I believed all of that…. Until yesterday.
And you could see it coming. The La-La comment, the post-game interview after the Heat game, and finally, all culminating yesterday, when he said it was his “ultimate dream” to play in New York. He just flat out said he does NOT want to be here anymore.
The once media savy, ‘No Comment’ King, Carmelo Anthony couldn’t handle the pressure anymore and finally cracked. And this thing could get ugly really quick.
It may go from bad to worse faster than Steve Carroll movie. Melo will be traded, it’s only a matter of minutes now. We’ve been waiting the whole year and now people, including the Nets, Melo, fans, Nuggets execs, and even Super Mascot Rocky are really getting fed up with the whole situation.
I’m so utterly over the fact that this trade is going to happen. Get it done, it’s ridiculous.
Fans are fans everywhere. But, the one consistency among fans is the general appreciation of sincere effort - and "effort" doesn't constitute "persevering" through "injuries" with a multi-million dollar contract support (see Kenyon Martin for example A). Pump your chest when you have actually done something 2X (twice) instead of either one blocked shot or a single dunk and a 6 pt game for $10MM per year - dunking for these guys is like me jumping over the sidewalk crack.
ReplyDeleteBack to the fans and effort. Carmelo has NEVER been the guy to build this team around - he has never displayed the actual "effort". Carmelo is a REALLY good ball player, but he is not and won't ever be the "main" leader - it isn't in his character. The Denver fans will support and understand guys like a Hanzlik - a mediocre impersonator of a Gnobli say - or a McCaffrey/Rod Smith type athlete more than the superstar impersonations of an Anthony. This was obvious about 4 years ago with Anthony. Denver professional sports managers/owners are about 4 y ears behind the elite staffs in determining the talent levels on the teams.
The Nuggets have wasted about 7 years trying this experiment. We have given Carmelo time to mature - the conclusion is obvious. Carmelo will end up very wealthy and the team that uses him as the main player will end up generally disappointed. This isn't about hating Carmelo - it is about just recognizing what his role should be and for how much money. As much as I'm not a George Karl fan, I know that his UNC blood lines saw it long ago - he just doesn't have the power in the organization to change it. Soon, the situation will take care of itself.