2013-2014 NBA Season

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

So are you saying Melo has been unlucky to not play with better players? I thought he was great and he was supposed to be the game changer and the guy who makes people better? He makes no one better, at all. And of course Knicks fans would love Blake. I dont even like him, but he is 20-10 and younger. Melo plays no D at all. If he goes to the Clippers that instantly makes Golden St and Houston much better then LA. Where before it was close. Clippers go from a contender to the 6th best team in the West behind OKC, Houston, GS, Spurs and Portland. Yes Portland would be better then a Clipper team w/ Melo and an injured Paul for maybe 2 months.

I'm saying that Melo has played with pseudo-good PG's like Andre Miller and Ray Felton who aren't in the same class as Paul. Even clueless people (well most) can see that pairing a scorer like Anthony with a PG like Paul will lead to Anthony being a more efficient offensive player which is despite King Glorious' assertion a rare thing.
Melo's defense surely is no worse than Griffin's.
Anthony doesn't address the defensive issues that LA has but he doesn't make them worse in that area. Actually allowing him to guard more traditional post players will benefit him as he is better doing that than chasing 3's on the perimeter.

This idea that Carmelo Anthony is a team killer or cant win in the NBA is nonsense. The guy has 2 Olympic gold medals and a NCAA ring. He has never played on a team with a chance. What has always pissed me off about him is that he doesn't seem to understand how teams are built and his selfishness hamstrung the Knicks because they traded all their assets for him rather than him simply playing out the string and taking a little less money as a FA. Putting him on this team with Rivers as coach and Paul running things would be the best possible destination for him to max out his ability outside of Miami.