View Full Version : Nuggets Sign Chucky Atkins... Lock It Up. Championship!
RhymesayersDU
07-16-2007, 06:07 PM
Ah, the Houshyamamma commercial will never get old. Anyways:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjOVmuHwnwLL6pc0dQAbfB68vLYF?slug=ap-nuggets-atkins&prov=ap&type=lgns
Nuggets sign free-agent G Atkins
July 16, 2007
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Chucky Atkins on Monday, three days after point guard Steve Blake returned to Portland.
Atkins averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 assists last year with the Memphis Grizzlies, second best in his eight-year career.
"Chucky will be a great addition to our team," Nuggets vice president for basketball operations Mark Warkentien said Monday. "He is a proven veteran who can really shoot the basketball."
Atkins spent a season and a half in Memphis after stints with Orlando, Detroit, Boston, the L.A. Lakers and Washington. He has averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 599 games.
He shot .369 from 3-point range in 161 appearances with the Grizzlies.
"I'm very excited to be a Nugget," Atkins said. "This is a great situation for me and I'm looking forward to winning a championship here in Denver."
Blake, who signed a free-agent deal with the Trail Blazers on Friday, averaged 8.3 points and 6.6 assists in 49 games with Denver last season.
bronco militia
07-16-2007, 06:10 PM
"I'm very excited to be a Nugget," Atkins said. "This is a great situation for me and I'm looking forward to winning a championship here in Denver."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjOVmuHwnwLL6pc0dQAbfB68vLYF?slug=ap-nuggets-atkins&prov=ap&type=lgns
hmm...he must be a Broncos fan
NFLBRONCO
07-16-2007, 06:21 PM
Or the Nuggets are going to the LPANBA (Little People of America National Basketball Association)
KipCorrington25
07-16-2007, 06:34 PM
Or the Nuggets are going to the LPANBA (Little People of America National Basketball Association)
Oh I hope so, I hate that smarmy little prick Marty and the LA Breakers. :~ohyah!:
SpringStein
07-16-2007, 06:42 PM
He can't be all bad:
Atkins and his wife, Monica, have two daughters, Jasmine, 8, and Jade, 4, and an infant son, Joel. They plan to move to Denver from Orlando, Fla. Atkins is already good friends with Broncos Kenard Lang, Travis Henry and Dré Bly.
BroncoBuff
07-16-2007, 06:44 PM
It was a big mistake to let Blake get away ... he was perfect here.
Master___Pain
07-16-2007, 06:45 PM
It was a big mistake to let Blake get away ... he was perfect here.
I dunno about that. I liked what Blake provided, but I think he and Atkins are basically interchangeable and Atkins came much cheaper.
BroncoBuff
07-16-2007, 06:50 PM
I dunno about that. I liked what Blake provided, but I think he and Atkins are basically interchangeable and Atkins came much cheaper.
Is Atkins as good a ball protector, transition-game starter, and will he be okay with just 6-8 shots a game?
How's his defense?
Paladin
07-16-2007, 06:54 PM
I really did like what Blake brought to the Nuggets' game. Shame he didn't have the chance to see if they could improve their results next year......
Master___Pain
07-16-2007, 07:05 PM
Is Atkins as good a ball protector, transition-game starter, and will he be okay with just 6-8 shots a game?
How's his defense?
Like I said above, to me he's basically interchangeable with Blake. Their skill sets are very similar.
As for the his D, he's no sieve but he's no Gary Payton in his prime. Anthony Carter and Atkins will be the bulk of the minutes at the 1, and sub for AI (what's that like 4 minutes a game?)
Atkins has averaged 11 points per game and just under 4 assists (averaging 26 minutes PG) 37% From 3 point range
Blake in 4 seasons has averaged 6.5 ppg just under 4 assists (22.5 mpg) and also shooting 37% from 3 point range
theAPAOps5
07-16-2007, 07:27 PM
Is Atkins as good a ball protector, transition-game starter, and will he be okay with just 6-8 shots a game?
How's his defense?
Don't use the defense argument. Check Blake in the playoffs it wasn't pretty. Atkins will be a better option in the long run. I think this is a good signing.
Los Broncos
07-16-2007, 07:50 PM
Good to see he'll fit in from the start.
He'll bring a tough brand of defense.
GonzoLays
07-16-2007, 08:08 PM
It was a big mistake to let Blake get away ... he was perfect here.
Atkins is a better fit because he can actually shoot. Blake was costing you guys three to four jumpers a game with his atrocious shooting.
When Iverson drives, defenders converge on him leaving open jumpshooters like Atkins. It's a good signing.
Man-Goblin
07-16-2007, 11:07 PM
Love it.
dsmoot
07-17-2007, 12:22 AM
I really did like what Blake brought to the Nuggets' game. Shame he didn't have the chance to see if they could improve their results next year......
I did not follow the Nuggets closely until the playoff series against the Spurs. I did not see much out of Blake. I wanted to see some penetration and be a little more clutch from 3 point range. He did protect the ball but that is about all I saw.
Houshyamama
07-17-2007, 04:48 AM
I love that commercial. (obviously) :~ohyah!:
Houshyamama
07-17-2007, 04:56 AM
I did not follow the Nuggets closely until the playoff series against the Spurs. I did not see much out of Blake. I wanted to see some penetration and be a little more clutch from 3 point range. He did protect the ball but that is about all I saw.
He was a hell of a passer, but I cringed every time he shot the ball. I can see the reasoning behind letting him sign elsewhere.
Northman
07-17-2007, 06:13 AM
It was a big mistake to let Blake get away ... he was perfect here.
There was no mistake. He just went to a better team. :welcome:
I'm not sad we lost Blake. For th amount of money he wanted, he wasn't worth it. Listen, the guy was a solid PG and could pass pretty well but he wanted to throw up some jumpshots and all you would hear when they came down was, "CLANK!". He couldn't shoot to save his life and there was more than one or two moments against the spurs where he brought the ball down the court and just heaved em' up.
See ya Blake!
Arkansas Bronco
07-17-2007, 10:18 AM
Well as a Grizz fan (well I am not a big NBA guy but watch some on tv and go to a few a year) Atkins is fair. He helped us some just dont expect much. He is a pg but to me doesnt seem to feel the plays I was never that impressed by him. he has a streaky jumper and not a guy great on penetration. He is a good back up no matter, I am still bitter cause we had to start him.