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- Add comment | Back to HOME & NEWS Written on 05-Jan-2009 by jimrettewIf you want a good example of team chemistry, just look to the Denver Nuggets. Last year, they traded for Allen Iverson "The Answer". The combo of him with Carmelo Anthony was suppose to be the answer, and while they made the playoffs, the results was underwhelming. This year, to the horror of most fans, the Nuggets traded A.I. to Detroit for Chauncey Billups, a hometown hero yes, but many wondered if the Nugget were getting ripped off. What happened? The Nuggets started winning...a lot. Denver sits atop of the Northwest division with a measly 12 losses.
Experts say that while A.I. is a bona fide superstar, the Nuggets never gelled as a team. Billups, however, can not only shoot, he also is a great on-court director, sharing the ball, taking advantage of each of his fellow players strengths and positioning. Players say the team is much more cohesive, much more a single unit than last year, and Chauncey's presence makes everyone else excel. Case and point, in December, Melo scored a record breaking 33 point in a single quarter!
Similar dynamics are all over football as well. Utah, a team that Barry Switzer said didn't have any talent that Alabama would have recruited out of high school, cleaned the clocks of the Red Tide. Meanwhile, the T.O.s of the world, while talented, are sitting at home watching the playoffs on their plasmas.
This isn't something to say, 'yup, I agree' and then go back to spending all your time on skills. Team chemistry needs to be developed, crafted, and nurtured, and that requires your time and attention. But I think you'll find that like Utah and the Nuggets, it pays big dividends.
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