Via the Denver Post, six Denver Nuggets - Kenyon Martin, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Anthony Carter, Nene and Chris Andersen - lost a combined 76 pounds during the summer.
The hope by George Karl and the coaching staff is that they will be a faster and quicker basketball team this upcoming season.
It has to be encouraging that almost everyone on the team is on-board with the new 'sleeker' basketball scheme.
For a team that finished the 2007-2008 season second in scoring averaging over 110 pts. per contest, this 'new look' will only help to ensure that they at least maintain their status as one of the highest scoring teams in the league.
K-Mart, Melo, Iverson, Smith...Kleiza....all these guys can put the ball in the bucket.
And with the Phoenix Suns, who have long been known for being the most uptempo team in the league, now moving towards a more traditional NBA style having acquired Shaquille O'Neal from Miami before last year's trade deadline and having an aging All-Star PG in Steve Nash, the Nuggets look poised to take the place of the Phoenix Suns alongside the Golden State Warriors as the NBA's most fun and gun teams.
For a team that was also second in the most points given up per game (106.95) last season, there is something to be said about doing what you can to maintain a level of high scoring.
Having Nene back in the lineup should also help decrease the scoring of the opposition this year as well.
It should be an interesting mix. One that if executed properly could make the Nuggets one of the NBA's more fascinating teams to watch this season.
We shall see.
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