George Karl, Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson Face Hard Times Ahead in Denver

The Denver Nuggets are playing the NBA's version of Survivor . The contestants are Coach George Karl and players Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson. At least one of these guys WON'T be with Denver at season's end. Guaranteed. Tension has been building between Karl, Anthony, and Iverson for a while now. Constantly losing in the first round of the playoffs does that. It's only be a matter of time before it boils over. The Nuggets have a team loaded with offensive weapons and are always fun to watch, but come playoff time, their defensive shortfalls become exposed and we all know that defense always wins out in the end. Teams that rely too heavily on offense are found out in the playoffs. Just ask the Phoenix Suns. And when it comes to losing in the playoffs, Denver is the team version of Tracy McGrady, boasting a pitiful record of five first round failures in a row. It can't and won't happen again. There has always been something that seemed out of place with George Karl coaching ... (link)