Sad Situation

The nuggets are in a tough spot. It is not an uncommon spot for teams in the NBA, but never the less as a fan it can be difficult to keep quite about it. Of course the Nuggets suffer from the NBA sickness of poor team chemistry, squelched by the scarcity of selfless play, but they also have had unfortunate injury problems. This can make it tough to cultivate that ever so fragile balance of ego and talent. But I do not want to make excuses for this team. No matter what you can put in the effort, play committed tough defense. We all know the talent is there, but every team has it right? Right? But with four highly talented players with health problems, that does bring me back to injuries.

As I watch while Iverson's struggles to sink shots, and keep his teammates interested I think of the grimicing face of Carmelo Anthony. The LA fans chant MVP for Kobe, and I think, "they're probably right." He finished with another 20 plus game, and put his stamp on the game with his double digit assists. And thanks to Derrek Fisher and Jordan Farmar playing like champs his unselfishness paid-off.

So now the poor old nuggets have to play with Von Wafer getting close to 10 playing minutes, and Allen forcing up shots because Linas Kleza's hot streak wore off quickly after is 41 point outburst in the win over Utah on Thursday. Camby showed amazing heart (as usual) but just can't put the sweet english on the ball you wish he could. His heart just isn't enough, he did all he could and finished with a double double for his 14ht this season. Now the name Carmelo Anthony will join its fellows, Nene, Chucky Atkins, and Kenyon Martin in the injury update box each and every day. And the only thing we Nuggets fans can think is, "Can't we just get a dose of that ever so scarce selfless-chemistry, and then...We would at least have that going for us". If this injury to Melo is anything serious or even long lasting, to even think of writing, championship contenders anytime soon, sure seems...well...ha ha.