A.I. can take off his coat and put up his feet. He's staying awhile...

by Andrew Feinstein on Jun 22, 2008 4:57 PM MDT

Over the weekend, the Rocky Mountain News' Chris Tomasson reported that Allen Iverson will not be opting out of his $22 million contract for the 2008-09 season and will therefore remain a Nugget for at least one more year (unless the Nuggets move him before the trade deadline, of course). That's the good news for us Nuggets fans. The bad news for Iverson is that, according to Tomasson, the Nuggets never offered him a multiyear deal. So in addition to the pending Carmelo Anthony vs. George Karl "Battle Royale" that we'll be witnessing next season, we'll have the "will A.I. stay in Denver?" talk running all season, too. Good times.

Meanwhile, according to my real estate industry "sources", A.I. is building a new house in Denver. Let's hope for A.I.'s sake that he doesn't pull a Wilt Chamberlain with the construction, or he might find it hard to sell if he eventually leaves Denver.

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Based on what I've read, the Nuggets do want to keep Allen Iverson. The question however is for how long. Hopefully, a deal will be worked out, because I really don't want to see Iverson going to another team. As a fan I want to see him finish his career in Denver.

by nataly on Jun 22, 2008 11:02 PM MDT reply actions

I concur. I just wish he could win a Championship like Garnett with Denver.

by NoYPi on Jun 22, 2008 11:46 PM MDT reply actions

iverson can get us that chip... but we need a paul pierce... melo can be that.... we need a ray allen.... JR can eventually be that if he progresses according to his potential...

i just want to stress how important keeping JR is this next season!

he was our shining light in the playoffs. with nene firing. k-mart with a full season under his belt. i'm all for trading camby... hopefully getting the best PG available at the 20th pick...

we got every reason to be happy

JUST DON'T TRADE MELO !

by andrew fisher on Jun 23, 2008 1:16 AM MDT reply actions

I completely agree. AI, Melo & JR are the Nucleus of this team. I personally would put AI on Point and JR as starting SG if we can't get a solid PG if we are playing teams with tall athletic guards like Houston / LA.

Also don't forget we need an intelligent coaching staff to identify mismatches and handle them. If you look at last season I believe our Denver Nuggets matched up better and had more success against the Celtics than the Lakers did. It is just unfortunate that we didn't match up well and weren't able to figure out the Lakers all of last season. =P'

by NoYPi on Jun 23, 2008 1:28 AM MDT reply actions

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1. METTA WORLD PEACE

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4. BILLY HUNTER AND DEREK FISHER

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