Lakers sweep, Nuggets need a change
The Laker brooms came out and swept the Nuggets under the rug in Denver's own house. The Lakes did have a tough battle on hand because they played average and the Nuggets played their best game of the series. But the Lakers still won by 6. A tribute to how good the Lakers are.
So what do you do if you are a Laker fan? Throw up your hands and yell "Halelujah! We're back!" Made it to the second round for the first time since 2004. What a long and grueling wait that was! To wait four years to be considered the favorites to win the West. Wow... Whew... That's a long... time. Wait a minute, that is nothing short of a miracle. It's taken the Celtics 20-something years to get back to the level of respect they demand, and the Lakers just did it in four. I know the Lakers haven't won anything yet, but it sure smells close... maybe this year. Definitely next year. It was a long dry spell when Magic retired and Shaq and Kobe came in and did their winning. I didn't mind the days of Nick the Quick, Sedale Threat, Eddie Jones and Cedrick Ceballos. But I don't want to see it again. Maybe Lakers fans have become spoiled and expect greatness all the time. So with the pressure on Mitch Kupchak... he got it done in four years.
So what do you do if you are a Nuggets fan? You throw your hands and cry "Trade Carmelo!" It is pretty clear that there are too many guns on that team. One named Carmelo and one named Allen. You gotta get rid of one of them. That has to be Carmelo. Iverson is a better scorer, more mature and more competitive. I didn't see AI laugh when his shots weren't falling like Carmelo was doing. And Iverson kept his mouth shut when he knew he should after Game 2, a tribute to his wisdom in this stage of his career. The only downfall is Iverson's age, 32. This is his 11th NBA season. But like a small dog that lives for 15 years, Iverson is small enough to still have four more good years. Besides, he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down being the fourth leading scorer in the NBA this season. He would've been second or third if he didn't have to share the ball with Melo. So trade Melo for a center... an offensive center. Like an Al Jefferson or a Yao Ming.
WCBias' Brian Milne said it best last night, "Iverson has never had a true center on his team." And he's right. He's tried to do it with two different forwards. Chris Webber couldn't help. Carmelo can't do it. Let the experiment continue. Get a center before this old pup is gone.
So what do you do if you are a Laker fan? Throw up your hands and yell "Halelujah! We're back!" Made it to the second round for the first time since 2004. What a long and grueling wait that was! To wait four years to be considered the favorites to win the West. Wow... Whew... That's a long... time. Wait a minute, that is nothing short of a miracle. It's taken the Celtics 20-something years to get back to the level of respect they demand, and the Lakers just did it in four. I know the Lakers haven't won anything yet, but it sure smells close... maybe this year. Definitely next year. It was a long dry spell when Magic retired and Shaq and Kobe came in and did their winning. I didn't mind the days of Nick the Quick, Sedale Threat, Eddie Jones and Cedrick Ceballos. But I don't want to see it again. Maybe Lakers fans have become spoiled and expect greatness all the time. So with the pressure on Mitch Kupchak... he got it done in four years.
So what do you do if you are a Nuggets fan? You throw your hands and cry "Trade Carmelo!" It is pretty clear that there are too many guns on that team. One named Carmelo and one named Allen. You gotta get rid of one of them. That has to be Carmelo. Iverson is a better scorer, more mature and more competitive. I didn't see AI laugh when his shots weren't falling like Carmelo was doing. And Iverson kept his mouth shut when he knew he should after Game 2, a tribute to his wisdom in this stage of his career. The only downfall is Iverson's age, 32. This is his 11th NBA season. But like a small dog that lives for 15 years, Iverson is small enough to still have four more good years. Besides, he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down being the fourth leading scorer in the NBA this season. He would've been second or third if he didn't have to share the ball with Melo. So trade Melo for a center... an offensive center. Like an Al Jefferson or a Yao Ming.
WCBias' Brian Milne said it best last night, "Iverson has never had a true center on his team." And he's right. He's tried to do it with two different forwards. Chris Webber couldn't help. Carmelo can't do it. Let the experiment continue. Get a center before this old pup is gone.
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