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The NEW Denver Stiffs is live. Get a sneak peak now!...
July 28, 2009 by
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Denver Stiffs has merged with SB Nation's Pickaxe and Roll to become the new Denver Stiffs! The site will changeover tomorrow but you can get a sneak peak tonight and start getting familiar with the new layout, commenting system, and so on.We've posted an open letter to all...
Looking in the Nuggets rear view mirror...
July 26, 2009 by
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The objects in the Denver Nuggets rear view mirror are closer than they appear.With Denver Stiffs and just about everyone else being consumed by whether or not the Nuggets can compete with the Lakers and Spurs in 2009-10, they/we must keep a close eye on the competition right behind...
Off to my 10th straight Comic-Con...
July 23, 2009 by
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The Summer of Andrew continues (that's me on the right wearing the old school Nuggets hat). Last month I attended the first annual Bloggers With Balls sports bloggers conference in New York, last week I was in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League and tonight I'll be heading down...
In praise of continuity?...
July 22, 2009 by
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While the NBA's elite - the Lakers, Spurs, Cavaliers, Celtics and Magic - have been engaged in the basketball version of a Cold War arms race this offseason, the Nuggets have thus far stayed put. In fact, the buzzword coming out of the Nuggets camp has been "continuity."...
Your newest Denver Stiff: Malik Allen...
July 21, 2009 by
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First off, I apologize for the sudden "down time" Denver Stiffs experienced today. At least you got to look at Anna Rawson for a few hours every time you tried checking on the site! We're in the middle of migrating the old site to the new one, and of course the...
(Summer League recap) And the training camp invite goes to...
July 20, 2009 by
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After five Summer League games, our Nuggets finished an impressive 4-1, including winning their last four straight and Sunday's game over the Hornets' summer squaders in three overtimes. As noted in the Denver Stiffs Summer League preview, typically only one Summer League standout...
What do we make of the Sonny Weems experiment now?...
July 19, 2009 by
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2-16, 1, 66-15, 2, 37-17, 1, 53-15, 1, 2How about them numbers?Those are Sonny Weems shooting, assists and turnover numbers in his first four Summer League outings. And it should be noted that his last game (that impressive 3-15 effort) didn't come against NBA caliber competition...
What do we make of the Sonny Weems experiment now?...
July 19, 2009 by
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2-16, 1, 66-15, 2, 37-17, 1, 53-15, 1, 2How about them numbers?Those are Sonny Weems shooting, assists and turnover numbers in his first four Summer League outings. And it should be noted that his last game (that impressive 3-15 effort) didn't come against NBA caliber competition...
What do we make of the Sonny Weems experiment now?...
July 19, 2009 by
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2-16, 1, 66-15, 2, 37-17, 1, 53-15, 1, 2How about them numbers?Those are Sonny Weems shooting, assists and turnover numbers in his first four Summer League outings. And it should be noted that his last game (that impressive 3-15 effort) didn't come against NBA caliber competition...
Ty Lawson's coming out party...
July 18, 2009 by
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As documented by HoopsWorld's Travis Heath, after two tough shooting nights, Ty Lawson finally put together a great game in Summer League, scoring 26 points (on 11-16 shooting), grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists against the Trail Blazers Summer League squad last...
Ty Lawson's coming out party...
July 18, 2009 by
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As documented by HoopsWorld's Travis Heath, after two tough shooting nights, Ty Lawson finally put together a great game in Summer League, scoring 26 points (on 11-16 shooting), grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists against the Trail Blazers Summer League squad last...
Direct from Bret Adams...
July 17, 2009 by
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Here is an email I just received from Bret Adams (George Karl's lawyer). As I mentioned in Thursday's column, he couldn't have been a nicer guy. But it looks like we have a tough negotiation ahead! (click image to enlarge)
Direct from Bret Adams...
July 17, 2009 by
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Here is an email I just received from Bret Adams (George Karl's lawyer). As I mentioned in Thursday's column, he couldn't have been a nicer guy. But it looks like we have a tough negotiation ahead! (click image to enlarge)
More Summer League observations...
July 17, 2009 by
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After two whirlwind days in Las Vegas where I watched about eight basketball games, I'm back home in time for a quick pre-weekend recap. Here's what I saw yesterday......the Lakers might have the weakest Summer League team in history. Sitting Adam Morrison yesterday, they didn...
More Summer League observations...
July 17, 2009 by
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After two whirlwind days in Las Vegas where I watched about eight basketball games, I'm back home in time for a quick pre-weekend recap. Here's what I saw yesterday......the Lakers might have the weakest Summer League team in history. Sitting Adam Morrison yesterday, they didn...
More Summer League observations...
July 17, 2009 by
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After two whirlwind days in Las Vegas where I watched about eight basketball games, I'm back home in time for a quick pre-weekend recap. Here's what I saw yesterday......the Lakers might have the weakest Summer League team in history. Sitting Adam Morrison yesterday, they didn...
A Las Vegas detente?...
July 16, 2009 by
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Greetings from my hotel room at the Venetian in Las Vegas. I'm sorry for the tardy update but the internet in my room has been painfully slow all morning and I finally got it to work (you'd think I was staying at the Orleans or something).Where do I start?I came to Vegas to...
Not the start we were hoping for (Summer League debut recap)...
July 15, 2009 by
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I have a ton to do before heading to Las Vegas tomorrow, so unfortunately I have to make this brief. First off, I must admit that I didn't see tonight's game, but I had a good excuse: I had the pleasure of attending my mother's - a lifelong Nuggets season ticket holder...
O Skita, Where Art Thou?...
July 14, 2009 by
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Courtesy of my friends over at Hugging Harold Reynolds, it's been brought to my attention that none other than all-time Nuggets draft bust - and Denver Stiffs Hall of Famer - Nikoloz Tskitishvili is on the New York Knicks Summer League roster. As pointed out by one of this blog...
So who exactly is covering our Nuggets?...
July 14, 2009 by
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No joke, this was The Denver Post's "coverage" of the Nuggets trade for Arron Afflalo as of 11:31pm MST on Monday night, even though the news of the trade broke earlier that morning...If the Post isn't providing detailed coverage of the Nuggets for Denver area readers...
Our newest Nuggets: Arron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe...
July 13, 2009 by
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As discussed last Friday, the Nuggets have consummated yet another trade with their official trading partner; the Detroit Pistons. This time, the Nuggets have acquired the seldom used "shooting" guard Arron Afflalo along with forward Walter Sharpe thrown in and cash from...
Your Vegas Summer League preview...
July 12, 2009 by
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As we did last summer here at Denver Stiffs, I'll attempt to preview the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League which kicks off on Tuesday night for the Nuggets (and I'll be at the game on Wednesday, more on that below). Given that the Nuggets only have 10 players on their active...
Extensions for Melo, Karl and Wark?...
July 11, 2009 by
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If you're like me and have been disappointed by the Post's lack of Nuggets coverage during the offseason, I encourage you to read our old friend Chris Tomasson's latest articles over at the Rocky Mountain Independent and Pro Basketball News. Doing his usual solid reporting...
The case of the missing two-guard solved?...
July 10, 2009 by
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The Denver Post's Benjamin Hochman is reporting that the Nuggets are working on a deal with the Pistons for backup two-guard Arron Afflalo. Like Jones and the numerous second-tier "shooting" guards that passed through Denver over the years, Afflalo has a very unconventional...
The Nuggets suddenly need a two-guard...
July 09, 2009 by
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Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Indiana Pacers have signed Dahntay Jones to a four year, $11 million contract. Congrats to Dahntay for securing some serious cash in a bad NBA economy.Now it's time for the Nuggets to find a new "shooting" guard and a new cheerleader from the bench!
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