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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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Strenuus said:
Who screens on defense?
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What do you call it when you keep the offensive player that doesn't have the ball from getting to the spot he wants to get to by putting your body in front of him? It may be a foul but how often is it called.
 
hoopsjock said:
Bro Melo's defense has been okay!!!
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His individual defense has been ok, his rotations and such, are a work in progress. I’ll definitely give him credit, he’s actually putting in effort on defense which is a lot more than what I expected.
 
Propagandist said:
Let me get this straight: Melo responded to a question about the crowd chanting Melo by talking about Melo? Go figure.
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Makin fun here, but if someone ask you:

"Look what they did for you."

Do you really respond: "Yes, they see, I'm great."? ;)
 
royo said:
Makin fun here, but if someone ask you:

"Look what they did for you."

Do you really respond: "Yes, they see, I'm great."? ;)
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He said nothing like that (nor like what you conveyed in your earlier post), stop twisting his words. All he said was that the chants did surprise him when asked about it, and that it’s probably because the fans realize the real love/passion he has for the game itself. He also right before said he appreciates the fans support like that and that it goes a long way.

How is that egotistical? Man, attacking his character like this by twisting his words is pretty low imo.
 
On the Melo chants at the end of the game.

“It was surprising, I think people just see how genuine this is for me. It’s nothing fake, this is genuine, this is real love at the end of the day. I think people can sense when it’s not.”

I was refering to this. He could say something about fans, instead he was about himself. No big deal here, it's just funny, he is who he is. I love what he brings to the table tho and he being so much upgread over Henzo and Tolly is the important bit.
Why you so serious, man? It's all fun.
 
And about twisting the words, there is some difference between "they just see" and "they probably realized that";)
 
BBert said:
Kind of like when a player can't get a shot to go down, and when one finally drops, it "takes the lid off the basket" as the old timers used to say.

At least I hope so.

:cheers:
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You were little and didn't know we were talking about the toilet.
 
royo said:
On the Melo chants at the end of the game.

“It was surprising, I think people just see how genuine this is for me. It’s nothing fake, this is genuine, this is real love at the end of the day. I think people can sense when it’s not.”

I was refering to this. He could say something about fans, instead he was about himself. No big deal here, it's just funny, he is who he is. I love what he brings to the table tho and he being so much upgread over Henzo and Tolly is the important bit.
Why you so serious, man? It's all fun.
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C'mon man, at least include the portion literally the sentence before that statement in his interview to be fair to him. He already addressed the fans just seconds before that follow-up question/statement and praised us a lot:

"I thought the fans was incredible tonight. The support that they showed for myself, and it's always for the team in general, but to just be a part of this atmosphere [..] to feel that support and communication from the fans, like that goes a long way I can tell you that." - Carmelo

Listen man, I'm sorry if I came across harsh, nothing personal meant. But your original post I felt was going to mislead others into misjudging his character (I already saw one other person do so earlier in the thread based on your first post), and that simply would not be cool, so I felt it's appropriate to address it with his actual statement. Not to mention, he praised the fans unprompted, the interviewer never even asked him to talk about the fans. His praise of the fans is what lead to the follow-up question about the chant (plus the question was asking if he "surprised" by the chant, so he answered that specifically).

 
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Ok, I hope that Melo wouldn't take it as seriously as you. Instead I should say that I really support him and since he is a Blazers he is my brother. He is.
I think he really needs to show he is geniue and that's great.
I still remember "not gonna play from bench" Melo tho, as is wasn't that long ago.
What I love in his big ego is it give us rebounds with "I got it, fuck out of here" and I'm sure he and Dame will bring fear to the league as Melo has his chip on shoulder and Dame always plays with it.
Peace;)
 
dreamcloud said:
C'mon man, at least include the portion literally the sentence before that statement in his interview to be fair to him. He already addressed the fans just seconds before that follow-up question/statement and praised us a lot:

"I thought the fans was incredible tonight. The support that they showed for myself, and it's always for the team in general, but to just be a part of this atmosphere [..] to feel that support and communication from the fans, like that goes a long way I can tell you that." - Carmelo

Listen man, I'm sorry if I came across harsh, nothing personal meant. But your original post I felt was going to mislead others into misjudging his character (I already saw one other person do so earlier in the thread based on your first post), and that simply would not be cool, so I felt it's appropriate to address it with his actual statement. Not to mention, he praised the fans unprompted, the interviewer never even asked him to talk about the fans. His praise of the fans is what lead to the follow-up question about the chant (plus the question was asking literally if he "surprised" by the chant, so he answered that specifically too).

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Yes,I should watch it before I posted. This video puts me in asshole area. Sorry, I was wrong. I took it out of context. It was not intentonal, but I was wrong.
 
royo said:
Ok, I hope that Melo wouldn't take it as seriously as you. Instead I should say that I really support him and since he is a Blazers he is my brother. He is.
I think he really needs to show he is geniue and that's great.
I still remember "not gonna play from bench" Melo tho, as is wasn't that long ago.
What I love in his big ego is it give us rebounds with "I got it, fuck out of here" and I'm sure he and Dame will bring fear to the league as Melo has his chip on shoulder and Dame always plays with it.
Peace;)
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Yeah for sure. Sorry if I seemed too serious bro. It's just I saw others in this thread start to judge his entire character based on your initial post (like "BBert" on the previous page), and I figured his full statement where he does praise the fans should be included too to be fair to him, before those crazy narratives start to spread lol
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Back on topic, Melo was strong again last night, as was the starting lineup on the whole. I'm considering the possibility that I might need to alter my opinion about Melo. Maybe.
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Same here. He's fun. The Stotts "system" needs heroball, and Melo is a heroball.
 
Melo in the last two games is a damned sight better than anything we've trotted out there besides Collins, so I'm happy to see progress. I'm not 100% confident that this is the Melo we get for the remainder of the season, but jesus I'd happily eat crow if it is.

If he keeps this up, Portland is a 5 or 6 seed in the playoffs, and depending on how Nurk and Collins look and who we play, we could actually be favored in the first round.
 
I have actually been advocating for Melo for the past couple years because we have lacked a guy that you can iso in the post and can get buckets when you need one. This should help spread the floor tremendously for Dame, CJ, and Hood.
 
Strenuus said:
I SAID GOOD DAY!
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Melo is the best player on the team. He may even exceed Brandon Roy, but I'll have to see it to believe it.

I don't know how that could be set up.
 
Melo is a George Karl product. Which means he's stubborn but full of moves. He may ignore Stotts a lot. But when the Sonics got rid of Kemp, Karl said with fatigue that Kemp was the most talented player he would ever coach. Karl fought with most of his stars.
 
jlprk said:
Melo is a George Karl product. Which means he's stubborn but full of moves. He may ignore Stotts a lot. But when the Sonics got rid of Kemp, Karl said with fatigue that Kemp was the most talented player he would ever coach. Karl fought with most of his stars.
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Terry Stotts is also a George Karl product
 
riverman said:
Terry Stotts is also a George Karl product
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I read GK’s book and he expressed great frustration with Melo and He wasn’t a huge Melo fan after a while.
My feeling is that’s when he was young and ego inflated, now he’s been humbled big time and is older. The year off probably helped him change his mind set and realized he can extend his career by being more of a team guy.
 
Hoopguru said:
I read GK’s book and he expressed great frustration with Melo and He wasn’t a huge Melo fan after a while.
My feeling is that’s when he was young and ego inflated, now he’s been humbled big time and is older. The year off probably helped him change his mind set and realized he can extend his career by being more of a team guy.
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The game has changed a whole lot since Iverson and Melo played for the Nuggets...the games aren't called the same way at all and until the Pistons won a chip with Sheed and Chauncey...every team thought they needed that Michael Jordan superstar to win...surround him with role players. Team over diva....as a guitarist when I was in my 20s I thought I had to play every note I could in a song like it was a race to the end.....now I've stripped away all that unnecessary noodling....35 is a good age to start a new chapter or approach and I think Melo has just grown up after being a ultra wealthy young arrogant guy to a guy who has learned the game from a more adult perspective
 
riverman said:
The game has changed a whole lot since Iverson and Melo played for the Nuggets...the games aren't called the same way at all and until the Pistons won a chip with Sheed and Chauncey...every team thought they needed that Michael Jordan superstar to win...surround him with role players. Team over diva....as a guitarist when I was in my 20s I thought I had to play every note I could in a song like it was a race to the end.....now I've stripped away all that unnecessary noodling....35 is a good age to start a new chapter or approach and I think Melo has just grown up after being a ultra wealthy young arrogant guy to a guy who has learned the game from a more adult perspective
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River, still play much?
I still have my Washburn acoustic I’ve had for 47 years. The tone gets better and better with age! I’m Thinking Melo may too.
 
Hoopguru said:
River, still play much?
I still have my Washburn acoustic I’ve had for 47 years. The tone gets better and better with age! I’m Thinking Melo may too.
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Everyday....it's my therapy...music is something that is constantly challenging...when Andres Segovia died he said he was just starting to figure the guitar out and said the problem with most of his students is that they valued speed over selection. Fast playing to him was not musical at all...as maris61 had in his sig......melody is king
 
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