George Karl: Nuggets Turn Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors Into Positive

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PHOENIX -- Carmelo Anthony sat out Friday night's preseason contest against the Suns, along with teammates Nene and Chauncey Billups. But whether he plays or not, Anthony -- and the almost weekly trade rumors that swirl around him and the Nuggets -- has been the obvious focal point of the team this preseason.



Despite the seemingly unavoidable distraction, Nuggets coach George Karl doesn't believe it's had a negative impact on his club yet. In fact, he feels it's been the opposite.



"I think we've actually done a pretty good job of turning the distraction into a positive," Karl said. "There is a way that a problem can create mental focus, can create a discipline that you have to overcome on a daily basis.



"I think there's been very few practices where you felt there was a little bit of a distraction. I mean, most of our practices have been better than our games ... I'm not sure that's good either, but transferring what you do in practice to a game is why you have (the) preseason."

 

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