby gutting the Knicks team which Donnie Walsh painstakingly built over 2.5 years.
I mean... why would you want the team you are being traded weak?
@@sodori Dolan pulled the rug out from Donnie's feet at the last minute. Walsh knew that Melo wasn't going to Brooklyn, though I wish he had. That trade stripped us of all of our assets.
Then Grunwald made the Bargnani trade which set us back even further.
Absolutely.
Let's also not forget then Dolan pulled out of Kyle Lowry trade - leaving Toronto with the best PG in their history and Knicks with... nothing.
@@sodori We had already given up too many number 1 picks. That's why the Lowry deal didn't go through. No biggie. Melo would've fucked that up too.
It worked out for her but not for him
this was low key sad to watch lol not gonna lie
Felt the same way bro. Shit was hard to hear man but all facts
@@kareemleak9963 yeah man all facts smh
"This was sad to watch."
It was tough to watch, but I suspected something like that was happening around Anthony. I remember being puzzled when the Knicks traded Nate Robinson, then Lin. Carmello could've been much better than this.
Carmelo is a bum. If he's ever been on a team you were routing for then you'll have no sympathy for him lol.
I miss this New York years with J.R. Smith , Melo and Woodson. Probably would’ve at least got to face Miami In the conference finals if they didn’t turn Amare into a role player😭
Melo and JR got to the conference finals vs Kobe in Denver 😝
Anthony was NEVER anything more than an iso scorer who needed the ball for half the shot clock. He was a franchise player who couldn’t carry a team. No NBA team was ever afraid of Carmelo Anthony at crunch time. Yes please, throw him the ball when his team is behind, he’d eat up clock and shoot under 50%.
Melo was 5th in game winning shots from 03-08. 5 years of his prime. He only subsided to LB..Vince carter..Ray Allen and Kobe. Not to mention he won the Nation title in Syracuse on a game winner. You're a straight bum that wasnt paying attention. Not 1 player could stop his ISO for multiple years
@akadeepsea I would put Antoine Carr up there in that category. Him and all of the #1 overall draft picks that aren't in the league after a few years (Anthony Bennett most recently). How can the scouts get it so wrong? Carmelo's problem is that his game is from a different era. He is this era's version of Adrian Dantly.
@@jakejohnson4018 @Jake Johnson u do know Melo has the worst playoff records for an all star right with 20+ appearances.. he even shoots a lower percentage during the playoffs than regular season which is a good sign that he pad stats and would never rise to greatness..
Like I already stated. He had a period of time where nobody could stop him. 20+ play off appearances and not 1 of them was he not the best player on his team. It’s not stat padding. You’re just a moron that thinks Denver was gonna beat anyone. You know who else shoots worse in the playoffs. Just about every player in the nba. How can you hate on an all star player that averaged 25.1 points a game and top 5 in clutching for the first 6 years he’s in the nba. With some bs stat like you said. Casually sneaking in he’s an ALLSTAR who made the playoff over 20 times without KD. Steph or bron ever being on his team.
@@jakejohnson4018 laugh ... he did well that 1 season in Denver because his team was a great team with good supporting role players.. u can insert any all star in place of him and they would get that far .. the true test of a good player is if they do well during their playoff runs and he does not.. he chokes during the playoffs hence his one and only historic hall of Shame for having the worse playoff record .. as I mentioned earlier his stats prove just that and he's play with so many good point guards and allstars in his career yet ends up with nothing to show for except padded stats. He'd get so much more respect if he actually showed up during the playoffs but he doesn't , he only cares about playing iso ball and taking his alloted 20 shots a day which is why he gets so much hate. And yes there are crappy players in the hof. . They are there because they pad stats.
Never could understand why so many New Yorkers liked him ? I always thought he was a no defense playing , ball hog .He f-up with Lin and he's a non-teamplaying bum that sucks at playoff time !
I live it in NY, every true hoop fans was sick of him when he was playing there, the only fans that cheered for him are non-basketball fans (you know, it’s New York, people follow everything trendy).
Maybe because he played for Syracuse
I dunno
When I sat with my uncle and watched Melo play with Denver he always said that Melo had the talent to be better than Lebron but didn't had the desire and work ethics as LBJ and Kobe. He was right all along
Stephen A Smith is just on another level of ignorance.
lol @ the stephen a smith clips
As a Mavs fan, I loved it when he was traded to the Thunder and then the Rockets. I knew neither of those teams would ever win with him on the roster.
Carmelo let LaLa run his career.
She tastes like honey nut cheerios. Allegedly!
@@justanaverageperson544 COJ
Marcus Thomas allegedly
You are so right.
Haywood Williams IV the amount of HOF Melo has played with, and guys who will be inducted blew my mind too. Some guys never play with another HOFR
once again another beautiful video and extremely well done and edited great like always. I love the angles you take at this video and how it truly shows the media was covering up for him a lot of the time come to think of it. He also had sooooo much talent its unreal to see how he hasn't won a ring or let alone got to the finals. He's truly exposed.. what happens when you only worry about you at the professional level of a team sport. Please more videos!!!
He also let his wife run his career
john star agreed dumb decisions after decisions
Always rooted for Melo. But Stephen a Smith always making excuses for Melo. Every excuse. After awhile everybody isn't the problem, the problem is you.
Melo traded his chance at rings for money. He could have been the third player to join Wade and Lebron in Miami. He could have signed with the Bulls before Rose got injured and they had Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah and one of the deepest benches in the league. It's his own fault he will end his career without a championship ring.
Because he wanted to play like a man and not take the easy way out like the pussies of today? Thats like telling AI to go join kobe and shaq to get a ring. some players just aren't built like that
Chris Rains I guess signing with a team automatically comes with a ring lol. Rose, melo, butler, and deng would not work all need ball to score. The heat would have beat them in 5 games
Cory J. Exactly he did what Lebron and KD didn't do and they hate on him. Makes no sense
@@coreyj.7776 Haha he wanted his max contract and he wanted the team to revolve around him. That's why he has no ring.
@@mindyourbusiness241 Yeah and if you would have had to predict who would have won the Finals of the Heat vs the Mavs you probably woulda went with the Heat. Sometimes a team is so deep and good defensively that they can overcome the odds against a team that is better on paper. Either way it would have been a hell of a lot better shot than any team he had in N.Y.