<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Carmelo Anthony released a statement on Sunday regarding his involvement in Saturday's brawl at Madison Square Garden. "Last night's altercation with the Knicks escalated further than it should have. I take full responsibility for my actions in the matter. In the heat of the moment I let my emotions get the best of me. I apologize to the fans, the Denver Nuggets , the NBA, my mother, and my family for the embarrassment I have caused them. I ask you all for your forgiveness. "I also want to make a personal apology to Mardy Collins and his family. My actions were inexcusable, and I am sorry for making this an even more embarrassing situation." </div> Source
He could have been a top MVP contender this year. Now depending on the length of the suspension we won't know if he will be or not.
melo has some good advisor's; how could u be mad at a guy who apologizes to his mother? but then again he might be apologizing for running away from a 5 foot seven dude.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">melo has some good advisor's; how could u be mad at a guy who apologizes to his mother? but then again he might be apologizing for running away from a 5 foot seven dude.</div> It's clear he ran away because he knew If he continued he would be gone for a long time. You really think he would not destroy anyone on that Knicks roster If he wanted to?
He still screwed the team. 25-30 games out for a stupid punch. He should have finished the job if he was going to swing. Now he's going to be forever be remembered as a bitch and ruin the Nuggets season. Its too bad. Really it is. Im glad he made the apology though. Especially to his family.
You think he'll get 25-30? I think/hope Melo gets 10-15 games in suspension. It would be fair since Melo has never really got into physical altercations before. I think if the Nuggets manage to get AI (supposedly a deal could get done as early as Wednesday to the Nuggets), then Denver could stay afloat.
David Stern is going to go buck with his suspension to send a message to the league and give Carmelo something like a 15-20 game suspension. Carmelo will then appeal and the arbitrator will reduce it to 10-12 games. My prediction.
<div class="quote_poster">AllNet Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">It's clear he ran away because he knew If he continued he would be gone for a long time. You really think he would not destroy anyone on that Knicks roster If he wanted to?</div> don't think so. for your theory to be right- he would have had to demonstrate a pattern of rational acts during the entire altercation, which he obviously didn't (e.g. the punch). what kinda is real revealing for most of us is that he back peddled as soon as the punch connected and he saw the knick calvary chasing. plus, after the teams had been separated he still kept on mouthing off to the security staff, the knicks and the crowd. <div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">David Stern is going to go buck with his suspension to send a message to the league and give Carmelo something like a 15-20 game suspension. Carmelo will then appeal and the arbitrator will reduce it to 10-12 games. </div> i may be wrong but i'm almost certain the nba doesn't consult with arbitrator's , so in other words the nba has full autonomy to dish out any penalty they wish.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">don't think so. for your theory to be right- he would have had to demonstrate a pattern of rational acts during the entire altercation, which he obviously didn't (e.g. the punch). what kinda is real revealing for most of us is that he back peddled as soon as the punch connected and he saw the knick calvary chasing. plus, after the teams had been separated he still kept on mouthing off to the security staff, the knicks and the crowd.</div> Exactly. Destroy our roster? Jeffires alone would be able to wash Melo up. As for that appology, it's whatever. He's still soft in my eyes.
Good of him to apologize. I still think Melo ran away not because he was scared because he was smart and realized, unfortunately AFTER he punched that he would be suspended for a long time if he didn't get outta there fast.
How many times does it have to be stated that Melo back peddled because he only wanted a suspension length for the punch he threw. He knew that before he threw it, and knew that to avoid a longer suspension, it was best to throw and leave. Good choice by Melo, and a good message to the NBA coaches that try and instigate that ****. Star players and leading scorers WILL NOT tollerate such flagarant fouling to their teamates. If it was Hughes going up for a layup and natedog "lil thug" robinson steped in the way after Collins neck tackled him, you can bet your ass that LeBron would have knocked both Robinson and Collins into the stands for jepordizing a teamate who is already injury prone, and Lebron too would have gotten out of there to avoid a lengthier suspension time. If it means a season to set an example then it means a season. If I were a Nuggets fan I would be proud of Melo for what he did. Someone has to stand up for the NBA allowing flagrant fouls to occur in the 4th quarter with little or no penalty. In this case, it was the leading scorer in the NBA that stood up.
<div class="quote_poster">Lostmyluggage Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">How many times does it have to be stated that Melo back peddled because he only wanted a suspension length for the punch he threw. He knew that before he threw it, and knew that to avoid a longer suspension, it was best to throw and leave. Good choice by Melo, and a good message to the NBA coaches that try and instigate that ****. Star players and leading scorers WILL NOT tollerate such flagarant fouling to their teamates. If it was Hughes going up for a layup and natedog "lil thug" robinson steped in the way after Collins neck tackled him, you can bet your ass that LeBron would have knocked both Robinson and Collins into the stands for jepordizing a teamate who is already injury prone, and Lebron too would have gotten out of there to avoid a lengthier suspension time. If it means a season to set an example then it means a season. If I were a Nuggets fan I would be proud of Melo for what he did. Someone has to stand up for the NBA allowing flagrant fouls to occur in the 4th quarter with little or no penalty. In this case, it was the leading scorer in the NBA that stood up.</div> 100% correct my man, great post. Now that my team is probably history for the season, because the NBA rules can't handle the game, I might start guest posting in the Cavaliers forum, maybe for the whole rest of the season. Go Cavaliers! Is Hughes going to play through the year? A.I used to love playing with him. Is Gooden going to continue to kick it on the boards? And now that BOTH A.I and Melo are screwed, LeBron is now my favorite player.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Exactly. Destroy our roster? Jeffires alone would be able to wash Melo up. As for that appology, it's whatever. He's still soft in my eyes.</div> That is the funniest thing you've ever said. Jeffries couldn't hurt a flea. He's so soft.
Tell that to Carmelo, who ran to get out of jeffries way. Dont give me that crap about him realizing that he was going to get suspended after he punced collins because it all goes down in the heat of the moment. I doubt someone can process all of that information in a matter of seconds.
Why do people always argue about who could beat up who? In the end, we all know that NBA players generally can't fight.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> i may be wrong but i'm almost certain the nba doesn't consult with arbitrator's , so in other words the nba has full autonomy to dish out any penalty they wish.</div> Na, if the suspension is 12 games or more than the player can consult with an arbitrator for a hearing. Just two years ago as you may recall, Jermaine O'neal suspended for 25 games by the NBA (Stern/Jackson) and it was reduced to 15 by an arbitrator.
