- 33,121
- 12,239
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2006
why'd you stop at 05-06?Melo did get robbed his rookie year. After that though, it was plain as day.What? Melo got robbed for rookie of the year.
Melo had a more well rounded offensive game than Lebron those first few years. Melo's stats were comparable as well.
Then in 06-07 (Lebron's break out season with the playoff run) Melo was second in scoring to Kobe and was demolishing everyone who tried to guard him.
It was debatable. Go watch the tapes of PTI/Around the Horn and those ESPN shows, and read the articles. It WAS being debated.
04-05
Lebron 27 7 & 7 47% 35% from 3
Carmelo 20 5 & 2 on 43% and 26% from 3.
That's not debatable.
05-06
2005-06 DEN 80 36:47 9.5 19.7 48.1 0.5 1.9 24.3 7.2 8.9 80.8 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.7 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.9 26.5
2005-06 CLE 79 42:30 11.1 23.1 48.0 1.6 4.8 33.5 7.6 10.3 73.8 0.9 6.1 7.0 6.6 3.3 1.6 0.8 2.3 31.4
Again, that isn't debatable. Period point blank. I'm not even a stats guy but when they are this drastic as far as difference, they account for it. Lebron was far better than Melo and everybody else for that matter since his second season in the League.
![laugh.gif](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatich.niketalk.com%2Fsmilies%2Flaugh.gif&hash=a521e939726a9af67192a19df1e785c3)
Lebron's always been the better passer and harder worker on defense. Everything else was up for debate for a while. People STILL think Melo's a better scorer and while the full season averages don't show it, Melo's court vision get praise too.
Last edited: