Iverson Traded to Denver

[BoSox34]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2702501

 

I think Melo and AI will be great together, Philly also got some nice pieces.

[Cocos Disciples]

Wowza. Miller, Joe Smith and 2 1st round picks.

[BoSox34]

Billy King better make good use of those two draft picks or he'll be thrown out of town.

[YanksHater213]

lol i told you tards he wasnt coming to boston

[See Red]

Oh... my... god...

 

We didn't have to give up Camby, JR Smith, or Nene?! Wow.

 

I'm alright with giving up the picks, I can't remember the last pick we made that was worth a s*** other than Carmelo.

[BoSox34]

lol i told you tards he wasnt coming to boston

 

jefferson wally delonte and a first

 

DOOOO IT DANNY DOOOOO IT.

[YanksHater213]

well first off i'd like to say that denver, as noted by see red, absolutely trashed the sixers in this deal, they gave up an aging top 10-12 pg, joe smith who hasn't lived up to anything, and 2 first rounds they probably wont end up needing

 

and haha i never said i didnt wan't danny do do a trade for AI. i just said he wouldn't come here, so shove it. i would have loved AI i just knew we wouldnt get him. sorry bosox but you're an idiot.

[Cocos Disciples]

 

Yankshater, do you make a lot of friends?

[BoSox34]

 

Yankshater, do you make a lot of friends?

 

The better question is...do you have any, yankshater?

[See Red]

well first off i'd like to say that denver, as noted by see red, absolutely trashed the sixers in this deal, they gave up an aging top 10-12 pg, joe smith who hasn't lived up to anything, and 2 first rounds they probably wont end up needing

 

and haha i never said i didnt wan't danny do do a trade for AI. i just said he wouldn't come here, so shove it. i would have loved AI i just knew we wouldnt get him. sorry bosox but you're an idiot.

 

They could've had a 20 year old that's averaging 18 a game, and a young big man with the tools to become very, very good. Instead they take an aging PG and as you pointed out, and Joe Smith, who in addition to having not lived up to anything, has a body that's about 10 years older than it should be.

 

PG - Iverson

SG - JR Smith

SF - Carmelo Anthony

PF - Nene

C - Camby

 

When the suspensions are over, that is. That's a very good lineup.

[Cocos Disciples]

Haha me and seered are the only people who know anything about basketball on here.

 

Al

Wally

Delonte

Allen

1st rounder

 

for

 

Iverson

 

Makes sense for Philly because they still get a good scorer in Wally, potential big man to beast along with Dalembert in Jefferson, and depth in Delonte and Allen. They have the max roster so they'd have to cut people or add fillers, and the deal I posted the salaries match up similarly.

 

Makes sense for us because we need the all-star with Pierce.

 

Wow just because some dude on Celtics Blog has a "reliable source". Ok pal. You believe way too many rumors. Its between Indy' date=' Golden State, and Boston right now.[/quote']

 

- Sac-Town, the leading contender today, has backed out.

- Minny can't get it done.

- Denver says no.

- LAC won't trade Livingston.

 

Look like it's between Boston/Golden State right now. But who knows. I am getting sick and tired of this BS though, make a trade. Danny Ainge is reportedly low-balling Billy King and in his last offer, he didn't offer Jefferson, Green, OR Ryan Gomes. That's crap, we aren't getting AI without giving one of them.

 

I say: Ratliff, Bassy, West, Gomes, and a lottery protected pick for Iverson/filler. That could very well get it done, but Ainge is playing hard to get. If he screws this up, with the minimal amount of teams in the serious running, I'll be mad.

 

And then after you told us Ainge said the Celts were out of it...people realized we couldn't get him.

 

But you sure did tell us!

[YanksHater213]

I apologize to bosox and coco, I refuse to fight with you about the amount of friends I have for a few reasons:

 

1) Not gonna jack the thread

2) I have plenty

3) Its a childish accusation, and a baseless one at that

 

Sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

SeeRed- Do you think Melo and AI will be able to coexist? I think Melo is still in that Alpha Male stage where he needs to be shooting 25 times a night to be happy. I think somehow it will work though. They compliment each other well though, a slasher (AI) and a scorer (Melo), with two good rebounders and a dependable 3rd scorer (Smith), they have a very good team.

[See Red]

I apologize to bosox and coco, I refuse to fight with you about the amount of friends I have for a few reasons:

 

1) Not gonna jack the thread

2) I have plenty

3) Its a childish accusation, and a baseless one at that

 

Sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

SeeRed- Do you think Melo and AI will be able to coexist? I think Melo is still in that Alpha Male stage where he needs to be shooting 25 times a night to be happy. I think somehow it will work though. They compliment each other well though, a slasher (AI) and a scorer (Melo), with two good rebounders and a dependable 3rd scorer (Smith), they have a very good team.

 

I think AI's to the point where he'll be willing to change his game for the sake of a chance at a Championship. He's said in the past that all he has is individual achievements that don't mean s***. He wants to win. He's a great passer too. That's something people forget about him. I think they'll be able to, I'm worried about the inevitable clash somebody's going to have with George Karl at some point in Karl's tenure in Denver...

 

It'll be fun watching teams decide whether they want to double team 'Melo or AI.

[See Red]

Also, they were both pretty close in Athens and they have something in common... they've both been Larry Brown's whipping boy.

[Soxfan1]

I was about to post, wheres See Red and then scrolled down. You must be pumped.

[BoSox34]

Melo and AI form an almost impossible combination together. I was originally hard on the Nuggets but this trade put them over the top. If AI can harness his passing skills and become a dangerous PG, Carmelo will thrive off of his play. With J.R and Melo on the wings and Camby and Nene (if healthy), AI will have numerous options unlike his team back in Philly. When Melo comes back, I truly expect this Denver team to make a run in the West.

 

Billy King, on the other hand, is looking like an incompetent dope right about now. Over the summer, he had the oppurtunity to acquire Carlos Boozer, Gerald Green, and the #7 overall pick for AI. Instead, he now ends up with Miller, Smith, and 2 1st rounders. Granted, I don't think anyone expected Boozer to have to such a huge season thusfar but King still has to be upset with the decision. If Philly gets Oden in June, there's a good chance that 76ers fan will soon forget about Iverson but if the ping pong balls bounce the wrong way, like I previously stated, the city of Philadelphia will run King out of town.

[See Red]

It all depends on what King does with these draft picks. It's a deep draft, but they won't be great picks.

[AirPantapas]

It have no idea how it will work it. If it does though the will win the NBA Championship.

 

Carmelo and AI are the 2 best scorers in the league. The should get a 2 that plays great D and have JR Smith be 6 man.

[schillingouttheks]

Yeah, they'll definitely march right through Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio. Not to mention the Clippers, Lakers, and Jazz - all teams that could give them a tough time. It makes Denver a lot better, but it doesn't make them a lock for the championship by any stretch of the imagination.

[See Red]

Yeah, hardly a lock. Top three or four in the West is the highest I would go in describing them. No more double and triple teaming Melo in the playoffs anymore, though!

[Vinny]

Nice move for Denver. Another team in the West to look out for.

[YanksHater213]

It have no idea how it will work it. If it does though the will win the NBA Championship.

 

Carmelo and AI are the 2 best scorers in the league. The should get a 2 that plays great D and have JR Smith be 6 man.

 

Lol Melo and AI aren't top 2.

 

Ever heard of Kobe Bryant? The best scorer the NBA has seen since MJ.

Gilbert Arenas?

Dwyane Wade?

LeBron James?

 

Those four alone you could make a case for them to be better.

 

Now you're going to come in and argue not because they are top 2 in PPG. Melo and Iverson are both jacking 24 shots a game a piece while the others I mentioned have comprable scoring numbers with just as good percentages and about 3-5 less shots per game taken. Carmelo's and AI's 3 point percentages are around 26ish%, the top scorers in the league must be good all around scorers, meaning at least decent 3 point shooters at worst.

 

Kobe

James

Anthony

Wade

Arenas

Iverson

 

That's being generous too.

[See Red]

I'd argue that 'Melo is the best scorer in the League in terms of consistency. He shoots a better percentage than all of the guys you named. He's not going to suddenly go off and put up 60 in a game, his games not built to be able to do that. However, more often than the rest of the guys, you can expect 'Melo to give you somewhere between 30 and 40 points a game. He scores more points than anybody in the league and he does it with a better shooting percentage than any guard within the top 20 in scoring. He's managed to lead the league in scoring without having any monster scoring games. That says a lot. He may not shoot the three with all that much effectiveness, he does shoot it better than Wade, though.

 

Again, it's going to be entertaining watching teams pick their poison. I'm not the greatest basketball strategist, so I'm not sure how effectively you could maintain a double team on two separate players, but if it's possible, teams would do so at the risk of JR Smith ripping them apart.

[Vinny]

He's not better than Kobe.

[See Red]

He's not better than Kobe.

 

But the fact that he's averaging more PPG without having the monster games Kobe has backs up my point that 'Melo is the most consistent, which is what I was saying. Kobe's had a lot of 19 and 20 point games this year. If you look at 'Melos game log, it's 30+ points all the way down except for a few games, almost all of those games were in limited time.

 

That's what I'm saying. Kobe is certainly the best scorer.

[Vinny]

But the fact that he's averaging more PPG without having the monster games Kobe has backs up my point that 'Melo is the most consistent, which is what I was saying. Kobe's had a lot of 19 and 20 point games this year. If you look at 'Melos game log, it's 30+ points all the way down except for a few games, almost all of those games were in limited time.

 

That's what I'm saying. Kobe is certainly the best scorer.

Kobe's making an effort to pass more. Carmelo's numbers will also go down.

[Mr Crunchy]

ai will bring some tuffness to the nuggs who have historically been softer than puppy s***

he can score and dish with the best of them

 

there is however only 1 ball

this eases the pain of the 15g suspension on anthony and if your a nuggs fan you gotta be excited

[See Red]

But lost gets Iversons ability to pass the basketball. When was the last time he had the talent around him? He's not the selfish player everybody makes him out to be. He wants to win basketball games above all.

[Mr Crunchy]

ai is a winner

always was

always will be despite his tattooes and propencity to be around gun fights

his backcourt partner in georgetown,1 victor page is an example of where ai could be

 

page was the 1 of the most sought after high school players ever

but like ai,had a coke and gun conviction before his 20th b'day

today victor page has 1 eye as he got shot in the face in dc back in 03

rumor has it his cousin retaliated as 2 teens were shot to death in 04 and its said they were the guys who gunned down victor

 

i think ai has seen the lite and truly wants to win

noone doubts his ability

its his attitude which has been called out and i for 1 think its behind him now

[See Red]

:D

 

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/seered81/iversonjersey.jpg

 

Oh, and Dermarr Johnson will be changing to jersey #8.