Carmelo Anthony Overrated

[baseline bum]

Man, Carmello has become so one-dimensional in the NBA. He's alost like another Allan Houston. Wade and Bron shoul d be the starting backcourt for the East this year.

[pjjrfan]

Carmelo is a great talent. The difference between him and James is that on the Cavs. James is the unquestioned leader, a really amazing fact for a guy who is 19 or 20. And James has taken to the task. Melo just isn't a leader. And how many guys his age that come into the league are? He is a talented player who hasn't yet learned that winning at this level takes a lot more than talent. It's a wisdom that some guys never learn, and others pick it up slowly, and others take a couple of years. As the go to guy Melo isn't there yet. James and Wade seem to have naturally fallen into those slots for their teams. Really amazing considering how young both of those guys are.

[toosmallshoes]

Don't diss Dominique He was a LOT more than a vince carter-like dunker.

Was he? I don't think so. Vince Carter has advanced in the playoffs before as well. Not only are they similiar, they're almost the same person historically.

[Smackie Chan]

AAFLAAAAAAC!

^RACK^ the Aflac reset

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I look at Melo and I see Kobe in LA all over again. I think after the split ROTY vote and all the pressure that the Nuggets have after overachieving last year he feels like he has to personally shoot his team to the top. All the off the court junk hasn't helped either.

[tlongII]

LeBron is the best player in the league....not just better than Wade or Carmelo. I think you will soon realize this. He has improved his jump-shot and his defense which actually weren't that bad last year. He is the best passer in the league and he has better hops than anyone else in the league. He is also the calmest, most relaxed 19 year-old I've ever seen. He almost never forces anything and he is nearly impossible to defend since he is so unselfish. If Cleveland can add a top-tier player to their roster in the future they will be a load. It's possible that Luke Jackson may turn out to be a terrific complement to LeBron. We'll see.

[Rick Von Braun]

LeBron is the best player in the league....not just better than Wade or Carmelo. I think you will soon realize this. He has improved his jump-shot and his defense which actually weren't that bad last year. He is the best passer in the league and he has better hops than anyone else in the league. He is also the calmest, most relaxed 19 year-old I've ever seen. He almost never forces anything and he is nearly impossible to defend since he is so unselfish. If Cleveland can add a top-tier player to their roster in the future they will be a load. It's possible that Luke Jackson may turn out to be a terrific complement to LeBron. We'll see.

I agree in general with our resident Blazers' fan. He has improved his jump-shot, although he still needs to improve his defense quite substantially IMHO. While he is definitely NOT the best passer in the league (Nash would be the best, and among SGs Manu is the best passer hands down), his passing ability is quite good and top tier. He is arguably top 3 in jumping ability, and his body is genetically designed to play hoops. His seems to be very mature for his age, or at the very least much more mature than any other player around his age in the league.

I wonder what would be the Cavaliers' record this season if Boozer was still wearing a Cavs uniform. Barring a serious injury, King James will be one of the best players in the league the next 10-15 years.