How well will COOP do in Denver?

[Guest_Randy]

Assessment anyone?

[WayOutWest]

He won't last very long because Carmelo is a dellusional dumbarse.

[westkoast]

He won't last very long because Carmelo is a dellusional dumbarse.

Too bad the NBA is going to continue to push him and James as the next Magic/Bird matchup.  Wade is the one who deserves the attention after James.

If Coop can get them to play some defense then he might stay a few seasons.   Something this team needs is a more defensive minded scheme.  They just dont have the offensive weapons night in and night out to beat teams that way.  Especially when Mello starts to jack up ill advised shots with no stops.

[jn]

My guess is that he will be able to have them at least in playoff contention but won't be able to make them contenders unless they can get some outside shooting.   Vo Lenard is their only dependable 3 point threat and he's past thirty and out with a torn achilles.  

[Guest_Randy]

I wished Coop would have passed on this team -- unfortunately, I think he is facing too much expectation combined with a lot of egos (whose skill will never rise above those egos).  I think that spells trouble for Coop, who IMO deserves a legit shot at an NBA team (look at what he did in the WNBA).  I DON'T think that Anthony is going to handle Coop in his face every day telling him to play D -- and I look forward to the first time that Coop sits Anthony down after neglecting his defensive assignment (again).  

Getting into the playoffs isn't guaranteed in the WC -- it's going to be VERY tough -- and getting the Nuggets out of the first round is going to be impossible, IMO.  And I'm not sure that Kiki doesn't have those kind of expectations!