I'm heading out of town for the weekend shortly, so the blogging will have to resume on Sunday night. In the meantime, here are some Nuggets-related articles that popped up this week...
The Denver Post's Mark Kiszla continues to advocate for a Marcus Camby trade (something we'll delve into in great detail next week). Like many of the Denver Stiffs readers, I've been calling for a Camby trade since May. But I hope you all keep one thing in mind: the West is HUGE. All the top teams have at least three big guys, if not four. So trading Camby for a point guard and replacing him with a collection of stiffs like Stephen Hunter and/or a David Harrison or a Jelani McCoy isn't going to cut it. Just something to think about.
Eduardo Najera - not surprisingly - is getting interest from several NBA teams, including Kiki Vandeweghe's New Jersey-but-soon-to-be-Brooklyn Nets. What is surprising is that Najera wants to stay with the Nuggets. Why exactly? I guess he'd prefer to be someplace where he's in the minority of players who gives a full effort each night as opposed to a place like San Antonio where all the players bring it nightly. You have to stand out somehow, right?
Carmelo Anthony has boldly stated that it's "time for a change" to improve his life and image. That's awesome, Melo! Does this mean no more late night partying? Extra time in the gym and weight room this summer? An improved diet perhaps? More charity work? Nope. He's hired a new marketing agency to re-brand himself. I mean, why take self-responsibility when someone else can do it for you?
Oh, and Mario Chalmers (whom I foolishly dismissed too easily as a possible draft pick for the Nuggets) has been reportedly tearing it up in the Orlando Summer League thus far. It is just Summer League, but I have a hunch that Chalmers will produce nicely for the Heat.
To recap the week, I agree with the readers of this blog and some of the columnists out there that if the Nuggets do nothing this off-season - especially at the point guard position - we could be in a world of hurt in 2008-09. Portland just got a heck of a lot better this summer through the draft ("Draft? What draft? There was a draft?" said Nuggets' GM Mark Warkentien), Dallas has brought back Sagana Diop making them even bigger up front, and I wouldn't sleep on Golden State with Corey Maggette. Lest we forget that the Warriors won 48 games last season.
Enjoy the weekend everyone.
Friday, July 11, 2008
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9 comments:
Eduardo is crazy not to make the move to New Jersey. If I remember right, that is the team that King James is lobbying. A chance to play with LeBron in the Eastern Conference gives you a legitimate shot at the finals.
I love watching Eduardo here in Denver but I think its a mistake for him to stay.
I love the idiots that think Portland improved in this draft. Bayless is garbage. Should have kept Rush.
Najera sucks, I hope he leaves. I bet it's to OKC.
Man, I told you about Chalmers. Great shooter, great defender. Wins national championship on an improbable shot. Why would we want that guy? Let's draft some guy with length. Some guy who can out-maneuver a chair in a workout. Some guy with UPSIDE. Jimminy.
I was crying about Chalmers also I wanted him with our pick @ 20 but I guess you can add him to the list of pg's that this FO has passed on. When is the FO going to freaking do something? I hate this team as it is currently constructed and you know what I am just waiting for the "our own free agents and a healthy Nene and Crappy Atkins is more than a great off-season" quote. And we all know that this is on its way.
Fire the front office and George Karl should be the next calling for you to Blog.
Najera is officially gone. 4 years, 12 million. It's stunning that the nuggets wouldn't give him 3 million a year!
I love the idiots that post as anonymous with no basis to what they say. It's like a double dip of stupidity ice cream.
Where does "anonymous" gather that Bayless is garbage? And if you're referencing me saying that Portland is going to be a major playoff contender next year, I made that assertion on the fact that A) they weren't half bad last year, and B) they're getting Oden back. So if C) Bayless is anything servicable, yeah, Portland is gonna be a lot better.
Yeah... Chalmers... When I heard that we traded for a guard in the second round I though WOOHOO! we got Chalmers on the cheap... Then I found out that we got a poor shooting version of JR (whom I love, btw). damn it.
WHat about trading for DeAndre Jordan? He could be has for very little could he not?
Even better trade Camby, Hunter, atkins & Kleiza for Marbury & a No. 1 pick!
Settle down. That would mean we have $43mil coming off the books at the end of this year with Marbury & Iverson (snap!) and a high first rounder for next year (Thabeet or Jennings). Surely there would be some decent free agents next year, no?
Ok, that would at least give us cap room and enable us to pursue a big FA the year after (Wade/Bosh etc).
I would absolutely love it if denver sent a bunch of salary out for starbury and a pick or two. I just dont see it happening. What I do think may happen is that we will stand pat untill the deadline at which time we might actually get something for AI's massive contract. But something tells me we are sattled with Camby untill he retires or his deal expires in 2010
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