The truth behind the controversy: Why Anthony is an underrated scoring master

When Chicago Bulls star Matas Buzzellis made waves in the Deep 3 Podcast, he is in Las Vegas for the Summer League. When the host threw out the question "What kind of basketball view is worthy of your full defense", the Lithuanian young player's pupils shone with a star-chasing light: "Carmelo Anthony is the greatest scorer in history, and people can't imagine how despair he needs to endure when defending. "

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This statement is like a huge rock thrown into the lake, causing a thousand waves on the lake discussed in NBA history. In an era when the names of scoring madmen such as Jordan, Kobe, Durant frequently appeared in GOAT discussions, choosing Anthony as the spokesperson for historical scoring kings is actually behind the seemingly controversial choice, which actually implies the truth that is often overlooked in basketball evolution theory.

When modern basketball analysts are keen to dismantle players' scoring methods into modules such as three-pointers, breakthroughs, and free throws, Anthony's existence itself is a provocation to digital analysis. Boozeris uses the precise definition of "five-in-one scorer" to outline the horror of this offensive all-rounder: when the back of the penalty area is hit, when the European steps are blurred when the breakthrough is broken, and the middle-range dessert position is deterred. The cold arrows outside the three-point line pierce the heart, and the dribbling that collapses the defender the most - these technical modules are not simple arrangements and combinations in Anthony, but resonate as precisely as a symphony orchestra. The pictures are from the defensive dilemma brought by this comprehensiveness of the Internet, which can only be experienced by the sound of truly standing in the breathing of the court. When modern defensive systems rely on data analysis to set traps, Anthony can always tear the tactical boards apart in the sixth offensive way. The classic battle against the Heat in 2013 is extremely convincing. Facing the double-team defense between James and Wade, he actually scored 50 points with 7 different offensive methods. 5 back-to-back singles, 4 back-turn jump shots, plus 3 three-pointers cold shots, so Miami's carefully crafted defensive rotation became a foil.

But what really makes Anthony unique is his sense of smell and psychological game ability of scoring timing. Boozelis specifically mentioned: "If the referee misses his offensive foul, he will completely defeat his opponent with the same action in the next round." " This almost paranoid retaliatory score was fully demonstrated during the Nuggets in 2012. In the series against the Spurs, Ginobili made two consecutive offensive fouls, and the latter deliberately chose the same breakthrough route in the subsequent rounds and completed three consecutive times. 2+1, turning psychological disadvantages into scoring frenzy.

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data level, Anthony averaged 22.5 points in his career, perhaps less than Durant's 27.3 points. However, it must be emphasized that Anthony's stability for 17 seasons deserves special attention. When his contemporary superstars are trapped by injuries or transformation and have data fluctuations, he can always draw solutions from his rich scoring method library in time. When playing for the Knicks in 2016-17, 34-year-old Anthony developed a back-back jump shot technology, which increased the distance shooting rate to 48.7%.

Bozzellis' support is by no means accidental. As 2024 The focus of the newcomer in the 2020 draft, he personally experienced the exquisiteness of the modern basketball defense system. When the defense strategy and the co-defense rotation became the defensive Bible, Anthony's indiscriminate singles ability became the optimal solution to crack the equation. This cognitive contrast just confirms the eternal contradiction in basketball philosophy: when the entire league is pursuing efficiency first, those lonely heroes who dare to hold the ball to create miracles in the 24-second countdown have become the most scarce species.

Looking back at the moment of 2025, Anthony was inducted into the Hall of Fame. This is not only an affirmation of his career achievements, but also a final greeting to the traditional scorer aesthetics. When the Boozers grew up in the new generation of basketball system, their admiration for Anthony was more like a declaration against the trend of homogeneity— In the field where data analysis cannot be quantified, there is always the ninth possibility of breaking through defense. This possibility is the most primitive charm of basketball and the sweetest legacy left by melon to the NBA.