rockymountainnews.com - 9/25/2008
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Another training camp, another point guard injury. Nuggets point guard Chucky Atkins underwent surgery on his right knee Wednesday to repair torn cartilage and clean out loose bodies. He’s expected to miss about six weeks, which would keep him out all of training camp, which begins Tuesday. ...
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Our PG Position Just Got Worse
Pickaxe And Roll —
Nice to see the injuries starting already this season *smacking head against desk*
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/24/nuggets-atkins-miss-camp-after-knee-surgery/
Chucky Atkins is having surgery on his knee and is out six weeks. So now we're bringing in Matean Cleaves and Jamon Gordon to be training camp fodder. I really wish we would go after Sergio Rodriguez or Peteri Kopponen of Portland if not Kyle Lowry of Memphis. I'm a firm believer in always having a young PG with potential on the roster, similar to QB in ...
I'd Like to Believe You Guys
The Nugg Doctor - A Denver Nuggets Blog —
... I'd like to believe the guys, but something tells me we can chalk all this highly optimistic talk up to pre-training camp rah-rah. Especially considering the injury bug has already bitten this team in a very familiar place. That's right, with training camp starting on Tuesday the Nuggets are already down a man at guard. And to make matters worse, it's once again presumed starting point guard Chucky Atkins who is expected to miss the entirety of the preseason with a knee surgery. ...
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