I personally feel that the books on praying on the public here by trying to cash in on this trade. I think most of us feel that the Nuggets have absolutely no shot of winning it all this year, and most of us won't fall into the "trap". We are all sharp enough to know if anything this trade will create problems for the Nuggets, because they now have two ball hogs that wanna shoot the rock at crunch time.

Denver nuggets now 18/1 to win nba title after iverson trade
“The Answer” Makes Denver A Contender According To Pinnacle Sports

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (December 20, 2006)—The Denver Nuggets pulled off a blockbuster yesterday by acquiring four-time NBA scoring leader and 2001 MVP, Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers. After finalizing the deal, the odds on the Denver Nuggets winning the NBA Championship shifted dramatically. Leading online sportsbook PinnacleSports had the Nuggets listed at 50/1 to capture the NBA title before the deal, but after adding Iverson, the odds on Denver becoming world champs dropped to 18/1.



The largest sports betting site on the Internet, Pinnacle Sports listed the Nuggets in the middle of the pack odds-wise to win the NBA Championship prior to the trade because of the highly competitive Western Conference and lack of a solid second scoring option to go with Carmelo Anthony. Now boasting the league’s two leading scorers on their roster, the Nuggets have become a formidable team in the West and PinnacleSports now lists Denver at 18/1 to win the title. The San Antonio Spurs remain favorites to emerge as NBA champs at 9/2, followed closely by the Phoenix Suns at 5/1 and Dallas Mavericks at 11/2.



“By adding Iverson, Denver may have found ‘The Answer’ to their scoring woes during Carmelo Anthony’s suspension, as well as a key to advance through the Western Conference playoffs,” said Simon Noble of Pinnacle Sports “Whenever a player of Iverson’s caliber is traded to a contender, the odds accurately reflect the impact on the team’s chances to win a championship. In this case, Denver closed the gap on the top teams in the West and went from being a lower seed with a scarce shot at the title to a potential division and conference champion.”