2023-05-22 16:49:03
Tonight, a legendary story comes to an end. Carmelo Anthony, a superstar who played 18 seasons in the NBA, announced his retirement. His career was full of brilliance and challenges, and left many unforgettable memories. But his story doesn’t end there, as his son, Kiyan Anthony, prepares to take over his torch and continue chasing his basketball dreams.
Tonight, the star Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement without any pre-emption. He also appeared in the stadium in New York to receive cheers from fans. Many fans are still looking forward to his comeback next season and continue to work hard for his championship dream, but now he is in His own social media posted a video of his retirement, shocking all fans.
“I still remember those days, when I had nothing.”
“And basketball has become a way out for me to realize my dreams.”
Melo, who was born in New York, did not have a wealthy childhood. He had to work with his brothers and sisters to support the family since he was a child. However, like many New York children, he was influenced by basketball culture. Melo fell in love with basketball when he was very young. Basketball kept Melo from going astray.
And because of the amount of time he spent on the court, Melo’s game improved by leaps and bounds, making him the most well-known high school basketball player in the area. However, spending time on the court is also a double-edged sword. Although it gave him no time to learn bad things and made him a future basketball star, it also caused his academic performance to be terrible, and he might even be unable to apply for college. Melo’s mother resolutely let him transfer, and sent Melo to Oak Hill High School, a school that requires very high grades and ball skills.
Here, Melo not only met the college application standards, but also met his lifelong friend and rival, LeBron James, during the competition.
“I have firm goals.”
“I’m proud to represent my team and my city.”
“Of course, there are also fans who supported me all the way.”
“I’m grateful to have them because they made Carmelo Anthony.”
After that, Melo went to Syracuse University and led Syracuse University to win the championship with his strong offensive ability. He became the No. 3 pick in the 2003 gold draft and was selected by the Denver Nuggets. He played full time in the rookie year and averaged 21 Points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals are not like rookies at all. In the end, they lost to the No. 1 pick of the year in the annual rookie king vote, which is the aforementioned Lebron James.
After that, Melo became the offensive core of the Nuggets. He can play low singles, face-up shots, score with a strong physique, and also has a certain degree of long-range artillery. His diverse offensive skills allow him to lead the team into the league year following year. In the playoffs, he just mightn’t get any closer. This also caused many people to criticize him for only focusing on scoring efficiency but ignoring defense. This criticism has followed him to the end of his career.
Are you saying Melo doesn’t defend? I think he is willing to defend at critical moments. For example, in the Western Conference finals with the Lakers in 2009, it can be seen that Melo is putting his life on the defense of Kobe, but in many cases, his excellent offense allows him to focus on offense Above, or let him only focus on offense, but can allow the team to obtain greater benefits.
This is also what he did when he transferred to the Knicks. In the 7 seasons in his hometown of New York, Melo scored 24.7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists, and all of them were selected for the All-Star Game. It can be said that Melo successfully represented his hometown. Honor.
However, he has yet to win the O’Brien Gold Cup for this team.
“But now, it’s time to say goodbye!”
“It’s time to say goodbye to the courses that made me famous!”
“And the arena that brought me goals and confidence!”
As he got older, Melo’s scoring efficiency began to decline, and his proud low-post singles began to become a burden that slowed down the team’s rhythm. Once the scoring efficiency as a selling point loses its advantage, it will highlight Melo’s disadvantages on the defensive end. Relying on physical strength to make up for it, but age and injuries have caused Melo to lose this ability long ago. Moreover, the era of unlimited defenses has arrived. For a player like Melo who moves slowly laterally, it is quite difficult to defend the flank of the opponent’s physical monster.
Therefore, Melo’s role is becoming more and more single, just as a bench scorer, and there are even rumors that he does not pass the ball, is an offensive black hole, and a defensive loophole.
In the face of these criticisms, Melo did not fight back, but responded silently. He began to accept the arrangement of starting from the bench, and even changed his style of play from the low ball to the catch and shoot, in order to release his possession , so that more people can participate in the offense and maintain their own scoring efficiency.
But these adjustments have always been difficult to bring him a championship.
In the end, Melo, who has accumulated 28,289 points in his career and ranks 11th in NBA history, also became the “uncrowned king” of the league.
“I’m looking forward to the future.”
“When people ask me what I left behind.”
“I wasn’t thinking regarding the accomplishments on the pitch.”
“It’s not an award or an honor, because what I’ve been doing all along is going above and beyond.”
“What I’m really leaving behind is my son, Kiyan Anthony.”
Just facing the reality that he didn’t win the championship, Melo was not very discouraged, because his talent has been well inherited. His son Kiyan Anthony has the same offensive skills as his father. Whether it is shooting posture, dribbling movements, or offensive footwork, he has a certain level among high school students, and the media gave him a four-star high school student evaluation. The only flaw Fortunately, Kiyan has been stuck at 6 feet 3 inches for a while, which makes him very likely to be positioned as a guard, but it is still too early to draw conclusions, and maybe Kiyan has the potential to draw tall.
“My son, I will always support you.”
“Because now you are holding the torch of inheritance and chasing your dreams.”
“You won’t let anything stop you, and you won’t let anything bother you.”
“I’m proud of everything you’ve done.”
For Melo, the 10-time All-Star, one-time scoring champion, 6-time team of the year, NBA 75 star, Olympic gold medal, the story may have come to an end, but for Kiyan, the story may be ready to begin…
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