So, get this. I'm reading ESPN rumors and I stumble across this little gem.
Peter Vecsey of the New York Post talked with Carmelo Anthony over the last couple of days and thinks the Knicks and not the Nets are at the top of his wish list.
Vecsey writes: "Don't reach for your spectacles, you got that right; the Knicks remain a viable option. I repeat, a viable option. ... the Nets, at the very least, appeared to be the frontrunners. Now they're also-rans, I'm informed. In a nutshell, the fact they're two seasons away from moving to Brooklyn from New Jersey places them in the loser bin."
Vecsey adds, "I can't tell you how much Melo admires James Dolan's willingness to great lengths to avoid contaminating Madison Square Garden with a loss."
Anthony wants the Nuggets to prove they can challenge for a championship and if they can't, he'll leave by a trade or free agency. Either way, he won't leave the team waiting for him to make a decision.
"I'm not Chris Bosh," Anthony declared. "We're not the same person. What I do will be straight up. Management knows that."
Howard Beck of The New York Times thinks the Knicks should focus on getting a point guard like Steve Nash, now via a trade, or Chris Paul and Deron Williams, when they can become free agents in the summer of 2012.
One NBA scout doesn't think Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire would make a winning duo, right now.
"Carmelo needs the ball in his hand all the time to be a factor," the scout said, concluding, "Carmelo is not the immediate answer."
Most of the blurb is standard off-day muck that you see: "Blah blah blah high profile trade target. Blah blah blah speculation. Blah blah blah, no progress."
But, than there is this lil guy:
"I'm not Chris Bosh," Anthony declared. "We're not the same person. What I do will be straight up. Management knows that."
Now, I like the implied message here. Carmelo is putting down the shinanigans that happened this summer. He's putting down how certain high profile free agents allowed their otherwise talentless teams to twist on the spit when they made their choice to ultimately play somewhere nicer. I like that.
But, Chris Bosh? LeBron James was such a big freakin deal that he had an hour long ESPN special that t'd off the entire nation so he could tell people how he was screwing Cleveland. LeBron James was such a big freakin deal, that Nike needed a bigger rehabilitation ad campaign than the one they used for multiple times over adulterer Tiger Woods. LeBron James is such a big freakin deal that Southpark has spoofed said Nike ad nearly a dozen times in the past 3 weeks. LeBron James is such a big freakin deal that he HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OF THE YEAR.
But, Carmelo Anthony went after Chris Bosh, because he's not playing well..because he doesn't "keep a list" like LeBron does. Carmelo Anthony went after Chris Bosh because of Miami's top-paid-trio, Bosh is the only one that Carmelo Anthony can ostensibly be said to be "better than".
(EDIT: Re-phrased for clarity)
Carmelo Anthony may not be Chris Bosh, but he comes off as a bully and a diva through picking on Chris Bosh when there was another much more relevant and prominent target available. He might not be a Bosh, he's kind of being a bit of a LeBron.
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