Carmelo Anthony led the Syracuse Orange to the only national title in program history and was selected at No. 3 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft. Those two events subscribed Anthony to a career worth of high expectations and both rational and irrational criticism.
The most recent form of such came from none other than New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson.
Jackson appeared on CBS Sports and was asked about Anthony’s game. He praised ‘Melo by stating that he could play the Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan role for the Knicks, but cited a need to be more decisive with the ball.