Carmelo Anthony

George Karl Details Wtf Coaching Moments

... wore me down. Sometimes I got so sick of talking about him that I’d just throw up my hands and say, “I don’t know what he is and I don’t care.”. Carmelo was a true conundrum for me in the six years I had him. He was the best offensive player I ever coached. He was also a user of people, addicted to the spotlight, and very unhappy when he had to share it. Wait. There’s more. He really lit my fuse with his low demand of himself on defense. He had no commitment to the hard, dirty work of stopping the other guy. My ideal—probably every coach’s ideal—is when your best player is also your leader. But since Carmelo only played hard on one side of the ball, he made it plain he couldn’t lead the Nuggets, even though he said he wanted to. Coaching him meant working around his defense and compensating for his attitude. I’d have to try to figure him out, too. How could I get more from him. 0:42 | NBA. Former NBA coach George Karl rips Melo in new memoir. Carmelo grew up poor in ...

When We Win, It's Us; When We Lose, It's Me

... contract in order to give president Phil Jackson more financial flexibility to build a winner. Since then, he's remained committed to the Knicks despite their coaching changes, questionable roster moves and an on-again, off-again relationship with the triangle offense. When he saw the MSG clip, it probably felt similar to seeing headlines about Jackson saying he holds the ball too much. My take: Anthony is neither a victim nor a villain. Re-signing with the Knicks did not entitle him to unconditional love and appreciation regardless of how the team is playing and his individual production. It is crazy, though, to pin all of New York's problems on him. Even if his presence has influenced Jackson to look for quick fixes, he's not the one who traded for one year of Derrick Rose and signed Joakim Noah long-term last summer. He's also not the one who hired Derek Fisher, a coach with no experience, and then replaced him with Kurt Rambis for about half a season. Anthony is certainly one of the reasons that the Knicks are 26 th in defensive rating, but he's not the whole story. ...

Carmelo Anthony Glad Joel Embiid Is 'trusting The Process

... notes) , Anthony and the slumping Knicks are 17-21 and in third place in the Atlantic Division, one spot ahead of the 10-25 Sixers, who have won three of their last four. They didn't win their 10 th game last season until April 5 (much more on that here). "They're going to come in with a lot of confidence," Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek said. "Embiid's a big factor in there with his size, his abilities to clog the lane defensively, and then offensively to make you do things that you have to to keep him out of the paint. He's long — he's going to finish in there.  They're getting better. They're a team — you can't just show up and win.". Not anymore, thankfully. Sixers use 3-ball to get past Bucks' frontcourt length. By Andrew Gruman January 16, 2017 8:00 PM. MILWAUKEE - One of the ways teams have attacked the Milwaukee Bucks this season is by hoisting up a large number of three-point attempts. So it wasn’t alarming to Sixers  coach Brett Brown that his team launched 37 shots from beyond the arc in the Sixers' 113-104 win over Milwaukee on Monday  (see instant replay). “I wanted more of them,” Brown said. The Bucks ...

Carmelo Anthony’s Knee Injury Won’t Keep Him Off Court For Long

... to help my team every game. But if things like this happen, I think it’s better for me to get ready for the next game for example rather than try to go all-82 and not be able to play 100 percent.”. Kristaps Porzingis said his Achilles heel pain began after the Christmas game against Boston. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images). Porzingis said the Achilles pain began after the Christmas game against Boston. “The pain doesn’t seem like something is wrong there,” said Porzingis, who missed 10 games last season. “It’s just soreness was building up these last few days and now we get to the point where I think it would affect me.”. Porzingis was coming off a difficult performance Friday in New Orleans, where he failed to capitalize on the Pelicans’ strategy of guarding him with smaller defenders. But Jeff Hornacek said the injury wasn’t an issue. “No, it hasn’t been a complaint, a real big complaint, so I don’t think that really had an effect on anything,” the coach said. “I think he just missed some shots that typically he might make. So again, these guys back-to-back games when it’s sore like that you just have to be careful. Especially when it’s somebody as young as ...

Carmelo Anthony Reveals He's Dealing With Shoulder Injury

... J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images). It’s a huge month for the Knicks, whose recent six-game slide has them on the outside of the playoff picture nearly halfway through the season. There are more games in January (17) than any month, and even coach Jeff Hornacek has dubbed it a season-defining stretch. On a personal level for Anthony, there’s also a streak of seven straight All-Star appearances that is in jeopardy based on the first returns of the fan voting. “The only thing that’s going to help (the shoulder) is rest,” Anthony said. “But we’re playing every other day. It’s a tough month.”. Carmelo Anthony fights through the shoulder pain to lead the Knicks to win in Milwaukee. (TANNEN MAURY/EPA). So has he thought about sitting out a game, like Saturday against the Pacers in the second game of a back-to-back. “Not yet. Not yet,” Anthony told the News. “Especially now when we’re in the grind and in the thick of things and we kind of have a chance to get back above.500. And we have some teams that we feel that are some winnable games. So that decision is. they’re going to ...

Carmelo Anthony Passes Robert Parish For 26th On Nba's All-time Scoring List

... to browse more stories. Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images. New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony moved up another notch on the NBA 's all-time scoring list during his team's 98-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76 ers on Wednesday. ESPN Stats & Info noted he surpassed Boston Celtics great Robert Parish to move up to 26 th on the list. Anthony had 23,309 career points coming into Wednesday's game and found himself 25 behind Parish's 23,334. He surpassed that total in the third quarter of a 28-point performance. Carmelo Anthony has passed Robert Parish to move into 26 th place on the all-time scoring list. __link__/7 Jk En 42 a 3 Z. — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStats Info) January 12, 2017. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all-time leader with 38,387 points, while Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant , Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain round out the top five. It's a stretch to think the 32-year-old Anthony will reach that level anytime soon—if ever—but there are a number of notable names within sight in the ...

Melo Keeps The Faith Amid Familiar Losing Skid

... we’re [21⁄2] games out of the playoffs right now with still almost half the season to go. That’s the upside of things and that’s the way I look at it.”. The Knicks looked even more dysfunctional after Derrick Rose flew to Chicago on a game night Monday for “a family issue” and refused to pick up his phone when Knicks executives, coaches and players tried contacting him. Anthony said he was concerned about Rose, but he stays out of family situations, and he’s glad his teammate is OK. The Knicks’ on-court problems stem from a lack of defense, low-energy performances and too much one-on-one play on offense. Anthony can be accused of all of the above sometimes. He acknowledged he has to lift his game. Knicks videos. “I always feel like I should be doing more, I want to do more,” Anthony said. “I’m always asking the coaches what else they want me to do, ...

Jeff Hornacek A Lot Softer On Carmelo Than Msg Network

... said. “As a shooter or scorer, sometimes you go through four- or five-game stretches where you’re making some and you’re missing some. I’m sure with Carmelo, he’ll all of a sudden be hot and be 12-for-17.’. True to form, Anthony expressed little worry after the Knicks’ loss to Orlando and did not make himself available after Tuesday’s practice. “I just missed them,’ Anthony said Monday. “I got to get some more arc on the shot. I don’t know. I just have to keep shooting it and working it. Not too concerned with that.”. Bucks coach Jason Kidd, who played with Anthony with the Knicks during the Knicks’ glorious 54-win season in 2012-13, said the superstar forward is still as scary as ever. “He’s Melo,’ Kidd said before facing the Knicks on Wednesday. “He’s dangerous. He’s a guy who can put the ball in the basket — inside and outside. When you look at what he’s doing with the pounding he takes, hits he takes, he never shies away from contact. He just keeps ...