Denver Nuggets: How bad will they be if they lose Carmelo?

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Feb 10, 2011 7:55 PM
What do you think?
Feb 10, 2011 7:55pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:01 PM
Depends on how they lose him.

If they lose him in a straight up trade for Bynum, there won't as big of a drop as if they lost him to FA.
Feb 10, 2011 8:01pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:05 PM
Either way, not as bad as Cleveland. If that is what you might have been insinuating?
Feb 10, 2011 8:05pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:05 PM
can't be worse than the current cavs
Feb 10, 2011 8:05pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:06 PM
Definitely depends on who they get for him. They basically have nothing of value other than Lawson for next year IIRC.
Feb 10, 2011 8:06pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:06 PM
If they trade him they might hover around the fringe of the playoffs, but if he walks away via free agency they will be bad. Definitely similar to how "good" the Cavs are right now.

If they lose him, who is going to score all their points? You gotta have a go-to guy who can score whenever he wants to.
Feb 10, 2011 8:06pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:07 PM
september63;673652 wrote:Either way, not as bad as Cleveland. If that is what you might have been insinuating?


I am not. Anyway, being in the west, I don't think they will be in the playoffs for awhile once they lose Carmelo.
Feb 10, 2011 8:07pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:13 PM
I think it sets them back about 5 years.

Lawson and Smith are nice players but arent really guys that you build a team around.

They wont be as bad as the Cavs but then again they wont be losing as much as the Cavs did either. Nuggets and Cavs are pretty similar organizations, could take them just as long as the Cavs unless one of them hits it big in the draft
Feb 10, 2011 8:13pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:14 PM
If they lose just him and nobody else via trade. They will probably finish 9..MAYBE 8.

If they lose him via FA def wont be in the playoffs, but wont be NEARLY as bad as Cle this year
Feb 10, 2011 8:14pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:22 PM
They could be in a tough spot. They wont be bad enough to get a high draft pick and wont be good enough to get into the playoffs. They will hang around the .500 mark for a few years. They are better off trading away their pieces and blowing it up once Melo leaves.
Feb 10, 2011 8:22pm
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Feb 10, 2011 8:41 PM
addition by subtraction....

I think they win out.
Feb 10, 2011 8:41pm
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Feb 10, 2011 9:28 PM
They will be terrible, but nowhere near as bad as the Cavs.
Feb 10, 2011 9:28pm
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Feb 11, 2011 9:15 AM
I don't know the contract situation of others on the roster, but they would still be fairly competitive. Not a threat in the western conference playoffs, but maybe a borderline playoff team.

With that said, Denver is a really nice city, so they might be able to attract a decent free agent if they have the cap space.
Feb 11, 2011 9:15am
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Feb 11, 2011 9:33 AM
I still think they float around a playoff team level.
Feb 11, 2011 9:33am