Nalod wrote:playa2 wrote:Nalod wrote:
We look at it that you build around a "Star"......We thought with Gallo, we'd never really grow.
Gallo might not be a leader statistically but the Knuggs have only one player on their roster (Ty Lawson) from when Melo played there two years ago.
So in a way they in fact built around Gallo and while not an elite team, they are on the rise with assets going forward to MAYBE get their........
Knuggs built it around Gallo: Ironic!
Name a team that goes far in the playoffs that doesn't have a go to guy ?
Nugget fans are in for a rude awakening, at best they are built for the regular season.
Pressure of the playoffs brings out the mental midgets who shined in the reg season , but wilt under the pressure of meaningful games in the 2nd season. All the nuggets fit that category.
Since the majority of comparison is Knicks vs. Nuggs and "the trade", one can also conclude "how has having a go to guy worked for us?" IM pretty somber right now but I don't see us going very far this year. This will be three years with Melo in the playoffs.
I think it was good trade for the knicks. We are in the playoffs three years in a row which is better than before.
That in itself is a good thing. No complaints.
The long standing arguement has been: "We could not build around Gallo!"
BUt Denver did. They build around a good player who is inconsistant but because they are not paying him a star they were able to add lots of pieces and keep picks, thus they traded Melo and rebuilt around Gallo!
Not in the traditional sense of him being a closing star.
Denver is getting better as we are falling apart. Nobody here is saying Knuggs are a great team but the trend has them getting better thru the season. Come playoff time, we'll see what happens.
But if you want to compare you can't deny that since the trade, only Lawson exists and Gallo was the best player Denver recieved back. Not the best player traded, but the best player. They also got Corey Brewer.
Denver is a better team than us right now. Not earlier in the season.
Like Melos knee, its all a fluid situation.
Denver built their team around Lawson. They wanted to run and take advantage of his talent and the altitude. They have been smart in their acquisitions. Guys like Faried, Brewer, Javalle etc can run all day. I love that they got Iggy. I think if you could have guaranteed Amare would have stayed healthy Iggy would have been a great fit with Amare -. Gallo is a part of their success and he has sustained his health this year which is huge.
3/14/2013 10:39 PM