http://www.remembertheaba.com/Denver-Nuggets.html --- The Denver Nuggets were "born" in the summer of 1974, from the disarray of the Denver Rockets. The Rockets had existed since the beginning of the ABA. The Rockets occasionally had good attendance, but rarely succeeded on the court. Many Rockets fans had become disenchanted with the team when super-rookie Spencer Haywood abandoned Denver for the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA in 1970. 丹佛金塊前身丹佛火箭,是ABA元老球隊之一,是支勝少敗多的球隊,自從超級新秀Spencer Haywood轉投入超音速,火箭的球迷如同從夢中醒來,非常失望 In the summer of 1974 new owners bought the team and got rid of Alex Hannum as the franchise's coach and general manager. The new coach was suddenly Larry Brown, who had played for Denver from 1970-72. Brown was willing to leave North Carolina because the Carolina Cougars franchise was moving to St. Louis. Brown also brought along Carl Scheer, as the general manager, and Doug Moe, as assistant coach. A contest was held to find a new nickname for the franchise-- the name "Nuggets" won, the same name that had belonged to Denver's short-lived NBA franchise in the 1940's. The new logo was an excited miner ("Maxie the Miner," above) who had apparently just discovered an ABA Ball. This was a subtle suggestion to Denver residents that their "New Denver Nuggets" were suddenly different and interesting. Incredibly, due to the presence of Brown and Moe, they were. In one summer, Brown and Moe transformed the Nuggets from a problem franchise to a red-hot commodity. 1974年夏天球隊老闆換人,而新的總教練,是來自北卡的Larry Brown(70-72曾在丹佛打過 球), 且帶來新的總管和助理教練Doug Moe, 並且取了新的名字"金塊"(丹佛金塊這個名字 曾經在40年代短暫出現在NBA),一個暑假金塊就從問題球隊變成當紅炸子雞 With the North Carolina connections of Moe and Brown, the Nuggets were able to accomplish something significant: they drafted and signed defensive-minded Bobby Jones from Dean Smith and the North Carolina Tarheels. Jones chose the Nuggets above the Houston Rockets of the NBA. All-Star guard Mack Calvin also followed Brown and Moe from Carolina to the Nuggets. With Jones and Calvin, plus the same cast of players that had achieved a disappointing 37-47 record the year before (Byron Beck, Ralph Simpson, Dave Robisch, Claude Terry, and Mike Green), the Nuggets became the best team in the ABA. Virtually every home game in their small arena (the downtown Auditorium Arena) was a sellout. 在這對北卡拍檔的努力下,金塊簽下防守大將Bobby Jones,明星後衛Mack Calvin,再加上 其他球員,金塊成為ABA最好的球隊,主場幾乎場場爆滿 While the Nuggets had professional basketball's best overall record in 1974-75 (65-19), their most impressive accomplishment was their regular season record at home: 40-2. Until the 1985-86 Boston Celtics lost only one game at home, the Nuggets' 1974-75 home record stood as the all-time best professional mark. However, the Nuggets stumbled in the playoffs, losing three home games in their second round series with George McGinnis and the Indiana Pacers. 74-75球季打下65-19的最佳成績,尤其主場40-2,這個紀錄到85-86球季才由Celtics 40-1 打破,不過金塊這年在季後賽第2輪輸給溜馬 Determined to go further in the playoffs in 1976, the Nuggets contented themselves by signing collegiate superstars David Thompson and Marvin Webster. Both of these players had been drafted by the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA (Thompson--#1 pick overall, Webster--#3 pick overall). The Nuggets also traded Dave Robisch to obtain all-star forward/center Dan Issel from the disorganized Baltimore Claws. Even though Webster was out almost the entire 1975-76 season due to hepatitis, the Nuggets were the most dominant team of the ABA. Playing in their new 18,000 seat McNichols Arena, the Nuggets ran up a 60-24 record, even though five of the six remaining teams were deep and talented. The Nuggets even beat the rest of the league's All-Stars in the 9th Annual ABA-All Star game, which set records for attendance and interest. In his spectacular rookie season, Thompson won the MVP award in that game, as well as the overall Rookie of the Year award in the ABA. The Nuggets front line during their last ABA season was a future Hall-of-Fame combination: David Thompson, Dan Issel, and Bobby Jones, and their attendance was spectacular, even by NBA standards. 75-76年球季又捕進了許多好手(ex:David Thompson),並換了新場館McNichols Arena, 打出60-24的佳績,甚至在當年的ABA明星賽打敗其他隊的聯軍,David Thompson拿下當場 MVP,並得到當年的ROY,那年有3個球員David ThompsonDan ,Issel, and Bobby Jones, 都有名人堂的實力 While the Nuggets once again dominated the rest of the league during the 1975- 76 regular season, they ran into another buzzsaw in the playoffs. After disposing of defending champion Kentucky in their first series, the Nuggets ran into the New York Nets and a healthy Julius Erving. Aside from Bobby Jones, the Nuggets had no physical players to contain Erving, and lost the Championship Series 4 games to 2. However, with their talent and healthy attendance record, the Nuggets were a part of the NBA merger. In their first NBA year, the Nuggets surprised no one by winning 50 games and the NBA's Midwest Division crown. 不過這年金塊還是沒奪冠,在總冠軍戰輸給了Dr.J的NETS,之後ABA併入NBA,金塊在加入NBA 第一個球季就以50勝拿下中西區第一 --- 只翻大概的意思,有些不是照字面,有錯請指正^^ --

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