http://www.sbnation.com/users/Dhamon112 Posts made by Dhamon112 on SB Nation http://www.denverstiffs.com/2008/12/22/699866/melo-to-miss-next-3-games Dhamon112 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:06 -0000 <p>reported by ESPN this morning.&nbsp;</p> <p>Article here on <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/22/melo-miss-nuggets-next-three-games-elbow-injury/">Rocky Mountain News</a></p> <p>What do think?&nbsp; Excuse for his poor performances recently or maybe this is a serious injury which might require surgery?</p> <p>I think this is a good opportunity for Coach Karl to mix up his lineup and see how well the chemistry would work out.&nbsp; This would also be a good time to plug JR into the starting lineup to fill in on some of Melo's minutes and allow Balkman to absorb some quality minutes of his own.&nbsp; This might hurt the Nugs a bit since there might not be a true scorer off the bench but Kleiza has been playing well lately.&nbsp;</p> <p>Starting lineup: Nene - Kmart - Balkman - JR - Chauncey ?</p> <p>Jones off the bench for defense with Kleiza for offense w/ the other role players filling in (Carter, Anderson, and maybe even Chucky)</p>