Nuggets Bench show signs of life, Finally Win on the Road Over the Nets

We are lucky to have pulled off this win. According to the BoxScore we got outrebounded again (by 12) and we missed a whole lot of free throws, again. We are lucky that AI, JR, Kleiza & Najera had that run in the 4th that they did. Otherwise we would just continue to fall out of the race.

If we continue to play like this, especially against stronger, more consistent teams, we will definitely not make the playoffs, .. and if we do, we won't go far.

Why is it so hard for Coach Karl to identify and address the problems of this team? Why aren't the leaders of this team doing anything?

Oh well, an ugly Win is better than an Ugly Loss I suppose.

We'll see what happens next.

NuggSter.

Camby out, Najera out, AI and Melo double-doubles in 20th Win at Home against the Bobcats

The Nuggets are now 20-1 when AI gets a double-double in 24 Points and 13 Assists (he even managed to pull down 6 rebounds!), and this time without Camby, Najera and Nene. It helped that Melo is back from his ankle injury and was able to come back with a double-double himself of course.

Could AI and Melo have gotten wind of my challenge to them? Them being my 2 favorite players in the world, I challenge both of them to show us that that they are more than 1 dimensional players, we all know they can score, but...

Here is my belief:

If AI continues to get double-doubles in Points & Assists, and Melo continues to get double-doubles in Points & Rebounds, they will lead the Nuggets to more wins, and they will get the respect that they deserve from their critics. For as long as all they bring to the table is scoring, they will only be viewed as selfish players who hog the ball. Of course there needs to be continued improvement on defense too, but if they shoot for those dub-dubs night in and night out we should start to see some longer winning streaks, get deeper into the playoffs and who knows, even win a Championship!

Good job again from Linas Kleiza who seems to be getting back into a rythm and congratulations to Steven Hunter for finally showing some signs of life. From what I've seen from him he can be a younger Marcus Camby if he wants it and continues to work on it, maybe the Minister of D-fense could work with him on that.

For now, I hope AI, Melo and Camby see this and consider some of my ideas.

I would still like to see some set plays between these awesome players. With the talent available on this team, they are only limited by their own creativity and determination.

Go NUGGETS!!

NuggSter

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

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!!

Linas Kleiza Buzzer Beater!

Linas Kleiza is the 2nd Unlikely hero for the Denver Nuggets in the last 3 games. It was pretty awesome he recovered the loose ball then looked up at the shotclock on the OPPOSITE side of the court, turned around and shot the ball and it was a beauty! (see earlier post on previous buzzer beater) Wow what a Christmas gift.

The even better gift is that one of the superstars on the team, Melo had mentioned on his blog ( http://www.yardbarker.com/carmeloanthony ) he cares about us the fans and really thinks of us as the 6th man. I honestly didn't expect that of Melo, but hey, that's what happens when you assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME get it ASS U ME? he he.. Thank You, thank you very much. ;)

Just when I thought to myself after Melo's first double double a couple games ago, holy crap I think he's been reading our comments!! =D He just confirmed it in his blog. What else can I say but WOW! Melo actually cares what we think and say! That shows a lot of sincerity and maturity for a young guy who is considered one of the Elite in the League. For that, we will become even stronger 6th men for Melo and our Denver Nuggets team.

Go NUGGETS!!