Very true he’s definitely one of the players that have the 90s game

I love the post and mid range game it’s gives the game a broader skill set than just jacking up 3s

Yeah man I also have the same game. I practice post moves and even though I’m only 6’ so definitely not gonna post up all the time. I have those skills in my bag when I need it.

And Aldridge

@@kevo6776 and lebron

A lot of players could play in any era.

Era practice only..

@@unkownuser5809nope

​@@unkownuser5809naw thats cap 😂

You put melo at the 4 in the 90’s and hes cracking the top ten best of all time

Kobe said he was tough to deal with

Denver or New York Melo

@@djsuperrap6685 both

@@ActuallynotTrey Kobe did say that imbisil.

@@djsuperrap6685was in his prime on both teams so

Straight fax👏👏

Great to see people like you ❤️

it’s over bro he’s retired😭

That basketball show on Cartoon Network was the stuff back in the day

He isn't a very scalable player in my opinion. He’s an extremely ball-dominant player that doesn't have very good passing chops. His offense revolves around inefficient mid-range fadeaways after he eats away the shot clock with his jab-steps, which leads to a very predictable and stagnant offense, with little complexity and movement.

@@samhartje723 that wasn’t until the knicks. Where he’d hold the ball to make a play. You notice star players on bad teams did that until they got help and trusted their teammates. Ai Kobe Jordan etc. cause that wasn’t his play style when he got Chauncey on the nuggets or jason kidd on the knicks. I wanna say he shoots 45% from the field in his prime which is good for a volume shooter in a much more defensive era than we have now . Essentially a lot of the criticism for Melo is narrative . Out of context stats shouldn’t shape a players whole legacy

@@livefromthemotherland Wise words my man. People always are accusing him for slowing down the offense or being a ball hog but they don't EVER mention the teammates Melo had all these years in his prime. Melo is a scorer, but he can pass the ball when needed. In NY he didn't have nobody to pass the ball to so he settled with ISO plays all game long. Also, when you're so good at mid-range shots and post moves, it isn't inefficient. Overall it is in inefficient, but when you're so good at it, there's no such thing

@@samhartje723 you're right

@@samhartje723 I love how with everybody else when they take a few seconds to make a move it’s called playing with patience and observing the defense but all of a sudden with melo it’s wasting the clock smh you don’t know ball those few seconds before he makes a move while he is facing up is the key

Update: He just retired like 2 days ago 😢

@@louiswilliams984 I know so sad he had so much left in the tank but forced out :(

@@2jztheworld361 Yeah he had ALOT left in the tank. If you watch him in his workouts he still moves just as fluid as he did in his playing days. He’s still sharp. I wished he’d just play somewhere even if it’s in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. He’s part Puerto Rican anyways. There’s a lot of former NBA players down there now. His son Kiyan is supposed to play in the NIKE EYBL showcase here in Memphis this weekend. I’m gonna go. Hopefully I get to see Carmelo and watch his son Kiyan play.

Barring injury, he will pass Shaq this coming season.

He was pretty good for a 3-year stretch. Not a championship-caliber player in my opinion though.

@@samhartje723 he was championship caliber in my opinion but the thing that got in the way was his ego... wanted all the money and personal stats to much that it made it hard to build a team around him.

@@christianperez7847 I certainly don't think he could have been a number one option. He was a very one-dimensional scorer. And even then, he wasn't that efficient at it.

Facts 👍🏽

Gracias 👍🏽

@@terancem6240 that wasn’t even the case young fella. Do better research on the game.

You may be right 👍🏽 I can see him helping out some NBA team or becoming an NBA analyst

Maybe not coaching but player development for sure

Overrated, one conference finals appearance in 18 seasons?

Melo the one who started it wtf

U must forgot melo been in the league since 02

03

@@angelclouds3233 No he isn't and Dirk didn't start it either, it's older than both of them but got popularised

@@angelclouds3233 2004

Yep

Dick move

@@sangeyasha5435 nice!👌

Facts

There's a lot of Dirk riding in these comments. It's like you're yearning for the return of Tarzan.

Dirk is not the first person to ever do that move he’s just most known for it melo has no reason to thank Dirk especially since he been doing most the moves he got since he came in the league . His inspirations are B. King and Jordan and was trained by Olajuwon he has every trick in the book in his arsenal

LoL he can't even go to conference finals

He was never out of shape

@@bjjohnson9710 No, he wasn’t. He could’ve just improved his athleticism, which would’ve took his game to another level.

@@jaycritical2386 I don’t think you know how athleticism works … not everybody can jump out the gym ..the first thing to go is your leaping ability … you don’t unlock athleticism that was lost … dude to age and genetics

Yes

That's the one fucking shit that ruined jeremy lin's career

If did not because of him jeremy lin could become a basketball legend