Melo has gold on his mind
By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published July 20, 2008 at 9:02 p.m.
Carmelo Anthony loves his mother very much, but there are limits.
When Anthony won a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics, he gave it to his mother, Mary, and it's on display in her Baltimore home.
But who gets the gold medal if Anthony brings one home from Beijing?
"Me," the Nuggets forward said. "I'm going to get it."
The quest for gold begins in earnest today when Anthony and the Americans begin training camp in Las Vegas. They will play an exhibition game Friday in Las Vegas, against Canada, then head to China for four exhibitions before Olympic play begins Aug. 10.
After the 2004 disaster, USA Basketball put together a core team.
This is the third straight summer players have been together.
"(It's easier) than putting together a team for two weeks and sending us out there and just telling us to go out and win the gold medal," Anthony said earlier this month. "(It's easier) having guys together for three years to prepare for the biggest stage in the world."
Anthony stumbled the last time he stepped on such a stage, playing sparingly and having coach Larry Brown saying Anthony wasn't buying into the team concept. Anthony said he and the several other young players on that team were "thrown to the wolves" but that the Americans are ready to "redeem" themselves.
If they do that, Anthony will hold on to the medal.
SUMMER LEAGUE: The Nuggets went 4-1 in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, with guard Dahntay Jones averaging 18.4 points and forward Elton Brown 13.4 points and 10 rebounds. Swingmen Bobby Jones and Sonny Weems, a rookie, averaged 10 and 9.2 points, respectively. Point guard Taurean Green, whose contract is only guaranteed if not waived by Aug. 1, showed little, averaging 6.5 points and 1.6 assists while shooting 23.3 percent.
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Mike1969 writes:
Melo is nothing more than an over-glamorized, over-rated, over-paid THUG! I don’t understand why the media continues to portray him as a “Loves his mother” good guy role model. Nonsense! He is a THUG who play for the THUGgets!
July 21, 2008
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shaggy01 writes:
Boy Melo sure did look slick with his sunglasses at the ESPY's last night. I couldn't help noticing how cool he is. I also couln't help noticing him checking his watch 5 minutes into the show. Guess he had plans for after the show.......you know a few beers, some gang bangin' videos, and then a night cap of driving around in your BMW at 4am because you can't go home. Thats how you represent basketball!!!!