In an unexpected comment that took the NBA world by storm, former NBA guard Raymond Felton declared that Carmelo Anthony is, in his opinion, a more dynamic scorer than NBA giants such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Michael Jordan.
Raymond Felton believes Carmelo Anthony is a better scorer than LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan
“The way he used to score at every level, I don’t know anyone better.”
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Anthony’s scoring capabilities are unquestionably distinct. The primary reason Felton advocates Anthony’s venerated standing as a superior scorer is his ability to score in multiple ways.
“Melo can score in more ways than KD, because Melo can post up, he can score off the dribble, he can score in the mid-range, he can score finishing at the rim, and he can shoot threes,” emphasized Felton.
According to Felton, Anthony’s strength extends beyond his scoring talent. He posits that the NBA All-Star’s big and strong physique complements his versatile scoring techniques.
Felton debunked criticisms about Anthony’s tendency to take more shots by emphasizing the team’s dependence on him for scoring.
He argues that these criticisms are only rampant when Anthony has an off-night and seizes more shots.
“You’re talking about a guy who has a total, complete game, and he’s big and strong — 6-8, big body, strong body. A lot of people like to talk about how he takes a lot of shots, this and that. Listen man: We need him to score. It gets maximized because if you’re having an off night and you take thirty-something shots, it’s like, ‘Aw man, he’s shooting too much.’ If you’re having a great night, he’s got 40-something points and he took thirty-something shots, ain’t nobody saying nothing. I just tell him, ‘You do what we need you to do. As a team, we know what you’re going to do every night.’ So we gotta adjust our games to that. Me as a point guard, I have to adjust my game to that. I hate when people say about him, ‘He takes too many shots.’ People try to compare him and LeBron — two different games. Melo is who he is, LeBron is who he is. So I hate when they try to make those comparisons. You can’t say Larry Bird and Michael Jordan had the same game. They’re different, but they both got chips. Add Magic Johnson in there. Those guys all had totally, completely different games. But they all got rings. That’s all it is. I support Melo 100 percent. He knows that. We all do. And we want to continue to keep working and get better.’”
