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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 2581539, member: 626"]
Yesterday there was a video headline on ESPN  " Melo and Crowder scuffle in physical Game 4 ".
When I pulled up the video, what I saw was Westbrook roughly hacking Crowder who then approaches him to retaliate, Melo and then Adams coming in between them, and Adams getting accidentally elbowed by Crowder.  IMO, that misleading headline is emblematic of how Melo is being covered by the media.
He's an aging, declining superstar headliner, who at this stage of his career, is getting way too much attention/blame for things that are taking place around him.
"Playoff P" Paul George, who's in his prime btw, has absolutely sucked, and yet he gets little to no mention nor blame. Westbrook has been toasted by Ricky Rubio, Adams by Gobert, and the Utah bench has crushed the OKC bench, yet its Melo who remains the focus of discussion and derision.
I'm not a Melo apologist. There are major flaws in his game that are exacerbated even more as he ages. But to suggest that he is, in any way shape or form, even a little responsible for OKC tanking, is just blatantly unfair. His career swansong is starting to remind me of Patrick Ewing's in that, he gets a majority of the blame for being who he is, and most of it is not warranted.
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