Who was better? Paul Pierce or Carmelo Anthony

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spin, just saw two dudes discussing and it's a pretty good matchup :ehh:

gotta go with the Truth :jaymelo: used to fukkin love watching him play when i grew up. those celtics squads were pure struggle in the early 2000s but he did what he could

 

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It's a very interesting comparison because they're literally good at the exact same stuff, and Melo is pretty much better at every one of those things, but Pierce accomplished a lot more and generally speaking was the better player.
 

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It's a very interesting comparison because they're literally good at the exact same stuff, and Melo is pretty much better at every one of those things, but Pierce accomplished a lot more and generally speaking was the better player.

Melo was basically a souped up version of Pierce. Quicker..more athletic and was bigger. But Pierce ended getting pieces to showcase his greatness. Melo never did...and that’s on Melo but it is what it is:yeshrug:

I’m thinking if Melo had Ray and KG with Rondo feeding him he’d be looked at different today
 

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Melo was basically a souped up version of Pierce. Quicker..more athletic and was bigger. But Pierce ended getting pieces to showcase his greatness. Melo never did...and that’s on Melo but it is what it is

I’m thinking if Melo had Ray and KG with Rondo feeding him he’d be looked at different today
Melo had pieces too though, let's not act like he was playing with bums his whole career. Chauncey Billups, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Andre Miller, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin :heh:, he played with all of these cats at one point or another, at relatively different levels of effectiveness for him and them.
 

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Melo had pieces too though, let's not act like he was playing with bums his whole career. Chauncey Billups, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Andre Miller, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin :heh:, he played with all of these cats at one point or another, at relatively different levels of effectiveness for him and them.
Most of those were old af with Melo. I think Jason Kidd was in his last year.
 

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It's a very interesting comparison because they're literally good at the exact same stuff, and Melo is pretty much better at every one of those things, but Pierce accomplished a lot more and generally speaking was the better player.

NOT REALLY...

PP HAD MORE OF THE OLD MANS GAME
WHILE MELO PLAYED MORE BULLY BALL.

PP ALSO WAS ALSO A PLAY MAKER
WHILE MELO WAS A PURE GUNNER.
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NOT REALLY...

PP HAD MORE OF THE OLD MANS GAME
WHILE MELO PLAYED MORE BULLY BALL.

PP ALSO WAS ALSO A PLAY MAKER
WHILE MELO WAS A PURE GUNNER.
:devil:
:evil:

What did one do that the other couldn’t/didn’t also do at a high level?
 

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I like both but favor Pierce. More complete. Melo scores a lil better though.
 

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What did one do that the other couldn’t/didn’t also do at a high level?

I ALREADY MENTIONED PP PLAYMAKING...

PP WAS BETTER WITH FINESSE
AND CRAFTY MOVES.

MELO WAS BETTER WITH THE POWER
AND ON THE BLOCK.
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