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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeDW, post: 4707300, member: 2458"] Paul Pierce is on record as saying Melo was the toughest player he ever had to guard. Numbers like “top ______” really don’t mean anything no matter who is saying them. Players. Young fans(who favor guys they watched. Older fans (who favor guys they watched when they were young). Really, it’s impossible to compare across eras anyway. Bottom line is Melo had a near 20 year career averaging over double digits every year and averaging over 20 for most of his career, and he could do it all - some of the best footwork of all time, good 3 point shooter, great mid range shooter, could attack the rim, post, etc. You can’t really draw up a more dangerous or versatile scorer…..one of the few guys who really couldn’t be guarded if he was “on”. [/QUOTE]