LeBron took his garbage franchise to the finals. Wade put his garbage franchise on his back on a crazy playoffs run. Melo was just a better Tracy McGrady but less athletic 🤣
Melo got whiteballed by nba cause of dead former nba commissioner David stern , he told melo not to go see Farrakhan, met em anyway, thst was the stunted growth, and returned to league, stern ended up dead tryna intervene with God affairs..
I always saw Melo to Lebron what Dominique Wilkins was to Jordan. What separates Jordan and Kobe (to a lesser degree) from Melo is they understood utilizing teammates and playing defense. Team USA Melo was the best version of him because he did all the little things he refused to do as a leader on his teams in his prime. Portland and Laker Melo was cool because he seemed to finally get team first concept and veteran leadership. He should've been Memphis's vet.
@@kingrison1647 Oh dang T-Mac to Kobe is a great observation! So it really is like a cycle. The one thing I'll give T-Mac over Dominique and Melo though is passing. He did make teammates better, but yeah still missing some other carry a team to a championship intangibles.
@@rashb3994 Facts 100% Tracy McGrady had all the tangibles the athleticism the physical talents and gifts but he lacked the winning intangibles mentality thats why he couldn't win or get past 1st round If you just looked at tangibles McGrady and Kobe near even But Kobe Bryant intangibles wanted it and more driven to greatness then Tracy McGrady
Carmelo was too caught up in having star power instead of having real drive to win and he wasn't up on business when it came to the way players started having shorter deals to keep them from being stuck somewhere too long while melo was still signing 5 yr deals with no opt outs.He's also prime example of the saying that the best player isn't always the leader of a team
And for the record I liked melo to me he was just as impactful as LeBron his first 7 years he just was in the loaded western conference but he did himself a disservice staying in New York past 2014 and now he's gonnabe considered a overrated unimpactful player when he was a solid winner n top 10-15 player the first 10 yrs of his career
@@mxhughes LeBron 4 rings, 4 finals mvps, 4 league mvps, 6 all defensive teams way better player then Carmelo 0 rings, 0 finals mvps, 0 league mvps, 0 all defensive teams So dont even compare them you embarassing yourself 🤣
--- Agree. Great player does not mean great leader. Getting buckets is entertaining, but winning is more valuable. Lou Will, Jamal Crawford, and Melo are bucket getters -- w/ Melo being way better. But to one post, the 0 defensive teams is very indicative.
@@kingrison1647 if Carmelo played with that Denver out east he would've been an automatic top 3 seed title contender,he was in a loaded western conference that had the spurs,lakers,mavs,suns,sleeper teams that were tough like utah n houston.Melo was in the same room as LeBron in the 2000's only once LeBron started winning forreal did that stop being a conversation
I think a major stunt in his career was him not signing with Chicago in 2014 I believe. We all know how port of a defender Melo was and he would've had defenders all around that could've taken the pressure off of him defensively and offensively he could've still put up numbers. Chicago is a big market too not just New York.
Rose n Noah fell apart a yr later. He would've been losing in Chicago and been short 75 mill n everyone would've been calling him stupid for not getting the bag.Hindsight is a mf
@Ahmed Muharram that's if Jimmy even stays n chooses to play second fiddle to Melo and I doubt that cause it was already somn going on between him and Rose about who's team it was but wtf do I know I'm just a fan
@@29larron cuz dRose was injured most of the times he came back & traded in 2016 to ny if Melo there he wuda been out of there faster jimmy complements Melo very well defensively passing and get a bucket when he has too bulls woulda been sick I don’t think y’all remember ur timelines correct butler left chi in 2017 that’s 3 years after he joins and a year after rose got traded
Great video. But I don’t see how stunt #1 isn’t being drafted by the Detroit Pistons where there was a prime Chauncey Billups who he saw his best success with and a veteran team. Where I think had a strong likelihood of winning a couple rings and that would have definitely altered his perception and legacy.
Right? That's gotta be #1 to me; that's a trajectory defining difference right there. I'd say even kobe having those vets early on helped mold him even though he was a straight loner.
Ball hog + he chased the bag w/ the knicks. He could have went to the Bulls for less and made some noise. Look forward to your vid on Dame because I know it’s coming
I don't think Melo's growth was stunted, people just have too much expectation of him because he was compare to LeBron always. Also I admire his mindset of having a team on his own and try to win with it rather than having A KD like career.
Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg
@@dkdebest I never said Carmelo Anthony wack those your words You just trying to twist my words when you have no real argument to refute facts I laid out This is what I said slow poke👇👇 Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg
These are no longer stunted growth stories. The kind of story about dudes who couldn't make it at the next level and where out of the league in a few years are the type of story I watch this channel for. Technically he could do a stunted growth story on Lebron James if he's now stretching the definition of type of story considered stunted growth... Like LeBron never won as many rings as Jordan so I guess his career is a failure right.... He gets more views doing stories on Names people recognize than on obscure names casual fans don't remember.
@@kingrison1647 4 Gold Medals to his name! Melo was the greatest US player in international competition. How many medals does Team US win if he doesn't play and is the leader of those squads?
I always though Melo could have averaged a triple double years before Russ did. He had the rebounding and scoring, all he had to do was pass a little more, especially when double teamed. But Melo has always been about Melo. Instead of going to the Knicks in free agency, he forced his hand to be traded in a deal that saw the Knicks give up some good young talent that could have helped him win. I also think not being drafted by Detroit stunted his growth. If he had been drafted by that team full of veterans with on court and off court experience they could share with him as guidance, he may have realized that team success is what wins championships.
Melo was great all time one on one player in the NBA, but the game change from iso ball to pick and roll basketball. Melo was one of the great Olympic player (4 gold medal ).
And 10 days later after this video it was officially announced that Carmelo Anthony has retired from the NBA. A New York Knick legend, I will always remember his plays and highlights. He would post you up like there is no tomorrow. 💪🏽💯
he should have just waited for the off-season to sign with the Knicks. I understand he wanted the most money but damn that Knicks team was good without him imagine if they got him without having to give up half their roster. those were great role players.
Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Thats how he will he remembered to me Chauncey Billups NBA champion and finals mvp said that Carmelo Anthony only cared about scoring 30 points and i believe him Carmelo Anthony wasn't good enough as best player to win championship and carry a team Carmelo Anthony didnt play defense or make teammates better Chauncey Billups leadership on 2009 Nuggets reason they made Western conference finals it wasnt Carmelo Anthony as main reason Kobe Bryant as leader during Olympics said we need to get up at 5am to put work in Carmelo Anthony said i wasnt getting up at 5am Shows why Carmelo Anthony not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer and wasnt good enough as best player on team to win championship
Melo was more concerned about him getting his points not team wins. His former teammate Mr big shot C. Billups said it Melo would rather score 30 and loose then score 20 and win. Him not wanting J Lin on the Knicks shows he was selfish and wanted the spotlight for himself
Chancey Billups NBA champion and finals mvp and former teammate and was right about Carmelo Anthony and that's why his ego took him out league wouldn't come off bench and care about scoring and not playing defense and making teammates better Video clip in Olympics of Kobe Bryant the leader saying to teammates we need to get up at 5am to work out Carmelo Anthony said I wasnt getting up at 5am Showing why Carmelo Anthony ain't no NBA champion level player 0 rings as a leader on teams
carmelo easily could of had triple doubles the way he commanded double teams. Especially in the Pinch Post I cant tell how many times 3 point shooters were open or back cuts. Melo was just selfish and didn't know how to incorporate his team.
@@andrewd1965 Carmelo Anthony 0 rings despite playing with Amere Stoudemire, Allen Iverson, Chancey Billups, Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Paul
@@TheOutspokenIntrovert23 That's not true since Amere Stoudemire all star was 2nd option after Carmelo Anthony when they had Jr Smith and Iman Shumpert Difference is LeBron way better player then Carmelo That's why LeBron won with Jr Smith and Iman Shumpert
He deserves this episode. Or he should be at least listed as a stunt to Melos career. Melos contract is mentioned as reason why the knicks couldn't build around him but he was worth every penny. Meanwhile Amare ate up 1/3 of the cap to take wine baths.
Great talent. But never had the right team around him, nor mindset to lead a team to the chip. Imagine if Melo won a ring in NY. He'd be in goat conversations. Do you look at he and KD's career different, even though an argument can be made that Melo could've won with GS too!
When you don't get excited about playing defense the way you do about scoring AND you're getting all this money AND you're on teams where many move and think similar to you and your attitude about the game of basketball....a championship is likely never going to come to fruition.
Melo choose money over winning facts he was supposed to join bron and wade after he sighed with Knicks the heat went and got bosh so bosh has MELO two rings
I remember when he demanded a trade to the Knicks. And the Knicks stupidly gave up all they young assets to get him. Even tho he was going to sign there as a free agent.
Yeah that was a bad move the Knicks could have just kept they players and signed Carmelo Anthony as a free agent and they would have had a deeper team But bad teams make bad desperate moves
He never demanded to be traded … he said he didn’t wanna rebuild with Denver … the pieces the Knicks traded were either out of the league or washed in two years tops
Galinari was good for the nuggets I want to say he was the 1 or 2 scoring option...more important he would of been a great backup for Mello in New York...Wilson Chandler was a decent defender an ray Felton was a savy vet who could get hot an give u 20+ on any giving night, melo should of waited for free agency also didn't help that Amare start being injured more and more after melo arrived
I think Melo besides being an ass·$%" just thought he deserved things he did not. At the end even calling him a superstar feels weird although I do not disagree with people who consider him one but no MVPs, no rings so if you compare him with Lebron and Wade he is just not in that same sentence IMHO. Maybe he treated people pretty bad because no team is checking for Melo as a roster player or for any type of ceremony which is weird.
I'm a Carmello fan. Stunt No.1 Melo didn't have the playoff success like Dwade and Lebron. Melo only been to the CF once. Stunt No.2 Playing in a toucher Western conference than Dwade and Lebron. The west was murders row back then. The west was load with quality teams lead by Kobe's Lakers, Spurs, and Dirk Mavs had two great years. Stunt No.3 Melo never joined a Big 3 during his prime. He was suppose to join Wade & Lebron in Miami but chose no to. If he did Melo would've a couple of rings. The Miami big 3 would've been better with him than with Bosh. Kd would be viewed in the same way if he didn't join the Warriors. Plus that KD Suns ain't looking too good!
Carmelo Anthony 0 rings played with Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups, Amere Stoudemire, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Bosh Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Paul George better player then Carmelo Anthony Paul George plays defense Carmelo Anthony plays no defense 2014 NBA playoffs Pacers 4 Knicks 2 Paul George put Carmelo Anthony out playoffs who had home court advantage 2018 NBA playoffs Jazz 4 Thunder 2 Carmelo Anthony had Russell Westbrook and Paul George and home court advantage and favorited to win and lost to rookie Donavan Mitchell
Carmelo Anthony 0 rings killed his own career by being lazy and not playing defense and taking money over winning Phil Jackson 11x champion knew that Carmelo Anthony wasnt good enough as best player to win a championship that's why he wanted to trade him and get pieces to rebuild the Knicks Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Chauncey Billups nba champion and finals mvp former teammate said that Carmelo Anthony only cared about scoring 30 points over winning and I believe him Paul George better player then Carmelo Anthony Paul George plays defense Carmelo Anthony plays no defense 2014 NBA playoffs Pacers 4 Knicks 2 Paul George put Carmelo Anthony out playoffs who had home court advantage 2018 NBA playoffs Jazz 4 Thunder 2 Carmelo Anthony had Russell Westbrook and Paul George and home court advantage and favorited and lost to rookie Donavan Mitchell Carmelo Anthony most overrated player past 18 seasons
@@AggravatedMan365 Carmelo Anthony 0 rings killed his own career by being lazy and not playing defense and taking money over winning Phil Jackson 11x champion knew that Carmelo Anthony wasnt good enough as best player to win a championship that's why he wanted to trade him and get pieces to rebuild the Knicks Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Chauncey Billups nba champion and finals mvp former teammate said that Carmelo Anthony only cared about scoring 30 points over winning and I believe him Paul George better player then Carmelo Anthony Paul George plays defense Carmelo Anthony plays no defense 2014 NBA playoffs Pacers 4 Knicks 2 Paul George put Carmelo Anthony out playoffs who had home court advantage 2018 NBA playoffs Jazz 4 Thunder 2 Carmelo Anthony had Russell Westbrook and Paul George and home court advantage and favorited and lost to rookie Donavan Mitchell Carmelo Anthony most overrated player past 18 seasons
You’re not a journeyman if you start getting traded after 14-15 years … he was good enough and consistent enough to get two max contracts and a max rookie extension… hell of a career …. Even better investment portfolio…
Melo is the greatest of all time from the triple threat. The league evolving from the slower iso hero game really ended his career. Still I got Hoodie Melo over anybody 1v1 😏
Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle accomplished as much if not more in New York with the Knicks as Carmelo in a shorter time. Jokic surpassed Melo aswell with the Nuggets. This hurts so much saying that Carmelo was one of if not my favourite player growing up.
What did they accomplish? Losing in the second round ? As a Knicks fan Melo never had the team these guys had … they still haven’t had a better year then 54 games and a division title
They didn’t accomplish more stop the bullshit. Knicks won 54 games with melo. And got to game 6 just like randle and Brunson. And you notice how you compared melo to 2 players? That’s how fucking nice he is.
What Melo needed coming into the league was veteran leadership that would hold him to a standard not give him the ball and get out of the way like he got in Denver. He should've been drafted by Detroit. That team would've made sure he achieved his potential. But he was spoiled in Denver and that was that. Melo is NOT TOP 75 ever.
IMO, I believe his marriage to LaLa was a key factor in the problems as well. She always wanted to be in an area with the glitz & glam (LA, NYC, Chi Town, NOLA, etc) and not comfortable in a low-key city for the long haul (Salt Lake City, Portland, OKC, etc) and Melo wanted to keep her happy for all it was worth. That team hopping, just like job hopping, makes other teams think twice about investing time & money into a player bouncing around
🚨 Stunt number 1A …. La la Anthony catches him cheating 😮😂 Stunt #2.. Carmelo has another baby on the side 😢 Stunt #3 La la leaves Carmelo and does scene with tommy in power 😅😂😢 .. and that’s why is growth was stunted.. I’m out 🤔
I don't understand how carmelo is a stunted growth story he's a hof and has done everything except win a ring or mvp the only thing i think he did wrong in his career was staying in new york for too long
This video didn't acknowledge Melo's lack of defense, that was the MAIN reason he didn't win a championship. It did touch on his lack of a transitional game to an extent, but Melo's defense was non-existent.
How was Melo stunted? Hes been a all star for over 10 years, considered one of the great offensive player in league history and is iconic. All he didnt do is win a championship.
Melo my guy...kobe is my goat...then penny...but melo is in my top 5..anf outside of kobe, kd, and maybe t mac..one of the greatest scorers ever...i think melo got the best out of hi s clareer he could...to be fair he never had the team...some of the teams melo lost to include..Boston big 3..miami big 3...kobe and the pau...so its not like he was getting bounced by bums lol...i dothink he should habe went to chicago in free agency..but hey...a legend in my eyes.
As a knick fan I never liked him. He's too one dimensional. Amazing scorer but on offense he does nothing off the ball. He plays no defense and his ego will ruin a locker room.
It's pleasing to see other Knicks fans tell the truth and not sugar coat things because he once put on a uniform for our city. He could have truly helped turned the franchise around..... Smh
The Knicks were on fire right before Melo got traded. And during Linsanity they were winning. Melo ended both runs. I called his entire career during his rookie year and everyone said I didnt know what I was talking about.
Thank you for stating the fact that Amar'e was the leader of that team until injury got him gie hard Knicks fan it was so hard to watch basketball when Melo was on the Knicks
Listen I am huge Knicks fan and at one point Carmelo fan, melo had a few problems that derailed his career, first one was he was selfish and only cared about money and iso ball even tho he had the tools to be the a great all round star, 2nd he didn’t play team ball only hero ball, he made adjustments way to late in his career for his horrible habits (lack of defense, iso ball,etc)
@@kayamerrick3907 has nothing to do with meló pushing that hes from nyc narrative so he can build his brand bigger with all the airhead fans here in ny compared to Baltimore were they could care less about bball. That part of the meló era needs to be exposed but nice try lol the wire, cool dads of the 90s rejoice smh
He never really evolved his game defensively and as a passer. He had the tools to be what we call, in baseball terms, 5 tool player. He couldn't put all his skills together to translate to team success. By the time he realized it was about team basketball, it was too late, and he was a bench player. Melo would've excelled earlier in his career if he had someone like Coach Brown or Phil Jackson to coach him. Allen Iverson is a perfect example of a player who became an MVP and a winner once he bought into Coach Brown's system. And that was what Melo needed.
Agree with a lot. 1 of his problems was being compared to LeBron, KD, too. My pops put me on game during the trio's primes last decade that since Bron brings up the ball and sets up plays he's really a PG or point forward, and therefore not comparable to the other 2. I personally felt the Knicks had almost everything they needed to compete in Melo's time, which I know you disagree with. I'm reminded of the 70s Knicks who had a lot of talent but not every big name and only really needed to mesh and to play for each other, as they said, to win. That last part is what the Melo-era Knicks lacked. They had too many knuckleheads on that team, and again, as my dad said, "they quit on Mike Woodson". I cannot lie, though: I loved watching the Knicks, back then.
I still feel like the Knicks idea for melo to go there was a rumor. He spoke on all the smoke saying he didn’t wanna leave Denver until George Karl & the gm started moving funny
@@drasconboy6349 Carmelo Anthony 0 rings played with Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups, Amere Stoudemire, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Paul Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg
@@x2PhoneShawty Carmelo Anthony 0 rings played with Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups, Amere Stoudemire, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Chris Paul Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Carmelo Anthony a choker and one of most overrated players passed 18 seasons Paul George better player then Carmelo Anthony Paul George atleast plays defense Carmelo Anthony plays no defense 2014 NBA playoffs Pacers 4 Knicks 2 Paul George put Carmelo Anthony out playoffs who had home court advantage 2018 NBA playoffs Jazz 4 Thunder 2 Carmelo Anthony had Russell Westbrook and Paul George and home court advantage end up losing to a rookie Donavan Mitchell
@@StoneCold2k57 he only played with AI Billups and Amare in his prime. Do you even watch basketball? KD played wit every star in the league IN HIS PRIME and hasn’t won outside of golden state. NY wasn’t winning shit wit that old ass roster around Melo
Man hell nah lol this shyt a huge stretch. Melo is who he is bruh compared on his draft express page to Glen Robinson and Antonie Walker I would say he did pretty damn good for himself. He will be a 1st Ballot Hof'er, 9th scorer all-time 75 greatest all-time player 3 time gold medalist and some how his growth was stunted ? Only thing in his career that is stunted was not being drafted by the Detroit Pistons.
0 ring Carmelo Anthony wasnt blacked balled that's just a narrative his fanboys use because none of 30 NBA teams want him Carmelo Anthony 44.7% fg would need like 3000 more shots then Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to pass him on all time scoring list lol Carmelo Anthony 0 rings, 0 finals appearances, 0 league mvps, 0 all NBA first team selections, 0 all defensive teams not a great player just a one dimensional volume scorer with a 44.7% fg Kareem 6 ring, 2 finals mvps, 6 league mvps way better player then Carmelo 0 ring, 0 finals mvps, 0 league mvp Dont compare Carmelo to Kareem You embarassing yourself
In my opinion Mellow is similar like LeBron in the sense they have the same size and skill set but , LeBron improved in his over skill set ; Mellow depended on his office, offense and iso skills. I don’t feel sorry for Mellow because he decided to take his money when he decided to go to NewYork instead of winning championships in Miami.💯
