HOUSTON — George Karl gets close to beaming when he speaks about Arron Afflalo these days.
And why not?
The Nuggets coach has had the best seat in the house watching Afflalo blossom into one of the most reliable players on his roster this season.
The starting shooting guard is enjoying a career season in nearly every statistical category this season. His 12.9 points per game are a career high and the most since he averaged 16.9 points for UCLA in 2006-07.
“I’m just real happy with Arron,” Karl said. “Arron’s confidence and his consistency are getting better and better. He’s taking more responsibility on both ends of the court. Can’t complain much about Arron, what he’s given us this year.”
Game limitations over?
Both Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen were available and played for the Nuggets against the Rockets, and a hopeful Karl hinted it might signal that current medical restrictions on their availability for games is near an end.
“I hope so,” Karl said. “I wouldn’t guarantee that. I would say there might be situations or circumstances where they might (be limited). But I don’t think we have that many back-to-backs coming up.”
The Nuggets have five more sets of back-to-back games on the schedule.
Chris Dempsey, The Denver Post
