| 02 October 2007
(Boulder-CO) The Denver Nuggets haven’t even suited up for a preseason game yet, but the report from today’s Rocky Mountain News is that the players feel they can crush the current franchise win mark of 54 wins with a mark of 60 victories. A lofty goal indeed, but I must say that there are too many questions to be answered right now to be talking about winning 60 games. Especially when Denver isn’t even sure who is going to start at shooting guard or power forward.
Now, let’s say that ten games into the year the Nuggets are 8-2, or even better, with Kenyon Martin showing glimpses of yesteryear, Carmelo leading the league in scoring, AI averaging ten assists a game, Marcus Camby returning to his DPOY form, and Chucky Atkins shooting 40% from downtown. Then I might be more inclined to agree with the Nuggets optimism. But for now, the Nuggets are still a team that once again got bounced from the first round of last year’s playoffs. This kind of sobering thinking is reality, and until that reality changes, we would all be well advised- Nuggets included- to stay within the realm of reality.
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