EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – All any player wants is a real chance to show his worth.
The irony of Renaldo Balkman’s contract extension with the Nuggets last week is he really hasn’t had an ample opportunity to show his. He played 780 out of a possible 3,936 regular season minutes last season, his first in Denver. [...]
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November 04, 2009
By Chris Sheridan
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Another 2.5 points dropped off Carmelo Anthony’s scoring average Wednesday night, but if you think he cared much about it, you don’t understand the new Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony made his first shot, missed his next 12, made six of his next eight and then finished his night with two airballs in the early part of the fourth quarter...
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November 05, 2009
Never a big believer in the Nuggets, Randy Hill is changing his mind. Or, more accurately, Carmelo Anthony is changing it for him.
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November 05, 2009
All the talk about Denver standing still this offseason fueled the fast start by
Carmelo Anthony and Co. That's right: Slights are, well, nuggets of motivation
for 'Melo, Ken Berger says.
Via Inside Hoops
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November 06, 2009
Denver Nuggets rookie point guard Ty Lawson has immediately shown he’s worthy of being a part of a winning team’s rotation. Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports:
Lawson was projected to have to scratch and claw for playing time, but he has averaged 21.2 minutes per game and has backed it up by averaging 11.8 [...]
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November 03, 2009
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years.
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November 04, 2009
Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
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November 04, 2009
Denver coach George Karl is frustrated by the NBA's suspension of Kenyon Martin for Saturday's game against Sacramento, expressing that the NBA has "picked on" the Nuggets when it comes to suspensions and league rulings.
Via All Things Nuggets
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November 06, 2009
A new version of Chris Andersen is starting to emerge this season, one without the game-in, game-out flash.
But one just as effective. Maybe moreso.
His blocks – the staple of his game – are down, but his rebounds have held steady. His minutes are up. His free throw percentage is up. His effectiveness as a [...]
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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November 04, 2009
Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
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November 04, 2009
Down by a point after sub-par first-half performances by Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets become the latest team to take advantage of the Nets’ woes in the third quarter.
Billups and Anthony woke up the Nuggets by leading a 4...
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November 05, 2009
The undermanned Nets were playing hard, with effort. And against the Denver Nuggets, surprisingly, with success. Still, the Meadowlands was dead. Then a group of fans in the corner opposite the Nets bench exploded: The Yankees had gone ahead of the P...
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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November 04, 2009
Carmelo Anthony and the high-flying Denver Nuggets will resume their six-game road trip tonight against the winless New Jersey Nets from the IZOD Center.
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November 06, 2009
by Lang Whitaker
So…long time, no talk. I hope you don’t take it personally. We’re?still friends, right? Still cool? Good. Because you understand,?don’t you? You, you SLAM readers and fans, you guys know we are?grinding over here at the SLAM Dome, working hard to put out the very best magazine we possibly can, month after month after month. You may have just...
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