Memo to Nuggets fans: Let's be better than this...

by Andrew Feinstein on May 12, 2009 1:18 PM MDT

More details are coming to light from last night's disgusting scene in the American Airlines Arena stands. The Denver Post's Chris Dempsey does a good job explaining what exactly was going on, which included objects being thrown at Carmelo Anthony's wife and Kenyon Martin's mom and girlfriend. Reportedly, a beer was thrown at K-Mart's mom, which if true is as despicable an act as we've seen since that Pistons fan threw the beer at Ron Artest to prompt the Malice at the Palace a few years back.

And be sure to read Deadspin's Dashiell Bennett's coverage of the Mavericks fans sewer-worthy behavior, as only a blog can. Bennett's coverage includes a video of Melo's wife fighting to leave the stands and another of Kenyon Martin calling out Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as a "faggot motherf-----r".

Nuggets vice president of player personnel Rex Chapman summed it up best:

"Short of a game I saw in Belgrade a couple of years ago where they were throwing chairs and setting off flares, it was about as dangerous a venue I've been in."

Way to be classy, Dallas.

But when Game 5 shifts to Denver tomorrow night, I don't want to see a single Nuggets fan act out of line. Boo, hiss, scream, make ridiculous signs, demand that Texas secedes from the United States, and so forth. But we must - let me repeat, must - refrain from doing anything that could disrupt our Nuggets from appearing in their first Western Conference Finals in 24 years. Mark Cuban's absence from Game 5 should go a long way to preserving the peace.

Denver sports fans (and admittedly it's always just a few bad apples that spoil the bunch) don't exactly have a great track record of restraining themselves. In 1995 when the San Antonio Spurs were sweeping the Nuggets off the McNichols Arena court in Game 3, several Nuggets fans threw objects onto the floor forcing the refs to delay the game and then Nuggets "coach" Bernie Bickerstaff to get on a microphone mid-game and demand that the fans behave.

In 1998, Denver fans started a riot while celebrating the Broncos Super Bowl victory over the Green Bay Packers. In 1999, two Broncos fans had their season tickets revoked after hurling snowballs at Oakland Raiders players during a Monday night game. And in 2000, then Broncos coach Mike Shanahan was hit in the head by a battery thrown by a fan in the stands.

Most recently, we remember an asshole Nuggets fan throwing a bottle in the direction of the Hornets bench during Game 1 of that series.

I know most Nuggets fans agree that distracting our team from the matter at hand is the last thing we want to do. We want to see the Nuggets destroy the Mavericks by 30 points in front of a raucous crowd at Pepsi Center tomorrow night, not stoppages in play because a few fans try to outdo their Maverick counterparts boorishness.

Let's show Dallas how it's done properly - on the floor and in the stands.

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Stay classy Dallas.

by Vanilla Gorilla on May 12, 2009 1:58 PM MDT reply actions

HAHAHAH Cuban looks scared out of his mind on that video.

by c on May 12, 2009 2:28 PM MDT reply actions

He's about to cry i think.

by c on May 12, 2009 2:29 PM MDT reply actions

You think K-Mart would have got a T or a suspension if after the game he just went up and got right in Cuban's face and really scared the hell out of him? As long as he doesn't touch him I don't see how he could have gotten a suspension since Cuban and the rest of the Mavs did that same thing to us after game 3. If I were K-Mart that is something I would have definitely considered. Jim Rome just brought up a good point about all of this. He said Cuban is a roll model for all the fans, what he does inspires the entire Mavs Nation and their actions are reflected by what he does. Very good point imo. I agree Andrew, about not doing anything to bad, but we need to make it known that you can't mess around with us. I would like for us to show it on the court but we need our fans to be as loud and as obnoxious as possible. I would love to hear some original chants and verbal usage to our advantage but you're right, no physical stuff. It is much better to get inside someones head through words than anything physical.

by Goldennugget on May 12, 2009 2:44 PM MDT reply actions

JUST WIN BABY!!!

by My3Cents on May 12, 2009 3:10 PM MDT reply actions

Amen to that GN. BTW Andrew you forgot the bon fire and riot at CU Boulder, and the tipping of cars after the Avs 1st Stanley Cup. Hopefully all of those folks have grown up and moved on. Seriously though it only takes on dip shit to ruin things quick for a whole stadium. It'd be nice to see other fans check each other.

Besides all of that, it just hurts to see people waste beer. WTF did beer ever do to you people?! At 7 bucks a bottle it just aint worth it.

On a side note: Has anyone noticed that since Jones dunked on Dampier and left him with a face full of crotch he (dampier) just hasn't been the same? He seems so cold and distant, as if to say "Momma...there goes that man." I mean dude was never that good anyways, but after that dunk and, pardon the pun, facial Dampier just doesn't seem to want to go anywhere near Dahntay.

by Joelsopinion on May 12, 2009 3:15 PM MDT reply actions

All Texans are POS morons. Edumacation is something they don’t do in Texas. Texans are backwater inbreeding hicks.

by Anonymous on May 12, 2009 3:23 PM MDT reply actions

MY Sign for game 5 will read...
DIRK - R
not bad huh?

by Jason 1NUGS1 on May 12, 2009 3:28 PM MDT reply actions

I thought that the battery throwing thing was a raider fan?

by Anonymous on May 12, 2009 3:56 PM MDT reply actions

My sign shall read:

"Dirk No-Winski"

by Do We Have Any Plays? on May 12, 2009 4:14 PM MDT reply actions

My sign will read:

"MAVS-NOTS"

by My3Cents on May 12, 2009 4:19 PM MDT reply actions

My sign will read, "The person behind me can't see."

by Kaley on May 12, 2009 4:33 PM MDT reply actions

my sign will be a big picture of dirk's cougar

by Zachm219 on May 12, 2009 7:40 PM MDT reply actions

How about a sign that says;
"We wanna argue with your girlfriend too, Dirk...oh, wait- she's in jail! Never mind"!!!

by Anonymous on May 12, 2009 9:41 PM MDT reply actions

Most fans never gave Denver going this far in the playoffs. The opposing fans and the players are sore,sore asshole losers. It shows in their outrageous behavior.We don't belong here because we are the under performing Nuggets. Can't wait to see to see the intensity in LA if we start kicking ass there.

by markp on May 12, 2009 10:13 PM MDT reply actions

*despicable

by Anonymous on May 13, 2009 6:39 AM MDT reply actions

@ Anonymous -

Fixed! Thanks for catching that...

-Andrew

by Andrew on May 13, 2009 8:22 AM MDT reply actions

Let's not forget the always fun gatherings of CU fans and inbreds, er, Nebraska fans, every other year in Boulder. Where the student section was ejected a few years back. Not one fan or a group of fans, the ENTIRE section.

by Commish CH on May 13, 2009 10:12 AM MDT reply actions

Another highlight from that Game 3 vs the Spurs in 1995 came during the singing of the national anthem.

I can't remember who was singing, but in the pause between 'land of the free' and 'home of the brave,' someone shouted out "You suck Rodman!" A pretty hearty chorus of cheers concurred with his statement.

Dennis responded by smiling and giving a salute, and kicking the Nuggets pretty hard on the board.

by Brosephus Maxiums on May 13, 2009 10:52 AM MDT reply actions

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