Happy New Year

I know you guys missed reading this blog for the past couple of weeks. I fell victim to the holiday season and was unable to make it to a computer (well, at least to blog; my mouse has been busy clicking the raise button on Full Tilt).

But, I'm back in full effect for the year 2007. Applause.

Anyway, the big news from actually made my last blog look completely irrelevant. By the way, if you haven't heard by now for some reason (and if you haven't, why are you reading this?), Allen Iverson is a Denver Nugget, he's been putting up some serious numbers. In his six games as a Nugget, he's been good for a little over 29 points per game along with 9 assists. I don't think the scoring is much of a surprise, but his scoring efficiency and assist totals are.

He came to Denver with the reputation of being a high volume shooter, but so far he's been shooting the ball less and converting a higher percentage of attempts. And, in terms of distributing the ball, he's consistently providing scoring opportunities for the players around him. What does all this mean?

It means that once Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith come back from their (cough, unfair) suspensions, I don't expect much to change. He's simply getting himself used to the fact that he doesn't need to shoot the ball 30 times a game to be effective. They're going to be a really exciting team to watch, with Iverson darting through the lane, Anthony scoring from all over the court and Smith playing the third fiddle.

But, let's not go crazy.

Even when all of those guys get on the court together, they're not better than Dallas, San Antonio or Phoenix. And, guess what? They still might not even beat out the Utah Jazz in their division. So, everybody calm down and just live with the fact that they'll be a good team.

Last night's game not withstanding, A.I. has proven to be a positive addition to the Nuggets, but ultimately they're going to have to stop people in order to be taken seriously.