Shh...I secretly still like Melo

So we can get their lottery draft pick in 2014 :)!!

He called me a liar, then I turned on ESPN, and he sulked for awhile. He went upstairs, put on his Melo jersey and his Nuggets’ shorts. He took it harder than I did. I think he still cheers for Melo, because he asks about the Knicks every once in a while.

Need some professional help. At long last, have you no dignity, sir?

I’ve soured on his game somewhat, even before he wanted out of the organization.

But I definitely don’t have any anger or bitterness toward the guy. I certainly don’t hate him. And I have a good appreciation for what he did for the organization.

Anyway. I just hope I’m not the only one clapping for Melo when he finally returns to Denver. I hope with hindsight that the Melodrama becomes but a footnote in his overall career in the Mile High City.

his entire career has been plagued by being on a team with a crappy coach.

but I will never boo him. He’s not said anything bad about the organization or even Karl for that matter, even if Karl badmouthed him after he left.

and like all but about 5 players in the league, he needs to be in a situation that maximizes his strengths and covers his flaws. It’s unfortunate for him that he didn’t end up in a situation like that, but it’s pretty funny to watch New Yorkers who thought they were getting a guy a Dwight/LeBron/Wade/Durant level.

Even though he acted like a punk for his last year in Denver, I find all the moralizing about Melo being selfish a little bit grating. He’s a great scorer, scoring is a valuable part of the game, but through a series of events (some of them his fault, others not so much) he’s been put in a situation on a team that desperately needs passing. Which he isn’t very good at, and that I don’t think has to do with him being selfish, so much as it’s just not a skill he possesses at a very high level. Melo is a scorer, so he’ll keep scoring well (and he’s been scoring pretty well this year, Nuggets game aside). The Knicks and the NY fans who thought they were getting a guy in the same tier as the top 5 have only themselves to blame for their misplaced expectations.

I said it. I loved MELLO with DENVER across his Chest. Now he is just a guy who isn’t a Nugget.

He wanted to leave. We offered him the longest deal and most money he could make to stay and he wanted to leave and go play with his buddies in New York. He made his choice. And I will guarantee you the only reason he told everyone of his desire to leave was because he saw the PR nightmare that resulted when LBJ pulled off his ridiculous “Decision”. Good riddance. I hope he never wins a title and I am not ashamed to admit it. He is a good player, but he put himself above his teammates and fans in Denver, and while I can understand that impulse, you can’t tell me that he has a better chance to win now in NY than he did in Denver. So then why did he want to leave? It wasn’t the money, because we were already offering him a max contract. It had to be a juvenile, “I just want to play with my friends” thing. So I don’t want him to win. Plain and simple.

From basketball-reference.com…That’s not GREAT company Melo is keeping. Abdul-Rahim and Mehmet? Wow…the Knicks DRASTICALLY overpaid for him. Though, Scottie Pippen’s wasn’t much better. Neither one are in the hall of fame catagory

Similarity Scores Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Carmelo Anthony 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Shane Battier 94.7 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.8
John Havlicek 94.1 10.6 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.4 4.5 4.3
Jamaal Wilkes 93.5 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 5.1 3.3
Mehmet Okur 92.6 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8
John Drew 92.4 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4
Hot Rod Williams 92.3 9.2 8.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 5.7 4.5 2.4
Rodney McCray 92.3 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 91.8 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 4.6 2.9
Sam Perkins 91.2 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.8
A.C. Green 90.9 9.4 8.8 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.1 3.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Carmelo Anthony 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Mehmet Okur 92.4 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8 0.2
Tayshaun Prince 91.3 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 0.8
Larry Kenon 88.8 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
Rodney McCray 88.2 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Rudy LaRusso 86.5 8.8 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 1.7
Tom Heinsohn 86.2 9.3 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 3.6
Bob Netolicky 85.3 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Wally Szczerbiak 85.0 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Shane Battier 84.5 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
Greg Ballard 84.3 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0