What about Shaq?...

Jr can still play, and will do so presumably for years to come. You cannot say that about Shaq at this point. He is a big body in the middle, but I think there’s younger and better big man we can get through a trade. Especially if were gonna part ways with one of the best 6 man in the league.

Let him go to ATL.
Not even the Heat want him, why would we?
I hope the FO reads our posts. I keep salivating at an Okafor/Nene/Melo frontcourt with Andersen/Harrington/Posey frontcourt on the bench. The backcourt rotation is set too. If we trade KMart can we trade Balkman to them too?
There is also the possibility of a KMart buyout. Maybe he can sign a 2 yr deal for cheap and play limited minutes on a suddenly stacked team.

Denver is not going to pick up anymore FA’s so get that wish out of your head. as much as I would love to see them sign amundson when they re-signed ac and that big stiff Williams I knew Stan closed his wallet. With kmarts knee problems nobody wants him tell he can play so for right now we got what we got and if history with this team and front office tells us anything is that don’t count on any new moves the next off season.

GOD YES

Nice post, as always, Andrew. I’m with ya, go for the Okafor/Posey trade – 1st choice – but Shaq would bring an intangible to the team. I doubt Coby Karl would be part of the deal cuz of George and I’d squirm a little if it was AAA in the trade – but Renaldo, Butch, or AC – if that could happen – be an interesting combination with the rest of the squad!

Come on Andrew. K Mart for Okafer and Posey… Yes

JR and 6 mil for Shaq? Hell no

Shaq for the vet min? Sure

if Afflalo got traded for Shaq.

except the price is too high. I could see him coming off the bench and getting some much needed rebounds.

I’m just sick of seeing sequences where the Nuggets have to get a stop and they run the other guys down to a few seconds left on the shot clock, the other guys take a bad shot and get the rebound and score on either the rebound or the ensuing play. We need somebody who will get that rebound in those situations.

1) Would signing shaq automatically mean no trade of Kmart later on. If the additional money for Shaq would rule out a later Kmart trade, then I say no. Would only make this move with an eye towards also trading Kmart at the deadline. This signing ties up cap money for next year, which means the let Kmart and J.R. go and renegotiate billups option would leave much less flexibility to bring in other players.

2) Is Shaq ready to play 15 minutes a game? Watching him last year, he was effective for about 5 minute spurts. If he is willing to do that then I’d be in favor. I’d play him 5 to 8 minutes a half as a scorer on the backup crew. If he still wants to start and play 25 a game, I say no.

Shaq burns every bridge whenever he goes somewhere… there’s a reason no teams want him now…

Maybe we can do a trade that would send Cleveland KMart, for Shaq and Antawn Jamieson? I would like Jamieson at the 4 with Nene at Center and Harrington off the bench… That would be a beefy lineup

We’re a up-tempo, fast paced team.
I don’t want a washed up Shaq clogging the lane so players like Carmelo and Chauncey can’t get to the damn basket.

I’m a sucker for Shaq. How can you not love the guy? The only big problem we have is that he’s the exact opposite of how we need to play and I just think it’s too much to overcome. We are much better off sticking with a run and gun smallball style of offense than trying to accomadate a 38 year old, 7’1, 300 plus pounder. That said, if Shaq did somehow land on the Nugs I would be the first to buy his jersey and welcome him to the team.

Last year when the idea was presented I said no to the Big Prospector. As mentioned in many of the earlier posts, he affects our offensive style of play “random” because he makes other players orbit him in the middle (no pun). On the other hand, he would be a good 2nd unit fit. He’d come in and slow down the pace of the game on both ends, that way our starters could rest a bit longer because the score isn’t being jacked. The kicker is the price tag issue. If Shaq came over he’d be a bench player and nothing more, and his salary demands are too much to pay for that. if his price came down however, I may in line for a jersey too.

We’ve all seen how well Shaq worked out for teams like Phoenix and Cleveland

I bet he and Rocky could work up some routine’s where if Rocky missed his behind the back half court shot, Shaq grabs it and does a dunk….. Also Shaq would have to be willing to work for free.

Regardless of what you think he is one the greatest to play the game. There’s no doubt he helps us size up with the top Western contenders. I just don’t think it’s a great idea to trade JR right now. Without Joey Graham and not knowing what if Coby Karl will stay on the team, JR and Balkman are the only backups for Melo right now. A one year, MAYBE two for the midlevel money would work for us as long as we don’t create another hole by trading away a contributor. That’s the same deal as Jermaine O’neal and Shaq is still better than him at this point, no?

even if we trade jr to get him here we still have a back for Melo in Harrington. besides harrington’s scoring ability, probably his best value to denver is his versatility in the positions he can play. Bring in the real man of steel!

1. I’m under the impression that we’re talking about only a few minutes here and there. The points you’re making, in PHO and CLE he was brought in to start and “to win a ring for the King”. This is a different situation.

2. With regards to the “clogging up the lane” argument, I see it as giving us more versatility (again, assuming this is only a few minutes at a time). We’ve seen Orlando’s “4-outside, 1-inside” strategy. While it doesn’t work as a primary offense because D12 isn’t good enough offensively (and neither is Shaq, admittedly), its great in spurts, and would give us an additional look that we’ve never had before.

3. We’re already partly a run-and-gun team, but not all the time. With Ty, J.R., and Nene, we push the ball like its running away. With Chauncey and Melo, the game tends to slow down a bit. Its not like we’re fully a RnG team anyway, so its not like Shaq would be the end of the world.

Final thoughts, its good if we’re not trading any real assets to get him or giving him a ridiculous amount of money. Otherwise no.

CP# wants to play with a superstar lets get him to Denver to play with Billups and Melo. Trade K-mart, JR and Ty for Okafor and CP3. New Orleans gets a talented your PG and two expiring contracts. DEnver gets a PG in his prime and a 7 footer. CP3 gets to play with a superstar in Melo. This would definitely prove to melo nuggets are wanting to win for him. Line up of CP3, Billups, Melo. Nene, and Okafor. With AA, harrington, and Bird getting big bench minutes i like Denver in most matchups

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2cuffsc

pro: we have a a BIG nugget in height
con: it ruins the rotashun for us and $ talks to shaq

Remember the playoffs in Chauncys first season against N.O.NUFF SAID.

CP3 Biggest stiff of all.

they already run this retarded thing where they switch almost everything! Pick and roll with whoever shaq is guarding whenever he’s in the game. EVERY play.

I know the guy may be an awesome person with a great personality, but I can’t stand the way he plays basketball and I completely disagree with your views on the intangibles he could bring to the table to help us win. Seems more like a huge distraction with a ton of down side for the Nuggets. This post sounds like a pitch from some marketing representative rather than a plausible deal that would get us closer to winning a championship. Period.

There are a lot of reasons not to sign him, but we really need some size up front, and another low post player that can score. He is still a tough match-up when he is motivated, and the ability to play against the Lakers I think will be a good fire for Shaq.