there is two choices. one is the hype machine which most of us know as Lebron James and the Second is the main man Carmelo Anthony.. Who is better skill wise? leadership wise? and who makes more of an impact for his team? Answer this
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MainManMelo15:</div><div class="quote_post">there is two choices. one is the hype machine which most of us know as Lebron James and the Second is the main man Carmelo Anthony.. Who is better skill wise? leadership wise? and who makes more of an impact for his team? Answer this</div> i personally think melo and lebron are very close in skill department. melo better at pure scoring and rebounding while lebron is pbetter at passing and athletism. Melo is the better leader and he is learning every day how to be a better one and of course for bigger impact it is clearly Melo.. look at their record in the hardest division and conference.. it is pretty amazing.
This is a topic that is always discussed, and everyone always says Lebron my mainman. IMO it's Carmelo, he has the experience, and everyone says Lebron is like a veteren and blah blah. In the end, it's Melo. Just look at the consistency of this cat. Lebron somtimes has off days, but with Melo it's a guaranteed 17 points that game. Lebron's 3pt% is dismal, a mere 29% which is dropping as we speak, as well as his FG%. What makes him so good is his hype, and i know everyone is gonna kill me but I think he's not worth the hype that's been surrounding him. Well I guess he sort of is, in a sense. I ask myself what more can a rookie do to impact his team? Well... people think he makes other players better just like JKidd, like Booze's nubmer are up and Ilgauskaus. IMO, I think they imporved by themselves, and are just overshadowed by LBJ or by some "LeCrap" Whatever...
That statement seemed biased you just don't like Lebron so you say Carmelo I am gonna go with Lebron because the Cavs were stuggling earlier in the season but know their in the playoffs you can tell LBJ is the leader he is gettin better nothin against Melo because they are both really good players but you can tell Lebron is the leader,clutch player,and playmaker.We'll see who wins ROY.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting choppa22:</div><div class="quote_post">That statement seemed biased you just don't like Lebron so you say Carmelo I am gonna go with Lebron because the Cavs were stuggling earlier in the season but know their in the playoffs you can tell LBJ is the leader he is gettin better nothin against Melo because they are both really good players but you can tell Lebron is the leader,clutch player,and playmaker.We'll see who wins ROY.</div> i am not biased... look at the records. lebron has a team with him.... Boozer Ilgauskas... melo does not.. Denver is in the hardest division while cavs are in the worst.. ive seen cavs shedule and ive seen denvers schedule and i can tell you that the nuggets one is much harder.. plus the stats are identical so i say ROY is carmelo anthony because of his leadership.
I haven't seen Carmelo play much, but his rebounding is barely any better than Lebron's...Plus, while Carmelo plays SF, lebron plays the hardest position, PG. He is responsible for passing the ball, gettin other teammates involved, and he is responsible for winning. It just seems like Lebron does more. In skills, they are pretty equal while Lebron is a better leader...I could be wrong.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting choppa22:</div><div class="quote_post">That statement seemed biased you just don't like Lebron so you say Carmelo I am gonna go with Lebron because the Cavs were stuggling earlier in the season but know their in the playoffs you can tell LBJ is the leader he is gettin better nothin against Melo because they are both really good players but you can tell Lebron is the leader,clutch player,and playmaker.We'll see who wins ROY.</div> I really don't think my response was biased, just what I felt. I like both teams equally. Since the Cavs have boozer and the Nugs have Boykins. I just feel Carmelo is the better Rookie. Melo is also the clutchplayer, although he isn't the playmaker, that doesn't deprive him from being a worse player than LBJ...
LBJ is more well rounded and has more potential it seems. But Carmelo definately has the experience, and he could be one of the best forwards in the NBA in the future, and in recent years forwards have been more valuable then guards. But the real question is, can Carmelo become a Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Jermaine O'Neal type forward?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MainManMelo15:</div><div class="quote_post">i am not biased... look at the records. lebron has a team with him.... Boozer Ilgauskas... melo does not.. Denver is in the hardest division while cavs are in the worst.. ive seen cavs shedule and ive seen denvers schedule and i can tell you that the nuggets one is much harder.. plus the stats are identical so i say ROY is carmelo anthony because of his leadership.</div> Carmelo's team was better than LeBron's at the beginning of the season. It's not really true anymore though, after Boozer's explosion and the acquisition of McInnis, and now we're seeing Denver collapsing while the Cavs are rising. Neither is really a leader...for one a leader doesn't let his team lose 9 of 10 or whatever it is. The Cavs, on the other hand, now have possibly the most balanced team in the East, so I'm not gonna give LeBron much credit as far as leadership either. We'll see during the final stretch, though.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting choppa22:</div><div class="quote_post">Lebron is the leader,clutch player,and playmaker.We'll see who wins ROY.</div> Lebron is actuallt not a good clutch player, he's own coach said so. He will probably win ROY because of the hype surrounding him. Even the coaches and everyone have been grasped by the hype, and him winning ROY will get the NBA more money that Melo winning it. After all, its still a bussiness. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Yugoslavia":</div><div class="quote_post">I haven't seen Carmelo play much, but his rebounding is barely any better than Lebron's...Plus, while Carmelo plays SF, lebron plays the hardest position, PG. He is responsible for passing the ball, gettin other teammates involved, and he is responsible for winning. It just seems like Lebron does more. In skills, they are pretty equal while Lebron is a better leader...I could be wrong.</div> Camelo is a much better rebounder b/c he also gets in on the offensive glass, their numbers aren't far apart b/c Lebron plays more minutes than he does. Lebron also isn't even playing the point anymore and hasn't been for a while, he's been playing the 2. Neither of them are great leaders, and I reall won't giv any an edge in leadership. I think Boozer has been just as responsible for the winning as Lebron has, and like someone said, his hype is overshadowing the rest of the team. Carmelo is the better shooter, scorer (17 shot attempts per game to Lebron's 19 and almost ame scoring) and rebounder, but Lebron is more atheletic and is a better passer. Their teams have basically become almost equal after all the trades, but Denver is still a little better, but they're also in the Midwest Division and Western Conference, so they've been impressive. I don't know, Lebron didn't go to college, but he's still only 7 months younger than Melo, so I can't really say Lebron's a year below. They are both inconsistent, but Carmelo less than Lebron, so I'll give them a tie right now b/c Denver is on a slump and Cleveland is rising. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Neither is really a leader...for one a leader doesn't let his team lose 9 of 10 or whatever it is.</div> Are you listening Tmac
I think it's about a draw. Even though Melo is only 7 months older then Lebron, it still the best season a High Schooler has had since Moses Malone. And 1 year of college does give Melo a little advantage. If Melo came straight out, I don't think he could do what Bron is doing right now. If the Cavs had the lineup they have now in the beginning of the season then right now they would better then a .500 team. Probaly could've won 45 to 50 games.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Supersonic:</div><div class="quote_post">This topic has been discussed a million times. Closed.</div> AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!!!!!!!!! (Loud applause)
