Carmelo Anthony is one of the more polarizing athletes in our generation. Anthony doesn't really scream polarizing though, right? He isn't somebody whom gets into a ton of trouble or do anything which talks about his polarization. But it seems like a majority of the NBA community hates Melo. He seems like a bad guy. It has always been the case since he started with the Denver Nuggets. People were always highly critical of him which never really made any sense whatsoever. Hence everyone went up his ass about taking all sorts of money from New York without any promise of a championship. Anyone ever consider the fact Melo is trying to keep his family happy and believes in the new organization efforts? Or does the NBA community as a whole get blinded by this Melo hate? The couple of reasons people hate Anthony is he is a me-first scorer and ran his way out of Denver in order to play for New York. These are two of the top things that turn people off from professional athletes. People don't want this from their athletes. They want to all be team players and be happy with whatever situation comes their way. Everyone wants robot athletes where they play the game the right way which is a complete bullshit thing we have spoke on before. Carmelo might be the things he gets criticized for on a frequent basis, but at the same time, he is one of the best players in the league bar none. There is no doubt in my mind Anthony could make all teams in the NBA better despite some of the selfish tendencies.
There are some obvious problems with the Knicks, but can we at least say, there is a little more promise with this team than there was last season. They cleared out Raymond Felton and Tyson Chandler while adding younger guys like Shane Larkin along with some draft picks. Those draft picks netted Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Cleanthony Early is much better than what they had last season. All the sudden, New York has some young talent with a chance of one or two of them hitting versus trying to make it all happen with a bunch of veterans heading towards the twilight of their career. Sure, they still have Amar'e Stoudemire, but I am confident they will try very hard to move him before the season ends with his large expiring contract.
Carmelo stayed in New York because it paid him the most money plus he trusts Phil Jackson to bring the right players. They are going to have a chance at Kevin Love because Minnesota isn't trading him this summer at this point. It will be through trade, but they will have a chance. If they strike out on Love, Kevin Durant is probably going to be available in 2016 to at least explore the option and who knows if the Cleveland thing goes to shit, LeBron James could be out there as well. Anthony knows this isn't a spirit with the Knicks, it is a marathon with the talent pool out there in the coming years. It is reckless to think New York cannot become a contender during the time of Carmelo's contract.
Besides basketball, he took the deal with New York because his wife and kids love the city. He is married to LaLa Anthony whose been trying to get into the acting world and has a reality show. It is very easy to do all of those things in New York City. Carmelo knows he helps her out by staying here. Moreover, he helps the family out majorly by taking a contract where he will be paid 23.6 million dollars a year. Carmelo will have a great deal of money when he is done with his contract meaning he can chase a ring in five years when his kids are grown up and hopefully his wife is successful as an actress. A couple players have done it in the past and it worked out well for a few of them.
Besides basketball, he took the deal with New York because his wife and kids love the city. He is married to LaLa Anthony whose been trying to get into the acting world and has a reality show. It is very easy to do all of those things in New York City. Carmelo knows he helps her out by staying here. Moreover, he helps the family out majorly by taking a contract where he will be paid 23.6 million dollars a year. Carmelo will have a great deal of money when he is done with his contract meaning he can chase a ring in five years when his kids are grown up and hopefully his wife is successful as an actress. A couple players have done it in the past and it worked out well for a few of them.
Gary Payton, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley where all players whom didn't have a ring for most of their career. All three of them went to high profile teams at the time to get a ring. Payton went to Los Angeles and then Miami. The Lakers experiment didn't work out, but Miami netted him a championship ring. Malone and Barkley were less fortunate in their short stints with Los Angeles and Houston. Carmelo can do the exact same thing if New York doesn't work out for him in the next five years. Who knows the best team in the league at that point, but Melo can join with them adding a veteran to their bench.
The only way for the Carmelo criticism to stop is if he put up numbers like LeBron James where he contributes in assists, rebounds (He kind of did last season but whatever) and a better defensive player. That's a damn shame. People need to realize Anthony is his own man and his own NBA player.
Charlie.
The only way for the Carmelo criticism to stop is if he put up numbers like LeBron James where he contributes in assists, rebounds (He kind of did last season but whatever) and a better defensive player. That's a damn shame. People need to realize Anthony is his own man and his own NBA player.
Charlie.
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