Denver Nuggets

Wilson Chandler doesn't sign offer sheet, can return to Nuggets -- but will he?

A couple of weeks ago, it seemed all but certain that Wilson Chandler would return to the Nuggets after getting out of his commitment to play in China. But the negotiations stalled amid reports that Chandler might go to Italy if he and Denver couldn't work out a deal. And while those options remain, ... More >>

Wilson Chandler considering playing in Italy if he can't work out a deal with Nuggets

A week after it looked like restricted free agent forward Wilson Chandler would surely sign a contract with the Nuggets, doubt is creeping in. It comes in the form of an Italian team and a lack of progress in contract negotiations. Wilson has yet to work out a deal with the Nuggets and global basket ... More >>

Wilson Chandler working out a deal to return to the Nuggets

Chandler.​As head coach George Karl said after Monday night's 103-101 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Nuggets could have used forward Wilson Chandler on the floor. Instead, Chandler sat in a suite with Nuggets management and watched three rookies play in the fourth quarter an ... More >>

Legislators from outside Denver finally to get 22 percent per diem raise

State legislators who represent districts outside the Denver metro area will finally see the 22 percent per diem pay increase passed years ago. If the issue turns sour, Republicans have the most to lose, write the scribes at Colorado Pols.

Danilo Gallinari, Nuggets take their revenge on the L.A. Clippers

No snow day for Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein on the Nuggets' emphatic victory over the Clippers, to whom they'd lost at home just days earlier. WhoSaidYouSaid turns the cameras on candidate Coors. When it comes to toddlers, Mile High Mamas' Lisa Vratny-Smith asks: To nap, or ... More >>

Chauncey Billups ready to go off on Nuggets again like he did in Denver return?

Chauncey Billups.​Denver blog posts are ready for snow. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein notes that Chauncey Billups and the Clippers are hot going into tonight's game against Denver -- and the Nuggets are not. Colorado Pols shares a lovely snap of Rick Santorum and Dave Schultheis, together ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony shoots like a bricklayer in Nuggets' win over New York Knicks

"Sorry, LaLa."​Denver blog posts are kid-tested, mother-approved. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein with more reaction on the Nuggets' defeat of the Melo-led New York Knicks. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic on Doug Lamborn protest of Barack Obama -- by skipping his State of the Union addre ... More >>

Bar Back looks at the year in club scouting

Denver Nuggets season preview: Speed, depth and schedule set the Nuggs up nicely

Ty Lawson.​If you're not a hardcore NBA fan in Denver you might not have noticed that the league hasn't played any games yet. There was this whole thing about millionaires and billionaires arguing about how to chop up a few billion dollars. A quick synopsis: it was boring and tedious and then ... More >>

The Arron Afflalo signing completes the Denver Nuggets anti-superstar roster

Afflalo.​Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl recently said in a radio interview on KKFN: "screw all the guys out there that think you gotta have a superstar to win a championship." It's a little lengthy, but it could be the Nuggets motto for the season and last night's re-signing of shooting ... More >>

Denver Nuggets: Signing Nenê and other moves they should make in free agency

The NBA lockout was like a pregnancy. There was a lot of irrational screaming and finger-pointing, and of course, labor pains. And the entire time, all anyone wanted to see was the baby. In this case, the baby is a season, which was born very early Saturday morning and appears to be alive and health ... More >>

NBA lockout over & so (probably) are Nuggets careers of Nenê, K-Mart, J.R., Wilson Chandler

Denver blog posts are still stuffed from Thanksgiving. Denver Stiffs' Nate Timmons on the post-NBA lockout Nuggets. He gives the team a 30 percent chance of re-signing Nenê, a 1 percent shot at landing Wilson Chandler and figures J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin are Denver history. Big Media's Jason ... More >>

Rumors are swirling that Denver is getting a Voodoo Doughnut

​Since Portland-based Voodoo Doughnut first sprung onto the scene in 2003, it has become an international phenomenon: The place, owned by Tres Shannon and Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson pairs weirdly flavored, irreverently named doughnuts -- like the Gay Bar ("chocked full of luscious cream and al ... More >>

AEG Live CEO Chuck Morris on the 2011 WFTDA Roller Derby Championships

​Chuck Morris has been a roller derby fan since he was ten years old, and in 2010, he made news by bringing the Denver Roller Dolls to the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield and then attracting the 2011 Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships to that venue for this weekend's thre ... More >>

Round two with Scott Yosten, exec chef of Steakhouse 10

Lori Midson​ Scott Yosten Steakhouse 10 3516 South Elati Street 303-789-0911 www.steakhouse10.com This is part two of my interview with Scott Yosten, exec chef of Steakhouse 10. Part one of my interview with Yosten ran in this space yesterday. Favorite food city: Chicago. The ethnic borough ... More >>

How to close your bank account: A field guide

​Up and at 'em, Denver blog posts. Denver Egotist shares a field guide for closing your bank account, just in time for November 5's Bank Transfer Day. Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard on Tom Tancredo's Team America endorsement of Alabama's strict immigration laws. Denver Stiffs' Nate T ... More >>

Lil Wayne, please join the Denver Nuggets

Colorado apartment vacancy rates: Why are they so low?

​According to just-released data compiled by the Colorado Division of Housing, the state's apartment vacancy rate is the lowest it's been in more than ten years. And, as this account from Inside Real Estate News points out, the rental market is particularly tight in Denver, with the average me ... More >>

Five worst moments in Colorado sports history (inspired by Rox's 17-week Sunday losing skid)

Tulowitzki.​The Rockies should have known it wouldn't be their night when Chris Nelson decided to play "Pin the baseball on the coach's face" with Rich Dauer before the game in a gaffe seen in the background of an ESPN live shot. Then the Rockies' unfortunate play was caught by ESPN cameras -- ... More >>

Kenyon Martin's house for sale: Sign that he expects to leave the Nuggets soon? (PHOTOS)

Kenyon Martin.​One of our first firm pieces of evidence that Carmelo Anthony planned to leave Denver was when he put his house up for sale -- a transaction that ultimately cost him $6 million. And the next Nuggets longtimer who could hit the road? Kenyon Martin, whose excellent Greenwood Villa ... More >>

Top 10 sports stars who pissed us off by leaving Colorado

Ubaldo Jimenez.​This weekend, Ubaldo Jimenez, the greatest pitcher in Colorado Rockies history, is expected to make his first start for the Cleveland Indians. Which got us to thinking: What pro athletes who left Colorado teams either by choice or force have been most painful for local fans to ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony set to return to Denver on November 16 -- if there's an NBA season, that is

LaLa & Melo.​These Denver blog posts are having a three-way. Alert Cinemax. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein breaks down the just-announced NBA schedule for the Nuggets, including Melo's only visit with the Knicks, even though he acknowledges the very real possibility that part of the 82-game ... More >>

Ugliest House in Denver candidates are worse inside than out (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​When we learned that Colorado, and specifically Denver, was part of the Ugliest House Contest 2011, we expected to see some unbelievable dives. But while the five Denver homes that made the finals aren't exactly palaces, they're not nearly as shocking as anticipated -- until y ... More >>

Nene opts out of Nuggets contract: Possible sign & trade with Lakers, Magic, Spurs, Suns?

Nenê.​Nenê is among the most controversial Nuggets of the decade -- an undeniably talented player who never quite lived up to the hype but remains a valuable commodity. Now, however, he's opted out of his contract and will become an unrestricted free agent. Does that mean the Nuggets will g ... More >>

Kenneth Faried, Jordan Hamilton, Andre Miller acquisitions earn Denver Nuggets good grades

Kenneth Faried.​Keep those Denver blog posts coming. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein rounds up positive NBA draft grades for the Denver Nuggets, who worked wonders with only a No. 22 pick coming in. Colorado Pols on one of the Koch brothers' special guests this weekend: Texas guv Rick Perry. ... More >>

Kenneth Faried pick, Raymond Felton for Andre Miller trade: How do they help the Nuggets?

Kenneth Faried.​Last night's NBA draft didn't look to be an eventful one with the Denver Nuggets, what with the team drafting way down at the number 22 position and the prospect of a lockout making franchises cautious about big trades. But the Nugs made a splash anyhow with the selection of Mo ... More >>

Denver Nuggets: What to do with the 22nd pick in the NBA draft?

Ty Lawson.​The Denver Nuggets picked up Ty Lawson's extension for next year, securing one of the only impact draft picks the team has made since selecting Carmelo Anthony in 2003. Lawson was the eighteenth pick of the 2009 draft and the Nuggets will hope to get similar value with the 22nd pick ... More >>

Nuggets and Avalanche vanity plates: A few suggested messages if bill to create them passes

​ Colorado already has 23 types of designer license plates, including one that benefits the Denver Broncos charities. Soon there could be two more if lawmakers pass a bill to create plates to benefit the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche charities.

Kevin Durant gets his Michael Jordan on as Oklahoma City Thunder end Nuggets' season

Kevin Durant.​Yes, the Nuggets' nail-biting 100-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last night was disappointing. But it seems inappropriate to complain too much. After all, it was a hugely entertaining game almost singlehandedly won by a great player -- Kevin Durant -- whose performance will ... More >>

Danilo Gallinari the Nuggets' key to shocking the world versus OKC Thunder in game five?

Gallo.​We asked these three Denver blog posts to sit a spell. Denver Stiffs' Jeffrey Morton thinks Danilo Gallinari is the main reason to believe the Nuggets will extend their playoff series with the Thunder. Keep hope alive. Free Colorado's Ari Armstrong offers a comment about comments. Ta ... More >>

Nuggets live to die another day versus Kevin Durant, OKC Thunder thanks to Ty Lawson

Ty Lawson.​Every NBA prognosticator worth his leather balls has declared Denver dead in the 2011 playoffs, but the Nugs won't lay down. Last night's 104-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder found the team displaying the gumption we knew was there all along -- as well as establishing for all ... More >>

Nuggets: What does game three disaster versus Oklahoma City Thunder say about team needs?

J.R. Smith.​After the Nuggets failed a game-two gut-check against the OKC Thunder, I wrote that Denver needed to make a statement in the next matchup to have any chance to win the playoffs series. Well, the Nugs did so in Saturday's 97-94 loss, all right. They let everyone know they're not rea ... More >>

J.R. Smith whining about playing time, leaving Nuggets hurts comeback odds vs. Thunder

J.R. Smith.​Nuggets fans have marveled at J.R. Smith's behavior since the Carmelo Anthony trade. Everything about him -- his attitude, his demeanor on and off the court, his shot selection -- seemed so much more mature that the idea of re-signing him after the season didn't seem like such a cr ... More >>

Denver Nuggets fail gut check versus Oklahoma City Thunder: Can they get back in series?

Chandler.​The Nuggets 106-89 hammering at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder last night would have been agonizing under any circumstances. But the way they lost compounds the pain. Simply put, this was the poorest game the Nugs have played since Carmelo Anthony trade -- and it came at the ... More >>

Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game two preview: Nugs shouldn't change much

Nenê.​It might not seem sensible... Still, the Nuggets would be well served to duplicate their game plan from Sunday's 107-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of their playoff series in the next matchup tonight.

Nuggets vs. Thunder, Game 1: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, ref Stevie Javie doom Nugs

Nenê.​Two weeks back, we wrote that the Nuggets-Thunder playoff series would be a war, and that prediction was certainly borne out by last night's 107-103 OKC victory. Credit for the Thunder win goes to superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, aided by referee Steve Javie -- in part bec ... More >>

Ty Lawson & Nuggets to beat OKC Thunder in six, then lose to Spurs in round two?

Ty Lawson.​Aren't you excited that it's Friday? These three Denver blog items are. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein makes his playoffs prediction for the Nuggets. He sees victory versus the Oklahoma City before they almost top the best-in-the-West San Antonio Spurs. Write that down. Plants & ... More >>

Denver Nuggets-Oklahoma City Thunder playoffs matchup: The mighty vs. the many

Nenê.​What seemed imminent since the beginning of the month is official: The Nuggets and Thunder will do battle in the first round of the playoffs. The fun starts on Sunday and all signs point to a fistfight -- either in competitiveness or actual throwing of fists; Nenê and Kendrick Perkins ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony (and LeBron James) voted Stiffs of the Year for screwing their old teams

Melo & LaLa.​Isn't it about time to peruse some Denver blog posts? In his third annual Stiffy awards, Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein names Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James co-Stiffs of the Year for the damage they inflicted on the Nuggets and Cavaliers before splitting -- although Denver's d ... More >>

Nuggets playoff matchup: Should we root to face Kobe Bryant & Lakers, not Mavs or Thunder?

Ty Lawson​It would seem like a death wish to hope to play the two-time defending NBA champions in the first round of the playoffs. But given recent play, are the Lakers now the most desirable first-round opponent for the Nuggets? Probably not, but it's at least a question worth asking.

Should Nuggets try to lose to Thunder tonight in hopes of meeting Mavericks in playoffs?

Kevin Durant.​In all likelihood, Tuesday's Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City's currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver's ensconced in the fifth. But OKC's only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just b ... More >>

Denver Nuggets-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff preview: It's gonna be a war! (VIDEO)

Ty Lawson.​At this point, it's all but certain that the Denver Nuggets will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs -- which made last night's game between the squads doubly interesting. And while the Nugs lost 101-94, there were a number of positive signs from a ... More >>

Kenyon Martin, Nuggets stop Kobe Bryant & Lakers: Can they get past 1st round of playoffs?

Kenyon Martin.​Yes, the Nuggets have been playing out of their minds since the Carmelo Anthony trade. But doubters still wondered if they could win on the road in the playoffs, or if they'd be one-and-done again. The Nugs provided a clue on Sunday, when they bested the Lakers in L.A., ending t ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony sings, dresses in drag on Saturday Night Live (VIDEOS)

​ This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony -- you know, that guy who used to be Denver's best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) -- did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours out of his bu ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony is high-maintenance superstar & other things we've learned since Knicks trade

​These Denver blog posts materialized before our very eyes. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein shares what we've learned since the Nuggets dealt Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks -- including that Melo is a high-maintenance superstar. To say nothing of LaLa. WhoSaidYouSaid spotlights a mom who real ... More >>

Ty Lawson, Denver Nuggets to run rings around Raptors after tough losses to Orlando, Miami?

Ty Lawson.​We've gathered here today to check out these Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs' Nate Timmons notes that the Nuggets are at home tonight versus Toronto -- a blessing after a long road trip that ended with defeats to the Magic and Heat. 5280's Michael de Yoanna: Mark Udall is more ha ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, prospecting at Copper Mountain

​Transcript of chat with the incredulous Denver Nuggets fan sitting next to me on the plane last night on my way home from covering the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (where, incidentally, Summit County local Eric Willett took first place in the men's slopestyle competition):

The "Black and Yellow" Nuggets remixes, rated

What have you started, Wiz?​Like every other athletic team in America, the Nuggets have plenty of fan tribute remixes of Wiz Khalifa's unlikely jock jam "Black and Yellow." Sports, in general, attracts some truly horrific rap remixes, and this song has seen some real abuse in the ill-advised h ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony: Should Denver Nuggets retire his jersey even after ordeal of Knicks trade?

Carmelo.​Denver blog posts are reproducing! Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein wonders if the Nuggets should retire Carmelo Anthony's jersey. His conclusion: not anytime soon. 5280's Michael de Yoanna: Dick Wadhams chalks up Ken Buck's senate loss on his inability to appeal to unaffiliated wome ... More >>

Nuggets 5-1 after Carmelo Anthony trade thanks to epic fail by Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko (VIDEO)

Video below.​One of the many Carmelo Anthony trade scenarios would have brought Utah's Andrei Kirilenko to Denver. Obviously, that deal never happened -- and good thing given Kirilenko's missed buzzer beater from two inches away last night, which handed the Nugs a 103-101 win. In our post yes ... More >>