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Melo to miss next 3 games

reported by ESPN this morning. 

Article here on Rocky Mountain News

What do think?  Excuse for his poor performances recently or maybe this is a serious injury which might require surgery?

I think this is a good opportunity for Coach Karl to mix up his lineup and see how well the chemistry would work out.  This would also be a good time to plug JR into the starting lineup to fill in on some of Melo's minutes and allow Balkman to absorb some quality minutes of his own.  This might hurt the Nugs a bit since there might not be a true scorer off the bench but Kleiza has been playing well lately. 

Starting lineup: Nene - Kmart - Balkman - JR - Chauncey ?

Jones off the bench for defense with Kleiza for offense w/ the other role players filling in (Carter, Anderson, and maybe even Chucky)

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No excuse

Its about time someone made this descision. He has said MANY times that he has been struggling with this injury. Except for that 33pt quarter Melo has been off offensively most of the season.

Karl should have pulled him when he realised he wasnt contributing on the floor.
Medical should have pulled him when they did proper tests.
Carmelo should have pulled himself when he realised he cant shoot through this. His arms are his livelyhood.

by WhaHuh on Dec 22, 2008 4:57 PM MST reply actions  

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