Yes, anyone can step in and fill up 20+ ppg, 42% 3 pt shooting. It is a shame the Nuggets don't bring you on to the team.
Sorry to hear that. Sad to see any player get injured, especially a star player like Melo. Hopely he'll be back soon.
pmac, you asked in which context I thought Carmelo was overrated. The above post is a good example. Because Carmelo scores 20+ points, it's assumed that he must be making his team much better because there aren't a lot of other players that will do that. But if you lose him for a stretch, you don't need one player to replace his points. You need the team to replace his points. Moreover, it's not just replacing points. What about the other side of the ball? Do the Nuggets become a better defensive team? Does the ball movement improve? Do certain players end up thriving with more touches? Were there any particular players that were depending on Carmelo Anthony to be productive on offense? These are the relevant questions we should ask. Carmelo is a good player. On the whole, sure he makes his team better. But I don't think his impact is close to matching the star power of his name.
Ok, I agree. But, i don't look at "star power" as the public perception of who's the best, it's just marketability of who's more entertaining. Anyway, it just sounds weird when i hear someone being called overrated. It always seems out of place unless someone has just made an outlandish comparison. I'd put that word in the same category as "heart". Why not just say what you mean? Obviously Melo is nowhere close to Lebron's level but he has scored efficiently in the past (hopefully he can get back to that) and he rebounds. He's just a finisher, i wouldn't expect him to be the playmaker of a team. I think how well the Nuggets play without Melo really depends on who's filling in for him though. If JR is getting big minutes the on court IQ level and defense goes south and i don't see them winning at the same rate. I mean, if they win at the same rate w/o him then how much is he really helping.
Carmelo, the Zach Randolph of Small Forwards. Okay maybe not that overrated...I actually miss his 1st couple years in the league when clearly his approach was whatever Lebron's doing I'ma have to do it too.
