The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Pickaxe And Roll: “Ever since the Marcus Camby trade Nuggets fans have been subjected to mocking statements along the lines of, “They traded the only player on their team who played any defense. They are going to give up 120 points a game this year!” Sadly, many Nugget fans have been sharing in the hilarity. Ha, ha, ha. Let’s all get a big laugh at the Nuggets expense by making a lazy generalization without actually considering the facts. Well, if you have spent much time on Pickaxe and Roll, you will have noticed I found Camby’s defense pretty overrated ...
TLN Pre-Season Perspective: Interviewing Pickaxe And Roll
The Lakers Nation —
... [Editor's Note:] Jeremy has just published a good article about Camby vs Nene on the defensive end, accompanied by video evidence, that can be read here ...
An EPIC Evening with Pick Axe and Roll
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... NBA fans either do not know or have forgotten what Nene is capable of. Going back to the 2007 playoffs when the Nuggets faced the Spurs Nene averaged 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds and played very tough post defense against Tim Duncan. He may be more of a natural power forward, but he can certainly defend centers and score from the block, a task only Carmelo has been able to handle on a consistent bases. (By the way, click here ...
Nuggets Blogger Previews
CelticsBlog —
... . He is a poor one on one defender, a poor pick and roll defender and a poor perimeter defender. However, simply because he can block shots and rebound that makes him a Defensive Player of the Year candidate? Here is some truth for NBA fans all over the world; Nene is a better defensive player than Camby is . (Before we move on, we need to address the argument that the Nuggets did not get anything in exchange for Camby first of all ...
