Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse. In Anthony's freshman season, he led the Orangemen to their first ever National Championship and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Anthony then entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth29 May 1984
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Every time we play San Antonio, it's always going to be tough. They send two or three people at me. . . . I knew my shot wasn't going down from the outside. I just tried to keep going to the hole and get some fouls.
Sometimes (the padding) doesn't even work - depending on who (hits) it.
Now I do. I never really listened to them (before). Just seeing their merchandise and listening to them here and there (has given him an appreciation).
I can't worry that we didn't get him. It was rumors all along.
I don't think anybody thought we'd be where we are now, after three years. This is one of the stages we've been trying to get to. Now that we're here, we want to move forward and win a playoff series.
I don't think anybody knew or thought we would be where we're at in three years.
I don't like to say slump or anything like that. I don't know what to call it. He got out of his shell.
I don't need him telling anybody what I need to do. I just go out and do it myself. . . . I'm not saying I'm perfect in anything. . . . I'd rather just (have Karl) tell me what I need to do.
You saw us playing the way we have to play down the stretch. The way we must play the rest of the way.
You're kind of embarrassed when you lose like that.
(The loss) was a wake-up call for us. We can't take nothing for granted right now. These last 10 games, I think you'll see a better focus from the team.
If I still had stuff on my mind, off-the-court issues, I probably wouldn't be able to come out onto the court and do what I'm doing now.
It was my group, his group, going back and forth for a long period of time. The opportunity was there and I couldn't let it slip out of my hands to be involved in something like this.
It was a good feeling not to have to play in the fourth quarter. It's always good to get some rest. We let a couple (of games) slip away here, but that's old news. We've put it behind us. This is a new year and we have new goals.