In addition to being a self-admitted quitter in the NBA Playoffs, Carmelo Anthony is apparently a lightweight, too. The news just broke in Denver that Melo's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, even though the two-time All-Star and Olympian claimed he had "only two glasses of wine" before driving.
One could hope that between suffering his fifth-straight first round playoff exit (a sweep no less) soon after getting his first DUI (you're all growns-up, congrats!), Melo would finally eat his humble pie, use these events as motivation, and come into training camp in ridiculously good shape next season.
But hey, that'd just be silly!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Carmelo Anthony is a lightweight...
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TRADE HIM, ASAP!!!
you can't trade melo...he is too young and you won't get equivalent value for him because of his reputation. The Nugs need a coach to put him in his place...and it is not Karl
only an idiot would suggest trading on the top players in the league who is so young.
only and idiot would consider carmelo one of the "top players in the league"...i'd rather have Caron Butler than 'Melo 8 days a week
Did anyone hear the Dino Costa interview with Michael Thompson last week and what Thompson said about Melo? Thompson said that he can't understand what all the fanfare is about Anthony. The guy is a one dimensional player with a fat body and no discipline at all. He is a cancer that the Nuggets should ship out of town asap. Costa also asked the question earlier this week about Melo. Would the Hornets trade Chris Paul for Melo? No way. Would the Celts trade garnett for Melo? NO! How about any team trading their top player to the Nuggets for Marshmellow Anthony that is not a top flight team? Would not happen! Get rid of Marshmellow now!
Name 4 players in the entire league that can score 25 EVERY night while getting 7 boards and 3 assist? FOUR PLAYERS?? COME ON!!
Theres King James...who is the second best player in the league, the single most untradable player
Amare....who benefits from teh best Point Guard, probably the only player on PHX that is untradeable (and thats saying ALOT)
And possibly Dirk, who is regarded as untradeable.
Melo has the RARE talent that only 5 players have in the ENTIRE league. HE IS ALSO 23!!! And you rather have Butler over melo? Oh what because he made a game winning shot last night? Try evaluating the ENTIRE package instead of one weeks worth....
Oh btw....make this choice...
Player A career stats
28 year old-16.0 PPG 6 boards a game 3 assist 2 TO with a 31% on 3 pt
Player B career
23 year old- 24 PPG 6 boards 3 assist 3 TO with 30% 3 Pt shooting....
Yea option A looks so much better.....
I bumped into Melo at Ruth Chris steakhouse after the Nuggs-Rockets game. He was triple-fisting pink wine (excuse me, Rose), Hennessey, and a shot of Tuaca.
He should be traded for his lack of taste, if nothing else.
As someone above mentioned, you can't trade a guy with the potential that Melo has at age 23. These guys don't hit their prime until the 26-28 range. And if one feels they must trade him, why do it now when his value is the most questionable that it's ever been. Let him get his stock back up, then decide.
As for Butler, Nuggets should've drafted him when we had the chance. It was a no-brainer then and still is. I can't watch a Wizards or Suns game without calling them "Nikoloz Butler" or "Nikoloz Stoudemire."
Stop with the he's only 23, he has FIVE FULL YEARS in this league, FIVE !! And since when being 23 is an excuse for being a big time moron? I thought being 14 would be it, but 23? You all blind fans in Denver drive me crazy.
By the way pretty funny to see from the poll that 1 person out of 2 (49% cumulated) wants him out of town.
I would say, give Melo ANOTHER FINAL CHANCE... if he screws up again, and continues to play D like a ten year old kid told by his mom to do homework before they can play, ship him out!!!!
Melo acknowledging he and the team quit actually put some hope in him. It means he knows that not playing defense and not giving all are not acceptable.
But he needs to take the next step and actually do it. Not just know it but never do it. It's like a student who knows he has a homework and he has to do homeworks in order to excel, but never does it.
I'll put up with he's only 23 years old bullshit for now. One final chance, another like this, ship him out! Unconditionally. Trade deadline is his last chance.
It would take 12 glasses of wine for a 6'8" fatass to blow .15
Melo, I hope you get suspended for a long time, and I hope you spend the days off elsewhere.
Melo's BAC was 0.148, slightly less than double the limit. I thought someone his size would be able to hold his liquor at that BAC but I guess that isn't always the case.
Also - I wish Miami was dumb enough to trade D-Wade for Melo.
Is anyone else wondering who the best player on the team is anymore? Seriously, who do you want to take the last shot in a game?
JR, AI or Melo
That's a poll I'd like to see. I personally think that JR might be the best player on the team. He is certainly the only one that seems to create any kind of spark or momentum for the team and would be my choice for the guy to shoot the last shot. Maybe we should try and build a team from JR, Kenyon, Kleiza, Najera and get some good team players for Melo and AI.
And Melo gets 25 ppg because he shoots 25-30 times a game and relies on foul calls.
Melo has been the league's punching bag forever. Feel free to call it quits on him, yeah he has a chubby face and tats and hasn't matured yet.
Who is Michael Thompson?
It's no surprise. Considering, supposedly he couldn't even walk back and forth on a line.
I don't think that the Nuggets should trade Carmelo Anthony. He's still young, and he's still learning. It might take him longer to play to his full potential than it has taken other players.
Wow JR Smith is better than Carmelo and Iverson. That's like some average Joe making back to back half court shots and declaring himself the next Michael Jordan
If you imbeciles in Denver wanna trade Melo, PULEEEEZE DO SO! We would GLADLY take him here in NYC. Do you clowns remember what your "team" was like BEFORE Melo got there? Are U kidding me? You've got one of the top players in the league, at 23 yrs. old, & you wanna get rid of him? To showcase JR Smith? That high altitude must be getting to some of you. Here in NY, we saw what Melo did at the Cuse for a HOF coach in Boeheim. Get yourselves another coach, who won't let him get away with BS, & MAYBE you'll get past the 1st round! But, PULEEEZE, we're beggin' you- trade him! Go ahead- we dare you!
yeh, why has D-Wade and LeBroverrated accomplished better things tha Melo?
well i guess there are other draft pick off that class.
"Do you clowns remember what your "team" was like BEFORE Melo got there?"
-- I wonder where would it be if D-Wade or Lebroverrated was the one picked?
Does this really falls on who his coach is?
OK- so now it's Melo's fault that he's not playing in the East? Or maybe it's his fault that he doesn't handle the ball like LeBron Or Wade, who happen to be GUARDS, if you didn't notice! It's obvious to anyone watching that there's something "NOT RIGHT" about your Nuggets. GKarl doesn't seem to give a $hit, the players look lost, & they just don't seem to fit! If you wanna blame Melo- go ahead. He's brought alot of that on himself. But a good coach, after 4 years, either connects with his stars, or doesn't! You don't have LeBron, or Wade, & you don't play in the weak Eastern Conference! You DO have Melo & AI- which is a start! To take the next step, you need to get rid of one person... George Karl. It seems though that your team execs may be stupid enough to trade Melo. PULEEEZE trade him to the EAST. We'll take him off your hands- GLADLY!!!!
"so now it's Melo's fault that he's not playing in the East? "
-- OK you win. Good job.
HAHA.
Hmm, lets see next season then.
Oh so now its Melo's fault. Man i am just amazed. The guy screwed up once just like all you people have done before and has transformed our organization into one that actually matters and now you want to trade him. This guy did wonders in college and still does on team USA every summer where he has a different coach. All you dumb asses need to shut up because you obviously don't know squat about what is going on with this team. Apparently you watched the playoffs and think that is enough to justify your tirade on Melo. Guess agian morons.
Until Karl is gone I will no longer support this organization.
I have a question...how is Melo one of the top players in the league? He is not even in the top 15 right now. Right now he just seems one dementional. He has developed very slowly compared to his peers. And its unfortonate because he's young, that his trade value is really not that much. I don't think Denver should trade him, but thats because I think no one would want him currently, or atleast want to give up much for him.
You folks keep talking about "potential", but when will he reach it? Lebron has already reached it and then some, D-Wade has already reached it and then some, Dwight Howard have already reached it and then some, CP3 has already reached it and then some..those are the players that I am worried about when they finally reach their "prime", nobody is scared of Carmelo.Some Nuggets fans are overrating Melo, as they have been from day 1. Melo is an All-Star and thats it, nothing more nothing less.
@grantarchy
AI is the best player on the team (thats a silly question), JR is not better then Iverson or Melo. I love JR, but stop it already.
Melo is disciplined ONLY when he has a good coach. Look at it guys. He is the BEST player on the US team which is an ALL-STAR team. He hasn't messed up once there, which shows you that he can lead a team. When Melo has a disciplined coach like Coach K, or when he played in high school, or when he let Syracuse to the National Title. George Karl is a laid back coach, sometimes its good, but not in this situation, Melo likes to be disciplined and I'm pretty sure that A.I. does too, cause when he had Larry Brown as his coach they went to the finals and look what he did in Georgetown. We just need a disciplined coach, that's what it all comes down to.
I agree that the age thing is nothing but an excuse.
Look at what Carmelo did this past five years.Not only has he improved little in his skills(yep there might be some,but not that much),but also he has been doing a lousy job in developing his mentality.From the initial DVD thing to the Madison Square Garden Melee,and then this inexplicable DUI whatver before the Laker series.
If u say someone is immatured,that means he still needs time and would learn from the past and become matured someday.
Unfortunately,I just don't see any signs of Carmelo being immatured.NO HE IS NOT.HE'S JUST BORN LIKE THIS!
But since it's not easy to find a perfect equivalent of him this summer,I'd say get a coach that is capable of coaching such players!At least tell him how to deal with double team so that he won't either get blocked or make turnovers.This is the only way that he could get less blame.But obviously the fat man named George Karl can not handle this.
Some trades and deals have to happen throughout the offseason or next season.
Denver's number one problem is having big man presence. If you look at all the "successful" teams in the playoffs (from both conferences), they have a big man that can bang in the post and can SCORE.
We have no scoring options on offense with our big men!!! Camby, my favorite center, just doesn't get it done offensively. Nene is hurt 99.9% of the time, and K-Mart will shine once or twice every month!!!
We also need big man presence on defense. Instead of starting K-Mart, Nene should be the focus. If Camby and Nene were to start together, that's two damn-near 7 footers you have to shoot over. If Karl was smart, he would run 3-2 zone with Camby and Nene. K-Mart is too busy holding Allen Iverson's men... A.I. (being my favorite player) just can't hold defense on someone who's 7 inches taller and 40-60 lbs heavier than him. The only advantage he has on them is quickness, but they have longer arm length than him.
A.I. should start at PG. He says he doesn't like to be referred to as the point guard, but neither does Baron Davis. Baron Davis will get you 25 pts, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds each night. That's f-ckin insane! A.I. can do better than him!
J.R. Smith or Linas Kleiza should start at the 2. Preferably Kleiza. Kleiza is a fast, big man who plays like a guard instead of a wing man. Having J.R. off the bench has been beneficial to the Nuggets, lately.
Carmelo??? Uhhhh... Honestly, I think he should be traded for a power forward with big man presence. Najera and Anthony should be traded for someone like Amare Stoudemire... Think about it... AI at the 1, J.R. at the 2, Kleiza at the 3, Stoudemire at the 4, Nene at Center (with Camby off the bench). Camby coming off the bench would be the best possible thing for the nuggets... Give his knees some rest so he can jump higher, swat more shots, and play defense better... When healthy, Camby can play 1on1 defense pretty well... Look at how he shut Pau down the last couple of games in the playoffs! Even though he did get called for lots of fouls.
Carmelo is still an immature little kid. I mean for christ's sake! HE HAS A CHILD HE'S RAISING. HE'S TOO BUSY GETTING DRUNK AND NOT WORKING ON HIS GAME. Throughout the whole series all he did was ball hog and rebound. I rarely see him do flashy passes, rarely ANY PASSES AT ALL.
All he does is f-ck up assists from Allen Iverson. He stands there after getting the ball, does a jab step, looks at the ground, then quickly forces a shot.... His chunky ass needs to get in the paint and slam on people!!! OH THATS RIGHT, HE GETS BLOCKED 80% OF THE TIME... HE DOESNT FUCKING PASS. HE WANTS THAT POINT SO BADLY SO HE CAN ADD MORE NUMBERS TO HIS STATS.
A question, Carmelo "Crybaby" Anthony...... What's more important... Numbers in your NBA record or RINGS ON YOUR FINGERS?
PASS THE FUCKING BALL YOU IGNORANT MORON.
Just wanted to say, and I wrote on this thread earlier, I just finished listening to another hour of Dino Costa. I cannot believe I have never heard of this guy, he is unbelievably good at what he does. This guy is at least twenty times better than anyone at anytime on the Fan. Wow! I am infused knowing that we have a Denver radio host who sounds as good as any national host I have ever heard. Get Costa to pen a regular piece on this site!
You must have been reading my mind. The "rant" he did today in the first hour blew away the hilarious thing he did the other day on the Nuggets. Funny as shot stuff! It's all Woodie Paiges fault!!!
If anybody types 'PULEEEZE' one more time I will cut you.
And anybody who thinks LeBron is overrated doesn't know what they're talking about.
the most underrated sports radio guy in the city. It doesn't help that he's on that terrible radio station with nothing but the worst in business news and boring talk. He probably gets a ton more publicity here than anywhere else. A well kept secret is what Dino and his show is.
At least he didn't shoot someone like Marvin Harrison.
it sounds like you want to have sex with Dino, move on.
PUHLEEEEZE TRADE MELO! We're beggin you, you friggin MORONS! Put him with a coach like Van Gundy& tell me he & the team wouldn't be better. When are you numbskulls gonna get it! 5 years ago the entire league DESPISED Kobe Bryant. Today, he's MVP! Again, fools, HE"S 23 yrs of age. If you give up on players & people at 23, then heaven help us all! Most of us wouldn't meet that standard! Work out a deal for a "power forward"- how about with the BROOKLYN NETS? PULEEEZE?????
To add to the discussion:
The reason we don't want Carmelo Anthony is because he's a 3 that doesn't play defense. If you look at MOST of the top teams in the league, their 3's are people with defensive tendencies and / or 3 point shooting (Battier, Bowen, Prince, Odom, Stojakavic, Pierce, Turkoglu, Kirilenko, Jackson, etc etc). Carmelo brings none of those to the table, so right away he flies in the face of convention. On top of that, he decides to phone it in 40% of the time.
As a result, the other team's shooting guard (See Kobe Bryant, Ben Gordon, Gilbert Arenas, Josh Howard, Manu Ginobili, PLENTY of other examples during the regular season) basically gets free reign.
The only real options around this problem are:
A. Play someone oversized and good at defense at the 2 (Which no one wants to do because of J.R. Smith),
B. Play Carmelo at the 4 (Something Denver doesn't want to do because he's only 6'8ish), or
C. Trade Carmelo
Here's a thought: Carmelo Anthony for Shane Battier and Rafer Alston. Give us some picks or something if you think it's that unfair.
So, Einstein, you wanna trade Melo because "he's a 3 that doesn't play defense". You then go on to list all the 2's in the league who get "free reign" when they play the Nuggs. You lost me. If Melo is a 3, then why is he responsible for defending the 2 (shooting guards)? Now you want "Mr. No Offensive Moves" Battier, & Rafer "One-year Wonder" Alston for Melo? God, this just gets better! With EVERY fiber in our beings, we hope you trade Melo back home to the East Coast! Here a team will find a coach that motivates him, and get him back to his winning ways. From Oak Hill (HS), to the Cuse, to Team USA, when he has a good coach, he's the best player on the squad. What's so difficult about that equation? That "Mile High" air has all you nitwits groggy or something! Bring Melo home- then watch what happens!
It's obvious by your last comment that you know nothing about basketball. Who guards Kobe when the Lakers play the Rockets? Who guards him when the Lakers play the Pistons? The Spurs?
Most of the top teams in the NBA rely on their small forward to stop scorers. Look at Bruce Bowen, Tayshaun Prince, or Shane Battier. The Lakers don't need Odom to guard an opposing 2 because Kobe happens to be a great defender. Denver doesn't have the luxury of a great defender at the 2, so it's even more important that we have a great defensive 3.
Great analysis of two players that helped the Rockets win 22 games in a row though hoss. You really know your stuff.
Nitwit, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a 3 playing a 2 in this league, is NOT standard operating procedure! If you think that's the case, then keep hoping your great coach Karl is gonna turn things around. You deserve each other! To have a defensively deficient shooting guard as a given, is a stupid, idiotic premise to begin with. ALL the players should play defense. If the NUggs aren't doing that, then it's a team-wide issue, & not because Melo at the 3, can't cover JR's man at the 2! Also, where is your scoring gonna come from if you trade Melo! Rafer Alston has NEVER done a thing in this league until this past year. Battier is a DEFENSIVE specialist who typically doesn't look to score. He has a jumper, THAT"S IT!! So, AI will continue to dribble, JR will hoist up 25 ft'ers, & MCamby will be your low-post threat!? If you are indicative of the type of Bball IQ avilable from Nuggs fans? Then I'll simply rest my case! This coaching staff, has found their true level of incompetence by being in Denver! They'll be there for a long time, if the fan-base thinks like you do! Good luck, losers!
hey deeznut how bout u get a life u. Carmelo rox. and another idea get some nutz!
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