denverpost.com - 11/17/2008
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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 Iverson, well, wasn't the answer. "There are ...
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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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 | ...
waitingfornextyear.com - 11/20/2008
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waitingfornextyear.com —
Back-to-back games. On the road. Against a top-tier
team. The stars were aligned last night for the
9-2 Cavaliers to become the 9-3 Cavaliers. Last night’s loss to the Pistons was frustrating given our double-digit lead going into halftime. But unlike the majority of the games that ...
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Cavs Winning Streak Comes to an End
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post: "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 Iverson, well, wasn't the answer. 'There are less bad plays, more solid plays,' Karl said. 'I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore.' What always irked Karl was Iverson's inability to run the ...
Nuggets enjoying the change
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... Karl said. “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,” Karl said. “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 double-digit one since (Billups has) been here.- Denver Post ...
George Karl: Allen Iverson wasn't the answer
Full-Court Press —
George Karl has a habit of pointing fingers at other people. Whether it is upper management or players, Karl has a long record of deflecting blame for mistakes towards others. November 17, Denver Post: 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 Iverson, well, wasn't the answer. "There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap ...
George Karl Has No Qualms About Throwing A.I. Under the bus
SLAM Online —
... off the charts in the Mile High City. The Nuggets, after all, are 5-1 since re-acquiring their native son. And no one is happier about this than the head coach.
Hearing George Karl talk about the ramifications of the swap, you’d almost be led to believe that a great weight has been lifted from his shoulders; that he’s finally free to demonstrate his coaching ingenuity to the world now that he’s been blessed with a “playmaker”.
From the Denver Post.
“I don’t think there’s any question ...
The Finishers
JoeSportsFan.com —
... . Now in first place in the Northwest after last night’s win over Milwaukee, coach George Karl told the Denver Post, “”There are less bad plays, more solid plays … Sometimes I saw something, but I couldn’t get it done on the court because I didn’t have a playmaker out there.” Chauncey Billups is just the playmaker Karl needed, and it showed in the team’s 94-85 victory over the Celtics in Boston last week. ...
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denverpost.com 11/3/2008 — The Denver Nuggets have traded all-star guard Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for Denver native and fellow guard Chauncey Billups, as well as forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb, the team announced at an afternoon news conference. When ...
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rufusonfire.com 11/11/2008 — 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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blacksportsonline.com 11/5/2008 — Everyone wants to know what Joe Dumars was thinking by bringing in Allen Iverson. It has already been widely reported the financial implications in regards to pursuing potential free agents like Lebron James, D-Wade or Chris Bosh in the future, so I won't even get into that. I am going to ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 11/17/2008
It's pretty late and I'm pretty hungry. I haven't delved into my tub of cookie dough yet and I'm not hungry enough to tell Shaquille O'Neal how his ass tastes . However, I couldn't help but laugh when I read the Pistons' game wrap up explaining ...
