During the first half of last night’s playoff matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Nuggets lacked focus. Moments when they exhibited the scorching intensity of the New Orleans series would be followed by static offensive possessions or blown defensive assignments of the sort that have been blessedly rare of late…
A cruise through the local blogosphere. Enjoy, and send links. How the Nuggs win Game 2 and begin to put that goofy German out of his floppy-haired misery. (Pickaxe and Roll) Old King Coal sticks to his coal-fired goals. (Colorado Independent) Republicans are not getting their way. And that makes…
In a blog published after the Nuggets pummeled the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their playoff series, I suggested that a hard foul Kenyon Martin laid on the Mavs’ Dirk Nowitzki set the stage for victory. Now, the NBA has levied at $25,000 fine against K-Mart for this shot…
Welcome to our blog roundup. Say howdy here to put a post in our lasso. If the Mavs don’t improve, the Nuggets will win their playoff series quickly. And this is a bad thing? (Nugg Doctor) On the Western Slope, a principal approves of a senior prank. My kingdom for…
In many of the stories about the roof collapse at the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble over the weekend (seen vividly in the video above), special teams coach Joe DeCamillis is identified as the son-in-law of former Cowboys star Dan Reeves, as if that’s his principal claim to fame. But if…
The Denver Nuggets’ 109-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their playoff series played out pretty much as Nugs’ fans hoped. Denver has an advantage over the Mavs inside, which is why Nenê had a breakout game from a scoring perspective and previous Westword blog tribute subjects…
The Denver Nuggets tip off their second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon — and their success will likely hinge on the sort of defensive play Kenyon Martin has been bringing to the court of late. Martin was hurt for on and off for many of his…
Ernie Barnes, who died yesterday, is a former Denver Bronco — but his days on the gridiron constitute one of the less interesting aspects of his career. After his playing days were done, he became a successful artist, creating canvases that drew upon sport and life with vibrancy and élan…
We cruise the blogosphere so you don’t have to. Send tips. NASCAR could be coming to Aurora. Yay? (5280) Pictures of an ice shelf breaking up: Who knew I gave a shit? (DenverPost.com’s “Captured”) Quick! Jump on the Nuggets bandwagon before it fills up! (Denver Stiffs, Pickaxe and Roll and…
There are certain sports out there that — no matter how difficult, dangerous or athletic — just look lame when people do them. I’m thinking of curling, speedwalking, skysurfing, downhill telemark skiing, camel racing, frisbee golf, etc. — all so hard to be really good at, and all soooo stupid-looking…
On ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning show today, hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic declared the just-completed Denver Nuggets-New Orleans Hornets series to have been the most lopsided in NBA history, given that the Nugs outscored the Hornets by an average of over 24 points per contest…
The Nuggets’ brutalization of the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night make it abundantly clear that the team will finish off Chris Paul and company tonight; thanks to a drive and focus we haven’t seen around here for ages, a let-down seems about as likely as cable-news coverage of the…
Denver Post columnist Dave Krieger correctly noted the two NFL draft decisions for which coach Josh McDaniels and his crew will be second-guessed: taking more offensive players than defenders even though the defense blows like a $2 hooker, and trading the team’s first-round pick next year to Seattle for a…
The strange confidence that inspired me to write a blog yesterday entitled “Why the Nuggets Will Win Game Four Against the Hornets Tonight” was more than justified by the team’s historic performance last night. By any objective measure, the game was horrible — but I reveled in every glorious minute…
Insert good blogs into this slot. Clint Hurdle has been skipper of the Rockies for seven years. Anyone else got the seven-year itch? (Inside the Rockies) Lots of companies are looking for communications specialists. But with so many journalists losing jobs, who will they talk to? (Andrew Hudson’s Job List…
I’m mad. Mad about new Broncos coach JoshMcDufus’s arrogantly poor handling of the Jay Cutler affair, mad about his signing of, as my friend Mayf called it, the PuPu Platter of washed up running backs (Correll Buckhalter, J.J. Arrington and LaMont Jordan) to compliment (?) our existing cast of beat-up…
Strangely, the Nuggets’ 95-93 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday afternoon made me more, not less, optimistic that the team will take the series. My rationale: The Nugs blew a huge first quarter lead, as they’ve done innumerable times in recent years — but instead of going quietly,…
Watching the NFL draft during the Mike Shanahan era was consistently frustrating, since the team regularly made odd personnel choices, far too many of which didn’t work out (Maurice Clarett, anyone?). For that reason, a lot of us were looking forward to the first draft since the arrival of a…
Some links to help pass the time. Happy Broncos Draft Day Eve. What better time for some over-analysis. (Mile High Report) Senator Udall wants to help end our credit-card nightmares. (Colorado Pols) A slope divided: Talk of going going nuclear for the oil-shale industry sparks debate. (Colorado Independent)…
We’ve done our share of bitching about the prospect of the Broncos going into the 2009 season with party-boy Kyle Orton and rusty Chris Simms as their only quarterback options. The situation may be addressed during this weekend’s NFL draft (note the rumors about Mark Sanchez) — but it’s more…
The Lingerie Football League’s Denver franchise, the Dream, held an open mini-camp/tryout at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday, and because I’m as shameless as the next alleged journalist, I showed up. Here’s what I saw: Professional soccer players: As I made my way down to the field, I saw…
Remember Allen Iverson? He used to be a member of the Denver Nuggets. In fact, he used to be the Nug who, in tandem with Carmelo Anthony, was supposed to lift the team to the next level. And when he was swapped to the Detroit Pistons early in the season…
