sink or swim: the Nuggets story

by now anyone who has accidentally come to this site knows that denver had 2 big news that happened a day apart: melo (& JR smith) getting suspended for getting into a fight and - the bigger news - AI being traded to denver. the first item seemed to trigger the second one even quicker.

for those who still not on the know, nuggets were blowing out the knicks in NY and there was a late game hard foul that got JR heated. lil' 50 cents (nate robinson) threw extra fuel in the fire and escalated the whole situation. melo got involved and slapped mardy collins (the rookie who fouled JR) hard. from far away it looked like melo landed a right hook to his face, then he proceeded to backpedal away while other knicks went after him (jared jefferies and nate). finally things came under control.

melo should never had put himself in that situation, no matter how heated he was. he was having his best season, leading the league in scoring and was basically branded as the best player on Team USA this summer. this act tarnished his hard-earned rep, again. in the post detroit-brawl era (this NY/nuggets thing wasn't a fight. it was simply a lot of motion, and melo was the only one who connected anything), there's zero tolerance for any sort of commotion. there were plenty of fights before in NBA (larry bird and dr. J choked each other! barkley took on shaq) and none of them receive a 15 game suspension for one single hit. it's ridiculous. it's true there's an "image problem" with the nba, but that's all perception. fights break out in hockey (yes it's part of the game), baseball, and football. so i'm pretty sick of this double standard.

anyway i hope melo still makes the all star team in vegas. this should be his time, instead he got derailed by this crap.

and since nuggets just lost the leading scorer of the NBA, they decided it's in the best interest for them to replace him with the second leading scorer in iverson. i really don't quite know how melo and AI can coexist together, since both are scorers and need the ball in their hands to be effective. their games don't compliment each other. but i guess it's all done now and we'll see what happens with them.

well AI should be debuting in the powder blue uni tonight in denver. a new era of basketball begins.

....and finally they meet...

few thought on the trade possibilities:

anything goes. except craig smith. kg still need a banger on his side.

randy foye is nice. sixers should deamnd him.

take ricky davis for salary reason. maybe he'll kick the other AI's in shape. let him shine.

let mike james go. you can't keep two ball dominating guards on the same team. not enough basketballs to go around.

i heard troy hudson wants out.

take steven hunter. he's not doing much but i think he'll play well boarding and blocking behind KG. defensive presence is important.

take alan henderson for salary reason. (yeah i'm amazed he's still around)

and finally, the reason why this previous transactions need to happen...

iverson, arriving in minnesota.

two lone wolves...

wow. today is a little surreal. wolves played a great game whooping utha jazz's ass (that's a lot of s). but no. it's something crazier.

iverson demands a trade and 6ers told him don't show up at the game.

i'm thinking...

make it happen.

KG and AI.

two lone stars.

one more shot.

it's either riding to the sunset or crashing down in flame.

holy shit.

and the wolves played a big game.

they prevented jerry sloan from getting his 1000th win on them.

garnett passed magic johnson on all time scoring list (57th. thought magic woulda been higher than that).

31 points 14 rebounds 1 assist 3 steals 2 blocks. one nasty block on boozer on a drive. man to man.

and they prevented the ones who are supposed to play well played up to their potential. garnett kicked ass. probably thinking about how awesome it'd be to finally play with a legit player. completely dominated boozer. blocks and steals. step back 3s. ridiculous. mike james woke up. coming up with 28 points. probably showcasing his trade value. so did ricky davis. good job guys. go get traded. we don't need those two scorers anymore. just keep the hustle and defensive players (shooters a plus).

"bring it on. i love the answer."

there he said it. make it happen.

but it's weird to see AI not a sixer. that's just too weird. he was philadelphia to me. a true warrior. i just saw a fan's sign of "allen please stay here". damn. it must be tough being a sixers fan. that's rough dude. that's like kobe playing somewhere else.

think about that.

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on another statement game. pistons beat dwight howard on his birthday. he played well but lost by 4. it's his 21st birthday. i think he's gonna be even more motivated now. pistons ruins a big date in his life. they just fucked his couch.

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ruben patterson out scored michael redd 30-25 as they kicked grizz's ass (why that many s again? not a good day for s i guess).

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houston held bobcats to the lowest points total against in franchise at 62. outscoring them 30 or so. impressive.

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still i don't know how to brace myself for the possibility of AI not being in an 6ers uni. nor in a wolves uni. but man.... it's rough.

what a crazy night.