George Karl believes Andre Miller is "still angry" at him. Miller hadn't wanted to leave the Denver Nuggets. Karl hadn't wanted him to leave. But this was the painful reality show that the NBA sometimes can be.

If the Nuggets wanted to acquire Allen Iverson from the 76ers in December 2006, they were going to have to include Miller in the deal. That, of course, is what happened. The Sixers gave up Iverson and Ivan McFarlin for Miller, the expiring contract of Joe Smith and two first-round draft choices.

In the course of the negotiations, Karl recalled, "The only thing I wanted to do was to try to keep Andre [with the Nuggets], because my dream was Andre and A.I. [in the same backcourt]."

"I remembered Eric Snow and A.I. [with the Sixers]," Karl said before last night's 109-96 Denver victory over the Sixers. "Well, Andre is better than Eric Snow."

Via Philadelphia Daily News

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