The Marcus Camby Wonders
I am very disappointed in myself. I have let myself down more then I could have ever possibly imagine. I cannot believe that I forgot to write about one of the most useless players to ever win a defensive player of the year award. Yes, that’s right, I am talking about Marcus Camby. I have been going on and on about how he ruined the Nuggets chances of winning with his terrible one on one defense, and his curious way of terrorizing the offense. I have to wonder how a center that is on the same team with Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony can take so many outside shots, and kill the offensive flow of the whole team. I cannot express in words or actions how much I dislike his presence on the basketball court. What the Nuggets need to do is trade him while his value is high, and allow Nene to grow in the starting center spot along side Kenyon Martin. Speaking of Mr. Martin, how bad of a move was that, the worst one in Nuggets history maybe. I can’t say that yet because he could have a great comeback, and really contribute to the championship that is soon to come to Denver, Colorado, that is if the always perfect NBA refs allow that to happen. Wink wink, nudge nudge, poke poke, and not to mention, I TOLD YOU SO!!! Sorry I needed to get that off my chest. That only problem with this investigation is that it is only uncovering one referee that was involved in gambling, and not David Stern for rigging the last, oh I don’t know, five NBA Championships.
Ok, so off that subject and on to something on a lighter side. Carmelo Anthony is going to be the leading scorer on the USA team again, and then maybe he’ll get some positive media attention. Espn.com seems to have this infatuation with Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. I might have to remind some people that Carmelo Anthony was the second leading scorer last year, if anyone forgot. So I will laugh, and some will cry when he take to cake again. Go Carmelo, go USA, and I hope Manu falls on his head and loses his ability to flop like a slowly dying fish out of water. Soccer is slowly taking over the NBA, and soon we will have headbutts and red cards.
07.3131.2007 9:42 am
Aw, come on, Marcus Camby is a veteran player who has won a championship before and who can really help the younger players on our team blah blah blah blah… wait, did I cover the standard Camby media line yet? Ok, in that case we’ll move onto… yes, trading him would be good so long as we trade him for a young player with a less bloated contract. The only negative aspect will be when we have another disappointing season and the national media blames the nuggets front office for unloading, “The best defensive player in the league.”
08.66.2007 6:40 pm
Camby is essential if the Nuggets choose to play the same style of defence they did last year. The return of Kenyon (the best post-up defender in the world) makes it easier to change, but changing a defence still isn’t the quickest thing to do. If we lose Camby, we go back into rebuilding mode and we can kiss any championships over the next three years goodbuy. Is abandoning any hope a championship this year worth a better shot 4 years from now? It might have been before Chucky Atkins got here. Now we must stay the cource and keep Camby and our quirky 3rd defender zone for one more year.