ESPN Insider article on why Carmelo Anthony isn't a franchise player.

[SomeCallMeTim]

I like how Piston fan is still butthurt about picking Darko at number 2 in the 2003 NBA draft. If Melo was on the Pistons, he wouldn't be saying Melo = Glenn Robinson.

Melo on the Pistons would've been scary.

Not because Melo isn't an upper echelon elite player in the NBA (he isn't and the article actually makes great points), but because he's a great player and that Pistons team was already stacked.

[HarlemHeat37]

Anthony obviously should get the max..he's not a legit "franchise player", but there are only 3 or 4 guys in the NBA right now that are actually legit "franchise players"..the other teams obviously have to pay somebody to be their franchise guy, and Anthony certainly fits the bill..

Anthony is probably in the top 3 most versatile scorers in the NBA..the only types of scoring in which he isn't in the upper tier for wings is pick and roll and spot-up shooting..he's an elite iso scorer, an elite post up wing player, an elite cutter, great transition and hand-off player..Denver doesn't run any screens for him, but he's shown he can do that too..

Defensively, he was absolutely horrible last year, and I don't really see that ever changing..it's not a huge deal IMO, but it's part of what keeps him so much behind Lebron IMO(along with passing)..

[in2deep]

I'll save you the time and tell you in 1 sentence.

He's an idiot.