This, my first entry is in response to an article written in the Rocky Mountain News by Chris Tomasson. A fine article, but he is on Earl Boykins' high horse like the rest of the Nuggets fans that don't care about an NBA Championship. There a link at the bottom of you'd like to read it, however, it's not mean, if that's how it is...And this is how it is:

As a huge Nuggets fan, a fan that wants to win an NBA Championship more than Boykins to the point where I wish he was gone!

My reasoning is because everyone in Denver is on the Boykins band wagon including Chris Tomasson. Boykins' injury is not the reason we did so poorly at the end of last season. Boykins playing as much as he does in the first place is the reason we are mediocre and will continue to be nothing better so long as he averages minutes like he did last season (25+/game). Until we get a solid 2-guard and Boykins is either gone or playing 10-18 minutes/game we will not be a championship caliber team.

Don't get confused, I honestly like Boykins, but it is everyone in Denver who is so content/obsessed with him that makes his name unbearable to me. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying its his fault we are hardly better than middle of the pack. For now, he's as good as we've got and yeah, we did miss his strengths when he was out at the end of last season. My point is that we need to get aggressive in the front office and get a solid 2. We are a solid 2-guard away from a Western Conference Finals, am I the only one in Denver that sees that? Artest, Finley, Mobley and even Kobe (granted the bad timing) ... we've missed out on all those guys, difference makers.

To clarify, if we had one of those guys, Boykins would be playing 10-18 minutes/game and we'd be in the Western Conference Finals. Period, the end. Get off the Boykin Bandwagon already, I know you think he's short and cute, but lets face it ... Boykins will take us no where, regardless of how motivated he is by his horrible play in the playoffs last year. (I'll take this opportunity to call out Karl and say he shouldn't have even brought back Boykins early after his injury and messed up what chemistry we had going into the playoffs without him)

Lastly, I'm not saying get rid of Boykins either, I'd honestly like to see him average 15 minutes/game (not 25+) . We have plenty of big men to deal, including Nene or KMart. Don't tell me we can't get a solid 2-guard!

Go Nuggets! And mad props Boykins (the second shortest NBA Player ever)....just don't think you're the hero.

The missing piece we're all looking for? A solid two-guard, and maybe a big man that can spread the court ... but that's for another day.

And That's How It Is

Article link: Trying playoffs motivate Boykins