Carmelo Anthony - Some Thoughts
Don't know if you saw Bill Livingston's article today about the LeBron-Carmelo rivalry, but I strongly disagree with one of the things he wrote.
The thing that ticked me off was this line: "Anthony is a very good scorer, but it is the only blade in his scabbard."
First off, that's a completely inapt metaphor, because all scabbards contain only one blade. What he means is arrows in a quiver, or some other similar metaphor. That's just sloppy.
Second, Anthony isn't just a "very good scorer." He is an elite scorer. When it comes to putting the biscuit in the basket, Anthony has been a top-5 guy over the last two seasons. And right now, today, he is the third-most dangerous scorer in the league, behind only LeBron and Dwayne Wade (Kobe's legs aren't what they used to be). It's ridiculous to brush off Anthony's scoring prowess when we're talking about a guy who scores 26 points per game on 49% shooting.
Third, Anthony is also a very solid rebounder, with a rebound rate matching LeBron's last season. If LeBron gets to count it among his skills, so does Anthony.
I know that yesterday I showed how his statistics paled in comparison to LeBron's last year, but that tells you much more about LeBron than Carmelo. And Anthony's habit of drawing negative attention to himself is another matter, one that causes problems that don't show up on the stat sheet. And while I was comparing Indiana's Danny Granger to Anthony last week, that was in praise of Granger, not to denegrate Anthony.
At the end of the day, there just no doubt that Carmelo Anthony is a world-class talent, a superstar player who should not be dismissed as "just a scorer."
Other notes:
Dave Berri (who's Wages of Wins and Win Score metrics I would use more often if I could ever understand them) has an interesting thought about former Cavalier Shannon Brown, who is currently a Charlotte Bobcat. Essentially, the Bobcats are telling Brown to worry about things other than shooting the ball. But despite the fact that he's trying to do that, he's still warming the bench while other players, like Adam Morrison, are getting minutes simply because they shoot all the time. I agree with Berri's contention that scoring is rewarded greater than other facets of the game.
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I have heard that since entering the NBA, Anthony has emerged as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He was named to the All-Rookie team, All-Star three times and to the All-NBA team four times. Anthony has led the Nuggets to two division titles and to the playoffs every season since his rookie year. Such a great player he was, isn't it?
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