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[QUOTE="SoBeCuse, post: 2654769, member: 796"]
Good points.  I’m not getting into this whole debate.  I actually think DEN had good talent around Melo.  LBJ not so much sans Kyrie and in 2007.  Nene/KMart/Camby were all good frontline players but all were injury prone.  Billups still was an excellent stabilizing 1B to Melo.  But, the Lakers and Spurs were in the West.  Those teams were special.  Enough said.

Melo to me is like a Bernard King/Adrian Dantley/Nique.  HOF player for sure.  A bit one dimensional and not the type who can truly carry a team.  Prolific scorer most of his career.  I forgot how potent Dantley was with Utah back in the early 80s.  Kinda crazy!  Melo always had an excellent mid-range game.  His strengths were never a great handle or above the rim ball.  He was never in great shape physically it seemed the past five years or so minimum.  Melo to me never was THAT comfortable handling the ball.  He was always best raising after two or three dribbles.  Prefers that it seems.  Obviously a ball stopper.  One thing that always bothered me was after a playoff game in DEN I believe; he said to the media or to Sager that he was (paraphrasing) being doubled and triple-teamed on every play.  Uh, no.  But, regardless, I always admired his mid-range game when that art form was dying out.  His professional attitude in NY/OKC must be commended as well.
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