My Condolences

Unfortunately, I think that there’s only one player in the draft this year who’ll be as good as Melo, but them’s the breaks.

Nuggets seem a lot better this year. I don’t think that their defense is that much better, but they’re still looking a lot more like the team they should be, and Chauncey should be a darkhorse candidate for MVP. I think that they look like they’ll make the second round of the playoffs, but I can’t see them beating LA in a seven game series. They might be able to knock off the Spurs, though.

I guess my main reservation about you guys is the inability to consistently beat teams that are above 500, which kind of gives off a paper tiger vibe, but shouldn’t be an issue if you’re a top 3 seed.

Like pantslessyoda, I’m a little scared by the Nuggets’ lack of wins over headline teams, but there’s still something to be said for taking care of the teams you should beat on a consistent basis. I think they’ve got a good shot at making the 2nd round this year and if they can avoid the Lakers, they just might make the conference finals.

I have to say, I thought the Billups trade would make the team better, but I’m amazed by how quickly he was integrated and how much they’ve improved this year.

Glad to know there are other long suffering fans that finally have a good team to cheer for.

The Wizards will be back – hopefully next year ; when I suspect (and hope) they’ll be a top 5 team in the East.

As for your Nuggets, I’ve been surprised by the way Billups has been able to incorporate his half-court game into George Karl’s Offense… I thought the Marcus Camby trade was simply a salary dump; but then I watched Nene play – and I’m impressed – and you all still have a $10 Million trade exception. Things are definately looking up for Denver… Now you just need that one last piece (ie: Pau Gasol type trade) to put you on par with L.A.