Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 3:35 pm  |  63 responses

Carmelo Anthony, George Karl Take Shots at Each Other

George Karl called out his former star forward on national TV last night, saying he wasn’t a very committed defender. Carmelo then got, ahem, defensive about it on Twitter and to the press following shootaround this morning. From the NY Post: “Nuggets coach George Karl took a shot on TNT regarding Carmelo Anthony’s ‘defensive focus,’ prompting the Knicks’ new superstar to fire back on his Twitter account. ‘Damn R U Serious. Some people never seize (sic) to amaze me. Unbelievable. When the grass is cut, the snakes will show.’ … ‘Defense is commitment. I’ve got young guys and if they don’t give me the commitment, I’ve got other guys who will give me the commitment,’ Karl said on TNT Thursday. ‘The system sometimes ties you up from getting the commitment. You have to handle what ‘Melo gives you. I’m not knocking ‘Melo, he is a great offensive player. ‘Melo is the best offensive player I’ve ever coached, but his defensive focus, his demand of himself is what frustrated us more than anything.’ … ‘That’s George Karl. I try not to pay too much attention to that,’ said Anthony. ‘I know what I’ve done in 7-1/2 years I was there going to Western Conference finals. I know we were top in defensive categories last year. Don’t know where it’s coming from,’ Anthony said.”

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  • el_larsen

    KARL JUST TOLD THE TRUTH.
    the cavs just showed it las night lol!!

  • el_larsen

    the “coach karl is racist” line of defense is depressing

  • http://www.slamonline.com c_cantrell

    ^fake c_cantrell..
    dude grow the f*ck up and stop using my name and everyone elses you stupid dipsh*t

  • al

    George Karl is a bald pee wee Herman, and bad chapel show joke

  • al

    but he is right, melo doesn’t do D

  • the truth

    karl just said what we all know is true

  • Jahi

    Oddly, this so-called blockbuster trade has worked out sooner for the Nuggets than the Knicks. The Knicks are going to be a competitive team in the playoffs, but it’ll take another 10-20 games before they mesh as a team. Anthony is going to force his game for another dozen games. Anthony is like a black hole once he gets the ball. Still, I love the Knicks, favorite team to watch as a kid. However, after watching the Nuggets vs. Blazers game last night on ESPN, I’m convinced that the Nuggets are a better team now. Last night, the Nuggets came close, down to the wire, but Karl is still tweaking the lineup. I didn’t like the Lawson and Felton playing together, didn’t work. Lawson is going to be a stud once he develops a consistent mid-range jumper, as very few can stay in front of him. The Nuggets should start a lineup of Nene, Martin, Galinari, Chandler, Lawson and their offense and defense will flow.

  • Wilbon

    @jahi, is chandler quick enough to guard some of the quicker 2′s in the league? wasn’t he even playing 4 for a while ? Not disagreeing, just questioning.

  • Clydesays

    Karl’s may be correct, but why bother? Dude is gone, move on.

  • Yep

    @al: dude had cancer, bad look chirpin him for bein bald. i’m aware he was shiny before it, but still, bad look homie.

    and yeah, melo and amare losin to the cavs ftw! haaaaaahahahah

  • http://jooo Max

    I would think about something very diffrent if the headlinde would say: “Gilbert Arenas and SVG taking ‘shots’ at eachother”. :D

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    ^ ROFL @ Max!!!

  • Lan

    Melo is not in the NBA for his defense.

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