“This has been a very emotional week for him”
New York Knicks center Eddy Curry, top, goes over Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin for a basket in the first quarter of a NBA basketball game in Denver on Saturday, Nov. via Buffalo News
Donte Greene watched his mentor and fellow Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony play on television earlier this week and gave the former Syracuse star a call. via Post-Standard
“The one thing as a player you want to find out is the type of character you have on your team”
LeBron James might have been drafted ahead of Carmelo Anthony in 2003, but since then, it’s been mostly Anthony that has come out on top. via 9NEWS
For you NBA Draft nerds, present blogger notwithstanding, Wednesday’s game featured seven guys drafted in the top-three, if you count Portland’s injured Greg Oden, seated behind the bench, making his sleepy … via Denver Post
“That’s the talent that James Posey has”
With all due respect to the red, white, and blue, Kevin Garnett is focused on wearing Celtic green. via The Boston Globe
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points, and Allen Iverson added 20 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-93 Wednesday night. via The Washington Post
“The times I’ve been disappointed is when he won’t help us rebound the ball because he could be a special rebounder”
NUMBERS GAME 45.5 percent shooting for Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera on three-pointers , compared with 8.3 percent last season. via Rocky Mountain News
November 12, 2007: SCOREBOARD LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony always have plenty to smile about; since being drafted one pick apart in 2003, the two buds have blossomed. via NBA.com
Allen Iverson scored a season-high 37 points and J.R. Smith added 29 to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-100 on Monday night. via Tuscaloosa News
U.S. Team Helped Carmelo Progress In the DENVER POST, Benjamin Hochman writes “the evolution of Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, from great to greatness, can be attributed to his NBA maturity. via NBA.com
Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 10 rebounds to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 113-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
Allen Iverson added 27 points and 10 assists, and Linas Kleiza scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Nuggets (4-3), who trailed by 25 in the first half.
Troy Murphy finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Dunleavy scored 17 and Jermaine O’Neal added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana (3-3), which has lost its last seven games against the Nuggets. Read more
I don’t know how, but somehow we did it. We overlooked, once again, that the Nuggets were nationally televised last night, which would lead to a Linas Kleiza outburst and a virtually guaranteed cover. via MVN - Recent Articles
Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points Friday night as the Denver Nuggets trounced winless Washington, 118-92. Anthony scored 12 straight points in the third quarter, as Denver stretched a 60-51 halftime lead to … via UPI
Miguel Cotto in New York with Carmelo Anthony. Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, in New York to face the Knicks for the first time since the two team’s brawled at Madison Square Garden last season, had a chance … via Denver Post
“Most of my feelings and desire was to coach a team through a very unbasketball-like stretch of games. … That was my focal point. Once we went through the season, I wanted to put it in the past.”
Nuggets coach George Karl said three years ago he would love to one day become Knicks head coach. via New York Post
