Portland Carmelo

[Orangezoo]

Melo was the key to the turnaround for Denver to put them back into the mix every year and nearly took them to the finals if not for Kobe being Kobe.

Since Melo was brought in the Nuggets have been a regular in the West playoff picture minus a short stretch of losing seasons after he left. With Melo I believe they had the longest run of consecutive playoff appearances and winning seasons in franchise history. All in a market that was hotter during the ABA years and on and off in the 80s than in modern times.

 

[OrangeDW]

Melo was the key to the turnaround for Denver to put them back into the mix every year and nearly took them to the finals if not for Kobe being Kobe.

Since Melo was brought in the Nuggets have been a regular in the West playoff picture minus a short stretch of losing seasons after he left. With Melo I believe they had the longest run of consecutive playoff appearances and winning seasons in franchise history. All in a market that was hotter during the ABA years and on and off in the 80s than in modern times.

Yes. They were clearly being petty. Which is weird. Time to move on.

 

[Orangezoo]

Yes. They were clearly being petty. Which is weird. Time to move on.

Yep. They might want to talk to George Karl about some of that too. He was far from innocent in Melo heading to NY.

 

[OrangeDW]

Yep. They might want to talk to George Karl about some of that too. He was far from innocent in Melo heading to NY.

Well...credit to Karl for this:

 

[Orangezoo]

Well...credit to Karl for this:

Yeah they made peace quite a while back which was great to see but when he was there he definitely had a large hand in Melo leaving.

 

[pfister1]

wait, no Dan Issel, Kiki Vandeweigh or Fat Lever. It’s a sham.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[OrangeDW]

Was hoping he’d come to the Lakers, but if not this was my second choice. He fits well with their team.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeDW]

Id write the tweet a little differently, lol. Makes it sound like it was charity or something. They got an enormous bargain because the rest of the league was stupid.

 

[Briancuse]

Great move for Melo it was the perfect fit for him.

 

[Orangezoo]

If Portland stays healthy they could be right back in the hunt for the finals.

 

[Orangezoo]

Report: Carmelo Anthony challenged Kyle Kuzma to start using his voice as 'future' of NBA

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is one of the better young players in the league. As a matter of fact, Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony gave Kuzma high praise when they were together in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Fla. earlier this year.

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Whether you agree with his politics or not matters none but I love this. You have a voice and a platform to use it and this is a good job of passing the torch. So proud of what Melo stands for and that his legacy won't be just basketball. Again this is not a political post just think it's important.

 

[Cusesky8214]

ready for the season to start!

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[721Comstock]

Portland is such a great fit for Melo.
Very happy for him.

Yes - he’s lost a step, never been a plus defender, not an elite rebounder anymore -
But when he gets it going on O, he is still one of the all-time best to ever do it.

 

[FloridaFan]

And someone stole him 2 picks before me at the end of my fantasy draft My fantasy team is named Team Melo ffs

 

[OrangeDW]

And someone stole him 2 picks before me at the end of my fantasy draft My fantasy team is named Team Melo ffs

Gotta over pick him by a round or 2.

Ive had him every season since his rookie year in my family league. For a long time we had 3 keepers every year, so for his entire prime Melo was one of my keepers. And in recent years, I always pick him too early to make sure I get him, lol.

 

[FloridaFan]

Gotta over pick him by a round or 2.

Ive had him every season since his rookie year in my family league. For a long time we had 3 keepers every year, so for his entire prime Melo was one of my keepers. And in recent years, I always pick him too early to make sure I get him, lol.

I should have. I was cheeky and thought I could get him with the next to last pick in our draft. Shame on me

 

[OrangeDW]

Melo looked great last night!

When he’s got his legs, he’s still an outstanding scorer. Glad Portland lets him play his game. It’s a still a beautiful thing to watch him operate, when he’s got it going.

 

[orangefog]

Melo looked great last night!

When he’s got his legs, he’s still an outstanding scorer. Glad Portland lets him play his game. It’s a still a beautiful thing to watch him operate, when he’s got it going.

Legs? It is all about the cornrows.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I'm afraid Portland is a better team without Melo.

The last couple of games, he has been playing that ugly brand of MeloBall. Holding it for a long time, then trying to make moves he can't make anymore, and then instead of passing out of it, forcing contested, difficult shots. Ridiculously inefficient. It's like he doesn't want to believe how old he is and that he's no longer the great player he was.

Conversely, tonight, without him (covid protocol?), Gary Trent Jr. played a pretty wicked game. He shot it great, didn't stop the ball, the team played with more energy and movement. And they beat the Lakers.

Small sample size, but i think it portends a not so graceful transition.

Melo has been my favorite player for a long time, so it hurts to watch when he's not what he used to be. I hope he comes back and adjusts and becomes a consistent positive for Portland, but... i rarely get what i want.

 

[Brooky03]

I'm afraid Portland is a better team without Melo.

The last couple of games, he has been playing that ugly brand of MeloBall. Holding it for a long time, then trying to make moves he can't make anymore, and then instead of passing out of it, forcing contested, difficult shots. Ridiculously inefficient. It's like he doesn't want to believe how old he is and that he's no longer the great player he was.

Conversely, tonight, without him (covid protocol?), Gary Trent Jr. played a pretty wicked game. He shot it great, didn't stop the ball, the team played with more energy and movement. And they beat the Lakers.

Small sample size, but i think it portends a not so graceful transition.

Melo has been my favorite player for a long time, so it hurts to watch when he's not what he used to be. I hope he comes back and adjusts and becomes a consistent positive for Portland, but... i rarely get what i want.

His stat line was good in the first game. Got to the line and converted. 5-12 from the field isn’t very inefficient. The second game wasn’t a good one.

Is Trent Jr. the fill-in for Melo? Melo plays mostly PF; SF if they go big. Trent Jr. is a SG who plays SF.

 

[Orangezoo]

I'm afraid Portland is a better team without Melo.

The last couple of games, he has been playing that ugly brand of MeloBall. Holding it for a long time, then trying to make moves he can't make anymore, and then instead of passing out of it, forcing contested, difficult shots. Ridiculously inefficient. It's like he doesn't want to believe how old he is and that he's no longer the great player he was.

Conversely, tonight, without him (covid protocol?), Gary Trent Jr. played a pretty wicked game. He shot it great, didn't stop the ball, the team played with more energy and movement. And they beat the Lakers.

Small sample size, but i think it portends a not so graceful transition.

Melo has been my favorite player for a long time, so it hurts to watch when he's not what he used to be. I hope he comes back and adjusts and becomes a consistent positive for Portland, but... i rarely get what i want.

I'm not sure I agree they are. Trent Jr is very streaky. Covington and Jones have not impressed much on either end and I would expect their time as both being starters may be limited if they don't pick up more on D given they offer almost nothing on offense. Last night Trent was really good and the Lakers played awful. Also Dame finally played a good game too. Melo is just a piece and it's a bit habitual to evaluate a team without him but prior to last night the other pieces haven't been good outside of CJ and to some degree Trent and Kanter. Also Melos +/- have been solid so far too.