The Oklahoma City Thunder are struggling right now, below .500 and getting mad at their current plight. But for Carmelo Anthony, mad is enough.
Anthony, who joined the team shortly before training camp thanks to a trade from the New York Knicks, is new to the scene in Oklahoma City. Alongside fellow newcomer Paul George, the All-Star forward is trying to make it work with Thunder veteran and reigning league MVP Russell Westbrook.
Melo has said the team is mad about its current struggles, which he thinks is better than the team being frustrated and moping around. But when he was asked if some type of change to the team’s starting lineup was needed to figure things out, he balked angrily.
Asked Carmelo Anthony if it’s time for the Thunder to consider something dramatic like a lineup change. He said, “No, no. Hell no. No, no, not at all.”
So, no.
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) November 30, 2017
Five nos in a single quote is about as adamant of a rebuttal you can muster to a reporter, I think. And it’s also a sign that Anthony himself isn’t angry with his teammates. From the onset in Oklahoma City this year, many involved stressed that it would be a learning experiment for everyone involved. And it seems like, despite the early losses, everyone there feels that way.
The Thunder have lost five or their last six and three in a row, but Anthony seems adamant that the change that needs to happen is in their play, not their personnel.
