Carmelo Anthony’s Greatest Dunk
Say what you want about Carmelo Anthony, but when it comes to Olympic play there isn’t a better offensive weapon on Team USA. In 2007, Anthony was the 2nd leading scorer at the 2007 FIBA World Championships with 21.2 ppg average (191 points in 9 games), which was behind Leandro Barbosa of Brazil.
Early reports indicate that Coach K wants to start ‘Melo at the four, creating a match-up problems for any other countries power forward, and with Jim Boeheim as an assistant Carmelo will fit right in when they run that 2-3 Zone.
If that isn’t enough to scare the opposition, maybe this is. I know Luis Scola and the Argentine National Team remembers this. Maybe in Beijing they’ll close out quicker…
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Ernesto says:
Never mind Melo’s best, that was the best dunk I’ve ever seen! Live, anyway.
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Harvey Dent says:
He CRAMMED it on Scola (No h*mo)!!!
and that was the vert. He took a jump stop!
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
yallallreadyknow says:
dang I wanna lick his penis!!
I seen all that power in his chest muscles earlier with his sexy ass
I wish he was gay like me, I gay something he can slam in!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Christian says:
Show your Nuggets some support (they’ll need it to get through the stiff Western Conference competition) and catch a game this season. Christian
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Con Queso says:
Um….nice dunk?
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Truth says:
Melo is sick yo!! Dude is a beast!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
doc says:
They about to get somemore of them pretty highlights to look at.They ready to go.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
POINTFWD13 says:
Melo needs to regain the hunger that made him this nasty…..
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Jim says:
Melo brings it in FIBA, you will see that no doubt. Also, I read an ESPN Mag article in 2004 that said he was by far the coolest guy to people helping the team, kids, media, etc.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Is no one else completely baffled and slightly concerned by post #3? I mean, am I just reading different stuff that you guys?
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Harvey Dent says:
@ Say…
I think we’re all just ignoring it. Lol
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
doc says:
He still that nasty.It was only last summer he did that.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Marian says:
you are not alone. but dude is referring to that melo picture earlier today…mean I’m no melo fan either but that brother kinda nuts.
what he is tryin to say is that dime is promoting him to much, while he is propably a candidate for their losers list
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Harvey Dent says:
How is he a candidate for the Losers’ List? Melo is only 23. He’s got some time in the NBA before he is called a loser. He still young.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
hahns says:
its been said before, but a lot of “losers” simply had inferior teams. i think thats the case for melo except the year they played the clips. did anyone honestly think the nugs could have beaten the lakers this year?
anyway, one of the sickest dunks ive seen. i remember watching on tv and wondering what the hell he was going to do. you could defintiely tell melo had no other intention other than to flush it
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
kb24! says:
Melo just plays harder and better in FIBA cause the competition isn’t so great. haha
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Marian says:
thing is he dosn’t have that I will do what ever it takes attitude, the greats an therefor winners have. and thats not just in games but in the summer. dudes like wade bryant jordan duncan etc do not run around smokin weed oder drivin drunk coz they are dedicated to basketball and basketball only.
kobe had that little hotelgorl disaster;) but I guess you get my point;)
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Big Sia says:
I dont think thats scola
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Harvey Dent says:
It looks like him.
It might be Walter Hermann. Is he from Argentina? Either way…its a poster!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:17 pm
doc says:
@Marian U dont know what them dudes do.Melo never failed no test thats all that matters.Won a college chip,Denver stunk now never have a losing record.The average player is in his 2nd year compared to Melo age.He young and made some wrong decisions but show me a perfect man and Ill give you some paper.
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
HUH!!!! says:
CARMELO is a BEAST why the hate? Because he got a DUI? Or because he was in a dumbass video with his homeboy’s? Carmelo is CLUTCH, he has the most complete offensive game the league has seen since, Mike retired. He picked it up big time on the glass in the second half of last season as his rebounds per game jumped to nearly 8, which gives him an added demention to his game when he is not scoring. Defensively I can’t defend that BOY. He has to get better!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:05 am
mrcanadian says:
who won that game???? and done.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:41 am
Marian says:
Ain’t no perfect man, mos def.
and damn, if he proves me wrong, I’m the first ti admint.
but i haven’t seen anything from melo, that convinced me yet. youre right he is young and it can change(paul pierce).
but my thing is, he is not reachin his potential in my opinion. yeah top 3 scorer last cupple year and probably for the next 10.
but man with that body and skilllevel? he could be a lockdown defender if wants, which he didn’t show yet, comüpared to for example bron. an he could mos def avarage 8 boards per game at leat, if he was willing to do some dirty work. thats what makes you great and winner.
MJ didn’t just score. he was a bonefied defender and rbounder for his position. same goes for kobe bron.
but hey lets see what the sommer does. when he plays his role(probably topscorer) and team usa brings home the gold he is on the best way provin that he is the real deal. until now i see him as the second comin of big dog robinson
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:21 am
Wesley says:
All about Melo’s workout:
http://www.squidoo.com/CarmeloAnthony
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
Steve says:
The dunk was great, can’t argue about that but things like this will happen during international games when most foreign players go for the charge. If that was Ronny Turiaf waiting for Carmelo instead of Scola however, this would’ve been a highlight rejection. Turiaf had Carmelo’s number last year. He must’ve had 5-6 blocks on Melo last year.
Which leads me to say that Turiaf wasn’t alone. Carmelo went for these thundering jams last year and oftentimes, was on the receiving end of a highlight block. My thing about him is that he needs to lose some weight. He’s packed on too much muscle since his rookie year. He used to be so much more rangier and lankier and explosive off his feet. As is, he was capable of being pretty well contained by the likes of Radmanovic and Luke Walton in the postseason.
Carmelo is playing at the same weight as Lebron is but Carmelo isn’t Lebron, he’s not the freakish mutant athlete that Lebron is. No one is, no one but Lebron could play at 6′7 250 with all his natural athleticism in tact.