<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The ides of March. Bad for Roman emperors. Great for the prince of Denver Nuggets basketball. What Reggie Jackson was to October, Carmelo Anthony is to the month of March. In 2003, Anthony was the smiling face of March Madness as he led Syracuse University to the NCAA championship, though the title game was played April 7. A year later, the 19-year-old is trying to defy the odds - not to mention the preseason prognosticators - by leading the Nuggets to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 1995. "Everybody's got to pick their game up in March," Anthony said Monday. "It's crunch time. Everybody's got to buckle down." With the Nuggets teetering, few in the NBA did a better job of rising to the occasion than Anthony last week. He averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists in helping the Nuggets (36-32) win three of four games to maintain their grasp on the final Western Conference playoff spot. For his effort, Anthony was named Western Conference player of the week, outshining an impressive list of candidates that included Los Angeles Lakers stars Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. "March is his month," Nuggets center Marcus Camby said. "I hope April and May are his months also because we're going to need him." Anthony can add his player-of- the-week award to the four trophies he has received for being named Western Conference rookie of the month from November through February.....</div> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nugg...2732808,00.html I thought there was this little thing called the "rookie wall". What are they feeding players today? Lebron is Lebron, Carmelo is doing his thing, Bosh is picking it up.....these kids are just getting stronger as the season progresses
41 points a few days after James' outburst. Oh and right now I'm wearing a Melo jersey to work as a "tribute". hahahah
lol Jordan airs out Anthony <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Anthony admits the incident will hurt him in voting for Rookie of the Year. He said on ESPN's Sunday Night Conversation that it means "the Rookie of the Year award is slowly going down the ocean right now." Anthony, battling Cleveland's LeBron James for the rookie prize, was asked Monday to elaborate. "Yeah," Anthony said about the incident hurting his chances. "In my opinion, (winning the award is) not going to happen." </div> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nugg...2759899,00.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It looks like a LeBron landslide. The Rocky Mountain News this week polled 66 members of the media, most of whom likely will have a vote for NBA Rookie of the Year. Asked whether they are likely to vote for Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets or LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers for Rookie of the Year, 51 of the respondents chose James. Only six chose Anthony, and the remaining nine said it's too close to call or they will split their vote, which the NBA does not allow. Of the respondents who made a choice, 89 percent went with James.</div>
