Carmelo Anthony Discussion: #9 All Time Scorer

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  1. Pioneer10

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    He's good off the bench guy but no way should be seeing minutes in critical moments of the game



    I mean he played drop coverage against freakin Stephen Curry!
     
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    BUCKET!




    Big congrats to Melo! Made a strong push for us to be considered as a big 4, instead of a big 3. Leading scorer and a team best +19.

    Nice to see him even put forth an effort defensively.

    Huge put back AND key defensive stand against Ja in the final minute+. Then the that's my f***ing rebound on Ja's missed FT to seal it up
     
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    What a game! That 3-pt shooting is a treat for my sore eyes.
     
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    Phenomenal game Melo! Congrats on no. 9 all time NBA scorer!
     
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    Aspirin sales are going up tonight after everyone ramming 3 fingers into the side of their heads repeatedly.
     
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    So that is why my head hurts after a win.. i can deal with that.
     
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    Great shooting
     
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    So nice to have a guy who can heat up like this coming off the pine. He shut me up tonight, big time!
     
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    That was a hell of a game, been a while since I had that much fun watching a Laker game. Nice he did it in a win too, we needed every one of those buckets.
     
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    He gave us one of those scoring performances that we used to hate watching a few years ago, bravo Melo. A hell of a milestone too.
     
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    he definitely came through for us. Great game from Melo
     
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    Looking at the list, if he averages 15 a game over the remaining 79, he'll catch Shaq. I don't think he'll play all 82 so that'll have to be a bit higher PPG. But If he's getting 23 MPG down the stretch (26 MPG right now) , it's definitely doable.
     
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    I hope Melo sticks around and hits the 30k with us. Would be nice to do it at the end of his 20th season trying to repeat. Would be a great way to send him off!
     
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    He's going to get these types of looks all season.

    If he shoots 38 plus % and we find ways to mitigate his defensive weaknesses, we're golden.
     
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    What a game by Melo. I think the last time he shot that well (6 threes on 75%+ shooting) was almost 5 years ago. Also 2nd highest +/- on team overall, at +22 across all 3 games.
     
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    It’s a shame we never got to see Prime Melo and Lebron play together. Lebron setting Melo up is just fun to watch.
     
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    This is why we signed him.
     
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    What we desperately needed the past two seasons, someone other than the main stars catching fire and winning us the game.
     
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    Or Kuz every 3rd or 4th game. :(
     
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    Yup. Maybe his defense is lacking (nothing too egregious from what I’ve seen), but even if so, people underestimate our need for offensive firepower. Melo’s instant offense has been a huge plus for us in all 3 games IMO.
     
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