The ire around Carmelo Anthony‘s unceremonious 10-game Houston Rocket career has nearly passed. He was dumped and made the scapegoat last season for a team that started the season flat and without their defensive coach.
Houston convinced Jeff Bzdelik to unretire and come back to the team on November 5, and Anthony played his final game as a Rocket three days later.
Anthony was supposed to be the number three option, scoring wing the Rockets had been dreaming of. Even past his prime, Anthony seemed vastly more talented than any other wing on the roster, but the 4-6 start made the team feel forced into a decision.