Carmelo Anthony Explains How He Became 'Coach Melo' for Team USA

[@PoppaBottle]

Melo stood up like "oh they think we 🐱" 🤣🤣

[@kurtty9112]

This video clip SHOULD BE AN ALL TIME WATERMARK MOMENT in American Basketball 🏀. Melo you a National Treasure and a real one. 💯

[@greyklopstock7155]

It was a beautiful full circle moment. Melo was once that young kid riding the bench on team USA, and now he's in the floor seats, three gold medals later, Wade is in the booth with the mic on, and LeBron is somehow still dominating on the court. And I feel like that moment in some part needs to be attributed to Steve Kerr too, cause one thing Steve lrarned from his coaching mentors Phil Jackson and Gregg Poppovich: the greatest coaches know when to let the players run the show for themselves. Like the famous clip where Pop let Manu snatch the clipboard and draw up the final play in the timeout in crunch time, when you have an all time guy, and they are ready to take over, you gotta let them lead. Steve could've called time and said "nah, ignore the fans, ignore everyone, go do this." But one thing he needs to be given credit for is having the humility to know when it's time to let your players lead themselves when they rise to the occasion. It was so damn satisfying to see. It was like multiple generations of players, multiple generations of Americans all rising to the occasion and getting into the moment. Felt like a damn movie. Canadians were cheering for the Serbians, french people were foaming at the mouth for the serbs to kill the beast, and the Sith Lords balled out so hard in the gladiator arena that the audience had to at least relent and acknowledge that yeah, we're still pretty damn good at this shit

[@Cobramail]

They need to hire MELO as the full time USA B Ball coach now to get ready for 28!

[@Undefeatedatoutwittingtrolls]

Great idea

[@danagregorich9125]

❤❤❤❤❤That be GREAT!!!!! His son said he wanted to go back playing in the Olympics and the son said he didn't want too.

[@danagregorich9125]

I'm not definitely good on this phone. I was trying to send you a picture

[@phillybul215]

Imagine if Kobe was at the game right next to Melo 😢

[@easilye5844]

OMG! Can only imagine 😢

[@Perfection212]

Then they will tell them not to pass the ball!

[@phillybul215]

@@Perfection212 😂😂😂😂 facts

[@davidmojica5822]

With Pau and Dirk on the other side 😊

[@phillybul215]

@@davidmojica5822 they not from Serbia DH

[@CoryJonesMusic]

Nba Live 05 Melo was crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@t99155]

Facts lol

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

Facts

[@shakiid7]

randomly factual 💀

[@mrintegrity6686]

Kobe was the man on NBA Live ‘05

[@DusayIceyD]

@@mrintegrity6686true but melo was only in his 2nd year and was a bonafide bucket !

[@obitriceforlife5771]

We need Melo for coach and Shumpert for stories for team USA 😅

[@Rahim.ali80]

Bring Shump in teach defense & how to study top scorers games

[@spartanfitnesscoachdaz]

Nothing but respect on this 👑

[@BIGSPANK803]

Melo brought that open gym at the primetime on a Saturday at 2pm energy

[@Yarlanda56]

Basketball never had moments like this cus the world wasn’t good enough. Now everyone can shoot 3’s and shift the game. Also playing for your country gives you +10 attributes

[@avenueceeofficial]

Right

[@crizzleyo815]

yep there was never a "role player" that went 7-11 from 3 and decided a game. the other day someone tried to explain to me that the 3 point shot is a bad shot because it is a low percentage shot :D :D

[@smellysockss7551]

steve kerr is a great nba coach but could not adjust to the international teams style of play. Coach K would have had this team winning every game by 15+ points cant tell me otherwise. The talent gap is closer but USA still has superior basketball talent compared to rest of the world and games should not have been that close. Thanks Coach Melo!!

[@tee_swag]

wrong, the nba is struggling coz great coaches like pop, jackson, etc. are not coaching these athletes, instead we got role playing coaches acting geniuses.

[@crizzleyo815]

@@tee_swag so what is pop doing as a coach if he is not coaching?

[@TheWrongTone112]

It was dope seeing melo hype up the team during the game

[@drphot6050]

Well done by everyone involved!

[@newyorksteelo]

Give Melo Knicks Assistant Coach Job. Kickstart the start of something great.

[@destrada6015]

Coach Melo

[@alexalexander6144]

Melo, that “f*ck it bubble” is a mental health JEWEL! …

[@lamarodom3404]

Melo for Coach 2028

[@tjuannepitchford3943]

Errbody wanted to beat us. 😂😂😂 🇺🇸🥇

[@nidz212]

But Greece, France and Argentina did recently though, just saying... 👋

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@nidz212five straight Golds

[@lamarodom3404]

Coach melo.

[@SuperSaiyanRome]

People don’t realize Kerr doesn’t coach players to just constantly be coaching them all game. He coaches them for them to figure it out. If your IQ not high enough you will lose under Steve Kerr. That’s why Draymond is so important to the Warriors

[@dewdesi]

Shutup

[@cloudsurfer67]

Basketball is a play by play sport what u talkin bout. Melo was calling out plays

[@SuperSaiyanRome]

@@cloudsurfer67 it’s a play by play sport. And players should know the plays they’re running. But in this case you only have 2 months together getting down the plays not that important

[@SuperSaiyanRome]

@@cloudsurfer67 Melo was making his own plays telling them to give it to KD. And he was also on the other end of the court where the team could hear him. Once they went back to the other end look at what they started doing. On the other end Steph Curry started cooking when he was in front of their bench

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@SuperSaiyanRomenah as a coach u have to adapt. Kerr didn’t have to because he had three of the best players ever. And lebron James is a on floor coach.

[@obrekmedia]

If this was boxing Melo would’ve been the corner man. That’s what that pic said to me.

[@jamesjackson7616]

What was melo saying? Shoot it? Spin out that double? 😂

[@jasonclark6701]

Melo we needed this when you were on the lakers

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Wasn’t his spot.

[@eastgate6134]

Melo is usa basketball ambassador. Grant hill need to make that official

[@LightCrunch]

6:30 “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” Melo embodied this during the 2024 Olympics!

[@LambSauceWill]

Hoodie Melo Podcast Melo Prime Melo And now Coach Melo

[@alexanderlilly2115]

Oh shit they got Kaz in this. Ima actually watch

[@samikhalifa6021]

OG flagrant fans are happy to see bro doing his thing

[@beezybossman92]

🐐🐐🐐

[@nathanaelboyd2017]

We need Melo to be HC for team USA

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Draggin it now lol

[@empacttv3954]

What about The Chef and the role he played???

[@mjgfromDDD]

"Coach" melo lol. He would still be in the league if he has coaching abilities. Every NBA team keeps Vets that have that. Its great for the younger players on teams.

[@isaiahgonzalez5935]

Loud and wrong lmao. The league stopped having older vets on the team for the young guys. The league wants a young age group so they push older guys out

[@CreatedP]

He can definitely be on some teams coaching staff maybe he dont want to do it yet.

[@RobDolla_]

my nigga you have achieved nothing you in life you tryna make a joke or diminish him. you a internet breakdancer and he NBA ALL TOP 75 and a 4x olympian.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@CreatedPor at all. Maybe a trainer.

[@chriswilly1960]

The only one he couldn’t coach was Steph Curry because nobody can’t do what he does

[@LitDonald]

Dammn can Steph get some love shit

[@los_11]

Well these are the best players in the world, X and Os is not needed here. They needed vocal affirmation and hype. Coaching and managing is different. Some of the highest level coaches struggle with that

[@Vxt667]

Coach Melo for 2028

[@jonneye]

Moments

[@nicolelochren9560]

Melo please tell me you’ are a Liverpool fan ❤!!

[@xXdreamon95Xx]

Fook liverpool bloody croadie

[@SullyAfgarshe]

Let’s give Steph his flowers too Man hit 4 big treys in the 4th 🔥

[@NostalgiaVomitChris]

MERO WE NEED VICTORY LIGHT HATS YO

[@loganmcgee18]

Only his own podcast is talking about this... and to not even mention Steph? Dude this is sad..

[@Jerry8yomomma]

??? He mentioned Steph like 3 times

[@zoepound7046]

U have some ear 👂 problems

[@bcmdrakoo38]

Bruh what ? Do you not like Melo or some

[@bryce2fadeway]

I think he meant on this specific segment

[@lovemycity420]

He said 3x he was yelling for Joel to set screens and get Steph open

[@Carolina-zo9io]

Melo should've been given Lakers coach job🤔

[@BattleTruth]

Lebron should come back for 2028 And retire in 2029. Bron wasting some good years in LA go back Cleveland

[@cameronaviles8275]

What a stupid premise for the start of the video

[@SH-jv5uf]

No. I heard it discussed on network tv.

[@gaganpaldhanju7195]

So odd

[@thefitscience]

I understand now why he never won anything in the NBA. Imagine it's clutch time and the coach steve Kerr wants to run a play but his leaders are too busy talking to a guy in the crowd. That's disruptive, USA basketball just won on talent not by Melo's coaching. Last time I checked Melo didnt teach Curry how to shoot. But what is really sad it's going the next day on his podcast to claim a bit of glory like everybody needs to know he did something.

[@mzprince4139]

They absolutely needed Melo's encouragement, and that's why Serbia was going at him. They knew what it was.

[@loganmcgee18]

Pod Melo is cringe af

[@5pazz]

Yet.. here you are 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@garthlouw3003]

Why?

[@byronspence3093]

Nah

[@domagojgreguric6957]

Carmelo is overrated as hell for the TEAM USA. He was just riding LeBron and KD and other star's coattails. They were doing all the work. And sure as hell would get all the blame (LeBron I mean, not KD). But damn does Melo believe in his own legend of being the "Olympic GOAT" and whatnot. LeBron especially is praising his buddy a lot and I think it starts with him. He really overrates Melo. Not just for international bball but overall. Melo didn't do much for these teams. He kinda played the 4 and was very vocal and TRIED to play good defense but was regularly undersized and got bullied by the Gasol brothers. He was chucking whatever he could. Just launching shots. Had the ultimate green light. Same as KD but KD did much more with it. Melo in 2012 finals 8 points, 3/9 shooting. Missed everything in the 4th quarter when Spain was closed (I believe 3 straight 3-pointers). Was benched. Team USA won the game on a late surge (Melo-less) Melo in 2008 finals 13 points on 5/11 shooting. He just shot every shot. Benched during the 4th quarter. Melo in 2016 Olympics. Just there for fun - everyone was praising him and my man just kept chucking. Nobody would say a word because "he is Melo... the legend of USA bball on his 4th straight Olympics". In the finals 7 points on 3/7 shooting. Now I know that for international BBALL obviously you cannot get 30 points every time. But my man was basically useless on the court, benched in crucial moments. He feasted on weak teams such as Nigeria and therefore got his flowers. Beating NIGERIA makes you the best? It's all LeBron's fault really, and secondly his guys Dwade/CP3 who also boost Melo confidence... and Melo is so arrogant that he would never deny these foolish accusations of being some sort of an amazing international bball player... he just plays along and enjoys the praise. It is time to reconsider Melo's place in all-time US teams - and I tell you what, it is not great.

[@godmeloanthony7895]

I can tell u know nothing about basketball

[@domagojgreguric6957]

@@godmeloanthony7895 Melo is a non-factor

[@byronspence3093]

He typed all of that shit for absolutely nothing. Melo was a beast inthe Olympics ​@godmeloanthony7895

[@domagojgreguric6957]

@@byronspence3093 hell naw. Great against weak-ass teams. Non-existent when defenses tightened up and the pressure was up.

[@lovemycity420]

Obviously don’t know anything about basketball….if you don’t like Melo you don’t like basketball! He is Mr Triple threat, as in fundamentals, one of the prettiest jump shots ever and a triple threat king! U don’t play ball! MJ love this man game, Kobe, KD said Melo was who worked with him when he 1st came in the league!

[@domorreajones217]

Seems just a little self centered no??

[@deannabibbee4280]

Oh BS!!

[@deannabibbee4280]

Delusional. BS much.

[@TashaOneal-l8h]

Melo so overrated

[@GodsSon_Fitness]

Underrated fasho

[@byronspence3093]

Underrated

[@jorgepayne2395]

The nasty part is Melo shouldn’t be out of the game at all he’s better than ALOT OF THESE FLUNKIES

[@jorgepayne2395]

Should’ve replaced Tatum with Melo

[@316ChrubleWash]

Melo should of kept it real, if he wasnt they friend he would tell the truth, team usa was trash asf.

[@TheWrongTone112]

Trash gold medal team foh

[@mzprince4139]

Then what would you call the countries that lost to them?