Melo was named All-NBA third team on May 10. The voting for this is done by writers and broadcasters. Melo Named to 2006-07 All NBA Teams All NBA 1st Team: Forward Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio Center Amar? Stoudemire, Phoenix Guard Steve Nash, Phoenix Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers All NBA 2nd Team: Forward LeBron James, Cleveland Forward Chris Bosh, Toronto Center Yao Ming, Houston Guard Gilbert Arenas, Washington Guard Tracy McGrady, Houston All NBA 3rd Team: Forward Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Forward Carmelo Anthony, Denver Center Dwight Howard, Orlando Guard Dwyane Wade, Miami Guard Chauncey Billups, Detroit
Carmelo Anthony is a team player with respect to America's free enterprise system, where the highly paid can become very wealthy indeed. Those who are wealthy but contribute very little or nothing are not really team players, are they? Melo contributed over 4 million dollars to non-profit charities in 2006, and there were only 7 celebrities in the country who contributed more than that! Among sports players, only Tiger Woods contributed more than Melo and, is golf really a sport? Way to go, Melo, you did an outstanding job. Carmelo Anthony appears to be the only NBA player on the top 30 givers list. And shame on you Andre Agassi, for contributing just a little more than a million dollars. Surely you can be more like Melo, and contribute multiple millions. Just kidding. Source
<span class="sub-head-RED">Team USA, formally called the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team, is the international team for the country. In this year's main international tournament, ended a few weeks ago, Team USA finished undefeated, won the competition by a big margin, and easily qualified for the 2008 Olympics.What follows are the Carmelo Anthony international highlights from the Team USA web site. This part of the site has not been updated toinclude the tournament just ended. So in my next post, I will show the top 2007 performers in numerous categories, from another part of the site. For now,let's check the Melo international highlights as they were before this year's tournament began. Melo has so many international highlights, they are too much to digest in one sitting anyway. And we don't want to start to have a weight problem like Nene does from time to time, do we?</span></p> <span class="sub-head-RED">USA Basketball Notes: Carmelo Anthony International Highlights As of Spring 2007 </span><span class="text">•</span><span class="text"> Named the 2006 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year for his contributions to the 2006 USA Senior National Team and 2006 USA World Championship Team.</span></p> •<span class="text"> Helped lead USA to an 8-1 record and bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">• Named a tri-captain of the 2006 USA World Championship Team. </span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">• Named to the 2006 FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team. </span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">• Finished as the USA's leading scorer at the World Championship, averaged 19.9 points while playing 23.9 minutes a game. Also shot 50.4 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from 3-point, while adding 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.4 assists a game. </span></p> <p class="text">• His 179 points scored and 19.9 scoring average rank as the second most by a USA player in World Championship play, trailing only Luther Burden's 182 points and 20.2 points per game average in 1974.</p> <p class="text">• Also established a U.S. single-game scoring mark with 35 points versus Italy. His 13 made field goals in that contest also tied a U.S. team record for most made field goals in a game.</p> <p class="text">• Shot 22-for-50 from behind the 3-point arc and now ranks fourth on the USA all-time World Championship list for 3-pointers made in the tournament and his 50 attempts ranks fourth all-time. His 17 steals ranks him tied for sixth for steals in a World Championship.</p> </p> <p class="text"><span class="text">• Finished the 2006 FIBA World Championship ranked sixth in scoring, ninth for made 3-pointers per game and ranked tied for ninth in steals.</span></p> <p class="text">• Named on August 17 a member of the 2006 USA World Championship Team.</p> <p class="text">• Helped lead the USA Senior National Team to a 5-0 record during its pre-World Championship tour averaging a team high 16.8 ppg., 2.2 rpg., while shooting 56.4 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from 3-point.</p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Named on March 5, 2006, to the the 2006-2008 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team program.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•As a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team that finished 5-3 and won the bronze medal, played in seven of the USA's eight Olympic games, averaged 2.4 ppg. and 1.6 rpg.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•As a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team that compiled a 5-1 record in its pre-Olympic training, played in all six games and averaged a team third best 10.1 PPG, while adding 2.8 rpg. and 2.0 apg. Scored a team high 19 points in a 95-78 loss to Italy, and tied for the team high with 16 points in USA's 96-71 win over Puerto Rico.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Named to the 2004 USA Basketball Senior National Team on July 8, 2004.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Was a member of the 2002 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that traveled to Isla de Margarita, Venezuela and finished 4-1 and won the bronze medal.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Started all five games and averaged a team leading 15.6 ppg., while adding 6.2 rpg. (second on team), 1.8 apg., And shot 54.1 percent from the field, 33.3 (3-9 3pt FGs) from 3-point.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Recorded 23 points (11-19 FGs) in 75-73 win over Argentina, 21 points and seven rebounds in USA’s 101-41 thumping of Mexico, posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards in 67-65 loss to Venezuela.</span></p> <p class="text"><span class="text">•Participated in the 2001 USA Basketball Men’s Youth Development Festival for the silver medalist East Team, averaged a team high and tied with ‘04 USA teammate LeBron James for a Festival best 24.0 points a game, while adding 4.3 rebounds and shooting a Festival high 66.1 percent (39-59 FGs) from the floor and 76.5 percent (13-17 FTs) from the foul line.</span></p> <span class="text"> <p align="center"></p> </span> </p> <p align="center"><span class="text"></span></p> <p class="text"></p> </p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span class="header-RED" style="font-size: 12pt">2006 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team</span> </span></p> <div align="center"></div>
oooh man, i miss that year. Syracuse was so good, they were almost unstoppable. and they had Kueth Duany. oooh man. I wish Melo stayed for just 1 more season. that woulda been soooo sweet..</p> btw, i saw Billy Edelin over the summer, he was in a summer league at my old high school. he did pretty good too, although his team ultimately lost out in the Semi's to the runner-up.</p>
</p> <u>2007 FIBA Americas Championship</u></p> <font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="3"><u>Carmelo Anthony Reaches A Higher Level</u></font></font></font></p> <font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="3"><u>Scoring</u></font></font></font></p> <font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="3">Melo finishes second, out ofroughly 360 playersin the tournament with 21.2 ppg. Leandro Barbosa, playing for Brazil, was first with 21.8 ppg. </font></font></font></p> <font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="1"><font face="CourierNewPS-BoldMT" size="3"><u>USA Top 5 Scorers in Points Per Game</u></font></font></font></p> 1. Carmelo Anthony 21.2</p> 2. Lebron James 18.1</p> 3. Kobe Bryant 15.3</p> 4. Michael Redd 14.4</p> 5. Amare Stoudemire 11.1</p> <u>Rebounding</u></p> Melo finished 17th,among rougly 360 players in the tournament.</p> <u>Top 3 Rebounders for the USA</u></p> 1. Dwight Howard 5.3</p> 2. Carmelo Anthony 5.2</p> 3. Tayshaun Prince 5.1</p> <u>Accuracy</u></p> Melo finished 7th in fg% among approximately 360 players in the tournament. The USA heavily dominated this.</p> <u>Most AccurateShooters for the USA In % of Field Goals Made</u></p> Note: 2 and 3 point shots are combined together for this</p> 1. Dwight Howard, 35 field goals .814</p> 2. Lebron James, 73 field goals .760</p> 3. Amare Stoudemire, 37 field goals .673</p> 4. Carmelo Anthony, 65 field goals .613</p> <u>Assists</u></p> Melo did not rank among the top 15 tournament players in this category.</p> <u>Top 4 USA Players in Assists Per Game</u></p> 1. Lebron James 4.70</p> 2. Jason Kidd 4.60</p> 3. Deron Williams 4.60</p> 4. Kobe Bryant 2.90</p> I'll have more later.</p>
<u>2007 FIBA Americas Championship</u></p> <u>Carmelo Anthony Reaches a Higher Level</u></p> <u>Free Throws Made Percentage</u></p> Carmelo Anthony did not rank in the top 15 players in the tournament in this category. For the USA, only Kobe Bryant was among the top 15. He made 34 ovf 39 free throws, for a percentage of .872.</p> Elias Ayuso of Puerto Rico shaded Bryant by a tiny amount by making two more throws, for 36 of 41, and a percentage of .878. Mauricio Aguiar of Uruguay made 16 of 17 free throws for a percentage of .941.</p> <u>Steals</u></p> Carmelo Anthony did not rank in the top 15 players in the tournament in this category. Two Team USA players were in the top 15 in steals:</p> <u>Top Two Team USA Players in Steals Per Game</u></p> 1. Kobe Bryant 1.60 spg (16 steals in 10 games)</p> 2. Lebron James 1.50 spg (15 steals in 10 games)</p> 4 Players had 2 steals per game:</p> 1. Carlos Delfino, Argentina, 2.00 spg (20 steals in 10 games)</p> 2. Anthony Pedrosa, Mexico, 2.00 spg (16 steals in 8 games)</p> 3. Joel Munos, Panama, 2.00 spg (8 steals in 4 games)</p> 4. Victor Cuthbert, 2.00 spg (8 steals in 4 games)</p> <u>3-Point Field Goal % Made</u></p> Carmelo Anthony finished 5th among the approximately 360 international players in 3-Point accuracy.</p> <u>Top 5 Team USA Players in 3-Pointers % Made</u></p> 1. Jason Kidd .625 (5 of 8)</p> 2. Lebron James .622 (23 of 37)</p> 3. Carmelo Anthony .578 (26 of 45)</p> 4. Deron Williams .500 (5 of 10)</p> 5. Kobe Bryant .453 (17 of 37)</p> It seems like there are alot of international teams who have an even worse time defending the three than the Nuggets do.</p> Dave Thomas of Canada had the highest 3-pointers made percentage in the tournament with .667 on 8 of 12.</p> <u>3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game</u></p> Carmelo Anthony finished 4th among approximately 360 players in this category.</p> <u>Top 3 Team USA Players in 3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game</u></p> 1. Michael Redd 2.90 (29 in 10 games)</p> 2. Carmelo Anthony 2.89 (26 in 9 games)</p> 3. Lebron James 2.30 (23 in 10 games)</p> Elias Ayuso of Puerto Rico led the tournament in 3-Pointers made per game with 3.70 on 37 in 10 games. Nicolas Massarino of Uruguay was 2nd with 3.13 on 25 in 8 games. Redd was 3rd and Melo was 4th for the tournament as a whole. Now can Nuggets fans finally expect Melo to be a threat in the one dimension of scoring thathe hasn't yet been a big threat in during his Nuggets career, 3-point scoring? If so, that and K-Mart being back in good condition should be the ticket out of the first round this season.</p> <u>Blocked Shots Per Game</u></p> Carmelo Anthony did not rank in the top 15 players in the tournament in this category. Team USA had 2 players in the top 15:</p> <u>Top 2 Team USA Players in Blocks per Game</u></p> 1. Dwight Howard 1.80 (18 blocks in 10 games)</p> 2. Tyson Chandler 1.40 (14 blocks in 10 games)</p> Sam Dalembert of Canada led the tournament with 2.38 blocks per game, 19 blocks in 8 games. Miguel Marriaga of Venezuala was second with 2.00 blocks per game, 16 blocks in 8 games. Then Howard was 3rd and Chandler was fourth for the tournament.</p> <u>Assist to Turnover Ratio</u></p> Carmelo Anthony did not rank in the top 15 players in the tournament in this category. Team USA cleaned up and dominated the tournament in this aspect of the game. They were able to shred defenses that were no match for the speed and intensity of the NBA game that was imported into the tournament. Team USA had 5 players among the top 15 in the tournament and, amazingly, they finished with 5 of the top 6 positions, which were as follows:</p> <u>Top 6 Players in the Tournament in Assist to Turnover Ratio</u></p> 1. Jason Kidd 9.20</p> 2. Deron Williams 4.60</p> 3. Jermaine Anderson, Canada4.57</p> 4. Chauncey Billups 3.25</p> 5. Tayshaun Prince 3.17</p> 6. Lebron James 2.76</p> <u>Offensive Rebounds</u></p> Carmelo Anthony did not rank in the top 15 players in the tournament in this category. No Team USA player finished among the top 15 players in the tournament in offensive rebounding. Esteban Batista of Uruguay was first for the tournament with 4.38 offensive rebounds per game, 35 in 8 games to be exact. Augelo Reyes of Puerto Rico was 2nd with 3.40 offensive rebounds per game; he had 34 in 10 games.</p> <u>Defensive Rebounds</u></p> Carmelo Anthony was 15th among roughly 360 players in the tournament in defensive rebounding, with 4.11 defensive rebounds per game, 37 in 9 games to be exact.</p> <u>Top Two Team USA Players in Defensive Rebounds Per Game</u></p> 1. Tayshaun Prince 4.44 (40 in 9 games)</p> 2. Carmelo Anthony 4.11 (37 in 9 games)</p> <u>Top 5 Defensive Rebounders in the Tournament</u></p> 1. Esteban Batista, Uruguay 8.00 (64 in 8 games)</p> 2. Antonio Garcia, Panama 7.50 (30 in 4 games)</p> 3. Sam Dalembert, Canada 7.13 (57 in 8 games)</p> 4. Augelo Reyes, Puerto Rico 6.10 (61 in 10 games)</p> 5. Luis Scola, Argentina 5.70 (57 in 10 games)</p> I'm going to double back to the stats from the previous post so I can give credit where credit is due to the international players.</p> <u>Top 10 Scorers in Points Per Game For the Tournament</u></p> 1. Leandro Barbosa, Brazil 21.8</p> 2. Carmelo Anthony, USA 21.2</p> 3. Jason Edwin 21.0</p> 4. Esteban Batista, Uruguay 20.8</p> 5. Romel Beck, Mexico 20.3</p> 6. Hector Romero, Venezuela 19.9</p> 7. Luis Scola, Argentina 19.5</p> 8. Elias Ayuso, Puerto Rico 19.1</p> 9. Jaime Lloredo, Panama 18.5</p> 10.Lebron James, USA 18.1</p> <u>Top 10 Rebounders in Rebounds per Game for the Tournament</u></p> 1. Esteban Batista, Uruguay 12.4</p> 2. Antonio Garcia, Panama 9.8</p> 3. Augelo Reyes, Puerto Rico 9.5</p> 4. Sam Dalembert, Canada 9.4</p> 5. Tiago Splitter, Brazil 8.0</p> 6. Luis Scola, Argentina 7.5</p> Hector Romero, Mexico 7.5</p> 8. Peter Ramos, Puerto Rico 7.1</p> 9. Danilo Pinnock, Panama 7.0</p> 10.Jaime Lloreda, Panama 6.8</p> (Skipping 11-14 and 16)</p> 15.Dwight Howard, USA 5.3</p> 17. Carmelo Anthony, USA 5.2</p> <u>Top 10 Most Accurate Shooters for the Tournament</u></p> 1. Dwight Howard, USA .814</p> 2. Lebron James, USA .760</p> 3. Joa Paulo Batista, Brazil .677</p> 4. Amare Stoudemire, USA .673</p> 5. Murillo Da Rosa, Brazil .643</p> 6. Vladimir Kuljianin, Canada .615</p> 7. Carmelo Anthony, USA .614</p> 8. Romel Beck, Mexico .589</p> 9. Valter Da Silva, Brazil .585</p> 10.Dave Thomas, Canada .581</p> <u>Top 10 in Assists per Game for the Tournament</u></p> 1. Pablo Prigioni, Argentina 6.30</p> 2. Lebron James, USA 4.70</p> 3. Valter DeSilva, Brazil 4.60</p> Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rico 4.60</p> Jason Kidd, USA 4.60</p> Deron Williams 4.60</p> 7. Jermaine Anderson, Canada 4.00</p> 8. Jose Vargas, Venezuela 3.50</p> 9. Carlos Delfino, Argentina 3.30</p> 10.Greivis Vasquez, Venezuela 3.25</p> It will be very interesting to see whether Melo's breakout rebounding and 3-point shooting for Team USA will lead to improvement in his NBA Nuggets output in these categories this season. You have to expect at least a slight improvement in last year's rebounding and a big improvement in last year's 3-point shooting. Carmelo Anthony's playoff (the annual Nuggets are bounced in the first round) series 3-point shooting was a big improvement over his regular season 3-point shooting, but Nuggets fans should hope for more than even that for the upcoming season. </p> </p>
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