The curious thing about Melo is he has shown leadership skills in high school, college and even on the Olympic team, but in the NBA it has never come together. He has been called selfish, a coach and team killer.
How much of that is true is up for debate, but he seems aware that to be considered great he needs to win a NBA Title sooner than later.
Anthony knows exactly what his resume is missing, wrote Marc Berman of the New York Post: “Gold medal around his neck following USA’s 107-100 win over gritty Spain, Anthony said the NBA title is the last piece to his resume after winning high school championships, a NCAA championship and two Olympic gold medals… ‘It’s the one thing that’s missing is the NBA championship,’ Anthony said. ‘I had a chance to win in high school, college, now two gold medals. My next goal is try to win a championship.‘”
You would think that would have been his goal from the beginning, but I digress.