The missing item on Kobe’s resume? Defeating a champion…
As a Colorado native and a die-hard Nuggets fan, I’m predisposed to hate Kobe Bryant. But that doesn’t mean I don’t respect the…
2009-10 Exit Interview: Ty Lawson
I don’t know anything about committing crimes. I do know that stealing is wrong, but I can’t help but feel good about the robbery…
A summer of distraction?…
Seeing the unbridled focus of the Lakers and Celtics throughout this postseason, I’m worried that our Nuggets don’t possess the…
2009-10 Exit Interview: Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups, at age 33, did a rare thing this past season by posting a career high in points scored in his 13th NBA season.…
Suns remember that it’s ok to beat the Lakers…
The Suns likely delayed the inevitable by beating the Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. But at least someone…
What would you do for a Championship?
The popular commercial jingle asks: What would you do for a Klondike Bar? My buddy DT and I like to joke, “Would I kill a guy? ……
How the draft lottery could affect the Nuggets…
Watching the NBA Draft Lottery just isn’t the same without seeing Bernie Bickerstaff or Dan Issel in attendance on behalf of the…
The 2009-10 Exit Interviews: The Free Agents
As part of the season wrap-up I like to look back at the individual players’ seasons and look forward to what we can expect from…
Coddled, spoiled and ringless…
Seven years into their NBA careers, guess what Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and LeBron James all have in common. After watching…
Realizing the influence of The Dream Team
While reading Cameron Stauth’s 1992 book titled, The Golden Boys, I realized the global success of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team…
O Big Man, Where Art Thou?…
Nuggets fans, management and all the scribes who follow the team universally agree on one thing: the Nuggets need a legitimate big…
Rex versus Wark…
With most of Nuggets Nation focused on what player moves the Nuggets might or should make this offseason, the organization has to…
The upcoming “Melo” dollar question …
A lot of my thoughts about this past season have lead to a lot of questions about the upcoming season and beyond. The thing…
“Stumbling on Wins” WINNERS Announced!
Surprisingly – and unfortunately for us fans – three Denver Stiffs readers “stumbled” upon the exact number of playoff games that…
An apology to Mark Kiszla…
During last night’s interview with Sandy Clough, I jokingly accused the Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla of stealing my idea of the…
We are all Jazz fans now…
They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend. With that morsel of logic in mind and after watching the gutty Utah Jazz almost…
The Sandy Clough interview: answering the Nuggets questions (sort of)…
Here's a link to last night's interview with the legendary Sandy Clough on "Clough Talk". Sandy also had some very nice…
Season-ending Golden Nuggets…
While the opinions differ somewhat on the direction the Nuggets should take this offseason, all those who cover the Nuggets…
A sad ending to a sad season (and 10 questions for the offseason)…
The Nuggets season was over when George Karl started missing games in mid-March to begin his courageous battle with throat and…
Finally on the same page? (Golden Nuggets)…
Down three games to one, there have been a lot of insightful and interesting stories written about our Nuggets. Here are some must…
[UPDATED] Do the honorable thing, AD: get ejected!…
If acting coach Adrian Dantley wants to make a sacrifice to help the Nuggets win Game 5, he should do the honorable thing: get…
When 39 and 11 isn’t enough…
After watching LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant will their respective teams to victory over the weekend, it’s fair to…
The Second Annual STIFFY Awards…
Back by popular demand, the Stiffy Awards are here to take our minds off a tough playoff series against Utah. For a few hours at…
End of game confusion… (Golden Nuggets)
Aaron Lopez of “The Nuggets Beat” details the end-of-game confusion among the Nuggets coaching staff and the players in Game 2…
Rocky Mountain rivalry renewed (Nuggets/Jazz playoff preview)…
Reports of the Nuggets sudden demise (by people like me) have been greatly exaggerated. The Nuggets are winning this series…