Are The Denver Nuggets Really For Real?
February 19, 2009 – 2:13 pm by Michael Bean
Surely it’s not just me who hasn’t taken the Denver Nuggets very seriously in the playoffs the last couple of years. Then again, Denver’s never really challenged for the #1 seed out West like they are this year. Since adding Chauncey Billups in exchange for Allen Iverson, the Nuggets have been close to as good as anybody in the league. Their 37 wins are second most in the Western Conference, and they hold a 3.5 game lead over the Trail Blazers in the Northwest Division. Listen to Coach George Karl with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio Wednesday as he talked about how consistently and unselfishly his team is playing since Chauncey Billups returned to his hometown of Denver to run the show for the Nuggets.
“What he did was magnify the changes. And Chauncey Billups is a winner. He just knows how to win games and he has the heart and competitiveness that this team needed to be the leader of.”
Tags: Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Colin Cowherd, Denver Nuggets, ESPN Radio, George Karl, NBA, sports interviews, Western Conference NBA
