<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Denver smelled last year; now is red roses fragance in the Rocky Mountains. Nuggets are again a golden mine in the NBA, is it for real or just another X'mas Miracle? Blame Kiki Vandeweghe for the huge success in Colorado. Here is how he did a very good job: 1. Don't fear trading your go-to guys (Nick Van Exel, Raef LaFrentz, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Avery Johnson to Dallas in exchange for Juwan Howard, Tim Hardaway, Donnell Harvey and a first round pick in 2002)... 2. ...Especially if you clear around 100 million dolars in salary cap. 3. Repeat another blockbuster trade the following season (Antonio McDyess and the rights to Frank Williams (selected with the pick obtained from Dallas) to New York in exchange for Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and rights to Nene Hilario (the seventh pick in the draft). 4. Make the team younger. It?s your bet: Nene Hilario, Carmelo Anthony, Tskitishvili , Rodney White... 5. ...And surround them with veteran players (Jon Barry, Lenard, Andre Miller)... who can explode in your team and weren?t performing at their highest level in their former teams. 6. A good selection of coaches is always a guarantee (John MacLead, Doug Moe, Clyde Drexler... Jeff Bzdelik, Adrian Dantley) 7. Good draft picks (Nene Hilario) and more than good draft picks (Carmelo) 8. Change the logo and the uniform: It's a statement of a new era 9. After all this, there is still room enough for next summer free agent market. See what you get. 10. But before, this last one, sit and relax. You've done your job for the moment: the team is really good. Enjoy it.</div> Full Story Now that the Jazz's Harpring is out, it looks like Denver is a lock-down for success story of the year.
