Ty Lawson officially on Nuggets radar...

by Andrew Feinstein on Jun 6, 2008 3:58 PM MDT

I'm going to steal my own joke from last week when I said that Joakim Noah improved his chances of becoming a Nugget by running afoul of law and apply it to Ty "Law"son (no pun intended). In the coming weeks, I'll be delving into possible draft prospects for the Nuggets, but from the initial lists I've seen Lawson - the North Carolina point guard - will be available when the Nuggets draft at 20.

I'm sure it's a total coincidence that on the same day the Nuggets announced that Lawson will come to town for a workout, the undersized guard got himself into a heap of trouble by driving after consuming alcohol, violating a noise ordinance, driving with a suspended license and not being of legal drinking age in the first place (now THAT's what I call hitting for the cycle!). But you just know that Nuggets "GM" Mark Warkentien absolutely loves this kid right now.

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Who would you rather have leading your team:

+ A drunk, 20-year-old rookie

or

+ Anthony Carter?

by Ben Q. Rock on Jun 6, 2008 4:32 PM MDT reply actions

Ben q. Rock

I would rather have Andre Miller back

by Anonymous on Jun 6, 2008 4:48 PM MDT reply actions

a drunk 20 year old rookie to be honest. man half the crap i do is more productive when i'm drunk! amen to that

by andrew fisher on Jun 6, 2008 4:58 PM MDT reply actions

We should start 5'10" and 6'0" guys at the backcourt and shoot a video clip "we get penetrated and shot over" night in and night out on MTV.

by Anonymous on Jun 6, 2008 6:29 PM MDT reply actions

Can the little bastard play defense?

by Eric on Jun 6, 2008 8:11 PM MDT reply actions

sorry eric, he can't play D. he'll fit right in

by ThaAnswer on Jun 7, 2008 12:12 PM MDT reply actions

That's funny, I thought the same thing when that story broke.

by Shane on Jun 8, 2008 9:52 PM MDT reply actions

Too bad Lawson decided not to show up. That's good, though, because Lawson would be horrible for the Nuggets.

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_9524359

by Matthew on Jun 9, 2008 9:31 AM MDT reply actions

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