LeBron James is pounding his head on the wall somewhere

My plans to only watch the news today (until Monday Night Football of course) were altered immediately when I woke up to news of the Allen Iverson/Chauncey Billups trade. The Nuggets traded Iverson to the Pistons for Billups, Antonio McDyess and some random center thrown in to make the numbers work out. What a great trade for both teams. 

Iverson is in the last year of his contract and Denver isn't going to be anything special this year no matter what they do. The Nuggets knew they were going to lose Iverson. To turn that into an All-Star like Billups is not just an optimal gain for them, it gives them a pass first point guard to feed Carmelo Anthony (something he desperately needs) and a proven leader to add some much needed composure to the most frenetic team in the league. 

As for the Pistons, acknowledging that their core players from the NBA Finals teams are not enough to get back there has been long overdue. This trade puts the Pistons right back into title contention. As important as Billups was to the team, it's hard to see how Iverson doesn't improve things. Defense has never been an issue for the Pistons; the Pistons lose in the playoffs because they can't score. Allen Iverson is right up there with the Kobes and LeBrons as one of those players you never, ever, ever want to see in the postseason. This is a guy who almost singlehandedly won a championship. I mean, Eric freakin' Snow was the second best player on the 76ers team that went to the NBA Finals. If Iverson can pass the ball and keep his teammates happy, the Pistons could easily be going back to the Finals.

In other news, football is still awesome and apparently there's some sort of election tomorrow. Things are looking very good right now, but I'm not going to say much until it's official. It's not like the Republican party is above rigging the election or anything. Here's hoping I can exhale some time around midnight tomorrow.