When the Allen Iverson trade went down a lot of people were skeptical about Chauncey Billups coming back to town, not that Billups isn't a good player, but would he be able to create some much needed team chemistry for the Nuggets.
It didn't take long for that answer to be a resounding YES! Billups has turned out to be a perfect in Denver and a great compliment to superstar Carmelo Anthony.
Allen Iverson was great, there is no doubting his valuable contributions to the Denver Nuggets in his short time in Colorado, but it has become apparent that this trade was perfect for both the Detroit Pistons and the Nuggets.
Since Chauncey has come to town, the Nuggets have won all but one game in the Billups era in Denver. The loss was to a very good Cleveland Cavaliers team which was only lost twice thus far this season. Besides the loss, the Nuggets have played some great team basketball which has a lot to do with the addition of a pass first point guard like Billups and losing a shot first point/shooting guard like Allen Iverson.
As of right now the Nuggets are tied with the Utah Jazz for first in the Northwest division which is getting tougher every season with the emergence of the Portland Trailblazers and the consistency of the Utah Jazz. Kevin Durant's Oklamhoma Thunder and Al Jefferson's Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot of work to do before they can even be a threat in this division, but with both the Jazz and Blazers improving every season the Nuggets will be in tight race coming down the stretch.
As long as Billups keeps the Nuggets playing the way they are and the team chemistry develops as the season progressing, Denver will definitely have a good shot at wrapping up the Northwest division come June.
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