| 14 July 2010
(Denver-CO) I'm sorry, Nuggets Nation. Truly, I am. I had to jump ship late last season and never was able to find my way back to the site as the Nuggets flamed out of the playoffs against the (cringe) Utah Jazz.
However, the good news is our beloved Nuggets are undefeated in NBA Summer League, Carmelo is still in Denver (for now...), and Stan Kroenke kept things in the family despite becoming the majority owner of the NFL's St. Louis Rams by handing our team's ownership to his son, Josh.
But... and you know there had to be one...
I am pretty disappointed with the most recent news out of the Mile High City. According to ESPN, the Denver Nuggets have, in principle, agreed to terms with free agent, Al Harrington.
Al Harrington?
First off, welcome to Denver, Al. I'm sure you will find the Mile High City a great place to live and play in. Our fans are second to none and Denver is a hell of a city. With that being said, I really don't like this move from a basketball perspective. The Nuggets already have the premier small forward in the Western Conference.
Harrington is 6'9". So is Carmelo. Harrington is a scorer. So is Carmelo. They're both small forwards and you know who is still going to get the lion's share of the minutes. Yup, Carmelo.
So... why did the Nuggets pick up a player that, in all reality, doesn't solve any of their problems while the rest of our division continues to make sound personnel decisions? The Jazz upgraded their front line with Al Jefferson after losing Carlos Boozer to free-agency, the Thunder picked up rookie center Cole Aldrich in the draft, and the Trailblazers still boast a line-up with two seven footers with Joel Pryzbilla and Greg Oden with LaMarcus Aldridge and former Nugget, Marcus Camby both measuring in at 6'11". Meanwhile, the Nuggets are still small up front with two of their three bigs (can you call Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen that?) questionable for the start of the season. Oh, and seven-foot Johan Petro bolted for New Jersey.
I'm at a loss for why this move was made and searching for a way to convince myself that it makes the Nuggets a better team. Let's get things moving in the right direction again on this site as I start posting regularly again by putting a solid comment thread together.
Go Nuggets!
