Shump on Melo

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    We may very well have seen Carmelo's last game as a Blazer (and possibly his last game in the NBA) but I didn't hate him as much as I thought I would, and this makes me respect him more:
     
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    Shump undermining all SORTS of preconceptions. Including those about people with ridiculous grills.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Theory 1: Shumpert was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
    Or Theory 2: His dentist really, really likes the color chrome.
     
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    I love Melo and I’d like one playoff run with him either this year or next.
     
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    Carmelo Anthony will be the most overrated Hall of Famer, aside from all the 1960s Celtics in the Hall of Fame that aren't Bill Russell and John Havlicek.
     
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    KC Jones will never be surpassed. However, I think Sam Jones and Tom Heinsohn earned their spots.
     
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    He certainly deserves to be in the NCAA hall of fame, though.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    I was being slightly tongue-in-cheek, but it's essentially criminal how many Celtics from that era were put into the Hall of Fame:

    Tom Heinsohn
    K.C. Jones
    Sam Jones
    Frank Ramsey
    Bill Sharman
    Clyde Lovellette
    Bailey Howell

    (Not including Russell and Havlicek, of course. And I didn't add Bob Cousy as I consider him more of a '50s player, though he played his last few years in the 1960s. I also didn't add Jo Jo White, who started in 1969.)
     
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    And the Hall of Fame is for everything...college, NBA, international play. So I have no real problem with Anthony in the Hall, I just think he was one of the more overrated superstars of his era.
     
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    Sharman is basically a 50's player as well, which is why I didn't mention him or Cousy.

    Lovellett and Howell are names I don't know that I've even read before.
     
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    Ive come to respect Melo over the season . This helps solidify it.
     
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    Yep. NCAA Championship, trip to NBA WCF, Scoring Champ, and 3 Gold Medals. Easy pick.
     
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    Remember when Larry Brown tried to kick Anthony off the Olympic team because of his half-assed immature attitude? Under George Karl in Denver the league thought of him as a team star, but no league superstar. Once he was in New York, they worshipped him and his overrated reputation began as a fake superstar. Knick stats translate to Blazer stats like pesos to dollars.
     
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    The BAD side of Melo:
     
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    Shump on LeBron:
     
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