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[QUOTE="Ghost, post: 2775059, member: 581"]
I just can't see him not getting in first ballot.

Averaging 20PPG for 14 straight seasons is fairly amazing.

Anthony almost getting the Nuggets to the finals in 2009, and Iverson getting the 76ers (and that oddball roster) into the finals in 2001 are two of the more impressive events I can recall superstars accomplishing in the past 20 years.

The 8th place team in the West in 2009 had (young) Harden, Westbrook, and Durant.  So, yeah, Melo pairing with Billups, JR Smith, and Kenyon Martin is kinda impressive for that run - especially when they were a clutch defensive play by Trevor Ariza away from making the finals.  Making the playoffs for 10 straight years was an amazing accomplishment that nobody gives him credit for...it's insane.

He was better by most accounts (advanced stats, or otherwise) on offense for the Knicks, and just slightly worse defensively (but still on par with barely-criticized in comparison for his defense James Harden) - but pretty much the same player/performance overall.  So, I just can't fathom him not getting in because he had a career surrounded by duds on the Knicks.
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