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
I took that as motivation. Anything that happens, I'll take it as motivation.
(It's) going to be a playoff-like game, and we've got to bring it.
It's going to motivate us. We hear a lot of stuff, they want to play us and things like that, and we take that as motivation.
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.
I wanted to play. (But) it's nothing I can be upset about.
Shawn Marion overplayed it, he reached, and once I saw that, I knew I had a clear shot at the basket once I got my feet set. I wanted to win, even before I got my face smacked. Then I got energy from that, even though Eddie did it.
The Clippers did a heck of a job packing it in on me, not letting me get to the basket like I wanted to and as I had been doing in the past. They sent every kind of defense a team can send at me these last two games. It got frustrating, especially when you're trying to get back in the game and whatever you do is not working.
You've got a lot of guys who are playing just as well as I am and deserve it.
(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.
It is getting old. I hope we have everybody out there as soon as possible. Playing with a 6-4 lineup is tough.
I was edgy my first two games just to get out there and start my career. You saw me settle down more than I did the first two games.
Last year I showed people a little of what I can do. I didn't give them the whole shebang.
The past two days, George (coach George Karl ) has been stressing that if the playoffs were today, this is who we'd play. We wanted to make a statement right away and tell them this is what they'll see if they play us.