Syd and I included this in our third edition of the breakdown over at HooPH
Question 1: IVERSON vs BILLUPS? Denver or Detroit? Who won the trade?
Me: I think it would benefit both teams in some ways but I think the negative stuff overcomes the positives in this one. Iverson, for all we know is a great scorer, who can pass if he wants to and dominate a game any minute but can he really blend well with sheed, tayshaun and rip?
For Denver, they got Billups. A team leader who occassionaly hits big shots when needed. Right now, Melo must prove that he can carry an offensive load alone with AI gone. If Melo sucks this year, Denver is toast (But they’re toast anyway).
Syd: Can’t pinpoint who’ll win but if Billups could get Carmelo Anthony to raise his game, then I’ll still go for DET-RIOT. Denver lost Camby via stupidity and they are an SG away from being good. The Pistons on the other hand, has an established core that could win the championship. The only thing that bugged them then was the lack of a superstar player. Surely Iverson can deliver the goods. He is not like the Dumars/Johnson built of Billups (cause he’s more of an Isiah type) and he gets all the bumps but less the DNP’s. The only thing that could make his entry sour is his ability to coexist with the other players.
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