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NBA. Teams Atlanta Miami Boston Milwaukee Brooklyn Minnesota Charlotte New Orleans Chicago New York Cleveland Oklahoma City Dallas Orlando Denver Philadelphia Detroit Phoenix Golden State Portland Houston Sacramento Indiana San Antonio LA Clippers Toronto LA Lakers Utah Memphis Washington Get News & Offers Login NBA All-Star Balloting 2012 presented by Sprint is now over. Thanks for participating! Starters will be announced on February 2nd. Copyright 2012 NBA Media Ventures, LLC | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.All rights reserved. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Carmelo Anthony: The NBA’s Most Unstoppable Force | Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers. Carmelo Anthony In the NBA, terms are being thrown around constantly. When it comes to the term “unguardable,” the first two names that may come to mind are and , but in fact, these players are guardable; it’s just up to the defender to know how to stop them.

With LeBron, his game relies on attacking the rim and going to the foul line. He has a decent jump shot and is an excellent passer, but when he’s not getting fouled, he goes into panic mode and starts chucking up unnecessary threes. As for Kobe, he’s not the unstoppable player he once was, which was evident during the ’09-10 season. He’s become less dangerous at the rim — according to 82games.com, Kobe made 58% of his inside shots last season, compared to 65% the previous year — which means shot-blockers can challenge with more success. With the ways of (somewhat) stopping ‘Bron and Kobe established, there is only one NBA player who is close to being truly unguardable. Another underrated trait of ‘Melo’s is his speed. Philadelphia 76ers. THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DENVER NUGGETS.

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