Free agent pool shrinks as camp approaches
With the news that free agent shooting guard Keith Bogans has signed with the San Antonio Spurs, it got me thinking about all the…
Why replacement refs might be a good thing…
Count me out on the list of people who are worried about NBA referees being locked out. In fact, I think it will be a good thing……
Are we looking at our J.R. Smith insurance policy?…
With the NBA suspending J.R. Smith for seven games, the Nuggets seem to be aggressively looking at backup two-guards. The latest…
Assessing the HOF chances of current and former Nuggets…
As we recover from Michael Jordan’s awkward Hall of Fame induction speech and begin to tally the votes for the second annual…
THE 2ND ANNUAL DENVER STIFFS HALL OF FAME (YOU VOTE, YOU WIN!)…
Longtime readers of this blog should remember last summer’s inaugural Denver Stiffs Hall of Fame. The second annual edition is a…
1st Annual Denver Stiffs Pick’Em Challenge (Update)
Yes, I know this is a basketball blog. Yes, I know you want to read about the Nuggets. But why not have some NFL fun along the way…
The week that was (and how it impacts the future)…
Who knew that a typically uneventful week in late August would produce so much Nuggets news that will test the team’s character…
Petro back with the Nuggets
The search for the fourth big-man is over … for now. The Nuggets have reached terms with center Johan Petro, according to the…
Birdman sports new ink in China
I was checking my emails yesterday and an old familiar name popped up in my inbox. An old high school buddy Pete emailed me from…
Thoughts during a never-ending Rockies game…
Like any normal Rockies fan, sitting through an epic 14-inning Rockies game got me thinking about the Denver Nuggets. It's the…
(UPDATE) Balkman arrested for suspicion of DUI
The man who I helped dub as “The Crime Stopper” was stopped for apparently committing a crime, according to the Denver Post.…
The remarriage we’re all waiting for…
One of the fun things about being a Nuggets fan is that while some players may come and go briefly, you end up rooting for them…
What type of fan are you?
What type of fan are you … Can you calmly watch a game? Do you love to yell and take years off your life with each possession? Do…
The most underrated signing of the summer?…
The Nuggets have had two opportunities to bring Leon Powe to Denver. Neither materialized. First, I must confess that I've had…
Rarely magical for Denver in Orlando
Perhaps we should have seen Denver’s trip to the Western Conference Finals coming. Ending that 24-year drought was the last demon…
Nuggets preseason schedule released…
Only a degenerate fan who doesn’t have a life would care about his team’s preseason schedule. That would be me. The Nuggets…
And then there were ten…
When the news broke that Linas Kleiza would be taking an extended Greek vacation, that deep and talented Nuggets bench we’ve come…
Kleiza is heading to Greece
The Denver Post is reporting that Linas Kleiza will be signing a 2-year $12 million deal with the Greek club Olympiakos. I was…
Mr. Billups goes to Vegas…
Writing for HoopsHype, Chris Tomasson is reporting that Chauncey Billups flew to Las Vegas today to be with troubled Nuggets…
Collective bargaining wish list…
It’s gotten very little attention, but according to the Associated Press the NBA and the player’s union have already begun…
2009-10 Schedule Preview: Nuggets will open at home against the Jazz…
The NBA is formally releasing the 2009-10 regular season schedule at 11:15am MST today but Denver Stiffs got a sneak peak and…
Kenyon Martin 2008-09 exit interview
Kenyon Martin has amassed 83 technical fouls in his nine-year NBA career … 9.2 per season. His emotions can get the best of him at…
Denver Stiffs reader emails…
Here’s a sampling of some of the emails received throughout July and responses to them. Not surprisingly, a lot of Nuggets fans…
How screwed are we?…
Whatever glimmer of hope Nuggets fans had that the Lakers might botch the re-signing of Lamar Odom was dashed today when the news…
Why I’m a Nuggets fan…
Knowing that Denver Stiffs would be coming over to SB Nation, lately I’ve been giving some thought to how I’d introduce myself to…