is Melo the biggest waste of talent?

[AirBonner]

He came into the league with all the right tools to be a BETTER version of Paul Pierce. Unfortunately he has no drive to better himself.

[Real14]

I will answer that in May,June 2017.

[BigKAT]

Vince Carter.

[AirBonner]

I will answer that in May,June 2017.

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

[BigKAT]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

[TheWinningFam]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

[Kyle2Demar]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

[bizil]

He came into the league with all the right tools to be a BETTER version of Paul Pierce. Unfortunately he has no drive to better himself.

Scoring and rebounding wise, Melo exceeded Pierce. In terms of positional versatility, Melo could play the PF in addition to playing the wing. But Pierce was ALWAYS going to be a better defender and passer. So while Pierce was the better all around player, I think Melo was the better player peak wise. I never expected Melo to have that blend of great scoring AND great all around ability in one. But a SF who can give me 28-30 points and 8 boards a night is HOF caliber.

So Melo got the most out of his ability in my opinion. It wasn't in the cards for him to be a great defender or passer. Guys like a JR Rider, Roy Tarpley, Stanley Roberts, Michael Beasley etc. would be cases that could be considered wastes of talents. Some of these kind of guys let drugs, partying, or laziness stop them from greatest heights. NONE of those guys made an All Star team.

[LostCause]

So Melo got the most out of his ability in my opinion. It wasn't in the cards for him to be a great defender or passer. Guys like a JR Rider, Roy Tarpley, Stanley Roberts, Michael Beasley etc. would be cases that could be considered wastes of talents. Some of these kind of guys let drugs, partying, or laziness stop them from greatest heights. NONE of those guys made an All Star team.

This. Melo is obviously going to be a hall of famer. Not sure how he could remotely be considered the "biggest" waste of talent

[bizil]

This. Melo is obviously going to be a hall of famer. Not sure how he could remotely be considered the "biggest" waste of talent

I agree! I think people JUST NEED to admit that a player like Melo ISN'T their cup of tea. They shouldn't say he's a waste of talent BECAUSE he's not the kind of player they rally behind or like.

BUT at the same time those people ALSO need to acknowledge that Melo was an HOF caliber player. And one of the greatest scorers of all time! Back in the day, Nique used to catch similar heat in a lot of ways.

[pastis]

well, not every top 5 draft prospect has the ability to become a top 25 player of all time.

[Nilocon165]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

Still laughing at this

[Lebronxrings]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed

[raprap]

If he was put in the right position, there's no doubt he would've won a ring. Sucks he didn't. Hey atleast he made money and is pretty accomplished in the league. Future HoF aswell.

[CelticBaller]

You mean January. When they will already 15 games out of 8th seed