Despite the complaints, Carter won’t be getting nearly as many minutes as last year with Ty Lawson. Despite his obvious flaws with his jump shot, aggressively errant passes and questionable decision making, he is a solid backup point guard. He’s a team player, unselfish on the court, doesn’t complain about minutes or shots, provides great energy off the bench with Chris Andersen and knows his role on the team. Having him and Chauncey Billups give this the back court more than 2 decades of NBA experience to help the rookie Lawson.

Also, Carter’s averaging nearly 5 assists per game off the bench in only 22 minutes a game, which put him near the top of the league in assists per 48 minutes.

I’ll throw in my three cheers now, since I know it will be followed with 75 “booo” comments below.

I like AC – and since everybody here seems to hate him – I like him even more.

in fact, fuck it, AC for president

What else can you ask for?

Maybe he’ll learn to inbound

I don’t mind the re-singning. As Andrew pointed out a zillion times on the old DenverStiffs website: he plays his heart out every night, doesn’t complain and I think he is good for the balance of the team. He’s also got enough tattoos to fit right in.

He gives a lot of effort for that vet’s minimum he is getting. Yeah I know that jumpshot is a little awkward, but if Carmelo had the same production per million dollars as AC does, he’d average 64 points a game.

You can’t blame Carter for being who he is, he is a very solid backup player. It’s not his fault that he is being counted on more than a usual backup should, but that is up to the coaches, as are drawing up inbounds plays. Nxt year with TyLaw on the squad, Carter will get minutes that might be more fitting to a player of his caliber.

When I met AC last season at the Nuggets “Sixth Man Jam” meet and greet, he, Birdman and Nene were the only ones who seemed genuinely interested in meeting the fans. AC and I talked for several minutes, and I think he’s a good ambassador for the team. The NBA needs more players of his character and personality, instead of the prima donnas who won’t sign an autograph for a kid.

Now in regards to his play, it’s a challenge to overlook his Western Conference Finals blubs, but everyone makes mistakes. We didn’t lose the series due to that one play… we lost because the team was, by Game 6, tired and didn’t have the motivation to take the series back to LA. AC was a good understudy to CB7, but the lineups on the floor were suspect. Blame Coach Karl as much as AC for poor assignments.

Lawson can learn from CB7 the grit and determination to continue to be a winner on the NBA level. He can learn from AC to be a gentleman and good person for the game. If it’s continuity that is the Nuggets’ goal this year, and Warkentien basically signed him for the veteran minimum, AC is a good fit for the 11th roster spot.

I read that garbage when he finally signed and I thought to myself what a crock of shit.
I also said to myself GK and AC just confirmed their love affair
Obviously he could have found a similar contract somewhere else, I doubt it.
This dud was looking for a muti year contract with some team. If it had been offered he would have been gone. I was so hoping that there was a FO dumber than the Nuggets and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.