Last month the Denver Nuggets basketball team traded their superstar Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks. Most pundits thought this was the final nail in the coffin of the Nuggets, who lost their franchise player.
Earlier this month the television station TNT dropped a couple of Nuggets games which were to be nationally televised because of the Nuggets lack of "star power." In the age of LeBron James spectacles, there seems to be little room for a professional basketball team which plays really well together, has awesome chemistry, and works exceedingly hard on defense...
...except the New Nuggets, who have 9 wins against only 2 losses since the blockbuster Carmelo trade. The Knicks, on the other hand, are 6 and 6 since Carmelo arrived.
I have been a Nuggets fan since I arrived in Denver 6 years ago. I became a MUCH more loyal fan the second Carmelo was traded (although it was a huge bummer that Chauncey Billups had to be dealt with him). Even if the Nuggets had lost every game since Melo left, I would cheer for them. Why?
Because every player has to check their ego at the door every game. NO superstars.
Because every player is working hard to play DEFENSE, which is generally a dirty word in the NBA.
Because every player helps the others be the best they can be - TEAMWORK!
So, Let's Go Nuggets! So long, Melo!
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