Carmelo Anthony

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Who's The Best? By Robert Lodding Lit of Sport
s and American Culture
Period 8
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Carmelo Anthony 15 Position Small
Forward Height 6-8 Weight 220 lbs.
(Melo) Birthdate 5/29/84 Birthplace New
York, NY College Syracuse 2003 Number
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• 1) Melo was born in New York City on May 29,
  1984. After living in New York, Melo and his
  family settled in Baltimore when he was 8 years
  old. Anthony attended high school at basketball
  powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Virginia and was
  named a high school All-American. Coming out of
  high school, Melo was one of the most highly
  touted prospects. He would go on to live up to
  the hype during his brief stint at Syracuse
  University.
• 2) Despite staying only one year at Syracuse,
  Melo is considered by many to be one of the most
  memorable college basketball players in NCAA
  history. As a freshman, he averaged 22.2 points
  (16th in the nation, 4th in the Big East) and
  10.0 rebounds in leading the Orangemen to their
  first ever NCAA Mens Basketball championship in
  2003. He led the team in scoring, rebounding,
  minutes played, field goals made and attempted
  and free throws made and attempted. Melo also
  earned the NCAA Tournament's Final Four MVP
  honorshis efforts included a 33 point explosion
  against Texas in the semi-final, and a solid 20
  points and 10 rebounds in the final victory over
  the University of Kansas. Having already
  accomplished everything he set out to do in his
  collegiate career, Melo decided to declare for
  the 2003 NBA Draft where he was chosen 3rd by the
  Denver Nuggets.
• www.carmeloanthony.com

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• 3) In his first year as a pro, Melo averaged 21
  points per game and led the Nuggets to one of the
  biggest turnarounds in NBA history, transforming
  a previously uncompetitive team into a playoff
  contender. Melos talent and leadership did not
  go unnoticed as he was chosen as a member of the
  2004 USA Olympic basketball team after just one
  NBA season.
• 4) Since his rookie Campaign, Melo has only
  gotten better, averaging over 20 points per game
  in his second year and 26.5 points per game (8th
  overall in scoring in the league) this past
  season. Besides being a scoring machine, Melo has
  acquired a reputation for being a tremendous
  performer in the clutch. During the time period
  from the beginning of the 2003-04 season to the
  end of the 2005-06 season, he hit 11 out of 17
  game-winning shots, by far the most of any player
  in the NBA. Following the 2005-06 season, Melo
  was rewarded for carrying the Nuggets into the
  playoffs by being named to the All NBA Third
  Team.
• 5) In the summer of 2006, Melo was chosen as
  captain of Team USA. He has been a standout
  performer for the US team thus far, including
  breaking the US scoring record in a game with 35
  points against Italy in the FIBA tournament
  earlier this summer.
• www.carmeloanthony.com

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• 2005-06 All-NBA Third Team
• 2005 got milk? Rookie Challenge MVP
• 2004 Olympic Team
• got milk? All-Rookie Team
• got milk? Rookie of Month for April, 2004
• Player of the Week (4/4 - 4/10)
• got milk? Rookie of Month for March, 2004
• Player of the Week (3/8 - 3/14)
• got milk? Rookie of Month for Feb. 2004
• 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge
• got milk? Rookie of Month for Jan. 2004
• got milk? Rookie of Month for Dec. 2003
• got milk? Rookie of Month for Oct-Nov. 2003

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• P Points
• R Rebounds
• A Assists
• B Blocked Shots
• S Steals
• T Turnovers
• RPG APG SPG BPG TPG PPG
• 5.6 7.8 1.1 0.4 2.98 23.6
• P R 2A B 2S- 2T PRABST
• 23.6 5.6 2 7.8 0.4 2 1.1 2 2.98
  41.44
  

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Narrative assessment of process

• In my opinion the PRABST system biased on my
  research is that the system is closely accurate
  but should not be used to rank players because
  there is no control variable they all have
  different years in the league and nothing is the
  same for all of the players. The first problem
  that I had come across was that the younger
  players in the league that have not played as
  many years and are not as old have much higher
  PRABST scores because they have not been in the
  league as long as the more veteran players. The
  younger players also have higher scores because
  they have not had bad seasons and also they have
  not been injured yet resulting in a low
  statistical season giving them a much higher
  score because they are fresh. Also the younger
  players have much higher scores because they are
  much younger and most of the younger players like
  James, Melo, and Garnett came out of high school
  and are very fresh and strong and have no
  injuries. There are also many individual
  players that have very low scores but are amazing
  players that I believe should be ranked much
  higher. Steve Nash who on my PRABST system
  ranking is 21 out of 25 but for the last 2
  years has been named MVP of the league and leads
  the Phoenix Suns every game in assists. Another
  player that is ranked much lower then I believe
  that he should be is Yao Ming who leads the
  Huston Rockets every game in points and rebounds
  and turned around a dead team and turned them
  into playoff contenders. Yao is ranked on my
  PRABST system as being 25 of 25 which is far
  off of what he should be. Also the scores from
  Yaos China career were not added in so he had a
  couple great years in China that were not counted
  into the ranking of the PRABSAT system. The
  players with average rebounds per game and
  average assists per game meaning over 5 assist
  per game had the highest scores because there
  assist per games doubled by the system giving
  them many more points then the players with lower
  assist scores. Also the players who were point
  guards who handle the ball more had more
  turnovers then other players who dont handle the
  ball as much like Steve Nash whose scores were
  effected greatly by the turnover rule of
  multiplying by 2 but he also had the most assist
  per game then any of the other players. My player
  Carmelo Anthony was ranked 4th on the system
  which is a good rank if he keeps up his averages
  for a couple more years. The reason he was so
  high in the system was because he has not played
  in the league many years and also because he has
  not been injured yet giving him an advantage over
  many of the other players. My final opinion is
  that the PRABST system is not a very accurate
  ranking of the players because it lacks controls
  that give certain players more advantages over
  the other players creating debate in scores of
  certain players leaving the rankings not accurate
  to show Whos the best? player in the NBA.

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Analysis of racial, ethnic, socio-economic
influences