CHAUNCEY BILLUPS

Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. Billups is the starting point guard for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado, where he was honored in 2004 as the fifth player to have his jersey, number 4, retired. He was the 2004 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

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Top 50: Chauncey Billups, no. 19

via slamonline.com ( 50 Days ago )
by Russ Bengtson Fifty-one games. That’s the chance Chauncey Billups got with the Boston Celtics after being selected with the third overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft. Larry Bird and Kevin McHale weren’t walking through that door, neither was Tim Duncan, and Rick Pitino was so caught up in what Billups wasn’t that he didn’t bother finding out what he was. By February of [...]

Stuckey Hopes to Be Detroit's Leader

via fanhouse.com ( 107 Days ago )
by Matt WatsonFiled under: PistonsThe Detroit Pistons were a miserable team to watch last season, winning 20 fewer games than the year before while slipping from perennial contender to eighth-seeded afterthought. It's easy to find scapegoats for what went wrong -- Joe Dumars, for trading Chauncey Billups; Allen Iverson, for not being Billups; Rip Hamilton, for not swallowing his [...]

Week of Change For Detroit Pistons

via bleacherreport.com ( 141 Days ago )
After a lackluster season that saw the Detroit Pistons fall in the first round of the playoffs, they needed to make some changes. After the Chauncey Billups/Allen Iverson trade, the Pistons were left with plenty of cap space and because of their early playoff exit, they ended up with the 15th pick in the NBA Draft. With these things in place, General Manager Joe Dumars spent [...]

NBA Talk: Plans Change In Detroit With Villanueva and Gordon Added

via mvn.com ( 142 Days ago )
We all remember the heartbreaking move for Detroit when they sent Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets while Detroit brought in Allen Iverson. It wasn't good for the Pistons as they got destroyed in the playoffs. Then here they are with Iverson gone and Rasheed Wallace aging a bit. And Richard "Rip" Hamilton can't do everything by himself. How can Detroit survive? I'll tell you [...]

Ben Gordon, Villanueva Visit Detroit

via fanhouse.com ( 144 Days ago )
by Tom ZillerFiled under: Bucks, Bulls, Pistons, NBA RumorsThe Pistons have been tied to Bulls gunner Ben Gordon for ages, it seems, with pundits constantly bickering about how little or much sense a pairing made. Detroit, after all, traded All-World champ Chauncey Billups precisely to free up time for buckin' Rodney Stuckey while also inking former All-Star Rip Hamilton to an extension.The [...]

Michael Curry: He Gone!

via slamonline.com ( 145 Days ago )
by Ryne Nelson Was it really this easy for the Pistons to get this confused about its identity — to question whether it should rebuild or reload? They’ve finger-pointed for nearly an entire season. They pointed at Allen Iverson and then Chauncey Billups with his tremendous success in Denver. They pointed a finger at the architect of the ‘04 championship squad, Joe [...]

Scott Howard-Cooper: Competence good enough for PGs on title teams

via cnn.com ( 157 Days ago )
Derrick Rose was Rookie of the Year. Chauncey Billups was a hero in Denver. Jameer Nelson and Mo Williams were difference makers in the East. Aaron Brooks almost changed history. Point guards also are expected to dominate the first 10 or 12 picks in the draft next week.

Andre Miller: Didn't This Season Teach Us the Value of a True Point Guard?

via bleacherreport.com ( 169 Days ago )
You can see how much the Pistons lost in trading away Chauncey Billups. A veteran NBA point guard makes a huge difference on a team. Rodney Stuckey is at least a couple of years away from understanding how to be a floor general. The position is not easy to master. Michael Curry is not a guy you would consider a great teacher, so Stuckey is mainly going to [...]

What's Next for Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets

via bleacherreport.com ( 176 Days ago )
The Denver Nuggets have finally waved goodbye to their chance at a NBA Championship. The team's game six shellacking by the Los Angeles Lakers have many fans in Denver questioning the next step of the championship journey. Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony returned the Nuggets to the Western Conference finals for the first time since the 1984-1985 season, but the next [...]

Chris Mannix: With season on line, Nuggets turn to Billups

via cnn.com ( 177 Days ago )
LOS ANGELES -- When you have been to seven straight conference finals, two NBA Finals and have a shiny Finals MVP trophy collecting dust on your mantle like Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups has, chances are you don't sweat the small stuff. Like, you know, your team trailing 3-2 in the 2009 Western Conference finals.