Who we should be comparing Ty Lawson to...

The Nuggets FO have not done much of anything in the off season to make us competitive with the lakers. I like our bench and I like a lot of what Iv’e seen from them in the preseason but seriously, Afflac, Allen, et. al are not going to get us over the hump if we face off with the lakers again in the playoffs. Essentially, good move by the FO to shore up our reserves, bad, bad (thus far) for not aquiring a marque player to make us a serious threat to the playoff contenders in the west. If GK follows (and loves)his team as much as the rest of us , he will give serious consideration to giving Lawson added minutes this season. Ty looks REAL good so far. The Nuggs FO has not given us fans much to hang our hats on; Lawson is a much needed glimmer of hope. I’m tired of hearing about Carter’s “maturity” and supposed defensive prowess—his basketball IQ is often lacking ( more valuable than maturity on the court in most instances) and his effort on perimeter D is pedestrian at best. If this is all we have to work with this season ( I’m regrettfully predicting tthe trade exception deadlines will expire), than make the best strategic decisions with the personnel that we have, e.g. start J.R., give Balkman and Lawson more minutes and use AC sparingly. Get over your prejudice against rookies George, not every player is cut from the same cloth.

I have been pissed ever since the Nuggs traded away Jameer Nelson, the college player of the year and an absolute winner. I think they finally have healed this wound by trading up to get Lawson. He is going to really make our bench go this year. . if Karl gives him the minutes!

nelson is a half court player where lawson is more along the line of a full court fast break type. the skills that nelson has lawson can develop in time. lawson’s skills will never be developed by nelson. both players are only 5’11" and it is the defensive end is where their games are similar. nelson has a huge advantage with the nba leading shot blocker, leading rebounder and defensive player of the year backing him up. fast break basketball is dependent on defensive rebounding. denver was 15th in the nba last season. they will need to be way better this year to get the most out of lawson.

I remember how ecstatic I was when we drafted Jameer Nelson to being a backup to Andre Miller and because i never really was a fan of ‘Dre, I imagined him taking over his starting spot by his tenacity on the offensive end and his varied skill set. In reference to nohoops4u, he would have had a premier shot blocker and rebounder in Marcus Camby, like Dwight, and a consistent scorer in Carmelo, something he didn’t have until Rashard and the emergence of Dwight over the past couple of seasons. It would have been the perfect situation, and since he is a spot on shooter and has an uncanny ability to get to the rim, he would get his points regardless. But a couple of minutes after his selection and these thoughts, Kiki washed away my fantasies of the perfect situation by trading him away and i proceeded to throw my remote control at my entertainment stand, which still has a dent in it from that night, to constantly remind me of what could have been, but all of that ended when Chauncey came and we had a steady and collective PG that we had needed for a while.

His build/skills/craftiness remind me of Mark Jackson. Jackson’s height and strength allowed him to take his game in one direction(post-up), just as Lawson’s superior athleticism should take him in another(wing penetrator).

Lawson should compared to Renaldo Balkman:

another player Karl wouldn’t play much and the fans wanted to see more of.

Lawson is good and ready to play real minutes, and after only one game I’ve come to the conclusion that he will be backing up Billups more and more while JR is suspended.