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Denver Nuggets: Top 10 enforcers in Nuggets history

By Blake Holmes

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 21: Nene Hilario #31 of the Denver Nuggets dunks over Amare Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks during the game on January 21, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 21: Nene Hilario #31 of the Denver Nuggets dunks over Amare Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks during the game on January 21, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 10: Carmelo Anthony #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on February 10, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 10: Carmelo Anthony #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on February 10, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

At number four, I have Melo, Carmelo Anthony.

Here come all of the Carmelo haters.

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Just like Nurkic, love him or hate him, Anthony put a ton of passion and soul on the court for the Nuggets.

There’s a reason that many fans consider him one of the greatest Nuggets’ players of all time, because people don’t realize just how much he embraced the team before demanding a trade in 2012.

Melo always wore his heart on his sleeve when it came to the Nuggets and their success.

He was a high-flying showman, who also had all of the tools necessary to be a reliable option in the clutch. He always was willing to step up and defend his teammates whenever necessary.

Most of all, Melo gave the Nuggets a strong eight seasons before leaving for a bigger market. That’s more than what a lot of bigger names give a team these days.

Now that it has been eight years since that trade that sent him to New York, many fans have stopped their hate and welcomed him back within the confines of Nuggets history.

Many fans are still not willing to let it go, but put me in the former bunch.