Beat LA

Uncle Chauncey calms his rapscallions during a time out

My ongoing search for the right mix of thugs and sociopaths to upend the Kobe and the Softies rolls on. I am currently very optimistic that the Denver Nuggets might be that team. They have "The Bad Ass Yellow Boy" Kenyon Martin and "The Birdman" Chris Andersen in their front court; that's two walking pogo sticks with big chips on their shoulders. Assuming they can avoid eating Andrew Bynum's heart (such as it is) and not violate the League substance abuse policies, the Lakers will run from them quicker than they ran from Ron Artest. Plus, who will guard Carmelo Anthony? He is a better player than Kobe Bryant at this point.

If NBA Commissioner David Stern had not fixed Game 1 for the Lakers, the Nuggets would be up 2-0 going and going back to Denver looking for a sweep. Regardless it is 1-1 and anyone's series
I sure am glad they brought in Chauncy Billups and his pattened Joe Clark act to run the point and keep these guys from imploding.