No doubt offensive production, but Melo also needs to adjust to his defense, younger star might expose him and take that advantage, giving him a tough game, treating him as the weak side to make or create a play on his side.
kind of coach doesn't want to see having someone inside as a liability.
kind of coach doesn't want to see having someone inside as a liability.
Seems not appropriate for me to expect Carmelo Anthony to adjust his defense at the current point of his career. He is almost on the retirement period. Why expect him to adjust on his weak side wherein the best thing he can do is to take advantage of what he's capable to do. The roster can be balance with both offense and defense. No need that all players are good in defense especially if Melo is on the lineup.
If struggling, then sit him out. He is currently averaging less playing time now compare to his usual. No need to give him 30MPG or something.
Yes, the league already knows that Carmelo is more of an offensive kind of player and even if he tries on adjusting his weak side, that will just mess his entire play because he will mostly try to improve his weakness rather than boosting up his strengths. Along with that fact, the whole league is looking at him as an additional asset in terms of offense because he can still give good numbers at his age.
The problem is that he's a liability on defense. He had flashes of effort last year, but it's clear that he's out there to hit some threes and pad his stats. I'm fine with it, but he's going to have difficulty landing an offer from a franchise he wants to be a part of. Dame got him into Portland and LeBron got him into LA, but I think he's running out of friends to get him roster spots and I personally believe he's been blackballed from the NBA, so without a superstar making a push to sign him, he may have played his last game in the NBA.
As said in the above, his liability on the defense is not something the league haven't known and if there are some teams that will approach him then for sure that is because they need some good production from the bench. Recently, the Nets are looking forward to sign him but it didn't happen because the said team have some dramas going on inside and they are too busy with finding some teams that could match their request to trade Durant.
Let's see this coming week if there's someone who will give him a chance because Carmelo have also said that he is not going to look forward in re-signing with the Lakers.
