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In the article, “Carmelo’s Big Game,” it gives many reasons as to why Carmelo is an awesome player. It says that Carmelo is the leader of the Denver Nuggets. It states that without Carmelo, the Nuggets wouldn’t be a team. I disagree with this. I think Carmelo is an awesome player, but he is too cocky. He worries too much about himself rather than the actual game. I believe that Chauncey Billups is the Nuggets key player. He shoots, rebounds, and leads the team every game. Without him, the Nuggets would not be a complete team. He brings his team together and gets their minds ready for the game. He is also an awesome guy off the court. He helps the poor, young kids, and he sets a supreme role for all the kids that look up to him. Unlike Carmelo Anthony, who got caught got doing some bad things, Chauncey shows all the kids what the NBA Is truly about. It’s not about the drugs and drinking that Carmelo displays, but it is about hard work, determination and drive. That’s what gets you places. He portrays these things on and off the court. This is what makes him such a valuable player. The amount of points a player scores is not what people should be concerned about. They should pay more attention to the type of person they are, and how they carry themselves on the floor. If a player carries themselves very arrogantly and they do stupid things off the court like Carmelo does, they should be looked down upon. But if the player is smart, plays hard, carries themselves confidently but not arrogantly, like Chauncey does, then they should be the ones getting all the spotlight. They are the ones that are truly working hard. These kinds of people have their minds and hearts in the right place.