San Diego Sports News Network: 2009 Western Preview
2.) Denver Nuggets
While a lot of the teams in the West re-tooled, the Nuggets had their "next level" moment last season, when they acquired Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson. Billups brought a veteran presence and led Denver, always a talented but rudderless team, to its best record in franchise history (54-28). This offseason, their two main acquisitions were shooting guard Aaron Afflalo and rookie point guard Ty Lawson, from North Carolina. Coach George Karl told me before the Nuggets took on the Lakers at the San Diego Sports Arena that "not all change is good change." He’s hoping that his team can build on the chemistry it had last year in coming within two games of the NBA Finals. And with superstar Carmelo Anthony (25 years old), JR Smith (24) and Nene (27) ever-improving, Denver has the youngest core group of any competitive team, with the exception of…
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This is my article...
I’m a Nuggs fan trapped with no team in San Diego, and I’ve been writing a few-times-a-week blog. Thanks for linking to my story, but the link isn’t live. :(
I’ll keep reading and continue to check out my take on the NBA in the blog “Teamless in San Diego: Hoops Headquarters” on www.sdnn.com.
Eric
by 12-piece Nuggets on Nov 10, 2009 10:59 AM MST reply actions
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