AI's Double-Double is Nuggets Winning Formula

I've said this over and over on different forums, even Melo's Yardbarker Page. Basically with this win on the Road (finally) against the Grizzlies, the Nuggets now improved to 19-1 when AI has a Dub-Dub in Points and Assists. The only loss if I am not mistaken is his very first game with the Nuggets.

My suggestion to my favorite player AI is to go after the Dub-Dub because I'm no genius but with that stat of 19-1 it is a virtually guaranteed win, so why not?

It translates into about 3 assists per quarter, and with all the attention he gets, it should be easy, provided that the recipient of the pass makes the open shot. It will turn him into more than just a scorer, and more than a 1-dimensional player and most importantly, the Nuggets will keep winning! Win-Win situation don't you think?

Winning Formula: AI > 10 pts + AI > 10 ast = WIN

Simple right? Not really, AI needs to first find this blog, then AI needs to challenge himself to do this for the team. He has proven to the world that he can score, now he needs to prove that he can make his team better and win. Think about it, THE FORMULA WORKED EVEN WITHOUT MELO, NENE AND ON THE ROAD EVEN.

If I know him and his desire to win like I think I do, this is what he wants, and he is capable of doing it.

If you in any way can get him to read this, please do, for the Nugget's sake.

Go NUGGETS!!

NuggSter

Nuggets Blown Out by the Hornets

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - MLK

Without Melo and Nene, we had little hope. Without Camby doing his thing, we had no chance in hell. Why? I don't know since it wasn't televised in my area but if any of you know please let me know. In the meantime, I'm sure CP3 showed us all why he should be an All-Star.

For now,.. we need to support the guys who are left out there.

Go AI?

Go NUGGETS!!

NuggSter

Nuggets lose another on the road to Nowitzki, Mavericks

We only lost by 5, but we still lost. We could have made 2 or 3 more shots, or we could have made more free throws to get the win but, hey, at least we didn't get blown out considering that AI's usual help on Offense didn't show up today. It was unfortunate that both K-Mart and Kleiza weren't able to continue their excellent play on the road.

Usually Kleiza plays very well when it is a televised game, so it was an even bigger surprise to me that he didn't play too well. This is the 2nd game in a row that was televised that I scheduled my recorder to record which I will not watch because I hate watching the Nuggets lose, period.

At any rate, I hope Melo comes back for the game against the Best of the West because AI can't do it alone. Well, maybe if he could maybe play them all 1-on-1 and beat them one at a time? ;) At this rate, with our losing streak on the road, and playing the best team on the West, I don't think anyone expects the Nuggets to win. For me, I hope they do, I really do, but I'm not totally confident they will.

Go NUGGETS!!

Nuggets Win another game without Anthony over Nets.

For the 2nd game in a row, Martin and Kleiza scored at least 20 each to help Iverson's 30 and the Nugget's Offense. The only other bright spot on the offensive end for the Nuggets was Najera's 12 points off the bench.

AC was 1 for 8, JR was 1 for 7 and Diawara was 0 for 3. Again, we shot a horrendous 21.7% from the 3-point line, which obviously is the weakness that I have been mentioning over and over again. We didn't have a lot of assists either.

Luckily what we did get is a Win.

Not being able to watch the games leaves me only room for speculation so all I can hope for is that Karl is doing something to address their issues.

For now, we are back on top of the Division, but next up is a road game in Dallas which will not be easy enough to win with these problems that we have.

As a fan, all I can hope for is the best especially because the last time My DENVER NUGGETs played a game on TV they got blown out by the Lakers.

Here's hoping for the best, Go NUGGETS!!

#6 NuggSter

Nuggets Defend Home without Melo & Nene.

Linas, K-Mart and Camby picked up the slack for Melo who is out due to a sprained ankle. To be honest, it was an unexpected surprise to me. AI was his consistent leave-it-all-out-on-the-court self with 29 pts to lead the Nuggets, and same goes for the Minister of D-Fense Marcus who had another Monster game.

I was thinking, if they can't win WITH Melo, how the hell are they going to win WITHOUT him? Well, the answer was simply that the guys who don't usually step up did tonight. Also, the Hawks didn't quite shoot as well as they did the last time they played the Nuggets.

Although as I was afraid of, another career night happened for one of the opposing players wherein Josh Smith got what I believe to be his first Career Triple Double. As I stated earlier, "THE NUGGETS ARE GAINING THE REPUTATION AS THE TEAM WITH NO DEFENSE THAT ANY PLAYER CAN GET A CAREER NIGHT AGAINST."

We still shot poorly from the 3 point line but luckily they didn't do that much better.

All that happened was we won a game that we were supposed to win, yes even without Melo and Nene. I still can't believe we got swept by the Lakers,.. especially by Vujajic and Fisher. =P'

I hope that Linas realizes that this team needs him to be consistently agressive like he has been playing lately.

All I can do as a fan is hope for the best and wish that coach Karl cares for this team at least half as much as I do and does something to fix our issues.

6 NuggSter

Anthony and Nuggets Fall to Lakers.

One of the hardest things on a highly emotional fan like myself is taking in the disappointment. If it weren't for Martin's return the Nuggets would have been completely depleted in the front court. The Lakers have now swept the Regular Season Series with the Nuggets, literally using the Nuggets as a broom, winning by an average of about 16. Granted, the Nuggets are without some of their key players but, hey, I've said it before and I'll say it again: THE NUGGETS ALWAYS GET BEAT BY THE 3-POINT LINE, whether it is making them or defending them. Another thing that seems weird is that there is always 1 person on the Lakers squad that absolutely rips the Nuggets a new one. Last time it was that Vujacic guy that came off the bench and scored like 200 in the 4th quarter! This time it was Fisher that was like a sniper killing the Nuggets one by one by making what seemed like 50 3 pointers. =P' I always wait for the next televised Nuggets game (because the networks seem to like the Spurs / Lakers / Cavs and a couple more) so you can imagine how excited I was waiting for it to show on TNT. Then you can also imagine the trauma of getting blown out and swept by one of the teams I appreciate the least.

On a positive note, Nene's tumor has been removed and it was caught very early so Nene should be recovering. Thank You God.

Uh oh,.. here we go with the Negatives, I just hope I am able to stop:

1. As I've said before, the NUGGETS are more often than not beat by the 3 pointer. They need to learn how to make them AND defend them.
2. Who the hell was defending Fisher?? hint: I didn't watch the delayed TNT Telecast.
3. Now the NUGGETS have a reputation for being the team that can give you your Season or Career highs. I can just imagine guys on the bench of other teams excited to play the NUGGETS because they can probably score 30 or 40 for once. =P'
4. Obviously Karl doesn't see any reason to concentrate on the NUGGET'S weakness but hey, he's happy that his son on the Lakers scored 1 point. =P'
5. Nene is still out.
6. Najera is also injured.
7. Now Melo is out on a sprained ankle too.
8. If AI is as passionate as I think he is, he is very frustrated right now.
9. Nothing new here... I might as well stop.

For now, I am just going to hope that this injury bug finally gives the NUGGETS a break and leave us for awhile so we can get our Shtuff together.

Hopefully Karl is smart enough to start with:

G Carter, G Iverson, F Martin, F Kleiza, C Camby

I hope JR and Von Wafer gets a lot more playing time out of this at least too.

I'm not coach though so whatever.

GoooOOo NUGGETS?..

Iverson bails out the Nuggets for a Series Sweep over the Wolves

AI made a couple of plays at the end to finish off the Wolves. The Answer is definitely the Hero of this game for the Nuggets.

Here are the problems though:

1. The Nuggets gave up an early 14 point lead in the first half,


2. The Nuggets allowed 60 points in the first half on about 60% shooting,


3. Of course Nene and Martin are out and noone knows when their comin back,


4. Who knows when Hunter will be able to help,


5. Coach Karl publicly doesn't seem to believe in his own team!

From ESPN:

"I feel like a thief tonight," said Karl, whose team finished 4-0 against Minnesota this season. "We weren't the better team, but we won. I'm happy we don't have to play them again. If we did, we would probably lose."

WTF!!?? How the hell does a coach say that about his own team??! I would understand if Pat Riley said it about the Heat but Karl on the Nuggets??!! Ok maybe that is not what he meant but he could have been more specific don't you think? If he means considering they are short-handed or considering how lousy our play was we would lose if we tried that again, .. then that's how he should have said it.

I d0n't know about you but it is really hard to win when your own coach doesn't believe you can win.

Then, our next stop is at the Lakers, where Karl's son plays, so who is he gonna support? The Nuggets or his son's Lakers?? =P

As for us,... We really could use a road win especially against the Lakers who have manhandled us in previous meetings.

Go NUGGETS!!

#6 Nuggster.

Nuggets End their 2-game skid and the Jazz's 4-game winning streak at home.

Thanks to LK43 and the Minister of D-fense Marcus Camby, the NUGGETS had this game under control for most of the game.

Way to step it up Linas Kleiza! You and JR need to bring it every night so AI and Melo get help on offense. Good Job! =)

Mr. Marcus, holy c*&#! What a Monster game that was. 24 Rebounds and 11 Blocks!! Nice. You sir are a Stud. =D

The only thing I was hoping for was for AI to make a pass to Camby so he would get his 10 Assist for a Double-Double and MC would get another Triple-Double!

Anyway it was a good win for us.

GooOOOO NUGGETS!!

Nuggets need a lot of work if they want to go further in the Playoffs.

The difference between our Denver Nuggets and the Elite Teams in the League right now is well represented by this photo of the difference height between AI and Yao. Although AI has a better chance of dunking on Yao then the Nuggets have of beating the Elite teams right now. =P'

Things that the NUGGETS NEED to work on in my (non-expert) opinion:

1. 3-Pointers, defending them and making them
2. Learn to Never Expect the referees to make the call
3. Learn some Triangle Offense a la 90's Bulls and some Pick & Roll a la Stockton & Malone
4. Get everybody back, well at least Martin & Nene
5. Melo, Camby & AI should keep shooting for those Double Doubles, Melo & Camby in Points & Rebounds and AI in Points & Assists (7-0)
6. and the rest of the Nuggets to show up and want it as bad as AI, Melo & Camby want it.

It's a pretty tall order but hey, all we can do as 6th Men is hope and wish.

GoooOOOO NUGGETS!!

No Heroes for the Nuggets Today.

We've had a lot of close games lately, a little too close for my taste because sometimes it is good for us and on the opposite side of the coin sometimes it is bad, like today.

Basically we got out shot from the 3 point line AND surprisingly from the Free-Throw Line. =P'

There were no heroics from our Nuggets this time in the closing of the game though,.. but hey,.. what can I say, you literally Win some and you Lose some. Today was that some.

If I were coach, I would have my players (the 3 pointers e.g. AI, Melo, AC, Kleiza, JR etc.) MAKE at least 100 3-Pointers every practice as well as Free Throws. When it comes right down to it, they are "Professional" Basketball Players who get paid to do what they Love. Why not be sure to be Professional and be able to do the things expected of you.

Bottom-Line: We lost by 3. The outcome could have been different by a better 3 point Percentage or a couple more Free Throws.

Go NUGGETS!!

Nene out indefinitely, Nuggets get win over Magic.

Thanks to another Double-Double from our Favorite Forward in the League MELO with 32 points and 11 rebounds, we were able to get another win from one of the surging teams in the Orlando Magic.

Speaking of Magic, there was a little Magic when Dwight Howard tried to intercept an Alley Oop to K-Mart and he accidentally tipped the shot in. I wonder how they assigned those points? Does anybody know? If you do let me know ok? =D

AI and AC had similar stats for this game with 21 pts each, 5 rebounds each but AI had 2 more assists with 13 while AC had 11. Pretty damn good for the backcourt huh?

The Bad News is, Nene is out indefinitely to attend to a medical matter, while we the fans and the team pray for him and respect his privacy we can't help but feel the loss, again. The Nuggets are just going to have a harder time realizing their potential without one of our vital components in Nene who one of our 3 BigZ that makes our front court one of the best in the league.

For now, let's just pray for him and his family and hope for the best for our Nuggets going forward.

Go NUGGETS!!

Nuggets first loss of 2008

One Stat: The Suns were a smokin' 20 of 31 3-pointers, holy C*$#!. That could beat any team I don't care who you are.

End of Story.

By the way as I had mentioned before, we need to learn how to defend the 3s because that's how the Spurs beat us last year.

Go NUGGETS!!

AI scores 38 and dishes out 8 to show his old team the Sixers what they are missing

Just as I hoped, the Nuggets continue to roll, led by AI's awesome 38 points and 8 assists. I'm pretty sure Mo Cheeks is missing AI right about now.

Camby nearly had another Triple-Double but was shy 3 blocks with 7. Anthony was his usual self with balanced scoring and rebounds, AC had 15 assists and the Nuggets had a total of 15 blocks for this game! No defense my A%$! Eat that Charles Barkley! =D

Next up! The Phoenix Suns on the road! Expect a fast pace and some high scoring which is what we NuggSters Love! =D

We are undefeated in 2008, that is the best way to look at it so let's keep rolling Nuggets!

Let's hope for an ECLIPSE tonight as the NUGGETS BLOCK OUT THE SUNS! =D

Go Nuggets!!

Celtics, Pistons and Blazers are hot, but don't count out the Nuggets yet!

With all the hype surrounding the hottest teams like the Celtics, the Pistons and the Blazers, nobody is even noticing that the Nuggets are almost completely back to full strength and things are slowly coming together. 2 nights ago they were able to get a win against the defending champs in the Spurs and what is even more amazing is is that the Nuggets beat the Spurs at their own tempo and style of play.

Everyone keeps dissing the Nugget's Defense but now with their Bigz back in the lineup they even put the Spurs defensive stats to shame with the number of Blocks, Rebounds and Steals they had.

If they are able to keep doing what they are doing on a consistent basis before we know it they are going to start a buzz, but I'm sure all the doubters are still not going to think too much of them. It's better to be the underdogs anyway. ;)

Soo,,.. are you ready for the Nuggets?! Ready or not here they come!

Welcome back Martin and Nene! Camby missed you dearlyand we did too! Now we have what I consider the best front court in the NBA, but hey, AI and Carter in the backcourt are no joke either! Also with Kleiza, Najera and JR and the rest of the boys coming off the bench don't underestimate them either!

Up next? AI's old team the Sixers are coming to town and we should have nothing to worry about. ;)

Go NUGGETS!!