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Carmelo is easily a top ten NBA player, IMO. I wouldn't say he is top 5 but he certainly has a chance to get there.
Melo is a bit overrated. He's not in my top 10. He would be if he put more energy into defense. Alot of guys in the NBA put most of their energy into offense, Melo is one of them.
My top ten is more balanced, though elite offensive players, these guys make strides on defense to keep their teams competitive.
1. James
2. Wade
3. Paul
4. Bryant
5. Howard
6. Rose
7. Durant
8. Williams
9. Nowitzki
10. Gasol
11. Griffin (Absolute perfect prospect, only thing missing is a presence on defense)
12. Stoudimire (Poor man to man defender but his help shot blocking impacted the team alot)
13. Horford
14. Anthony/Westbrook
15. Love(more energy into defense...elite at boxing out which is apart of D)/Aldridge
I want to put Bynum into this list as well...and don't be surprise for young guys like Wall join the elites.
Melo when playing tenacious defense like he did 2 years ago in the PLAYOFFS is a top 5 NBA player everyone hypes him up to be.
Melo is a bit overrated. He's not in my top 10. He would be if he put more energy into defense. Alot of guys in the NBA put most of their energy into offense, Melo is one of them.
My top ten is more balanced, though elite offensive players, these guys make strides on defense to keep their teams competitive.
1. James
2. Wade
3. Paul
4. Bryant
5. Howard
6. Rose
7. Durant
8. Williams
9. Nowitzki
10. Gasol
11. Griffin (Absolute perfect prospect, only thing missing is a presence on defense)
12. Stoudimire (Poor man to man defender but his help shot blocking impacted the team alot)
13. Horford
14. Anthony/Westbrook
15. Love(more energy into defense...elite at boxing out which is apart of D)/Aldridge
I want to put Bynum into this list as well...and don't be surprise for young guys like Wall join the elites.
Melo when playing tenacious defense like he did 2 years ago in the PLAYOFFS is a top 5 NBA player everyone hypes him up to be.
Melo is a bit overrated. He's not in my top 10. He would be if he put more energy into defense. Alot of guys in the NBA put most of their energy into offense, Melo is one of them.
My top ten is more balanced, though elite offensive players, these guys make strides on defense to keep their teams competitive.
1. James
2. Wade
3. Paul
4. Bryant
5. Howard
6. Rose
7. Durant
8. Williams
9. Nowitzki
10. Gasol
11. Griffin (Absolute perfect prospect, only thing missing is a presence on defense)
12. Stoudimire (Poor man to man defender but his help shot blocking impacted the team alot)
13. Horford
14. Anthony/Westbrook
15. Love(more energy into defense...elite at boxing out which is apart of D)/Aldridge
I want to put Bynum into this list as well...and don't be surprise for young guys like Wall join the elites.
Melo when playing tenacious defense like he did 2 years ago in the PLAYOFFS is a top 5 NBA player everyone hypes him up to be.
You lost all credibility and if Defense is so damn important then the best player in the NBA is Dwight Howard
Melo isn't better than Shaq, Bird, Hakeem. Doesn't make sense. Even Melo in his prime is atleast a level below them.
Horford is REALLY underrated. I've noticed.
Its hard to take Kobe out of the top 5...All around even if he's coming down from his prime is just too good.
I wanted to put Love higher...but I'm waiting for the Wolves to win to increase his stock.
Love lost 20 pounds...lets see how he plays defense without that extra weight.
and CarlosArroyo7, you may have misunderstood me.
Defense is important, yes, but so is offense. Its 50/50 equal. Thats how I measure my players.
No way is Melo a top 5 player. He's arguably a top 10 player, at worst he is in the top 20. I say he is in the 10-15 range right now. 3rd best SF behind James and Durant.
I have to watch more of Durant. Last post-season he showed he could be taken out of the game like Ray Allen if you stick to him and not allow quick shots off. Once Melo gets the ball the majority of the time he's gonna do what he wants. I'm not saying who I think is better since I have to watch more of each, I'm saying I would feel more comfortable with Melo than I would with Durant.
He's a better passer, rebounder and defender than Durant so how is KD better than him
Horford is not better than Melo
and like I said if Defense is so important then Dwight Howard is the best Player in the NBA.
Now to all you with this Melo does not defend crap, he does defend and his focus on defense is at an all time high this year but also this man is the best scorer in the league no one has the tools he has, no one. He was robbed of the ROY his rookie year, snubbed as an All Star a few years, 2 inbound passes away from reaching the finals. Not to mention he is as clutch as you can be and he's made the playoffs every year while never averaging less than 20ppg. This guy is top 5 in my book and he'll prove come tomorrow. I'm done with this shit
Never said he was better, all im saying is that his career numbers put him in hall of fame company right now, how is he not top ten?, because he hasn't won yet?Be patient, because before last season people were saying Dirk was washed, how quickly winning changes perception.