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Carmelo Anthony to the Miami Heat could be a dream or nightmare

By Brandon Johnson

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks greet each other before the opening tipoff at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2015 in New York City.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks greet each other before the opening tipoff at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2015 in New York City.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 23: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder speaks with media after the game against the Utah Jazz in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 23: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder speaks with media after the game against the Utah Jazz in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Real Melo

In the NBA optimism is magical. It makes the difference for players that return from horrific injuries, such as Gordon Hayward. The power of positive thinking creates once, scratch that, twice-in-a-lifetime moments, making Russell Westbrook averaging a triple-double a repeatable feat.

But optimism can run its course. For every Hayward there are Brandon Roys whose bodies fail their potentially illustrious careers. In the NBA optimism is balanced by reality.

For Anthony, the reality is that is past precedes him. In 2016, amidst Team USA’s gold medal Olympic Basketball run, Anthony’s will to win in the NBA was put on notice.

Speaking with ESPN’s Marc Stein, Anthony shared the solace he finds in his career thus far.

"“Most athletes don’t have an opportunity to say that they won a gold medal, better yet three gold medals,” Anthony told ESPN. “I would be very happy walking away from the game knowing that I’ve given the game everything I have, knowing I played on a high level at every level: high school, college, won [a championship at Syracuse] in college and possibly three gold medals. “I can look back on it when my career is over — if I don’t have an NBA championship ring — and say I had a great career.”"

Accepting one’s lot in life is an amazing life skill. Through his NBA career, Anthony has matured from a player who forced his way out of a small-market Denver Nuggets team to a eventual basketball hall-of-famer.

No amount of experience however, can replace the will to win.

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