NBA Offseason: The Nuggets Must Do More To Contend In The West

As the rush of the NBA offseason begans to slow down and the dust begans to settle, we are now seeing how our favorite teams rosters will likely look come tip-off of the 2009-2010 season. It has been an offseason full of moves, and one that has seen many of the NBA Western Conference teams reload in order to run down the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers. My question is simple: Have the Denver Nuggets done enough to put them in a position to again be one of the top tier teams in the West? Look at what other teams in the West have done. The Spurs got Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess but lost Bruce Bowen. The Hornets acquired Emeka Okafur and will likely sign Ike Diogu, but lost Tyson Chandler. The Mavericks resigned Jason Kidd, and added Shawn Marion, Tim Thomas, Drew Gooden, and Kris Humphries. The Trailblazers grabbed Andre Miller, while the Lakers and Rockets basically swapped Trevor Ariza for Ron Artest. As I said, it was a busy offseason and through it all, the Nugg...