But, hell what can we do. The Nuggets made it this far with a "superstar" so I still think that the Nuggets did a very good job of handling adversity. Although I think that the Nuggets could've, would've and should've made it to the second round but we played 5 vs. 8 basketball during the first round. I have no more reason to watch the NBA maybe unless the Heat/Celtics match-up. I think this is a list of what FO would do.
1.) Re-sign Nene. This is the primary move that the FO should do because Nene is the "it" in this team. If Nene plays well, the team is almost unbeatable. Although he's sometimes shy and timid I still think that Nene will help us through this No-Star days.
2.) Resign AAA. Arron Afflalo is the one guy that gives this Nuggets team a hint of consistency. Afflalo had a bad end to this season following that hammy injury. I remember I had a hammy injury before. It's not really painful but, it has a irritating and nagging feeling on the hammy. It also takes a long while before it heals up. I think some team will try to overpay and steal Arron from us. But I think Arron wouldn't follow the money but what he loves: the Mile High City.
3.) Get rid of Al Harrington. Harrington gave us almost nothing this season. My first impression last offseason about signing Al was like okay... a good move for the team. And fuck what does he do? He burns leads when he is on the floor, doesn't rebound, doesn't defend. He takes ill-advised threes and fucking to mention I personally hate Al's sense of style on the court. He looks like a fucking manequin with all those arm sleeves, head bands, calf sleeves and all his bodily bullshit. Maybe we could steal Jason Thompson from the Kings or maybe Amir Johnson from the Raptors. Or maybe David Kahn could give us Anthony Randolph and Anthony Tolliver. Bottomline: Get that shit outta here!
4.) If J.R. wants to walk, let him be. I know I'm going against the wagon here but if J.R. Smith wants to go let him go. I get an eerie feeling that a team will overpay J.R. or offer him a starting spot. I think he will follow the money. And I also have a feeling the FO wouldn't even bother to offer him a mid-level 3 year extension because of George Karl. Somebody has to get out from Denver. Is it gonna be Karl or Smith?
5.) Lock up Gallo for long. I'm gonna go straight to the point. Danilo Gallinari could be a future All-Star. He looks to me like a young, more agile version of a Dirk Nowitzki. If Gallo could keep his shit together, he has some serious potential.
6.) Seek other coaching options. I heard that Rick Adelman is in the outs of Houston. In my opinion he's gonna be the perfect coach for the Nuggets. He knows how to handle teams without superstars and he fits the play style of the current Nuggets lineup. With Ty Lawson on the controls, this team could be among the highest-scoring teams in the league next season. Look at how he handled the 2008-2009 Rockets in the playoffs without Yao Ming. They almost took down the Lakers in that series. The 2009-2010 Rockets. Without Yao or McGrady for the whole season, they still managed to pry a winning record. The 2010-2011 Rockets. With Kevin Martin as his go-to guy they almost sneaked into the playoffs with and undersized lineup. Plus if we could get Karl out of Denver we could keep JR Smith.
What do you think? Comments are freely accepted.
