You have to be nuts to pass on Carmello Anthony!

[Chaplin]

Originally posted by slinslin
Chaplin if you are already trying to be a smart ass about everything why don't you read a little more carefully?

Stop crying.

But anyway the fact that Anthony was the top rated highschool player, top rated college player and immediately lead his team to the NCAA championship as a freshman should tell you something that he is far ahead of Mashburn at the same stage of their careers.

You can say that about any player that was rated #1 in college and has never reached that potential in the pros... i.e. Corliss Williamson, Drew Gooden, etc.

I never said Anthony wasn't going to be good, but to say that he's ALREADY better than Mashburn is a load. There is nothing substantial to back that up.

 

[Yuma]

He said he was better than Mashburn entering his freshman yaer in the NBA, not Mashburn now!!

 

[Russ Smith]

Originally posted by Chaplin
Stop crying.



You can say that about any player that was rated #1 in college and has never reached that potential in the pros... i.e. Corliss Williamson, Drew Gooden, etc.

I never said Anthony wasn't going to be good, but to say that he's ALREADY better than Mashburn is a load. There is nothing substantial to back that up.

When were Corliss and Gooden rated the top players? Certainly not out of HS(Corliss was behind Jason Kidd). Definitely not out of college(neither was the top college pick in the draft when they came out).

Both were good players but neither took a college team to a NC as a freshman.

Anthony was the best freshman in terms of overall impact since probably Webber although he was part of a group of freshmen.

To be honest Darko is playing against better competition than either LeBron or Carmelo because he's playing against men not boys. Carmelo faced better talent in college than LeBron did in HS.

I'd take any of the 3 but I do think Carmelo will be the best player next year.

 

[Chaplin]

Look.

I actually agree with you guys when you say that Carmello looks to be the better player in this year's draft. However, I am against overrating him, which all of you are doing.

To me, he needs to earn his accolades in the NBA. He was an awesome college player, but again, that doesn't always translate when they move to the pros. I say just give him some time, THEN make your snap judgements.

Funny how everyone is against overrating James, yet have no problem overrating Carmello.

 

[Russ Smith]

Originally posted by Chaplin
Look.

I actually agree with you guys when you say that Carmello looks to be the better player in this year's draft. However, I am against overrating him, which all of you are doing.

To me, he needs to earn his accolades in the NBA. He was an awesome college player, but again, that doesn't always translate when they move to the pros. I say just give him some time, THEN make your snap judgements.

Funny how everyone is against overrating James, yet have no problem overrating Carmello.

Now I'm totally lost. Because Carmelo hasn't played in the NBA anybody saying he'll be better than LeBron or Darko(who also haven't played in the NBA) NEXT year is wrong? We're projecting all 3 guys for next year only, NONE have played in the NBA.

When you consider level they've played at it's Darko, Carmelo, LeBron in that order.

You can't say we're overrating him because he hasn't played in the NBA yet without applying that to every player in the draft.

I would take James because if I didn't, I'd be fired. But I think Carmelo is a better player than LeBron RIGHT now and probably for the next year or two. At that point it's anybody's guess who improves more, the freakishly developed(for his age) athlete in James, or the good not great but improving athlete with the fundamentals(Anthony).

THere are NBA Gm's who think Darko will be better than either, I've never seen him play I have no clue. I don't agree wtih the title of this thread anthony could easily go 3rd and Cleveland and Detroit won't be crazy. But he could very well turn out to be the best player in this draft and that's simply not being said very much because LeBron is such a ESPN/Internet hero that people are going off the deep end with him.

 

[hcsilla]

Originally posted by Russ Smith
When you consider level they've played at it's Darko, Carmelo, LeBron in that order.

No, it's Carmelo, Darko, LeBron in that order.

Serbian League isn't better than NCAA, IMO.

 

[Russ Smith]

Originally posted by hcsilla
No, it's Carmelo, Darko, LeBron in that order.

Serbian League isn't better than NCAA, IMO.

actually it is he's playing against guys 10-12 years older than him. They said the average age on his team is 27 and that included him at 17.

Remember it's older guys like this that beat us in the last world championship(NBA players). You don't think those guys could beat Syracuse?

 

[hcsilla]

Originally posted by Russ Smith

Remember it's older guys like this that beat us in the last world championship(NBA players).

Noone of that guys plays in the Serbian League.

 

[BALLERMANIA2]

who knows who is going to be better, but i do know this, the last time i saw a forward/guard dominate high school like james did was kobe and mcgrady. kobe struggled and mcgrady struggled, but they learned the extra fundamentals and the style of nba play. unless james gets injured or turns into a complete ass, i just cant see how he wont become a similar type of player in time. kobe did not have a jumper when he came into the league and netiher did mcgrady. they worked hard at their games and developed quickly. lebron's only weaknesses are a shaky jumper and a sometimes erratic style. he has everything else, the body, the confidence and that damn athleticism. 6'8 240 with that quickness and jumping ability and the awareness to see the floor can become lethal. his weaknesses are things that can be learned or corrected. so its basically up to him how good he can be. personally what i dont care for about him is what might help him, that overconfidence.i dont really care for cocky type people. then again, he might can lend some of that to joe johnson. anyway, carmello is more polished but if you imagine both of them getting to their maximum level, who do you think would be better? you cant teach some of the things that james has. i feel that both will make impacts at some point and one probably sooner than the other. what we need to remember is that teams are drafting for POTENTIAL and potentially james could be ridiculous. thats the reason why he is going to be the #1 pick. gms and coaches know that they can develop those things that lebron lacks if he is willing and focused. they salivate thinking of what he can be. that's just my opinion from observing these two throughout all of this hype. by the way i almost could give a damn what either one does because they wont be doing it for the suns.