“I think I would coach high school,” Carmelo Anthony isn’t keen on a coaching job. He doesn’t mind coaching high school basketball players. He guides his son as well. But college basketball and the NBA are perhaps not on his wishlist. This is why many might not know that Melo is a strict coach. He is quite the same for his son. Melo’s 17-year-old son is stealing the spotlight showing a spectacular performance in his senior year. And Melo just revealed how along with a special nod to his tech-savvy methods.

For that extra edge in the game, athletes go through unconventional methods and training. And so did Kiyan to elevate his game. And his game was closely watched by his son. During Melo’s interview with the Boardroom, he was asked what he would tell his son as a coach to prepare for his freshman year when he joins Syracuse next year. 

“You (Kiyan) watch, you observe right you put the work in now you are reaping the benefits of those seeds that you was complaining about 4 years ago and the work that you didn’t want to put in now you’re able to see it blossom and it’s on full display so I get from that perspective for one,” Melo suggested. He shared how he would encourage his son to look at ways to improve his game. He further shared that, as a player, he had been breaking down his games and used to note down everything on his iPad and later work on it. He does the same for Kiyan and helps him understand the complications of the game and truly master it. 

“As far as film goes we watch film. We watch games it’s like I used to watch games when I was playing and I’ll put it on the iPad and write the notes Y at 156 in the first quarter. Yo you missed that still one at 2 minutes Yo you should have shot that why you ain’t pull up? Why you go like it’s very broken down on his game so now I go back and look at I’m like yo damn like yo you fixed that boom!” Melo explained. 

Playing for Long Island Lutheran High School, Kiyan has made impressive changes in his senior year. Despite sustaining injury in November and missing a month full of games, he was able make a splendid comeback. No wonder the Lutherans are on a winning streak. And perhaps that is why Kiyan wanted Melo to coach him for his high school senior year.

Carmelo Anthony refuses to take on the coaching job

Well, as Kiyan is now in his senior year and looking forward to joining the college basketball landscape, it seems Melo wants to take a backseat. He will always be present. From Melo’s previous comments, it’s clear that he prefers to watch and observe Kiyan’s game.

But Kiyan wants Melo to coach him. When the 17-year-old joined Angel Reese on her podcast, he was asked about his father’s interest in coaching him. “He (Melo) was like, he gonna be there, he gonna be on the sidelines, but he don’t want to coach. I don’t know why,” Kiyan responded.

Back in a podcast, Melo too once explained why he doesn’t wish to coach college basketball players or the NBA players. “I think I would coach high school….If you a big-time player, you got ego, you got pride, right? You know it all; you know everything. The minute someone try to try you, you turn back into that competitor,” the New York Knicks legend said. Regardless, Kiyan wishes to keep trying and will ask his father to coach him again when he joins the NBA. Will Melo change his mind? That’s the question here.