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SG - Allen Iverson
One of the most intriguing and underrepresented storylines going into this season is the long-term fate of Allen Iverson. While at 33 he's hardly got eons left in the NBA, he's still a very effective basketball player and he could do wonders to put some big-spending team over the top this spring. If he winds up staying with the Nuggets all year and is put on the open market next summer, he could be THE most sought-after player for elite-level teams hoping to sign him on the cheap by appealing to a desire to win a title before he retires. It would be in his personal best interest to take it easy in Denver this year because he still has one more contract in him before he retires and if he's healthy, he's going to have his pick of the litter next summer. This season? Unless he's traded, it's not really relevant.

SF - Carmelo Anthony
It will be a real test of Anthony's character to see how he handles a rebuilding project. He's been in the playoffs every year of his NBA career and was a NCAA champion in his only year at Syracuse, so it will be very interesting to see how losing treats his oft-criticized demeanor. He's one of the best players in basketball but he's stuck in a situation that barely suits his game (a testament to how good he is that he's still so dominant). Anthony would be better served playing a slower-paced game with more guys interested in getting him open rather than competing with him for shots. Until that day arrives, however, Anthony will be asked to ply his trade on an increasingly talentless club while management gets their act together and builds a team to suit their superstar's talents, not impede them.

CB4rules wrote:I'm a big fan of Melo and loved watching Denver since he joined the league. The Camby trade is unfortunate and Chisholm brings a good point regarding Melo's upcoming Free Agency. Hadn't thought of that risk, although I'm not sure whether Melo would think of bolting the team:

SG - Allen Iverson
One of the most intriguing and underrepresented storylines going into this season is the long-term fate of Allen Iverson. While at 33 he's hardly got eons left in the NBA, he's still a very effective basketball player and he could do wonders to put some big-spending team over the top this spring. If he winds up staying with the Nuggets all year and is put on the open market next summer, he could be THE most sought-after player for elite-level teams hoping to sign him on the cheap by appealing to a desire to win a title before he retires. It would be in his personal best interest to take it easy in Denver this year because he still has one more contract in him before he retires and if he's healthy, he's going to have his pick of the litter next summer. This season? Unless he's traded, it's not really relevant.

SF - Carmelo Anthony
It will be a real test of Anthony's character to see how he handles a rebuilding project. He's been in the playoffs every year of his NBA career and was a NCAA champion in his only year at Syracuse, so it will be very interesting to see how losing treats his oft-criticized demeanor. He's one of the best players in basketball but he's stuck in a situation that barely suits his game (a testament to how good he is that he's still so dominant). Anthony would be better served playing a slower-paced game with more guys interested in getting him open rather than competing with him for shots. Until that day arrives, however, Anthony will be asked to ply his trade on an increasingly talentless club while management gets their act together and builds a team to suit their superstar's talents, not impede them.

http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=250342&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nba

JRmakes_it_rain wrote:I'm not your friend buddy....

With or without Camby, this team wasn't really relevant, but now that this team has traded him they are officially in the throws of rebuilding. There is no worse place for a franchise to be than in the dismantling phase of a reclamation project. Fans sour on the team on a downward slope, the media chastises every move that appears to tear the team farther away from winning and the players tend to lose all faith in the organization for which they play. Welcome to the Nuggets 2008-2009, where even progress is ripped as mercilessly as another first-round exit.

JRmakes_it_rain wrote:Didn't know we were rebuilding, just because we gave away a center who thought he was a shooting guard.....and allowed Najera to sign elsewhere, but replaced him with a better defending version of himself who doesn't fall in love with 3 pointers......but then I realized this article was from Canada, and it all makes sense now. I'm not your friend buddy....

C_Money wrote:

JRmakes_it_rain wrote:Didn't know we were rebuilding, just because we gave away a center who thought he was a shooting guard.....and allowed Najera to sign elsewhere, but replaced him with a better defending version of himself who doesn't fall in love with 3 pointers......but then I realized this article was from Canada, and it all makes sense now. I'm not your friend buddy....

LOL do you actually expect people to take you seriously?