After trading half their team away to Denver for Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks are reeling, having lost 7 of their last 8 and fallen behind the 76ers (REALLY?) in the playoff chase, while the Nuggets have been on fire, having gone 9-2 post-trade. Just recently, Carmelo failed to score a field goal in the 4th quarter against the Celtics, a team the Knicks might see in the first round of the playoffs.
Carmelo has always had problems with authority. In the Olympics he refused to enter the game because he felt he wasn't getting enough touches. Under George Karl he acted like a real perp, causing Karl to become distant from the team and eventually develop a life-threatening disease (maybe that's not on Carmelo).
Rumors were swirling that Carmelo hid on the bus after the Celtics game like a bratty 8 year old kid who struck out in tee-ball. Is Carmelo really a punk, prima donna athlete who will never live up to potential (like my man Stephon) or will he live up to the hype and be successful in New York? I predict that he fails. Expect to see him playing in China in a couple years and looking something like this:
He doesn't eat Vaseline, he doesn't have a tat on his head, he doesn't have 3 dollar sneakers.
ReplyDeleteIn his 15 games, he's hit a game winner, played defense for a 7 minutes (more than Steph did his whole Knick career), his 4th quarter was hindered by 5 stitches (Steph wouldn't play with a cold), and he seems frustrated that the team is struggling (not just happy to be getting a paycheck).
It's a bit early to be sending him to China.
He needs to stop being like LeBum though...stop all that crying and just get to work. He should try following Amare's lead.
ReplyDeleteyou used to love me, Bottle! What happened?
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