HAKIM WARRICK STILL remembers his initial glimpse of Carmelo Anthony before a pick-up game at Syracuse University more than 20 years ago.
As the team took the court at the Orange's old Manley Field House practice facility on that summer day back in 2002, Warrick was skeptical, to put it mildly.
"I'm looking at him and I'm like, 'This little chubby dude is who everybody's so hyped about?'" Warrick told ESPN.
He soon understood why. The talented forward out of Baltimore with the round features had an all-around game and quickly established himself with 27 points in his collegiate debut against Memphis at Madison Square Garden.