Just because Melo won some games for the Nuggets doesn’t negate the fact that he was a total complete a$$…..I’m not even sure how fans can say he rescued the org when he told us he didn’t want to be any part of it.
OT: Other Sports: Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies etc…Part VII
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We had one winning season and one .500 season in the 13 years preceding his arrival, including 8 straight losing seasons leading up to drafting him. Then he got here and we had 10 straight winning seasons, including the two after he left. And he did us a gigantic favor by telling us he wasn't going to re-sign (he didn't actually demand a trade, he just told the front office he planned to sign with the Knicks no matter what). That allowed us to get a great return for him that included several quality players and the draft pick we used to get Jamal Murray. He could have just strung us along and then left for nothing like LeBron did to the Cavaliers and we'd have been left with the aging husk of a former contender. The Carmelo trade netted us Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Will Barton, Monte Morris, Kosta Koufos, Timofey Mozgov, etc. The picks and further trades from that deal eventually netted us five guys from the 2023 championship roster. Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ish Smith, Vlatko Cancar, and Zeke Nnaji all came from the Carmelo trade.
I'm not saying he hasn't acted like a clown since he left, but it's revisionist history to pretend he didn't rescue us from being a laughingstock.
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Could have and should have drafted Dwyane Wade instead. He was a better player.
a mangy Meowth
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Yeah exactly. I don’t care who we netted in a trade back after he forced his way outta town. If that’s the bar for being a franchise guy, then Eric Lindros’ shirt should have been up there 20 years ago.
It’s also super weird that when the Nuggets won the chip that all of a sudden Melo was all over social media like he was a lifelong Nuggets fan or something. Just odd.
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It's not about being a Melo fan, it's about acknowledging the objective facts of reality.
Melo brought us 10 straight winning seasons after we only had one in the previous 13. That's an undeniable fact. Before Carmelo got here, Rocky the mascot was quite literally the face of the franchise and the most popular entity associated with the Denver Nuggets. Think about that for a second.
Melo brought us 10 straight winning seasons after we only had one in the previous 13. That's an undeniable fact. Before Carmelo got here, Rocky the mascot was quite literally the face of the franchise and the most popular entity associated with the Denver Nuggets. Think about that for a second.
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I'm not even a Carmelo fan, much less a Duchene fan.
You're just denying the basic facts of reality because you're emotional and butthurt.
1 winning season in 13 years. That's what this franchise had before Carmelo got here. Then we had 10 straight winning seasons and traded Carmelo for 1/3 of our championship roster. Those are the facts.
a mangy Meowth
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You absolutely are, you're dying on this hill as we speak.
I actually never once denied any of the facts you presented, they just don't mean shit to me because I think he's a prick who deserves none of our respect, regardless of how many empty points he scored here. I don't like him as a person. Is that clear enough for you?
Nobody asked you if you liked him as a person and nobody cares. This discussion was about whether or not he rescued our franchise from the trash heap of the NBA, and he absolutely and objectively did exactly that.
Me: he revitalized basketball in this city
You: no he didn't
That's how this started. This was never about who likes the guy or why.
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I don't see how saying Melo made the Nugs relevant is a controversial take at all? He could be a total ass and historically be remembered poorly, but objectively he totally turned the franchise around.
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f*** carmelo anthony and I hope we never consider honoring him for any reason whatsoever.
I'll boo his ass until the day I die
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Is he really 34!?!? I’m absolutely floored he has managed to stay in the league this long. If he comes on a super cheap deal I’m all for it. We are going to need multiple TEs.
Some excellent news from Nugs practice today: Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr, Russell Westbrook, and Vlatko Cancar were all FULL participants in practice today. Only Peyton Watson wasn't able to go.
Even DaRon Holmes was able to practice some, even though his injury timeline is unchanged and he's still out for the season.
Even DaRon Holmes was able to practice some, even though his injury timeline is unchanged and he's still out for the season.
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