Denver Nuggets - The Next Level [Game 3 + 4]

Yeah, when you play 7 mins, the simulated quarters should be 12 so the averages would match. Kind of boring when all your guys made the team.

But a great achievement nevertheless.

Billups = clutch! Nice job.

Billups is GOD:bowdown:

Billups is hitting big shots all his life.

Sounds like the all star game was exiting to play. Interesting that Pau Gasol was leading in assists for the West. Plus great shot by Billups for the win.

All these statements about Chauncey are 100 percent true. Mr Big Shot is the man

Yeah, when you play 7 mins, the simulated quarters should be 12 so the averages would match. Kind of boring when all your guys made the team.

But a great achievement nevertheless.

See, I thought 10 minutes might be alright because while my players are leading the league in a lot of the categories, some players are catching up now I've put it up to 10. I was thinking of starting my next season with 10. If it still seems lopsided after that, I'll kick it up to 12. I actually don't want all my players to get in the all-star lineup every year, but this season it made for a great story since the West were down and my guys brought it back

5 Game Recap

In the 5 games after the All-Star weekend, Denver dropped 2 of them. One was a 2 point loss against San Antonio, and despite a great effort from bench players Arron Afflalo (17), Matt Bonner (17) an Ty Maximilian (8), they lost to the Cavaliers. Denver are currently 36-17. The feature game of this round is against the Boston Celtics at home, and this is how it went:

Boston embarrased at Pepsi Center



The Boston Celtics suffered an embarrassing loss to the Denver Nuggets, going down 87-66. Beasley lead the way with 21 ponts and 8 rebounds, which included 4/4 shooting from beyond the arc. However it was once again a team effort with 5 players of the Nuggets reaching double figures. Carmelo Anthony has followed on with his impressive form with 20 points, while clutch hero Chauncey Billups was named Sprite Performer of the Game with 14 points, 6 assists and 6 steals. The other players in double figures for Denver were Matt Bonner (13) and Earl Smith (11).

For Boston, Rajon Rondo was the high scorer, with 23. However he had little help, with only Ray Allen (16) and Kevin Garnett (10) really troubling the scorers. Kevin Garnett managed to finish with a double-double with 14 rebounds as well, but the Celtics got killed on the offensive boards all game.

Denver lead by as many as 24 at the end of the first half. Despite Boston getting back to within 12 in the third, they were outclassed by an impressive performance by the Nuggets.
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BOS@DEN

DEN: 87 (Beasley 21, Anthony 20, Billups 14)
BOS: 66 (Rondo 23, Allen 16, Garnett 10)

Sprite Performer of the Game: Chauncey Billups 14 points 6 assists 6 steals

Rebounds

DEN: Andersen 11
BOS: Garnett 14

Assists

DEN: Billups 6
BOS: Rondo 7

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Last 5 Games

DEN@HOU: 86-80 W
DEN@SAN: 82-80 L
ATL@DEN: 85-62 W
BOS@DEN: 87-66 W
CLE@DEN: 82-74 L

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Unlikely Hero


Despite losing to Cleveland, Denver can take encouragement from the fact that Afflalo scored 17 points in the second half. He was the team's equal top scorer with Matt Bonner. If he continues his impressive performances, Denver might have to think seriously about offering him a contract for next season. Sorry about the out of focus photo.

The Forgotten


Ty Lawson makes a nice layup against the Hawks. His first points in a long time. He also comes off contract in the off season

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Next 5 Games

MIL
LAC
PHO
SAC
@ATL

The february summary will be up next

Awesome finish to the All-Star game, and a great effort to get four of your players in as starters. A Nuggets squad hasn't dominated an All-Star roster that much since the ABA's final year.

Nice game by Beasley it seems the trade was beneficial. By the way what are Lawsons stats this season.

Awesome finish to the All-Star game, and a great effort to get four of your players in as starters. A Nuggets squad hasn't dominated an All-Star roster that much since the ABA's final year.

Haha definitely, I'm trying to bring back the glory of 76

Nice game by Beasley it seems the trade was beneficial. By the way what are Lawsons stats this season.

I think so too. I actually like his game in real life too. I'm very much sold on the idea of a power forward having shooting touch.

As for Ty Lawson, I'd suggest his stats are very negligible. Ever since Chalmers has come to the team, it's kind of hard to see where I can give him minutes. Chalmers has a better player rating and I think his game suits me more. After my February summary I'll pull up some stats on him

February Summary

The end of February also represents the end of the NBA teams having to wear the retro jersey... although the Lakers might argue against this. They have now leap-frogged the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference. The four games Denver are behind though are ones they haven't played yet. They are 36-17, as opposed to the Lakers who are 40-17.

In February, Denver consolidated their spot amongst the top of the West with excellent team play. On quite a few occassions, the Nuggets have had multiple players making a meaningful contribution... and it's not just the 5 all-stars. Bench players like Matt Bonner, Mario Chalmers, Arron Afflalo and to a lesser extent, Ty Maximilian have provided a spark off the bench when it's been needed.

Around the League

Monthly Awards

EAST Player: [CLE] Lebron James (21.5ppg 5.4rpg 1.1apg 1.7bpg 1.5spg)
WEST Player: [LAL] Kobe Bryant (20.9ppg 3.4rpg 2.6apg 1.2bpg 1.4spg)
EAST Rookie: [MIA] Reuben Walker (9.8ppg 1.2rpg 6.5apg)
WEST Rookie: [OKC] Stanley Alston (12ppg 2.3rpg 2.3apg 1.5spg)

MVP Candidates

[MIA] Dwyane Wade (23.8ppg 2.6rpg 2.8apg 1bpg 1.2spg)
[LAL] Pau Gasol (16.2ppg 8.5rpg 1.1bpg)
[DEN] Carmelo Anthony (19.8ppg 4.1rpg 2.2apg 1.5spg)
[POR] Brandon Roy (17.2ppg 2.4rpg 3.2apg 1.3spg)
[CLE] Mo Williams (17.9ppg 5.2apg 1spg)

Standings

EAST
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Cleveland 41-14
Orlando 34-23
New Jersey 33-24
Washington 32-25
Boston 32-25
Atlanta 30-25
Milwaukee 29-27
Miami 27-26
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Detroit 27-30
Philadelphia 27-29
Chicago 24-31
Toronto 22-32
New York 22-33
Indiana 21-32
Charlotte 21-33

WEST
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LA Lakers 40-17
Denver 36-17
Oklahoma City 36-21
Sacramento 33-22
LA Clippers 34-27
Houston 31-24
Portland 32-30
San Antonio 28-28
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Phoenix 26-30
Dallas 23-29
Memphis 23-32
Minnesota 20-34
Golden State 17-38
Utah 17-39
New Orleans 16-39
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Look out!

A note to the man with the courtside seats: always keep your eye on the game

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Stay tuned for more updates

Signing announcement

Robert Swift attempts NBA comeback



In surprising news, the Denver Nuggets have signed Robert Swift for the rest of the year. With this signing, Denver now has another option at the Centre position and he will also be the only 7 footer on the team. It is seen as a great opportunity for Swift to take place in the squad for road trips to give veteran Ben Wallace a rest in preperation for the post-season.

Reasons for this signing:

-To add another big which Denver doesn't have to commit to past this season
-At 25, Swift still has a chance at a career
-Ben Wallace can take games off
-Only one of two centres willing to play for what Denver was willing to pay him. The other was Mouhamed Sene. Swift also had a better player rating.

Reasons against this signing

-His career stats are uninspired
-Injury prone
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I'm interested to see responses to this

Man, they together will have a lot of tattoos.

I Guess Robert was Hangin with Birdman,

In my Blazers association, Swift is one of the highest rated C's available in the free agent pool. Won't sign him, hell no.

Never hurts to deepen the bench in case of injuries, especially for a big man who hasn't even hit his prime yet

I'm interested to see responses to this

Depends how much you spent on him, but 7 footer insurance rarely goes wrong, I guess.

All good reasons for signing him and hopefully he can do what you want him to do.

Man, they together will have a lot of tattoos.

I Guess Robert was Hangin with Birdman,

If only I still had Kenyon Martin! Birdman has had a great comeback with Denver... hopefully Rob can as well.

In my Blazers association, Swift is one of the highest rated C's available in the free agent pool. Won't sign him, hell no.

The Blazers already have two pretty good centres as it is anyway. As long as they're not injured in the game that is.

Never hurts to deepen the bench in case of injuries, especially for a big man who hasn't even hit his prime yet

That's what I thought. Big Ben isn't far off retirement, so trying out another centre who is relatively young couldn't hurt.

I'm interested to see responses to this

Depends how much you spent on him, but 7 footer insurance rarely goes wrong, I guess.

About 1.3 million. In basketball terms, that's not a whole lot of money. If he was asking for more than 1.5 and I wouldn't have signed him.

All good reasons for signing him and hopefully he can do what you want him to do.

Here's hoping... I think it's a relatively low risk signing. If he's no good, I can waive him with no remorse or ramifications and if it works out, I have a backup centre who will be around for a while and hopefully will be pretty cheap.

[Kenny]

5 Game recap

Denver didn't start March too well, getting blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks 83-65. After establishing a win against the LA Clippers and being in a strong position against Phoenix, Steve Nash and the Suns rallied to win in overtime 102-94. Denver's home game in Sacramento was the first game in which Robert Swift was activated, and immediately contributed with the Birdman in foul trouble. Swift ended the game with 8 points and 5 rebounds. Which now takes us to the feature game in Atlanta:

Melo's 56 destroys Atlanta



When you have the opposing crowd chanting "M.V.P", you know you're legit, and that's what happened in Atlanta as Carmelo Anthony dropped 56 against the luckless Hawks. Denver ended up winning 80-65. As well as Melo, the front court of Beasley (12 points, 8 rebounds) and the red hot Chris Andersen (10 points, 15 rebounds) provided the killer blow.

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson was excellent with 21 points and 6 assists, while Crawford (15), Smith (13) and Horford (10) all provided double figure scoring. But in the end, they had no answer for Carmelo Anthony, who is shaping up as a real candidate for the MVP trophy this year.
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DEN@ATL

DEN: 80 (Anthony 56, Beasley 12, Andersen 10)
ATL: 65 (Johnson 21, Crawford 15, Smith 13)

Sprite Performer of the Game: Carmelo Anthony 56 points

Rebounds

DEN: Andersen 15
ATL: Williams 11

Assists

DEN: Billups 8
ATL: Johnson 6
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Next 5 Games

@WAS
@BOS
@CHI
DAL
MEM
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Protecting the Nest


He doesn't get mentioned as much as Melo, Earl or even B-Easy, but Chris Andersen's role in the team is as important as anyone else's. He proved this against Phoenix, receiving the Sprite Performer of the Game with this stat line:

20 points 16 rebounds 8 assists 5 blocks

Comeback kid


After his career was left in tatters by injury, Robert Swift made his NBA comeback against the Kings. He looked good with 8 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.
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The Nuggets are now 39-19

Last edited by Kenny on Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Incredible game by Birdman against PHX

When you have the opposing crowd chanting "M.V.P", you know you're legit, and that's what happened in Atlanta as Carmelo Anthony dropped 56 against the luckless Hawks.

What the hell? A crowd that has a team with a losing record would only do that. The Hawks are one of the league's best teams. Joe Johnson is their MVP.

Awesome game by the Birdman. Plus he got 8 assists.

Swift's debut as a Nugget is impressive in limited minutes. 8 points and 5 boards off the bench? That's more than what you can ask for, from, 1.5 mil investment.

Incredible game by Birdman against PHX

Awesome game by the Birdman. Plus he got 8 assists.

He's been tearing it up of late, getting atleast 10 rebounds every game he's playing. As for the 8 assists, Denver has a good inside-outside game when the wing players are firing, so Birdman can rack up a few assists.

By the way Azzdogs, here are Lawson's numbers:

1.9ppg 0.6apg 39.3FG%

You could say he's having a sophomore slump.

When you have the opposing crowd chanting "M.V.P", you know you're legit, and that's what happened in Atlanta as Carmelo Anthony dropped 56 against the luckless Hawks.

What the hell? A crowd that has a team with a losing record would only do that. The Hawks are one of the league's best teams. Joe Johnson is their MVP.

Joe Johnson being their MVP is debatable, but I see what you mean. They do have a very good team, but yeah, Melo was hot.

Swift's debut as a Nugget is impressive in limited minutes. 8 points and 5 boards off the bench? That's more than what you can ask for, from, 1.5 mil investment.

On the boards, having a 7 footer makes all the difference it seems. I was impressed with the way he played and who knows, with Big Ben a possibility for retirement, he might just be a prospect backup centre.

Just managed to read until the latest. Nice dynasty here, although I kinda hate the Nuggets because of last year playoffs. Billups is one of my favorite point guard and the game winning shot in the all-star game is clutch. I haven't check the roster though but I think I am liking it. Hope to read more of this dynasty

Just managed to read until the latest. Nice dynasty here, although I kinda hate the Nuggets because of last year playoffs. Billups is one of my favorite point guard and the game winning shot in the all-star game is clutch. I haven't check the roster though but I think I am liking it. Hope to read more of this dynasty

Always good to have a new reader. Chauncey is probably my favourite point guard in the NBA at the moment, but then again, I'm a big Nuggets fan. His ability to make big shots is always worth watching.

I'll take this opportunity to refresh everyone on what my current roster is:

The starters



C: Chris Andersen | PF: Michael Beasley | SF: Carmelo Anthony | SG: Earl Smith III | PG: Chauncey Billups

The bench



| Matt Bonner | Mario Chalmers | Ben Wallace | Arron Afflalo | Ty Maximilian | Ty Lawson | Robert Swift

Injury Reserve



| Louis Williams |

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I tend to have an injury reserve rotation of Ben Wallace, Robert Swift and Louis Williams. I'm beginning to put Big Ben on IR during away games, but most of the time, the IR is generally filled by Louis Williams or Robert Swift.

Man, they together will have a lot of tattoos.

I Guess Robert was Hangin with Birdman,

If only I still had Kenyon Martin! Birdman has had a great comeback with Denver... hopefully Rob can as well.

At least you still got Earl Smith III.

I'm beginning to put Big Ben on IR during away games,

Why's that?