denverstiffs.com - 11/18/2008
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I was at a lunch meeting today and ESPN News was on the TV set in the back of the restaurant. Out of the corner of my eye I could see an icon of George Karl on the bottom ticker with what looked to be a quote dissing Allen Iverson's performance during his time in Denver. Not wanting to be ...
freep.com - 11/14/2008
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freep.com —
CLEVELAND -- Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton were
crying. There they were, two NBA All-Stars, in Billups'...
room in the Hilton City Center in Charlotte crying. And laughing. And crying again. The Pistons had just traded Billups to the Denver Nuggets ...
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Chauncey Billups talks about trade, Flip | Freep.com | ...
rufusonfire.com - 11/11/2008
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rufusonfire.com —
The Denver Nuggets just traded away Allen Iverson
to get back prodigal son Chauncey Billups. On the...
face of it, while both are excellent players, Iverson is probably excellenter. Former MVP. Still one of the few guys in the league nobody can guard alone. Chauncey ain't in that class, but he ...
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I Admit I Love Chauncey
denverpost.com - 11/17/2008
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denverpost.com —
Unquestionably, the Allen Iverson experiment produced some scintillating
moments for the Nuggets and their fans. But the...
more coach George Karl watches Chauncey Billups run his offense and watches Iverson lead the Pistons it has become clearer that ...
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Point guard praise: Billups over A.I. - The Denver Post
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Worst of the Night: November 17, 2008
Basketbawful —
... George Karl: Yesterday, Denver Stiffs ran a post about how Karl -- surprise, surprise! -- had some rather unflattering thing to say about the recently-departed Allen Iverson: "There are less bad plays, more solid plays. I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore. We have contested-shot charts, bad-shot charts and cheap defensive possessions. I would say that when A.I. was here, we had most games in the teens of contested, tough shots, sometimes in the 20s. And I don't think we've had a ...
George Karl Does Not Miss Allen Iverson [NBA]
Deadspin —
... saw something, but I couldn't get it done on the court because I didn't have a playmaker out there." "A.I., at times, had trouble trusting the guy he's throwing it to," Karl said. Not a playmaker? That's one way to put it. Another way to put it is that he has the third-highest scoring average in NBA history and doesn't trust his teammates because he's better than they are. The important thing is that you shouldn't hide your feelings. Karl to A.I.: "Don't let the door hit you on the way out"... [Denver Stiffs] Point ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Eddy Curry's sound advice
Ball Don't Lie —
... added-Shaq, coach-Porter Steve Nash. PG: PistonsNationBlog. WATCH THIS .GIF of Tay Prince going for a losse ball in LA, try not to giggle. 6th: DB.com. The Mavs have engaged in "casual" conversations involving Kaman, G-Wallace, and others. 7th: The Knicks Blog. Sonny Vaccaro says LeBron James will end up a Knick. Shoals says BAH! 8th: Denver Stiffs. George Karl to A.I.: "Don't let the door hit you on the way out, ballhog ..." ...
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detroitbadboys.com 12/8/2008 — Chris McCosky’s blog : If this is going to work, Iverson has to start asserting himself when the game is on the line. That’s what great players are supposed to do. Iverson at 33 is not the same explosive scoring threat he once was. ...
Point guard praise: Billups over A.I. - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 11/18/2008 — Unquestionably, the Allen Iverson experiment produced some scintillating moments for the Nuggets and their fans. But the more coach George Karl watches Chauncey Billups run his offense and watches Iverson lead the Pistons it has become clearer that ...
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detroitbadboys.com 11/14/2008 — Was Chauncey Billups observing some kind of moratorium in regards to talking about The Trade? Or have I just been so focused on Detroit’s side of the deal that I’ve missed all of his previous interviews? I ask because before today ...
George Karl Compares Billups to Obama
slamonline.com 12/21/2008 — Today, Obama. Tomorrow, Ghandi…Coach Karl’s man-love for Chauncey is outta controI : “I don’t know Obama well, but I think (Billups) does (have similar qualities to the president elect)… When you make change, it’s ...
