Bring Back Birdman - The Petition
by Nate Timmons on Mar 30, 2009 11:02 AM MDT
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You want your voice to be heard? Do you want to be part of the reason why Chris "Birdman" Anderson re-signs in Denver next season?
Well I do. And Andrew at Denver Stiffs does too. And I want everyone who is a fan of the Bird and the Denver Nuggets to voice their opinion and get involved.
Andrew over at Denver Stiffs has started a petition to bring back the Birdman next season. His case is simple because if you have been watching the Nuggets you already know how important and how valuable the Bird has been this season.
As you may or may not know, Anderson will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason after signing a one-year deal with the Nuggets last year. The Nuggets need to bring him back and you can have your say in that.
The goal is simple as Andrew states below:
Since I don't have a direct line into Nuggets owner Stanley Kroenke or the organization's upper management (yet), I've decided to start a petition titled BRING BACK BIRDMAN. The goal is pretty simple: I want to get as many signatures as possible before the Nuggets season is over (including the postseason) and then turn the list in to Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien, Vice President of Player Personnel Rex Chapman, Vice President of Team Development Josh Kroenke, Advisor Bret Bearup and Director of Media Relations Eric Sebastian. IF we get enough signatures fast enough, I'll personally hand the list to as many of these guys as possible during one of the playoff games.
You can read Andrew's entire case breakdown here.
And this is a direct link to the petition here.
So, I urge you to get involved and let your voice be heard. Let's help Bring Birdman Back!
NBA Shot block leaders:
| 1. Dwight Howard, ORL | 2.99 |
| 2. Chris Andersen, DEN | 2.30 |
| 3. Marcus Camby, LAC | 2.17 |
| 4. Ronny Turiaf, GS | 2.13 |
| 5. Jermaine O'Neal, MIA/TOR | 2.05 |
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Might lose him to whoever pays him the most.
You pulled the trigger Kevin. Now you & Mr. Allen must do everything possible to help him succeed. A mentor like Ewing or Olajuwon would be a good start. A franchise PG ? Mike Conley? Lets get it done !
Positive Vibes For Oden
Will it be as simple as saying, “Ok, welcome back,” or is it going to cost the Nugs to keep him around?
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Contract speculation...
The Nuggets will probably be right at the luxury tax threshold next season with 5 roster spots open. It isn’t known if Kroenke is willing to go back into the luxury tax or not.
With both Anderson and Kleiza probably getting raises signing both will probably be too rich for Denver’s blood. I have no clue what Anderson will be offered by other teams … I think the full mid-level may ($5 million per season) is probably too much and I’d like to see Anderson re-sign in Denver for around $2.5 – $3 million per season … if he does that then his salary number will probably be $5 or $6 million because remember with the luxury tax you have to match every dollar your team is over.
I think Anderson is worth it … especially if Denver can sign him to a 2 or 3 year deal … that’d be about perfect.
by Nate Timmons on Mar 31, 2009 8:26 AM MDT up reply actions
I think he’s worth it too. If it came down to him or Kleiza I can’t see why people would prefer the latter. Don’t get me wrong, Kleiza came up big in a few games this season when Anthony was out but no team should be without a big shot blocker like Birdman, especially one that is not exactly solid on defense as it is. Losing him would take what little defense the Nuggets have down a few notches.
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