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Carmelo Anthony Drops Mardy Collins, Runs Like a Girl

Dec 17, 2006 – 12:14 AM
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The above is video of the wild scene in Madison Square Garden last night, which included George Karl with some kind of desire to run up the score, Mardy Collins with a desire to club someone because he's frustrated that the Knicks aren't very good at basketball, and Carmelo Anthony with a desire to punch Mardy Collins, and then avoid all physical contact afterwards.

All ten players who were on the floor at the time were suspended. Not all of them deserved to be, but there was about a minute to play, Dick Bavetta couldn't possibly sort out who did what, so he just chucked them all.

Carmelo's the most interesting figure in this. He's the guy who doesn't back down, the guy from the wrong part of Baltimore, who keeps it 'hood everywhere he goes. And for a few minutes, he keeps his rep ... stepping in to hit a teammate who hit one of his teammates. Maybe or maybe not the right thing to do, but at least consistent with when I'd have expected from Carmelo. And then he starts backpedaling like he's being chased by a pack of rabid wolverines. I don't get it, 'Melo.

More is coming on this subject, I'm sure.
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