How Good Was Carmelo Anthony Actually?

[@DavidW0325]

This is the most fair assessment I’ve seen of Carmelo. Could the nuggets and Knicks have put better teams around him? Yes. Could he also have worked on his attitude a bit? Also yes. Dude was a straight bucket and could have been even better being around that pistons team everyday

[@VeryRestarted]

2012 knicks?

[@PaperChaserLa]

@@VeryRestartedooouu one year

[@brianb99]

He was absolutely incredible. His jump shot was beautiful.

[@calebwinfield1403]

Mid range Melo had one of the smoothest jumpers ever.

[@mikejohn4200]

now imagine him opposite of Rip Hamilton on the floor... with Billups as PG

[@kaminisingh2308]

Carmelo was the best mid range shooter in the 2003 draft

[@3rr1k_]

@@kaminisingh2308 id say Darko is a close runner up but that’s just me tho

[@3rr1k_]

Fr man, fuck the Lakers and Bulls dynasty, the pistons dynasty would’ve been fire

[@shannonwilliams8899]

Especially when he would post up 🔥🔥🔥 Lethal

[@mikesteevens8201]

Carmelo Anthony is my all time favorite NBA player. Miss him

[@ItsYaBoi888]

Damn really? Never heard of a diehard Carmelo fan like that.

[@raybrooks1717]

@@ItsYaBoi888 look again

[@Abel-yo9mf]

@@ItsYaBoi888 how have you not?? 😂

[@mikesteevens8201]

@@ItsYaBoi888 I started following the NBA in the 2011-12 season when Melo was in his Prime & I'm a Knicks fan so it makes perfectly sense

[@ItsYaBoi888]

@@mikesteevens8201 yes but the issue with Carmelo is that he's lacking in leadership and defensive skills. How can you be a fan of that type of player? That's my take, at least. I mean, you saw what he did to Iinsanity, I'm sure.

[@kevinsamaran420]

THe first NBA jersey I ever had was a Melo Nuggets one. He was incredibly smooth, elegant, lethal iso player, an offensive beast. Such a shame he never was interested about the defensive end, I think Denver made a mistake thinking he had the mindset to be a leader right from the get-go. Indeed, the story would have been different if he grew amongst guys like Sheed, Billups or Hamilton. Streets will never forget him.

[@Aaliyah1506]

Me too

[@largec]

So are you saying, melo is slightly overrated?

[@Kaiser-1xz]

Queers are not we rwqeeqwe

[@Yungteasipppppa]

@@largec he is Overated overall but underrated in some aspects

[@largec]

@@Yungteasipppppa In which aspects is he underrated?....I think he's overrated in all aspects of his game, someone stated, that he is such a lethal offensive beast, but every team he went to he failed to produce that strong offensive prowess. Melo is not that good of a defensive player, so that is just prove in the pudding, that he is overrated.😒😒

[@chi-town6305]

He was always my favorite player growing up

[@KiddMellow420]

Still my all time favorite player. The first play that made me love basketball came from him and ive felt the same way bout Melo ever since

[@Rebornn_ck]

@@KiddMellow420 exactly, unlucky I was born in 2007 so I couldn’t see him play on the nuggets but he became my favorite when I got older and people don’t really know about him so that’s why they say he suck, but I sit here and laugh because they don’t know how good he is

[@shashsantanderlucioyohuall865]

My all time favorite player, even when he went to the nicks man

[@Highlife904]

@@Rebornn_ck everyone knows melo bud😂😂

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

My favorite player growing up was Bob Cousy

[@kasonuhles9918]

Prime melo is forgotten

[@HoopEnthusiasts]

A ball hog

[@vihaankrottapalli9966]

He is

[@JustJakesTakes13]

Ain’t forgotten, just chose money over team success so people remember him for being a Me guy instead of a We guy like Bron, D-Wade, and Bosh.

[@RM-Gaming358]

True

[@NoMorePodDes]

His fault

[@Shaggy_Steve]

If Melo went to the Pistons. He would’ve been humbled earlier in his career. Coming out of college as a stud then playing with the Nuggets and Knicks he just had a huge ego. Just look how good he was on the Olympic teams. Melo was an offensive beast!😊

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I agree

[@maki-sy2fr]

Melo being drafted by the Pistons is the biggest "what if".

[@_will795]

Definitely one of. Probably would have been a 6th man for a year or two but certainly would have won a chip

[@eib3137]

@@_will795 nothing guaranteed I don't care about the what if when he had 20 years to get one

[@_will795]

@@eib3137 what if, you weren’t a dummy

[@johndebono1870]

He'd have a ring, but I don't see Carmelo working any better with Larry Brown and could just as easily be pushed to garbage time as Darko was. The Pistons' mistake was not drafting Wade. I think the fact he was a little older and more disciplined means he probably would have been trusted as a backup for Billups or Hamilton and could have taken over after 2008.

[@wkatc007]

He had more opportunities to be a champion than many… Being with Detroit would’ve made him a smarter player and played defense.

[@chiefwidemarsh]

From Syracuse. Him winning our small city a championship gave him a place in my heart forever.

[@holiboys]

Can’t emphasize enough how beloved he is in Cuse. I grew up in the suburbs and went on to attend SU - he’s forever a legend around here.

[@andrerivera2730]

Burdick Ave on the north side. Melo for life.

[@blacksheepbeats]

W

[@markflores707]

Also, the last time the Knicks were in the playoffs, they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Semis, not to Miami.

[@FringSpield87]

Correct you are

[@nedseekamp8191]

I was just about to say that

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

Yep. Lost in 6 games. I remember that series. They almost pulled off an upset in Game 6 to force a Game 7.

[@2sideZ16]

Thank you I was about to say that don't sound right I'm pretty sure it was in Indiana we got killed by Roy Hibbert and Paul George

[@dylanhighwood7458]

It’s funny now because now the correct team would be Miami 🤣

[@AirRusher1992]

Carmelo is without question one of the most prolific scorers not only of his era but also in the history of the game. Before becoming teammates on the Lakers, he and LeBron James matched up against each other very well. It's really a shame that Melo lacks the Playoff success that would've benefited his legacy in the NBA but he's still a bonafide first ballot Hall of Famer nonetheless.

[@neoand3rson]

Because melo is nowhere near Bron’s level. 😂

[@justindancy2855]

This man got drafted to the wrong team. Turned that team from a 17 win team from a 40+ win team. Made playoff runs in the most competitive era of the western conference and was only really losing to the team that won it all lol or the favorites to win it all lol. Never played w a played equal or greater value during his prime. Got blackballed out of the league …. And is STILL top 10 ALL TIME SCORING 😂😂😂😂😂 simply one of the best ever. Just give this man his flowers we won’t see another like him.

[@dxer255]

What i like to point out about him that he was very suited for Fiba basketball, what he did with USA team on olympics..Wow. I really think Carmelo should've considered coming to Europe at the end of his career to feel like megastar again. Of course he rised one last time with Portland.

[@BryceZehn]

Prime Carmelo is underrated

[@eddionyldiaz648]

Prime melo was a ignorant he make jeremy lin career a nightmare

[@davidjr4903]

overrated*

[@Shereef-uh9pc]

As someone who properly got into basketball this year, it's been such a blissful journey building my knowledge. There's so much to learn and many gaps in my understanding that I plan on polishing, but I always apply a patient method to these situations by embracing the challenge to expand my horizon naturally without forcing anything. Always known of Carmelo Anthony as one the league greats, but this video inspired me further to research his career. An undoubtedly gifted player with immense shooting skills, who under different circumstances would've reached even higher heights. I don't believe anything can be taken away from the prowess he exhibited. I wish I had watched basketball so much earlier, as I missed that vintage mid to late 2000s and 2010s era , but in a way looking back on the careers of legends like Melo with so much information and sources available still feels fulfilling.

[@ELRENTIE]

He’s been affiliated with the NBA for over 20 years in A gold medalist, and still in shape to hoop with the best youngins who step foot on the court today, I think he never fell off.

[@Hakeem990]

I agree

[@wkatc007]

Because he rarely played any defense 😂

[@davebarksdale17]

Cant fall off when his method of scoring is finesse. Thats why he didnt play pf because that would require post defense which would affect his knees and back.

[@Jc-ly6pe]

@Kanabe 😂a lot of ppl suck at defense just so happens that last year melo had one of his teams best defensive ratings and had more steals and blocks than 90%of the team but hey seems like they’re locking up now 😂🤣

[@Jc-ly6pe]

@Kanabe lol gms clearly be wrong ie lakers Brooklyn Philly 😂

[@Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony]

The only bad things of his career is the okc playoffs and his decision to trust the Knicks to give him a good team in 2014. His playoff success isn’t that bad considering he lost to lakers, spurs, and peak lebron in his prime. The rockets letting him go was just Mike dantoni getting back at him, they cut melo after dropping 27 points against the nets and noticed how he still was a STARTER with the blazers…bottom line, he’s top 50 all time and top 5 scorer ever!

[@Mannysosa223]

Idk man seemed like melo was greedy on the Knicks

[@asapnino5090]

You right you’re absolutely right … that okc series was bad I ain’t gonna lie but I really attribute that to that to the Roberson injury but that’s another story… but that damn 12-13 season always piss me off he had no help that series jr fel off a clif .. Tyson got murdered by fucking Roy hibbert .. and the biggest lose I think was Jason Kidd .. if melo had Jason Kidd earlier man idk where he’d be he was the perfect point guard for him

[@bagchaserree771]

@@Mannysosa223 He wasnt greedy he just trusted phil jackson who really messed the knicks up even more. His best option was chicago but rose and butler was over there arguing over the ball and the next year rose was on the knicks with melo lmao. Only thing is melo had his best years with a actual PG in billups and kidd. The rest of the surrounding pieces was inconsistent or just flat out ass. Dantoni being jealous and needing a scape goat cause of how houston started off just blamed melo to get back at him for getting him fired. They aint wanna talk about how cp3 and harden only played like 3 games a piece in those fist 10 games tho

[@aaa-dk6jr]

Bottom line, he is top 3 most overrated players ever.

[@Rebornn_ck]

@@aaa-dk6jr no tf he’s not Nigga he’s the top 3 UNDERrated players nobody talks about him like they do to others and y’all forgetting this Nigga is top 10 in all time points in nba history

[@MOCskoden]

Prime Melo was so underrated, easily a top 7-8 player in the league at the time. 09 Melo and 13 Melo were def his best seasons

[@airhead1218]

imo top 5 at one point, his WCF runs almost proved that

[@albertwang6465]

@@airhead1218 Nope, in 2010, bron wade kobe KG CP3 duncan all better then him. KD is prob better at this point too.

[@radioactive1014]

@@albertwang6465 Why you talking about 2010? You probably wasn't watching NBA before that lmao

[@darkness2883]

@@radioactive1014 what year is he top 7 then? coz i have shaq, kobe, duncan,garnet, carter, webber,tmac and even paul Pierce during the early to mid 2000

[@radioactive1014]

@@darkness2883 In 09 he is arguably top 5-7 as he average 28ppg, finish Top 6 in MVP voting and lead the Nuggets to WCF eliminating Chris Paul's Hornets, Nowitzki's Mavs and only losing to Kobe and the Lakers.

[@caramelthunder1980]

Had Lebron and Melo played together during their primes, Melo would have rings, and Lebron would have more rings. Melo is my favorite player of all time. I miss watching him play.

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

Yeah but melo wanted more money

[@thomas_the_cat]

denver melo was 🔥 sadly his iso heavy game didn't age well

[@j.c.s5630]

iso never worked

[@danielservin]

I loved him in Portland tbh.

[@1nf1ni7e_GG]

Ya after an injury and having a shitty organization while also aging will do that to iso and more lol

[@danielservin]

@@1nf1ni7e_GG I liked what he did in Portland. Showed he had some value. Those nuggets years he was a fucking animal

[@1nf1ni7e_GG]

@Daniel Servin ya I just wish dame was more consistent with using the team down the stretch during those days. Dame time was always needed but sometimes the team play got lost. Wasn't only Dame though.

[@Lilross1244]

Very informative and intriguing video Ross we appreciate you - lil ross

[@Almyt-07]

Best objective Carmelo vid I have seen. Told the truth and used the stats provided and didn't shxt on the man to point out his flaws.

[@denisflinn3952]

Melo isn't underrated. He is the definition of a guy with all the talent, but too selfish to realize he was playing a team sport.

[@michaelkoelsch146]

He did take all the blame for his actions though. To his credit, he never had a solid number 2. A.i and amare were post injury with him

[@Local_Laydee]

Loved him with my Nuggets. Loved him even more as the 6th man in Portland. Was beautiful

[@Hakeem990]

Still one of the greatest scorers in NBA history

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Facts

[@Mosdefmedia]

Eh Reggie Miller definitely was a better scorer.

[@da_bachelor]

@@Mosdefmedia das why he said ONE OF not THE BEST. Niggas these days slow

[@1nf1ni7e_GG]

@@Mosdefmedia nah better 3pt shooter yes

[@AyyyQ]

@@Mosdefmedia reggie miller is a catch and shoot player lol

[@BentleysShorts]

Prime with bad teams out of prime with a good team ☠

[@LaneyHoops]

Not really he played with good players Lin, Allen Iverson, Stoudemire he was just an underachievers

[@da_bachelor]

@@LaneyHoops Stoudemire played like 25 games when he got signed to the knicks. Other than Amare and Chandler the best teammate Melo had in NY was JR Smith

[@reth4761]

He wanted to play hero ball, play dumb style get dumb results

[@RucelEmbalsado]

His ego was his biggest downfall along with the wrong people he joined with during his younger years.

[@_will795]

He was definitely fun to watch in his prime

[@kinggill3982]

@kanabe3415 Glad you was doing better out there. Wait!! You never played pro. My bad

[@Jamesphilipjfry]

@@kinggill3982 and ?

[@kinggill3982]

@@Jamesphilipjfry And? Kick rocks. Wasn't talking to you. I'm sure you've heard that many of times

[@lorencappelson6475]

The Knicks coach after D'Antoni was Mike WoodSON, not Woodstock. I remember bc I was such a fan of his, I loved that 2012-13 team so much. Those 54 games, omg. Such heartbreak when they lost to Indiana (not Miami) in the second round.

[@swipernoswiping3053]

Its not heartbreaking. Melo got greedy in the playoffs. The ball movement stopped. Jason Kidd was their most valuable player and they cut down his minutes. It's not a coincidence that the only times Melo has had decent teams it has been with good point guard leaders like Billups and Kidd. With Iverson he never got out the first round. They were winning against the Celtics his first year there in game 1 until Billups got hurt. They barely beat a really old Boston Celtics team in the first round and were in position to turn game 6 around when Melo went on the bench in the late 3rd and Kidd, Shumpert, and the rest started playing team ball and came back. Then Melo went iso the whole 4th and got his dunk blocked. He was trash. Thats when I officially stopped rooting for the knicks. The other players that got traded for him in Denver? Oh they were balling playing team defense more wins 56 in the tougher West. Would've gotten deep into the playoffs had Gallo not gotten hurt.

[@The1realgoat]

He was so good 😢

[@TribaLGear-ui8td]

Stat padding😂

[@sikky20]

He NEVER reached his potential. He couldn't get out of his own way.

[@wkatc007]

And so bad 😂

[@juancarlodelosreyes2383]

Sure is brother

[@apluto12-z3e]

His footwork was amazing. Great video

[@j.c.s5630]

he should have been a playmaker with that footwork. but he too greedy

[@brooKlynKiteflyer]

Carmelo and his lockdown defense was legendary and inspiring to his teammates!!!

[@planetoftheapen1559]

👏

[@acuralo]

We talking about the same Melo or was this written as a joke! Dude was awful on defense!

[@Mcali1984]

Melo was the only person your favorite basketball player feared to guard. Had he played against him. All that needs to be said.

[@mummistheword]

I love how people act like championships are a way to measure a players individual ability or success. Based on that logic Robert Horry is the best player of the modern era.

[@thehardnesschannel1605]

If they are a loyal player, stuck in a bad organization their who career, I’ve give them a pass, but if a woman has been divorced 20 times, you can’t say she is successful at marriage can you? Or can you? Thats MarshMelo career. A lot of stats, but something must be really really wrong

[@mummistheword]

@@thehardnesschannel1605 I think a lot of people forget that between 1999-2018 the Spurs won 5 championships, the Lakers won 5, the Heat won 3, and the Warriors won 3. The only other teams to win a title in that time period were the Pistons, Celtics, Mavericks, and Cavaliers. So in 19 years only 8 different teams won. Only one team can win, so every great player doesn’t finish their career with a chip. A couple of bad bounces can change a lot. Especially in Carmelo’s case. The Pistons won a championship the year they passed on him in the draft. Imagine how many they could’ve won with him and the rest of that championship roster. The fact certain players don’t have championships says nothing about them as individual talents.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@mummisthewordWhat about the Chicago Bulls Dynasty back in the 1990s? Carmelo Anthony’s still an overrated player regardless. Not the type of player who you want to build a Championship team around…

[@mummistheword]

@@TiagoGomez-hb9te That’s an insane thing to say. There are 30 teams in the league. They all need a franchise player. To say Carmelo Anthony wasn’t one of the best 30 players in the league when he was in his prime is something nobody with a respectable opinion of basketball would agree with. Dude made the 75 greatest roster but he’s not a franchise player?

[@xtryp3]

Jokic, Prime Melo Combo would Dominate the league

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Why do you say that?

[@mardiov]

I didn't reach full potential, but he ain't a loser either. Absolute legend.

[@MyEnemiesEnemy]

Picture someone playing 19 seasons in the NBA & being the 10th all time leading scorer and someone makes a video about “the rise & fall” of their career. 😩😆😂🤣😭

[@bracebrooks967]

Carmelo use to be one of my favorite players. I was impressed with his scoring, but yeah his lack of defense, stubborn attitude, unwillingness to pass the ball more clearly cost him chances of an MVP, more playoff advances and definitely an NBA championship. Me and him share the same birthday, and overall I can't feel too bad for him. He still had a financially successful NBA career although a mostly losing one as far as regular season records and playoffs go.

[@thekidcalledBLACK]

Jason kidd was the only true point he’s played with and we saw how well he played when they played together

[@lucasholmgrenmusic]

His year with the Blazers was so fun, guy still had that jumper. He and Lillard did work together

[@ricphilly4520]

College Melo was unstoppable in the tournament 💪🏾💯

[@tonyredgrave1570]

Kansas alumnus here, I remember😢

[@mummistheword]

If Melo hadn’t forced a trade and just went to the Knick’s in free agency, that team would’ve been stacked.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Why do you say that?

[@mummistheword]

@@TiagoGomez-hb9te Because they traded Danilo Gallinari, Wilson chandler, Timofey Mozgov, Raymond Felton, 2 second rounders and 2 first rounders (the first rounders ended up being Dario Saric and Jamal Murray). Had he just waited 6 months and signed with the Knicks in the offseason, they could’ve kept all of those guys and all of those picks. So we basically traded all of that capital for Chauncey Billups who really wasn’t much better than Felton at that point in his career… I love Melo but it was an emotional decision that cost him a potential championship and the knicks are just now finally out of the hole he put them in.

[@izzuddinfaruqi1493]

One day when I just want to know more about basketball and NBA, I found a compilation of his jumpshots on YT and it was love at the first sight. When I checked that Melo hasnt won any chip despite his skills, I slightly downhearted. Hopefully he'll find a team for the new season ahead.

[@JeFFrOcKz312]

NBA Live 2005 was my favorite NBA game and I remember it fondly because Melo was the cover player.

[@jaysonenriquez3696]

His wrong decision not to superteam will haunt him forever.

[@Lolomobron]

His pull up shot mid range are insane with beautiful strokes

[@cmoney9574]

Great video, stating the facts and not bias opinions.

[@RedShogun13]

One of the biggest what if’s is what if Melo was drafted by the Pistons like they promised and didn’t waste all those years with Denver. He’s one of the greatest pure scorers in the history of the game but never really had a run with solid pieces around him.

[@kkateh]

Linsanity was literally a fever dream

[@futtile2995]

I barely watch basketball and i remember seeing it everywhere for a year then never again lol

[@eib3137]

@@futtile2995 that was by design

[@Dee--]

@@eib3137 wym

[@NACentDSTM]

@Kanabe absolutely not true just look at the game after melo came back from injury he was only taking like 12 shots a game and with the addition of a new teammates getting more minutes they took a few games to gel so they lost a few in a row but if you actually look at the record of that year they went on a run right after until Lin eventually got injured smh I swear y’all never do y’all research just regurgitating what up heard

[@Hamjr193]

Melo's interest I feel has always been to party and mess around, especially when he was younger and at Syracuse. Melo himself even said that he wanted to stay at Syracuse because he was at the top of the world there; just brought the championship to Syracuse, star of the team, king of the entire campus. I can't really blame him honestly having gone to that schoo myself. But yea, his priorities have always been skewed away from basketball because his raw talent and youth got him so far he thought he was invincible. It really shows in his knick years.

[@NHamza-ew5bc]

Melo is the undisputed GOAT of NCAA and Olympic basketball

[@2kdevronnie2kiamrealronnie60]

Get off the drugs bro

[@royalpegasus841]

GOAT of NCAA is kareem without a doubt bro

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

NCAA- Lou Alcindor of UCLA 3x NCAA champion 3x Final Four MVP 3x All America 3x Pac 8 Player of the year Naismith player of the year

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

coolest name for a basketball player, i mean if you hear the name stephen or james, you don't go wow those are basketball players but when you hear the name carmelo, yeah that's a real basketball player alright

[@AndrewLeonard46]

Knicks melo is overrated. Nuggets melo is a LEGEND. They only show the same 2 clips everytime they talk about knicks melo. It was basically a farewell tour of his prime had no care about winning.

[@J-Bravo416]

Well done! I loved Melos game and tried to emulate it when I was a teen. Melo to Detroit is as big as a what if as D-Rose staying healthy

[@plumeria66]

At the end, Lin got a ring and Melo didn’t.

[@J-Hue]

It's easy to forget how elite his team's were whenever he had even just a few top 20 or top 50 guys on it. The only player to win without other superstars in their primes or multiple all stars when he played was Dirk.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

2011 Mavs is an underrated squad

[@apoorvsingh3395]

Bro had the coolest mid range jumpers Ever with smooth footwork

[@SunnyDarkoShow]

Best looking jumper in NBA History.

[@FLIRTTISHES]

The Biggest Underdog in the NBA. Right along with Tracy McGrady. 2 of my All time favorites.

[@kinggill3982]

Lived in Denver at that time. Melo was a beast bruh. J.R. was too. Salute

[@lilmaestro358]

This is a great detailed explanation for Carmelo career but the one flaw is you made a mistake talking about the 2013 postseason the Knicks played the Pacers and lost 6 they never played Miami in 2013 playoffs

[@dlo4rmdago1693]

Great video bro

[@chipchipperson8609]

I find it funny you called that era of basketball slow because there wasn’t a ton of points scored. Maybe it had to do with teams being allowed to actually play defense and the refs not calling fouls every 5 seconds like the current era.

[@krisxchirbas9503]

Nope. It's because the pace in the nba has dramatically increased since around 2017 which makes previous seasons look slow in comparison.

[@LadySniperSwaggYT]

I really wanted Melo to sign with the Suns or the Bulls in 2014

[@justarandomguy8861]

TMac was the toughest player that kobe had to guard

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

He also spoke very highly of Brandon Roy.

[@mroberts453]

Had he joined the Big 3 of Miami…what a legacy this dude could have had.

[@brandonlara5375]

From Denver and the Nuggets will always be my Team and couldn't believe we got so lucky to get Melo. Unfortunately he didn't wanna put in the effort to play D, ever. I know there are a lot of factors involved and he isn't wholly to blame but damn, always hoped he would sacrifice to do what it took to win, even after he left I rooted for him.

[@SheeshEther]

Melo never fell off. He’s a first ballot hall of famer and the greatest US Mens Olympic basketball player ever

[@bytheriverinpeace2301]

Just a minor correction. At 11:04 you stated the Knicks lost to the Heat in the 2013 playoffs in the second round. They actually lost to the pacers not the heat.

[@BigG360]

Brodie is one of the most dangerous Offensive weapons and has one of the smoothest jumpers in history in the NBA.

[@KGProductions777]

I was at work today thinking about how melo fell off 😪 I'm glad I got to see him play with the lakers live on my birthday this year cuz he might be out the league now ..

[@juliuslang1645]

Melo was the reason i started caring about the NBA ❤7

[@willn8664]

13:20 hmm that is strange. I remember in a few interviews Kobe stated TMac was the hardest to guard for him.

[@ILMorgan216]

This is definitely correct

[@NACentDSTM]

He actually said both

[@rossmarcos5301]

Carmelo is soo underrated

[@Lstrike95]

And now the man has retired! He could have accomplished so much more, but still… the legend had a hall of fame career!

[@grantrmoore]

As a Lakers fan I remember being heartbroken when Melo went to the Knicks because there were serious rumors that he was going to team up with Kobe in LA

[@rioferlowietumamao1976]

I'm a forever Melo fan ❤

[@lowkey_gamer4298]

I was totally shocked when I heard that he was left a free agent for A YEAR! My dad was a huge Melo fan from his Nuggets Prime and Knicks, we're both shock that he was left out like that, but I guess the bad influence really is the worst enemy.

[@hamed_nassoro]

Finally the OG voice on this channel is back

[@joshualewis7186]

😂😂😂

[@hamed_nassoro]

​@@joshualewis7186 😂😂😂wdym

[@leonzaclaiborne5926]

Melo was one of the best regardless is lack of success in the playoffs. Enjoyed watching him

[@JackEstacio]

Knicks didn’t lose to Heat in the 2nd round in 2013. They lost to the Pacers. Melo had bad shooting in the 2nd round because he tore his shoulder from Kevin Garnett pulling his arm.

[@timamutambo4894]

Luv story time with Nonstop Sports💙

[@jonathanngai5956]

I don't think he ever fell, but just didn't rise enough to become a team player. I personally rank him one of the best 1v1 attacker if not the best in mid range

[@shortfatdude3406]

One of the most incredible offensive weapons to ever do it. Extremely under-rated.

[@dosnp]

if he wasn't selfish and have chemistry with lin, they could've won a ring

[@JJ-mb5kt]

I’m just gonna say when people say rings don’t matter in the Lebron Jordan argument. I always respond then why do you shit on Melo because most people who bring that up hate Melo. Melo was a baller and if he was on the pistons he would’ve one multiple rings.

[@larryjackson9927]

Can you do a how good is Steve Nash next.

[@SLOBODNIFRLANJA]

A contender needs to sign Melo ASAP 🙏

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

There's an alternate universe where AI and Melo work through their egos together in Denver and become the greatest scoring tandem we've ever seen

[@banjoyourhighness]

If he was drafted by the Pistons he would have been a NBA Champ early in his career and also he would have improved his defense. Detroit would build on him and he had lots of veterans to guide him

[@devanvieira9174]

Tbh i dont feel that bad about his fall off, He had an opportunity to join a competitive Bulls team in 2014 for a potential championship run and instead he chose the big contract from a sorry Knicks organization where hopes & dreams go to die

[@badjazz6515]

I used to play that Knicks team on 2K with him, Novaak, Jr.Smite, like today's GSW lol

[@BentleysShorts]

could you do ben summon next

[@quly9236]

Bro the disrespect to Simmons. He’s still good when he plays, like really good. He is nowhere near his fall assuming he actually chooses to play

[@TheSingleFlash]

Bro some of these facts about Melo when he was w/ the Knicks is straight up wrong... The coach that replaced D'Antoni was Mike WoodSON. The 2012-2013 season w/ 54 wins, they got eliminated by the Pacers, not the Heat...

[@oppolopo]

Crazy thing is that he will go team-less for this season again ☹️

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

when he was in his prime he was efficient

[@yell0wberry]

The template of the story could also explain the same type of downfalls for players such as Russell, Westbrook, and Allen Iverson

[@steveirungu3132]

I remembered the dynamic of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony at the Denver Nuggets by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@Dangic23]

When you watch the “Redeem Team” documentary, you finally realize why Melo never won a title

[@garyguillen8447]

Carmelo in the pistons at that time would have been a championship ring for sure