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[数据资料]
官网主页：http://www.nba.com/nuggets/
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BBR历史数据：http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/

当地媒体

Denver Post：http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets

Rocky Mountain News：http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/

AI http://www.crossover-promotions.com/

http://carmelosway.com/(甜瓜官方网)

一些描述掘金的博客

http://www.denverstiffs.com/ 丹佛闲人

http://hytop.blogspot.com/

http://www.pickaxeandroll.com/

http://community.myfoxcolorado.com/blogs/Eric_Goodman

http://community.myfoxcolorado.com/blogs/Denvr_Sports_Insider

[英文论坛]
RealGM-Nuggets：http://nuggets.realgm.com/

Nuggetshoop： http://www.nuggetshoops.com/

ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/index

雅虎(http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/den

CBS(http://www.sportsline.com/nba)

体育画报(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/)

http://hoopshype.com/Library/teams/denver.htm

http://yardbarker.com/nba/teams/Denver_Nuggets/82

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/sports/nuggets/

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/teams/nuggets/

http://www.hoopsworld.com/teams/team.asp?TEAM_ID=30(美国门户流)

（甜瓜的博客）http://yardbarker.com/carmeloanthony

Friday, May 30 at 6:50 PM

CHRIS TOMASSON ON THE NUGGETS

How low will Allen Iverson go?
Don't expect Iverson to be doing the limbo. But the more flexibility he is willing to show the Nuggets, the more his chances seem to be of signing a multi-year deal with them.
Iverson, who turns 33 on June 7, long has said he wants to finish his career in Denver. Now is his chance to enhance that chance.
Iverson's personal manager Gary Moore, told the Rocky Mountain News on Friday that, in recent discussions with Denver brass, the Nuggets "seem to be very willing'' to offer Iverson a multi-year contract if he were to opt out of his contract by the June 20 deadline.
Iverson is due $20.84 million next season. If he were to opt out, he would become an unrestricted free agent July 1.
But nobody expects Iverson to opt out unless the plan is to sign a new deal with the Nuggets. On the open market, Iverson wouldn't figure to get anything near $20 million for next season.
Let's say Iverson doesn't opt out of his contract and becomes a free agent July 1, 2009. As a 34-year-old guard, Iverson might not even be able to get half his 2008-09 salary in 2009-10.
With that in mind, Iverson could agree to take a pay cut next season in order to get more years on his contract. But how much would Iverson have to give up in order to get additional years out of the Nuggets?
Due to being deep into the luxury tax, there is an extra advantage to the Nuggets if Iverson would agree to take less money next season. Let's say Iverson is willing to take a $5 million pay cut. The Nuggets would save $10 million next season when one considers the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax.
But the Nuggets obviously would have to make up for Iverson taking a cut by giving him extra years. Would they be willing to sign him for $15 million in 2009-10?
And what about 2010-11, when Iverson is 35? It's hard to project how much he will have slowed down by then. Maybe the Nuggets could offer a contract for that season that is not fully guaranteed.
There is recent precedent for a star player opting out of his contract, and taking an immediate pay cut in order to get more security for the long haul. New Jersey forward Vince Carter agreed last summer to take less money for 2007-08 in exchange for additional contract years.
Carter was due $16.4 million, but opted out of the final year of his deal and signed a five-year contract starting at $13 million. The last year of the contract is a team option nobody expects the Nets will end up invoking.
But the big difference is Carter signed his new deal at 30 ½. That's 2 ½ years younger than when Iverson is potentially eyeing a similar move.
The most years Iverson could command on a new deal is three. That's because a four-year deal would carry into when Iverson is 36. Salary-cap rules change if a player signs a deal beyond a 36th birthday, meaning Denver would take a huge financial hit if they signed Iverson to any deal beyond three years. There's no way the Nuggets would offer any such contract.
Nevertheless, some observers don't believe it makes sense for the Nuggets to sign Iverson to any sort of multi-year deal. After all, if Iverson sticks with his original contract, the Nuggets potentially could clear more than $20 million off their bloated payroll at the end of next season.
And Iverson, if he stuck with his original deal, could be quite a trade piece in the months leading up to next February's trade deadline. Teams likely would be lining up, offering draft choices and prospects, for a chance to clear $20 million off the cap thanks to an expiring contract.
But let's see what happens as Iverson ponders what to do by June 20. How low might Iverson be willing to go with next season's contract number?

READER COMMENTS

Carter has a $5 million buyout in his final year. His contract is $80 million over five, with $66 million guaranteed.

文章来源:

http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/nuggets/archives/2008/05/iverson_ponders.html

'Answer' won't be question for long

Nuggets to address Iverson's future soon

By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Originally published 08:48 p.m., May 30, 2008
Updated 09:21 p.m., May 30, 2008

 

How long might "The Answer" stick around Denver?

The answer could be coming soon.

Gary Moore, personal manager for guard Allen Iverson, said Friday the Nuggets "seem to be very willing" to offer Iverson a multiyear contract if he were to opt out of the final year of his current deal by the June 20 deadline.

But Moore, who said he recently began talks with Denver brass about Iverson's future, declined to discuss how many years the Nuggets might be willing to give Iverson or offer monetary figures.

Iverson can opt out of a deal paying him $20.84 million next season and become an unrestricted free agent July 1. Most observers don't believe Iverson would opt out unless it was to sign a new contract with the Nuggets.

It also is not believed the Nuggets would sign Iverson to a multiyear deal unless he agreed to take less money next season.

Shortly after Denver's season ended April 28, Moore said he would have discussions with the Nuggets about Iverson, who turns 33 on June 7, possibly opting out and signing a three-year deal. But a source at the time described the Nuggets, deep into the luxury tax, as wary of committing extra dollars to Iverson.

Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien confirmed having discussions with Iverson's camp but declined further comment.

"We want to finish our career in Denver, but we have no decision on (whether Iverson will opt out)," said Moore, who added that a decision by Iverson won't be made until close to the June 20 deadline in his contract for opting out.

Moore said discussions with Nuggets officials about Iverson's future are in their early stages.

"They have gone quite well," said Moore, declining to offer specifics, other than saying the Nuggets are open to getting Iverson under contract beyond next season.

Obviously, a key factor would be what the contract numbers might be. If Iverson, in exchange for additional contract years, were to sign a new deal that paid him $5 million less next season, the Nuggets would save $10 million due to the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax.

New Jersey Nets forward Vince Carter agreed last summer to take less money for 2007-08 in exchange for additional contract years. Carter was due $16.4 million but opted out of the final year of his deal and signed a five-year contract starting at $13 million.

While Moore hasn't said Iverson would take less money next season, he has cited what Carter did as something the Iverson camp has evaluated.

ETC.: Unless Nuggets forward Bobby Jones is waived by Aug. 15, his $797,581 contract for next season becomes guaranteed. Jones could be traded by then to a team seeking to reduce its payroll. In the same position is Nuggets guard Taurean Green, whose $711,517 deal becomes guaranteed if he isn't waived by Aug. 1. Jones and Green are expected to play for the Nuggets in the Vegas Summer League, which runs from July 11-20.

文章来源:http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/30/answer-wont-be-question-for-long/

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Nuggets Offseason: Allen Iverson...

With all of the attention paid to the New York media-concocted Carmelo Anthony-to-the-Nets-trade and the zillion nostalgia pieces being written about the upcoming Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals matchup, the fate of Nuggets' superstar Allen Iverson has gotten very little attention (except for the Rocky Mountain News' Chris Tomasson's detailed account of Iverson's contract situation on Friday).

The Situation: Iverson has one year remaining on his contract that will pay him almost $22 million in 2008-09, but he has the right to opt-out of the deal before June 20th and become an unrestricted free agent. According to Tomasson, the Nuggets' brass has already been discussing a contract renewal with Iverson's representatives for a three-year deal. To pull this off, Iverson would have to formally opt-out of his current contract, and then re-sign with the Nuggets for three years at a lower annual rate. But at 33 years old (five days from now), how much will Iverson be able to command from Denver, a team already well over the NBA's luxury tax limit?

The Good: As everyone reading this blog knows, Iverson is an absolute warrior on the court. At 32 years old in 2007-08, he played in all 82 games and led the NBA in minutes per game while regularly taking a pounding on the court. Overcoming his advanced age for a grossly undersized shooting guard and a broken bone in his non-shooting hand, Iverson finished third in scoring, ninth in assists (ahead of Andre Miller) and fourth in steals. In addition, Iverson had his second best career performances in turnovers-per-game and field goal percentage, meaning he's reigned in his game quite a bit for the Nuggets and is playing smarter and more under control.

Furthermore, known for having problems with coaches and the law during his tenure in Philadelphia, Iverson has been a model citizen in Denver and by all accounts is liked by teammates and wants to retire as a Nugget. If ever one needed proof of "the new Iverson," just look at the way he handled coach George Karl's (inexcusable) benching of him in Game 3 of the playoffs against the Lakers. Even though he admitted being frustrated by the decision, Iverson refused to throw his coach under the bus and even went as far as to say he'll do whatever the coach asks of him.

The Bad: At 5'11" (tops) and a scoring machine (Iverson is third all time in scoring average), Iverson is a tough player to build around. His most successful Philadelphia team - the 2000-01 squad that he carried to the NBA Finals - featured decent sized guards who primarily played defense (Aaron McKie and Eric Snow) to go along with a consortium of defense-first role players (Dikembe Mutombo, Tyrone Hill and George Lynch). In other words, the complete opposite of the Nuggets.

One problem I've noticed with Iverson - and this is just my view from the cheap seats - is that he's not a transformative, vocal leader a la Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Chris Paul or Baron Davis. I don't know if he's trying to defer to Carmelo Anthony, or just fit in since he's new to Denver, or if it's just not in his nature anymore, but he doesn't seem to impose his will on his teammates (and frankly, opponents) like he did in Philadelphia. As a 76er, Iverson would just take over games and carry his team if need be. In Denver, he seems to go about his job with tremendous effort and yet do so quietly at the same time, allowing his teammates to be self-accountable. This was especially apparent during the playoff sweep against the Lakers in which Iverson appeared to just go through the motions while his Nuggets teammates, especially Anthony, imploded around him.

And, of course, there's the elephant in the room: the Anthony/Iverson situation. I think they genuinely like each other, but it's inarguable that Iverson's arrival (precipitated by Anthony foolishly punching Mardy Collins during the Madison Square Garden Melee in 2006) has stunted Anthony's growth. Anthony has taken a lot of heat - justifiably - on this blog and elsewhere in Nuggets Nation - but we quickly forget how good he was (and how in-shape he was) before the brawl and how well he plays within a system that suits him (a la Team USA). And regardless of what many of this blog's readers have said, Anthony will remain just as trade-able at 25 as he is now at 24 should he disappoint us further in the 2008-09 postseason (assuming the Nuggets get there).

Unfortunately for Iverson and us Nuggets' fans, this current crop of Nuggets players is desperate for veteran leadership and creative coaching to make the Anthony/Iverson duo as lethal as possible...and they aren't getting much of either right now.

The Verdict: Traded to Denver for Andre Miller essentially, the Nuggets have gone from an under performing yet talented team with an over-dribbling point guard to an under performing yet talented team with an over-dribbling shooting guard who might just be the third best shooting guard of all time (behind only Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Jerry West perhaps).

The Nuggets are in a bit of a tricky spot with Iverson. As the News' Tomasson points out in his summary of the contract situation, even if Iverson takes a pay cut - say, by $7 million or so - and asks for $15 million per season for the next three seasons, that still puts the Nuggets well over the luxury tax threshold limiting their future flexibility. By not re-upping Iverson now, the Nuggets could see how the season plays out and use the superstar guard as trade bait since he puts asses in the seats to go along with what would be a $22 million expiring contract. The problem with the latter route is that the Nuggets would risk insulting Iverson (not that paying someone $22 million to play basketball should be an insult, but this is the NBA) and, unlike Davis and others in the league, Iverson doesn't need to be in a contract year as incentive to appear in every single game...and play hard while doing so.

The bottom line for me is this: I don't want the Nuggets to lose Iverson but I don't want them to waste his last two good years either by overpaying him (meaning the team couldn't surround him with quality role players like he had in Philadelphia). By bringing head coach George Karl back, the Nuggets are already wasting one more season of Iverson's services. But if the Nuggets can get Iverson to sign for something in the $14 million per season range, I say do it.

However, if Iverson and his reps decide to hardball the Nuggets and demand something like $18 million per season, I say let him enter the 2008-09 season as an unrestricted-free-agent-to-be and see what happens. If the season turns out to be a disappointment, the Nuggets could trade Iverson by the All-Star break for a few role players, fire Karl at season's end, and build the team around the younger players like Anthony (24), J.R. Smith (23) and Nene (25). It's too bad Iverson is almost 33 years old, because I'd take a younger Iverson over any of those aforementioned guys any day of the week.

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The Nuggets Offseason: Kenyon Martin (and the All-NBA Most Untradeable Team)...

Karl: Team will seek all means to get better

With eyes on the rapidly improving competition in the Western Conference, Nuggets coach George Karl said his organization should leave no stone unturned in trying to get better.

"You get better by free agency, you get better by making trades, and you get better by making your players better," Karl said Saturday. "I think we've got to observe all avenues. I don't think there's anything or any possibility that we should say 'No' to. I think our window should be open for business from agents to other teams to evaluating how we get our guys better as a coaching staff in the summertime."

The Nuggets were linked to now-defunct trade rumors involving Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Karl chuckled at the notion of that deal, saying "this is the time that the Internet and gossip circles have a lot of information."

He did not, however, rule out trading any player if the deal was right. "But it doesn't mean we're going to do anything," Karl added.

Though the Nuggets won 50 games, Karl admitted there was a sour feeling in how it turned out.

"It's a season that in a lot of ways, we had a better won-loss record, but we're kind of frustrated with we may have stepped back," he said. "We improved our record, but we actually had a couple teams probably go ahead of us that we got to be aware of. The Western Conference isn't going to get any easier next year. I think we all feel we want to make some decisions on how to get better."

One of those decisions is what to do in the June 26 NBA draft. The Nuggets have the 20th pick.

"I think anytime you pick low in the draft, you're trying to find the best player," Karl said.

Moe update.

Karl said Nuggets assistant — and former head coach — Doug Moe has yet to decide whether he will return for another season on the bench.

"I think Doug is in a stage of evaluating if he wants to do it again," Karl said. "Doug and I have had some really good talks. I would say there's a higher possibility of him not doing it than doing it."

And on Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown's recent overtures that Moe may join his staff?

"I think Larry Brown is playing musical chairs down there," Karl said. "If Doug does anything, he'll retire."

Footnotes.

Karl walks with a cane these days, nearly three weeks removed from hip replacement surgery. He says he's doing just fine. "I think I'm doing pretty good, 17 days out," Karl said. . . . Kansas forward Darrell Arthur was a late scratch from Saturday's workout. Maryland forward James Gist was injured during the workout.

Chris Dempsey: 303-954-1279 or cdempsey@denverpost.com

文章来源:http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9516724?source=rss

Heels' Lawson skips shot to impress Nuggets

 

 

The big prize was to be the presence of North Carolina's Ty Lawson, whose draft stock has risen among NBA teams that need help at point guard.

But Lawson was a no-show at the Nuggets' college player workouts Sunday, two days after he was arrested in Chapel Hill, N.C., and charged with driving after consuming alcohol. According to Nuggets coach George Karl, Lawson, 20, also had been dealing with nagging injuries. But Karl still was surprised not to see him.

"When I was coming this morning, I thought he was going to be here," the coach said.

Lawson and the point guard-starved Nuggets have been linked in recent days. A report from DraftExpress.com went so far as to say the Nuggets had promised to select the guard at No. 20 overall. Lawson has not hired an agent and still could return for his junior season with the Tar Heels.

"I definitely think he's going to be an NBA player," Karl said. "I'm sure he's going to make an NBA team someday. His decision is, will he do it this year or next year?"

Lawson's small stature — he is only 5-feet-11 — probably works against him coming to the Nuggets, who need a bigger guard. But his ability to push the ball is enticing.

"I like a guy that has been tutored in how to run," Karl said. "And (North Carolina coach) Roy (Williams) probably plays as fast as any coach in college basketball. Lawson throws the ball ahead. He throws the ball to scorers, which I think is something missing not only with the Nuggets but in the NBA. (Considering) his speed on the court, with our rules changes, (he) will be one of those players that can go anywhere he wants to go."

While Lawson canceled, Kansas guard Mario Chalmers didn't — and he has a defensive philosophy that should make the Nuggets take notice.

"I take great pride in defense," Chalmers said. "I just try to work on my defense, try to get better and try to always guard the best player on the other team."

As a perimeter defender, another high-level need for the Nuggets, Chalmers is one of the best options in the June 26 draft. He was routinely entrusted to guard the best opposing perimeter scorer while helping Kansas win the national championship. His size (6-1, 190 pounds) and length make him an intriguing prospect.

"Definitely a defender that can play NBA defense," Karl said. "Athletic ability and strength and courage is prime time. The thing I can't find in one practice, or two hours of work, is his decision-making and his ability to function. I thought at Kansas he played as much off-guard as he did point guard when I saw Kansas play."

Chalmers also comes with a deft 3-point touch, hitting 41.9 percent in his career at Kansas. He made 46.8 percent behind the arc last season, the biggest a game-tying 3-pointer late in regulation in the NCAA title game, which KU won over Memphis in overtime.

Ever since, Chalmers admits to being something of a celebrity.

"I can't go nowhere without being noticed nowadays," said Chalmers, who hasn't hired an agent but intends to stay in the draft. "But I like it."

Chris Dempsey: 303-954-1279 or cdempsey@denverpost.com

Jettison Carmelo, bring back hometown hero

Go, Carmelo.

And take others with you.

Come home, Chauncey.

And bring others with you.

The Nuggets were eradicated in the first round of the playoffs by the Lakers. The Pistons were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by the Celtics.

Denver and Detroit, puck antagonists, should become basketball bedfellows.

After the Nuggets got squadoosh (nothing) in the series with L.A., there were whispered hints from within and loud demands from without that the team be changed.

In this space, several proposals, including a couple involving a trade of Carmelo Anthony to Dallas or New Jersey, were advanced. Results in The Denver Post's poll showed that for the first time since Anthony was drafted by the Nuggets, sentiment to deal him has increased significantly. That discussion was followed by a preposterous report out of New Jersey that the Nets would send all their trash to Denver for Anthony. His agent claimed the Nuggets weren't actively shopping Anthony. "Actively" is the key word because Anthony can't be traded until after June 30.

Over the weekend, Post columnist Mark Kiszla wrote, credibly, from the NBA Finals that a league source said the Pistons might be interested in the Nuggets forward.

When the Pistons were finished for the season, general manager Joe Dumars fired coach Flip Saunders and said: "Everybody is in play. There are no sacred cows here."

So, a swap meet is in order.

Truth is, the Pistons would be willing to trade "Mr. Big Shot," Chauncey Billups, and others, and the Nuggets are agreeable to listen to offers for "Mr. We Quit" and others.

The Pistons have point guard-in-waiting Rodney Stuckey, who took over when Billups strained his hamstring in the playoffs.

We know Billups. He is a hometown legend. Like Anthony, he was drafted No. 3 overall (1997, by the Celtics) and found his way back to Denver with the Nuggets in 1998-99. But he didn't break out as a pro until joining Detroit in 2002 and leading the Pistons to the 2004 championship, earning Finals MVP honors.

Billups is a point guard-in- command. He lives in Denver during the offseason. He should live here year-round.

The Nuggets need a great point guard, and Allen Iverson, who is not going away and can't be dealt away, needs a great backcourt mate. Anthony needs to go elsewhere to polish his career and reputation, and the Pistons need him to rejuvenate their fortunes.

Because of hockey, Denver and Detroit sports fans will never exchange Christmas cards, but they joyfully would exchange basketball players.

An exchange of Anthony, Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin and Chucky Atkins for Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and Detroit's first-round pick (29th) makes the most sense (and dollars under the cap for the Nuggets) and is scary-good for both teams. (Some might think just scary, but it definitely would be good.)

Rasheed Wallace? I know. But Wallace and George Karl have that North Carolina Connection, and Wallace played his strongest (controlled) basketball under Larry Brown, who also has tar on his Gucci loafers.

Tayshaun Prince, who would replace Anthony at small forward, is, at 28, only 4 years older than the Nuggets' small forward. He averages about 13 points a game, but is an outstanding shooter out to and beyond the 3-point arc. His numbers would shoot up with the Nuggets.

The combined approximate salaries for Billups ($11 million), Wallace ($16 mil) and Prince ($9.5 mil) would be about $36.5 million, while the Nuggets' reported total for Anthony ($14.4 mil), Martin ($14.2 million), Camby ($8 mil plus a possible $3 million in bonuses) and Atkins ($3.4 mil) probably would top $42 million. The Nuggets drop about $11 million in the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax, and Wallace's contract will expire after next season, allowing them more room then to maneuver.

The Nuggets have to tighten up defensively, and Billups and Prince are all-defensive team players, and Wallace does play defense, and does average 15 points, and does shoot 3-pointers with accuracy.

The Pistons get an all-star forward, an ex-defensive player of the year, a tough power forward and a backup point guard. The Nuggets get an all-time guard still in his prime, a special small forward with postseason experience and success, an unpredictable power forward who will play when he's not getting technicals, and a prospect. The offense will be a wash with Iverson, Billups, Prince and J.R. Smith scoring more, and the defense protecting Iverson and Smith and calming Western opponents.

Billups and Iverson in the backcourt, Prince and Wallace at forwards and Nene at center, with Smith, Anthony Carter and rookie Ty Lawson (the Nuggets' pick at 20) off the bench at guard and Linas Kleiza, the other rookie (Robin Lopez or Roy Hibbert), Steven Hunter and a midlevel salary exception free agent up front.

The Nuggets' and Pistons' plans for this season didn't work out. The Nuggets can't get out of the first round in the West. The Pistons didn't get back to the Finals in the East. If they do this deal, there will be new, improved plans in Denver and Detroit. And I just love it when a plan comes together.

Woody Paige: 303-954-1095 or wpaige@denverpost.com

文章来源:http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_9534728

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舍弃Carmelo,把城市英雄带回来

By Woody Paige
The Denver Post

 

离开吧,Carmelo.

并且带走一些人吧.

回家乡吧,Chauncey.

并且带来一些人吧.

金块队在季后赛第一轮被湖人毫无悬念地横扫了.而活塞也在东部决赛被蔡尔特人给淘汰了.

金块和活塞在联盟中是竞争对手,但是也许他们可以成为合作的伙伴.

在与湖人交锋的系列赛一无所获之后,金块队的内部传出了球队需要改变的流言,外界的球迷更是疾呼球队作出改变.

在这样的氛围下,纷纷扬扬的流言漫天飞,其中还包括了交易 Carmelo Anthony 到达拉斯或者新泽西的流言.值得注意的是丹佛邮报的投票显示,在金块队选了 Anthony 之后,金块球迷要求交易首次 Anthony 的情绪首次如此之高.然后新泽西的媒体发出了一篇极其荒谬的报道,他们说网队会把他们所有没有价值的球员送到丹佛以换走 Anthony . Anthony 的经理人很快就出来澄清了金块队并没有积极主动的寻求交易 Anthony .关键词是"积极主动",因为 Anthony 在6月30后之后才真正确定不会被交易.

在刚结束的周末,丹佛邮报的专栏作家 Mark Kiszla 在一篇报道中提到活塞似乎看中了金块的前锋,消息来源于联盟内部,可信度应该挺高.

活塞结束这个赛季之后,他们的总经理 Joe Dumars 炒掉了主教练 Flip Saunders ,并且他说:"所有人都

因此,恰好在这时候来个旧货物交换会.

事实是活塞队会乐于去交易"大心脏先生," Chauncey Billups 以及其他一些球员,而金块队则愿意去听取"我们放弃了先生"以及其他一些球员的报价.

而活塞也有一个正在成长的控位 Rodney Stuckey, 季后赛正是他在 Billups 受伤其间接管了球队控位的位置.

 我们都了解 Billups.他是家乡的传奇.这点就和 Anthony 一样, 他也是探花秀被选中(1997年,蔡尔特人),然后他在1998-99赛季被交易回丹佛.但是知道他2002年被交易到底特律之前都没有爆发,他在2004年带领活塞队取得了冠军,并且还摘取了总决赛MVP的荣誉.

Billups 是一名善于控制节奏的控位.他在休赛期住在丹佛.他可以选择一整年都住在这里.

金块队需要一名出色的控位,而 Allen Iverson 这个夏天将不会离开丹佛且他不会被交易,他也正需要一名出色的后场搭当. Anthony 也需要到别的地方去让他的职业生涯发光发亮并且争取更多的荣誉,还有就是活塞也需要他去提升球队的活力.

由于冰球运动,丹佛和底特律的体育迷永远都不会互相交换圣诞卡,但是他们将会很乐意去交换篮球运动员.

金块队送出Anthony, Marcus Camby, Kenyon Martin 和 Chucky Atkins 换回活塞的 Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace 以及一个首轮29位的选秀权,这是最合理的交易(并且金块队的薪金将控制在工资帽之下),并且两支队都会因此得到意想不到的惊喜.(也许有些人会认为这仅会有惊无喜,但是我确信这对双方都有好处)

至于 Rasheed Wallace? 我知道.但是 Wallace 和 George Karl 都是出自于北卡大学,并且 Wallace 在 Larry Brown 的手下打出了他最强硬(统治力)的篮球,Larry Brown 同样出自北卡.

Tayshaun Prince 将会取代 Anthony 小前锋的位置,他现在28岁,仅比金块小前锋 Anthony 小4岁.他场均13分,但是他同时也是一名出众的3分外围射手.他来到金块之后得分也会随之上升.

Billups ($1100万), Wallace ($1600万) 还有 Prince ($950万)这一组合的总工资大概是3650万,与此同时金块队 Anthony ($1440万), Martin ($1420万), Camby ($800万加上大概300万的奖金) 还有 Atkins ($340万) 的总工资最多可达4200万.这样一来金块队将省下大概1100万的奢侈税,并且Wallace 的合同在下个赛季就到期了,这对于球队的操作就更具机动性了.

金块队需要加强防守, Billups 和 Prince 都是联盟最佳防守阵容的球员,而 Wallace 非常善于防守,并且他场均可以得到15分,他还有不错的3分能力.

活塞队可以得到一名全明星前锋,一名前最佳防守球员,一名强硬的大前锋还有一名后备组织后位.金块队则可以得到一名还处于职业生涯颠峰的历史优秀组织后位,一名有着季后赛经验并且取得成功的具有特点的小前锋,一名如果没有被吹技术犯规则在球场上表现不可预见的大前锋,还有就是对球队未来的期待.在进攻端 Iverson, Billups, Prince 和 J.R. Smith 会的更多的分,而防守端则可以保护 Iverson和 Smith 并且限制好西部联盟的对手.

 Billups 和 Iverson 组成后场组合, Prince 和 Wallace 组成锋线组合,由Nene当任中锋,而板凳方面由 Smith, Anthony Carter 和新秀 Ty Lawson (金块队如果在首轮20位选他的话)担当后位,其他位置替补则有 Linas Kleiza 和另一名新秀 (Robin Lopez 或者 Roy Hibbert), Steven Hunter 和一名在自由市场用中产签回的球员.

 金块队和活塞队这个赛季的计划都没有取得成功.金块队没能在西部联盟冲破第一轮,活塞没能重返总决赛.如果他们进行这个交易,球队的阵容对于他们来说都是全新的,金块和活塞都会有新的蓝图.并且我只是喜欢看到同一张蓝图走到一起.

Woody Paige: 303-954-1095 or wpaige@denverpost.com

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Haywood says Melo must do dirty work

 

Forty summers ago, basketball star Spencer Haywood won gold for the United States at the politically charged 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 1969-1970, he played his first professional season in the ABA for the Denver Rockets. He retired from the NBA in 1983.

Haywood, 59, is an outspoken basketball mind, blogging often about his own life in the game, as well as the current state of the NBA.

Q: As a rookie for the Rockets, you led the league in scoring (30 points per game) and rebounding (19.5). What are your thoughts on current Denver scoring star, Carmelo Anthony?

A: I think Carmelo Anthony has to decide who he wants to be. He came into the league with a lot of fanfare, has the skills to do things, but isn't following through on the other aspects of his game. You look at the guys he came in with. Dwyane Wade has become a strong defensive player, serious team player. And the "King" is the king. LeBron James is about winning, defense, whatever it takes. I don't see that with Melo. He seems to want to get his 30 points but not do the dirty work that's necessary. Now, I like his outside shot, but he needs to get his body in there and do the dirty work inside.

And — get the braids out. The style is dead.

Q: What are your thoughts on the current Nuggets?

A: It would be exciting to see some of those Denver players with that type of urgency and attitude (as the NBA Finals teams). As always, maybe next year.

I would have to let Kenyon Martin go. I don't know if Nene is healthy or what, but those guys would be on my trading block. I'd try to find someone who can really fulfill that power forward spot.

Q: You have a very interesting blog at legendsofbasketball.com. Why did you decide to get involved with this?

A: I thought it would be a way for us to amplify our voice as a retired players association, a thousandfold. And everybody's always talking about my sense of humor, always laughing and enjoying life. I started doing it as if my life depends upon it. It's an opportunity for me to let it all out — and share a part of me.

And, when I picked the Giants to win the Super Bowl, people said, 'Is he nuts?'

Q: You were at Colorado's Trinidad State Junior College when you joined the Olympic team in 1968. What were some of your memories of those Games?

A: We all lived in the same living quarters. (Boxer) George Foreman, (sprinters) John Carlos and Tommie Smith (who wore the black gloves during the national anthem), we all hung out. We had (legendary sprinter) Jessie Owens come in to talk to us. I remember him talking and guys were whispering, "This Uncle Tom!" and he got a little heated up and said, "How would you S.O.B.'s have felt running before Hitler? Huh? Huh? Huh?" That was the defining moment — like "Whoa."

We were going against our own people's wishes, is what we thought (by not boycotting the Olympics). But it wasn't black people's wishes that we were boycotting. Because when we returned, we were treated like we were American heroes.

They gave me a five-minute standing ovation at that Mexican Olympics. And I cried like I was a 2-year-old baby. I remember (African-American activist and professor) Harry Edwards saying, "What are you going to do to make a (political) statement?" But look at my situation. Three years before the Olympics, do you know what I was doing? I was picking cotton in the Delta of Mississippi, making $2 a day. All of a sudden I have a passport, eating, living the American dream. How do you make that jump? Only in America.

Fashion statement

Five reasons Spencer Haywood's era, the 1970s, were the most distinctive fashion era, according to the man himself:

1 Because of the music and the freedom of coming out of the '60s, we had diverse styles. Some people were into the hippie thing, some were crawling into the disco era. It was the most creative period.

2 My pinstripe suits.

3 The hair — the Afros, the long hair — everything was an experiment (in) individuality.

4 Platform shoes — though for a guy that's 6-foot-8, that's not really a cool thing.

5 Bell-bottoms. But the one problem with the bell-bottoms was, once, I was running to catch a bus (and) the bell-bottoms got caught under my platforms and I fell and hurt my wrist. I missed the next game. Only in the '70s could that happen.

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