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Nuggets>>>>>>>>>>>Spurs
They will probably knock out the Spurs in a playoff series.
Mavs and Suns are still better. I believe Utah will likely still be better as well.
Nuggets>>>>>>>>>>>Spurs
They will probably knock out the Spurs in a playoff series.
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Winning the division just got a lot more important.
I have really hated 05' Nuggets, KMart is one of my least favourite player.
Now, I like them more because they have Iverson, a french guy and even after the Brawl, I have some respect for Melo because he doesn't cry about Bruce.
Because Bruce can never stop him.
when is houston healthy
Excellent point! I can't recall the last time Houston has been healthy for more than maybe 2 weeks.
Houston have become so overrated, Yao is great but t-mac is always hurt and they have no consistant threat outside of those two.
They consistant get owned by the spurs and suns.
wow, they havent even stepped on the court and this thread has started? lol
Nuggets have to prove themselves b4 they get talked about with the Spurs
It's something to talk about. We don't have a game for a little while.
Thats what I was thinking.....
I suppose everyone owns this guys Mat as well...
It will be an interesting transition. AI steps in right as Melo steps out for 15 games, possibly less if Billy Hunter gets an appeal. However much AI gets used to things, it's all going to change when first JR gets back, and then when Melo gets back. I'm not sure if this way is easier for AI or more difficult, but its going to be a while before everything settles and we see what they're really like.
Karl can't coach regardless of what he may "think" ... I'll give them 5-8 extra wins off adrenalin alone, but it takes trg camp and 3/4 a season AT LEAST to build the chemistry it would take for a team to contend w/ SA
OK, someone tell me what this "good frontcourt" consists of. Their best player, Camby, averages about 60 games played a year. Martin is done for the year with microfracture surgery. Nene is putting up Oberto type numbers. As a group, they either suck, or are hurt a lot. On top of that, you have two 30 point scorers who both need to dominate the ball to be effective. No one sees a problem here? Both of them will NOT continue to score 30 points.
Let me get the whining started: The Nuggets are dirty! Evans grabbed Kaman's scrotum! Evans sets dirty picks! Martin gives dirty looks! Najera, Evans, and Camby are floppers! JR Smith probably complained about Bruce Bowen at some point in his life! Boykins is a loser! Iverson and Anthony are so totally thuggish!
Something tells me that there just won't be enough basketballs on the court during the game for this team to do well. Teams that are built around a shoot first and shoot very often point guard who shoots a horrible percentage and wastes possessions just do not do very well. Iverson will either take anthony's shots and piss him off, or anthony will take shots from iverson and piss him off.
This won't work out at all for Denver. You got Melo leading the league in scoring, coming into his own who by the way is also a friggin headcase. You now add Iverson to the mix a guy starting to hit the tail end of his prime, who needs a million shots to get his points and is an even bigger headcase than Melo.
i cant wait 'til AI and Melo get pulled over with a hydro blunt. So much for Melo's ad campaign.
Nuggets in the Karl era have yet to beat the spurs in a series. Not a series by any means. Only team Spurs can call their rivals is the Mavs and the Mavs can call the Suns and Spurs legit rivals as well.
Re: So are the Nuggets now our closest rivals?
no
I hope I'm w/ them... They have access to that good
evans better watch out then, elson will call him out for being "gay" like garnett!
I would like a Vbookie.....
AI and Melo together will score alot of points and thus demand alot of shots from the rest of the players....
Im not saying it wont work but the question is there.... can they share between them??? and the bigger question.... can they share between the rest of their teammates...
Im not yet ready to believe they are a le contender, You have 2 players that are perinial ball-hogs on one team. theres a reason AI is the NBA top scorer.. The guy is averaging this season 10.1 FGM vs 24.4 FGA. Put him in a team with shooters and his stats go down, garunteed. 3pt's even worse at 23%... he was barely shooting 41% and thats as the main scorer at 42-43mpg. I would search for previous year stats but why? Everyone knows AI isn't a disher, his stats would probably be almost similar.
I admit the guy is a great shooter but how is he going to react on a team that has another allstar caliber person, nevermind roleplayers....
Stat line:
PLAYER NAME, TEAM NAME GP MPG PTS FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT%
1 Allen Iverson , PHI 15 42.7 31.2 10.1-24.4 .413 .8-3.5 .226 10.3-11.6 .885
I would put money down that he will either hurt Denver or keep them even with what they have done in previous years. Teams need to learn putting 2 ballhogs on 1 team RARELY works... It will be interesting to see how Melo and AI react to eachother.
Last edited by phyzik; 12-20-2006 at 01:59 AM.
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