Forbes catching on

By Jonathan Maness - Oct 6th, 2010 at 5:48 am

The Nuggets brought in four non-guaranteed free agents into the training camp, and of the bunch for UMass star Gary Forbes has become the leader of the pack.

Forbes was considered a solid player after his senior year in 2008, but not stellar any part of the game. However, the shooting guard has proven he can score and defend at the Nuggets camp and has caught the eyes of star small forward Carmelo Anthony and coach George Karl.

Forbes put together a very solid line at the preseason scrimmage Tuesday. He scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dealt out seven assists.

Even for all of the negative publicity surrounding the Nuggets, they’ve had a very solid and competitive camp. With many of the younger players, Shelden Williams, Forbes, Arron Afflalo and Ty Lawson coming in ready to take their game to the next level.

Al Harrington boasted a solid number at the scrimmage as well, scoring 34 points and grabbing five rebounds.

Topics: Denver Nuggets, Gary Forbes

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Jonathan Maness

Born and raised in the beautiful state of Colorado, Jonathan R. Maness grew up in the days of Broncos' great John Elway and Nuggets' greats Laphonso 'The Fonz' Ellis. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, he has followed the Denver Nuggets through the worst of times (and there were a lot of them) and currently through the best of times. This 30-year-old sports journalist has had the honor of taking photos of the Nuggets home games from the comforts of the Pepsi Center's floor. In his free time he works on the Sports Copy Desk at the Fort Collins Coloradoan.