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    Entering Wednesday night's game, however, Anthony led the league not only in scoring with a 34.5-point average, but also in per-minute efficiency. "Young guys coming into the league, they want to score in the NBA and establish something early ... But as you get older, you become smarter. You become more aware of basketball things. Myself and 'Bron saw Dwyane Wade win a championship early. And we both wanted to do something. 'Bron came back and took his team to the Eastern Conference finals, to the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, it took me four or five years to get out the first round, but we made it. As friends, we all motivate each other." As for the Nuggets, who lost Dahntay Jones and Linas Kleiza from last year's team, the idea that they did nothing to improve over the summer is a lie, a damn lie, and a myth. Full Article at CBS Sports
    Young guys coming into the league, they want to score in the NBA and establish something early ... But as you get older, you become smarter. You become more aware of basketball things. Myself and 'Bron saw Dwyane Wade win a championship early. And we both wanted to do something. 'Bron came back and took his team to the Eastern Conference finals, to the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, it took me four or five years to get out the first round, but we made it. As friends, we all motivate each other.
    Carmelo Anthony – Carmelo Anthony SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
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Mile High motivation moves 'Melo to be more vocal
  1. I was like, 'These guys are saying the right things, thinking the right things, acting the right way,' ... And 'Melo was a big part of that. You knew he was working out, you knew he was thinner than he's ever been, you knew he was in the weight room, more serious than he's ever been. But the motivated p...
    George Karl – George Karl SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  2. When you win ... a lot of things come into place.
    Carmelo Anthony – Carmelo Anthony SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  3. 'Melo has taken a bigger piece of the leadership role ... so I haven't had to do as much.
    Chauncey Billups – Chauncey Billups SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  4. For us to accomplish what we accomplished last year and get as far as we did, to lose one or two guys from our team and for people to say we didn't get any better, that was motivation right there. Anything and everything, I use for motivation. One thing I did coming into this season was give it to my te...
    SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  5. Now you have 'Melo kind of in that arena. And it takes off my plate some of the daily demanding, the motivating, the calling people out. The team does that now. I still have my opportunities, but now because of Chauncey and 'Melo ...
    SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  6. There are windows of failure in the NBA ... With back-to-backs, there's a bigger window to not meet the level of competition that night. There's always windows of failure in defensive scenarios. Now when he gets double-teamed, he knows the game will give him his opportunities. He doesn't force his oppor...
    George Karl – George Karl SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  7. Chauncey came to the team and became one of our two or three best players and our best leader
    George Karl – George Karl SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  8. We weren't a bad playoff team, but we were written as a bad playoff team ... And it was frustrating, because the guys that get hammered in that situation are your best player and the coach. I think it hurt 'Melo a lot. People didn't give him credit as a 19-year-old kid for taking a team that was awful a...
    George Karl – George Karl SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago
  9. I know and people know what's up when it comes to me ... I know I'm one of the top players in the NBA. That's just my thinking. If I'm sounding cocky or arrogant, it is what it is. If you're talking about the best players in the NBA and don't mention my name, I use that as motivation too.
    SOURCE: CBS Sports 3 weeks ago

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