Subscribe Feed (RSS)All you have to do to see Billups’ value to the Nuggets is to watch the Pistons without him. A.I. is a big dropoff for Detroit, which is 6-6 since he arrived. The real value of that trade to the Pistons now is only the cap space they’ll gain when and if Iverson walks after the season.
Meanwhile, the Nuggets are a different team with Billups on the floor. They’re suddenly defending a little bit, sharing the ball and playing with some direction. Billups is one of those players you don’t really appreciate until he’s gone. And I really cannot believe Detroit made that trade. It has changed the dynamics of both conferences.
Tags: Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Jaynes
Billups is a leader and a winner. AI is nothing more then a great individual player.
Goodbye Detroit, hello Denver.
AI is nothing more then a great individual player.
Lately, he’s quite a bit less. Take it from a fantasy owner…