Game 61 Preview & Thread: Nuggets vs Thunder (7pm mst)
by Nate Timmons on Mar 3, 2010 9:21 AM MST
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PrintOklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets, Mar 3, 2010 7:00 PM MST
The Oklahoma City Thunder are making their bid to be a playoff team a bit earlier than expected. I foolishly thought the Thunder would finish 10th out West this year, but Oklahoma City has a chance to finish anywhere from No. 2 to No. 8 as they currently sit 6th in the Western Conference.
The particulars ...
Records:
Denver: 39-21 (24-5 at home, 14-16 on the road)
Oklahoma City: 36-23 (19-11 at home, 17-12 on the road)
Denver current streak: Lost 2. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
Oklahoma City current streak: Won 3. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Injuries:
Denver: Renaldo Balkman (back strain), Ty Lawson (left shoulder contusion) and Chris Andersen (right knee tendinitis) are all listed as DAY-TO-DAY and will be game time decisions.
Oklahoma City: None.Opposition's Take: Welcome to Loud City
As things sit out West, as of this writing, the Thunder actually would meet the Nuggets in the playoffs if the season ended today. How about a first-round series featuring Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant? The press would absolutely love it, but Nuggets Nation should be wary of a young team that may not know any better than to give Denver fits in the postseason.
Look no further than these two teams previous match-up. On January 29th the Thunder gave the Nuggets a good whooping in "Loud City" with a 101-84 win. The Boom-Boys (as named here by the Denver Stiffs readers), made up of Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook, combined for 57 points and the Thunder used that contest to start a 9-game, highly publicized win streak. Since then the Thunder have rattled off an 12-2 record with notable victories over the Nuggets, @Hornets, Hawks, @Blazers, Mavericks and Raptors.
Conversely, since that Jan. 29th loss to the Thunder, the Nuggets have been very mediocre with a 8-7 record over their previous 15 games. About the only positive to draw from the Nuggets' seven losses ... only one came to a team (Wizards) that currently isn't a Top 8 team in the Western Conference standings.
Tonight Denver will face the second-leading scorer in the league in Durant (29.7 ppg). Please click here and go look at the guy's game log point totals. Durant just never has really bad nights, he's only had three-games all season in which he's scored less than 15 points, but he still hasn't been held to any single digit scoring nights as 12 points is the fewest he's scored all season in a single game. For 29 games starting December 22nd and ending on February 24th the string-bean scored 25+ points in every game. How is this for some company?
Durant's streak of 25-plus point games is a franchise record and was the longest since Michael Jordan's 40 in a row in 1986-87.
It's nearly impossible to stop the 6'9'' Durant's jump shot with his length and when he drives to the hoop, his long arms allow him to dunk the ball at some pretty incredible and awkward angles. He's basically the perfect scoring machine and like we've seen with Melo, he's only going to get better at just 21 years-old.
I speak very kindly of Durant as well as his teammates because it's just a well put together squad. The only thing missing from the Thunder is a dominant inside presence that can take over in the post and block shots. (Don't tell Serge Ibaka that as he's averaging 1.1 blocks per game).
Oklahoma City actually reminds me a little bit of the Denver Nuggets pre-Kenyon Martin. Denver was very careful with their salary cap room and had built a team around their young scorer (Melo) and snuck into the playoffs, but needed that inside force. The Nuggets chose to spend their cap room on Martin and soon the Thunder must address their need inside as well. General Manager Sam Presti has created ample salary cap room and just needs to identify that missing player.
For now, the Thunder are showing they are good enough to get into the playoffs this season and that could potentially be a dangerous thing, but history usually shows a few lumps must be taken before playoff success can be had (at least that's what we know of Melo's playoff history.)
Tonight though, the Nuggets are in a must-win situation. Denver cannot afford to relinquish the second seed and with Dallas, Utah, Phoenix and OK City surging - every game is of mass importance. I am a bit concerned that nagging injuries are going to really hurt the Nuggets and I'm nervous that the team may be pooped by the time the playoffs roll around, but that's the situation we are in and the team must make the best of it ... starting tonight.
Additional nuggets:
- Before the start of each season I go through each game and mark down wins and losses and follow my predictions throughout the season. Over the past 15 games the Nuggets are 8-7 (From Jan. 29th to now) and I had them pegged to go 7-8 in that stretch. After seeing that Denver is actually a game better than I thought, I don't feel as bad about this rough patch. I even had that Washington loss, but that was back when I thought they still had Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler.
- If the Birdman is not able to play tonight (and maybe he shouldn't play again until Sunday against the Blazers) I'd really like to see what Johan Petro can do. All this 7-footer talk and we haven't even given our in-house man a chance. When Petro stepped on the floor against the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 9th he played 22 minutes, shot 5-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the foul line, 1 block, 5 rebounds and scored 13 points. He also had 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. It'd be nice to see what the 24 year-old kid can do with some extended time. Since that performance, Petro has only been on the floor once and that was for just 5 minutes. What gives?!?!
- The Thunder come into tonight's game having won at home last night against Sacramento (113-107). Durant scored 39 points and added 10 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 13 assists.
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Really hope the Nuggets come out with a good effort in this one
Honestly I’m not even looking forward to a win, I just want to see a not-blowout. The Nuggets are a far better team than they showed against the Suns on Monday night. Here’s to hoping that Carmelo breaks out of his slump, JR figures out how to shoot straight, Lawson returns from his injuries, and the Nuggets in general remember the importance of moving without the basketball.
This season is far from over. GO NUGGETS!!
Swats.
PS: How awesome would it be to have Durant on the Nuggets?
Billups-Afflalo-Durant-Melo-Nene
disgusting. Course we’d still be without a center :P
Swats.
No way
I’m not looking for just a good effort. We are playing at home, against a team with a worse record than we have. This is a must win in my eyes.
"Jive turkey is a little over the line my man!"
"I'm kinda grumpy today, dude. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I was having those dreams again. Ya know, how it's just me in a castle and I gotta fight, like, a thousand wizards and the only way to beat them is to punch them as hard as I can in their faces. Then, when I'm done, all their little wizard wives came out and wanted me to have sex with them - which is kinda weird."
by GoldenNugget on Mar 3, 2010 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
+1
We had a couple ‘bad’ losses, to use Andrew’s term, but that doesn’t mean expectations should be lowered.
by Artimus Mangilord on Mar 3, 2010 1:07 PM MST up reply actions
The Nuggets have no excuse to lose tonight
Denver had a day off while the Thunder played against the kings last night. OKC barely beat them, and they had to travel last night, thus, making them tired. It’d be nice to see Ty Lawson back, but I’d rather see him 100% healthy before he returns.
Nuggs never have an excuse
Just poor execution on both ends of the floor. Karl should insist on benching anyone who shoots a 3 with more than 9 seconds left on the shot clock. I’ve seen it too many times where the Nuggets rely more on their outside shooting than their athletic ability to get to the rack. Karl should also start suspending players for playing Ole` defense on consecutive defensive trips.
The 3 point shot, IMO, is used to cut a lead down…on both ends. On offense if all you do is chuck 3’s your lead WILL diminish. On defense if you make the opponent chuck 3’s, you WILL cut into their lead. It’s all in the percentages. Layup = high percentage, 3 point shot = low.
And would someone please tell the guys not to give the game away on the free throw line.
by Joelsopinion on Mar 3, 2010 10:06 AM MST up reply actions
let this be the start of a hot streak
melo cant get into a scoring contest w/ durant. jr has to outplay harden off the bench. nene needs to get touches in the 1st and 2nd half.
hopefully karl plays bulldozer graham and frenchi, but i doubt it.
yeah that's what I'm most afraid of
Unless Melo ends up going for 40 the way he did against Lebron, I really hope he doesn’t try and outscore Durant at the expense of his teammates
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 4:27 PM MST up reply actions
b2b
Here’s hoping the fact that it’s the 2nd of a b2b for the Thunder makes things a little easier for the Nuggets tonight.
Otoh, look at that injury report: Thunder: none.
They’re a young team and maybe won’t be as tired.
Am I wrong, or are the Mavs the only team this season that’s come to the Can on the 2nd night of a b2b and won?
I really admire the Thunder/Sonics organization
I think they have made some brilliant descicions to get to where they are today. Trading away Ray Allen for Jeff Green was a great move to pair along with Durant. Drafting Westbrook where they did was a surprise to a lot of people but in hiensight was a steal. The only criticism you could make is drafting Harden last year. It’s still too early, I think he’s gonna pan out to be a great player in this league, but from the looks of it Curry and Evans are going to be superstars. Just think of the Thunder with one of those two guys. Yikes.
Anyways, enough drooling over a team with one of the worst names of all time. I fully expect to win this game tonight. There are no excuses here. I know that L.A., Phx, and OKC are tough teams, but everyone else in the Western Confrence has to play them too and they seem to be doing just fine. This game is a statement game. If we lose 3 in a row and make it 2 against the Thunder it’s time to take a look at what’s going on. The guys on ESPN First Take today were pretty perplexed as to what is going on in Denver right now. They seemed really worried. I kind of am too.
"Jive turkey is a little over the line my man!"
"I'm kinda grumpy today, dude. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I was having those dreams again. Ya know, how it's just me in a castle and I gotta fight, like, a thousand wizards and the only way to beat them is to punch them as hard as I can in their faces. Then, when I'm done, all their little wizard wives came out and wanted me to have sex with them - which is kinda weird."
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Mar 3, 2010 12:40 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Chris Tomasson reports via Tweet that Lawson wont play tonight.
Dam.
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by Nate Timmons on Mar 3, 2010 12:43 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Hochman reporting via Tweet that Bird will play.
I would rather see Bird and Law sit out than risk further injury, but if they can play they can play.
Not sure Bird will feel better until next season anyway with his nagging injuries.
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by Nate Timmons on Mar 3, 2010 12:48 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I get the feeling that this will be the beginning of a five or six game winning streak
just a hunch.
Melo needs to play better. I’ve defended him all year when he get’s bashed for illegitimate things (not sitting on the bench for two games….ankle injury) but this is where Melo hurts the team. I think he needs to stop taking close defense so personally. He gets frustrated and wants to prove a point…..then turnovers and bad shots happen. He can’t do this anymore.
I’m not worried about his assists….people obsess about that and, quite frankly, it’s not part of his game that we NEED. When Melo isn’t scoring and getting to the line the entire team suffers. The blame rests on his shoulders….lets see if he can snap out of it.
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Mar 3, 2010 1:10 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
also
even if the calls are not going his way (he should be used to it now, the refs never give him the benefit) he still needs to run back on D no matter what. especially if hes going to be guarding Durant tonight.
if we’re going to struggle on offense, we need to step it up on D. force a few turnovers, get on the break. and most likely, things will start to open up.
i agree though, this could/should be the start of a big streak. note to the nuggets: you dont deserve the #2 seed. now get that swagger back and do your thing. gotta be hungry.
I went to lunch with George Karl today and asked him if he and Andrew were "buddies"
and he gave me a good laugh and said “no” “but were acquaintances”.
Just thought I would share. I thought it was funny. GK seemed genuinely amused by the question.
How did this lunch come about?
If you don’t mind me asking…
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That’s pretty sweet. I had a couple buddies who won some type of contest or silent auction thing to do a lunch with coach Karl … sounded like fun and he was really nice.
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Yeah, for sure.
Very down to Earth guy, real friendly. Enjoyed talking to some little kids that were there as well.
I had a chance to spend a little time around Karl when I was interning for Fox-31 News in college. I got to ride along and witness his interview with Eric Goodman that we did in the players lounge. It was awesome to get a behind-the-scenes look inside Pepsi Center and pretty sweet seeing Doug Moe (who was still an assistant coach at the time) and Karl.
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How did Karl seem
In terms of his health? Did he seem slowed down by the treatment? Did his skin our eyes look yellow at all? When my father was getting chemo he really slowed down and his skin and especially his eyes got a yellow tint.
suns' post game interview
around his eyes looked really yellow. and his skin looked rashy or acne-like.
Melo's Status
Carmelo Anthony received an I.V. on Wednesday due to lingering fatigue. “injuries are lingering around and I’m not feeling well,” Carmelo said. “My body has started shutting down on me that last week. It’s fatigue and having no energy – trying to find energy.”
From USA Today…not great news but it explains a lot.
Not sure what this means....but?
AAA to Westbrook
“runnin the point tonite so im matched up wit u”
yea im magic johnson out here tonite."
maybe he just meant
hes guarding westbrook tonight?
or is JR starting and AAA coming off the bench as our PG? idk lol
JR starting and AAA off the bench at point sounds great
Maybe moving JR into the starting lineup is the shake-up the team neads?
Should be interesting to see if Karl switches things up with Lawson out tonight.
Plus Afflalo is the perfect guy to guard Westbrook … old UCLA teammates and Billups will get to cover the physical, but slower James Harden.
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
U are probably right
He’s probably just saying he will be guarding him tonight. Damn, I’ve been hoping to see Karl do the Ellis thing with JR and let him off the leash. I kind of think if he plays most of the game (42 plus minutes) and starts then he will probably have a better feel for the game. Him coming off the bench doesn’t make sense to me as he continues to take shots at weird times. I think it may be an indication of not having the feel for the game at hand.
Starting tonight.
Hey Nate, I’ve been using that prompt a lot since the All Star break.
Maybe they’ll heed your call.
BTW, Nene needs to score 20 tonight.
It's gotta start sometime right?
Denver just had a brutal stretch over the last 15 games battling playoff teams, hopefully some of the sub. 500 and fringe teams coming up will give the team a bit of a breather …
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Also, maybe Joey Graham will see a little more action since Melo is having to use an IV to get his body re-hydrated.
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Don't you Karl?
He’ll use his usual 8 man rotation while letting people like Graham and Petro rot on the bench. O and made we’ll see little AC action to help lose a 10 pt lead and get us into a 13 pt deficit all in 1 quarter.
Nene has played every game of the season so far
but you wouldn’t know it. He’s been the most reliable Nugget. That’s pretty amazing compared to what we though of him just 2 years ago. Now is the time for both he and K-Mart to find some consistency (not that Kenyon has it but he’s coming off injury). Especially with Lawson missing from our backcourt. I have no more faith in AC to help us the last 20 or so games of his career
Agree about Petro
Short bench is coming back to haunt us..
All I can say is we better win...
2 game losing streak, and play against the Thunders at home who are on a tail end of aback to back
4th best in defensive efficiency
Really impressive, they are playing like a very mature team. But thats Collison and Krstic our front court has no excuse not to step up. Just have to play smarter on offense and get our confidence back.
Anyone see that AP article on Z today?
Maybe it’s just to ward off the appearance of a pre-trade handshake deal, but he seems genuinely upset about the way things went down in Cleveland. For the first time, I get the sense it’s not 100% that he goes back.
I know the Nugs are supposedly out of the Big Z sweepstakes, but if this bitterness is real, we need to take another crack at him.
At this point
I wouldn’t mind waiting. I hope the Nuggets can get him, but it’s not a convincing case.
Looks like no HD on Altitude tonight
sad day when the kings are in HD but not another playoff team
ya i have cable
Comcast. I like to have tv when the weather is bad :P
by RPN on Mar 3, 2010 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, tonight is going to be an interesting game
Sure hope we pull off the win. Like everybody else, it’s a MUST WIN!!!!
Too bad I don’t get to watch it, as usual.
Best bad team in the league?
They got some ballers. Imagine if they hadn’t wasted that pick on Rubio…
Or instead signaled to Rubio they had his back and didn't draft Flynn...
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 3, 2010 7:24 PM MST up reply actions
I liked Flynn when he was with the Orange
But that’s college. :p
Man, has he struggled this year. Poor guy.
nugs need to finish the quarter strong
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
I find it funny..
Many people tell me that Durant is an upgraded version of Melo, anyone agree or disagree?
Younger, taller, skinnier version maybe
Upgraded is a stretch. They’re practically equal, as the article Nate reposted pointed out.
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 7:34 PM MST up reply actions
seriously
when Billups is our just let JR be the back-up PG, and leave AC far away from the game as possible
It's staggering how consistently JR looks to pass these days
I don’t know if we give him enough credit for that. Used to be once the ball touched his fingers, he was shooting. He’s really become a team player over the last two seasons.
he's played much better lately
people just look at his 3pt percentage and then hate but I think he’s playing better and smarter
4 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 2 blks
In 3 minutes?
Awesome
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 7:41 PM MST up reply actions
wow that was a serious rejection
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Question: Who wins more MVPs?
Durant or Anthony?
(feel free to substitute “MVPs” with “MVP runners-up to Lebron James”)
if your brain literally exploded...
would you actually know it had exploded?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
by SDcat09 on Mar 3, 2010 7:51 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
what a great fast break
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
bench playing great
even gasp AC. night and day from last 2 games
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 3, 2010 7:53 PM MST up reply actions
JR SWISH
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
DAYYYUMM BIRD!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Helllz yah!!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
This is why we keep AC
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
SPRING!!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I've been here for a month tending to my Mom
and I definitely feel like I’m finally thawing out
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Yeah, but dude's still young
Figure he’ll get a better feel for that sort of thing with time, just like Lawson
cb1 is in the game
there goes the lead
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
i got a better idea
instead of marlow and hastings have faye and ray billups do the game
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Kinda scary that we're playing this well & OKC still hanging around
I want no part of these guys come playoff time
To be fair
Billups hasn’t been on tonight, and after all the Nuggets do have a double digit lead…it’s not that close
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 8:12 PM MST up reply actions
Scotty Brooks has his team ready to make a push the the beginning of the third qtr
lets see how the Nuggets respond
Durant is absolutely on fire this season
Don’t got the stats, but he’s a good second half performer
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
""He’s a stiff." - The Legendary Doug Moe
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
"I really didn't want it, but now that I've won it, it's nice. It's an honor. It's nice to know people don't think you're a total idiot. ... It must have been a poor year for coaches." - Doug Moe...talking about winning 1987-88 Coach of the Year award.
"We're just tough, man" - Chauncey Billups
Nuggets haven't collapsed yet
Now let’s not pull off the namesake of the SBNation Orlando Magic Blog: Third Quarter Collapse.
Oh wait, they changed it to something more boring. Oh well…
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
""He’s a stiff." - The Legendary Doug Moe
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
"I really didn't want it, but now that I've won it, it's nice. It's an honor. It's nice to know people don't think you're a total idiot. ... It must have been a poor year for coaches." - Doug Moe...talking about winning 1987-88 Coach of the Year award.
"We're just tough, man" - Chauncey Billups
just sayin
dallas knows they been logging a lot of minutes, so they resting kidd. wish we coulddo the same
Heck it's an 18 point lead right now.
The Nugs just went ahead and stepped on OKC itself.
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 8:38 PM MST up reply actions
dont look now...
but min up a point on dallas in the 4th
Meh, I'd rather see a triple double
Unlikely though as Melo still needs 6 assists
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 8:41 PM MST up reply actions
These past few minutes have been ugly
Good thing OKC isn’t capitalizing
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 8:43 PM MST up reply actions
the thunder are thruggling againsth the thuggets
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Luckily
OKC is playing very badly, granted they played yesterday, but they can’t shoot at all tonight.
No point
getting them more tired than they are right now I suppose.. going to be a sloppy rest of the night.
Yeah you're right
I’m just wondering what GMK is going to do
come on Twolves!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
lucky for ok city anthony clutch carter is not in the game
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
They are up a gazillion starting the fourth qtr
OKC loses by twelve
How many blocks for Birdman tonight?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Petro and Graham...sounds like the name of a new music duo
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
graham of petro
is how much gas you can buy at $4.00 a gallon
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
hahahaha! well done
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I love Kenyon...he's such a badass
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
As bad as this sounds I want Dallas to play well and beat teams like this...
It sounds bad but I would rather have the Nuggets win the 2 seed by actually going against competition and having us play well. I think it will push the nuggets more if the Mavs are actually playing really well
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 3, 2010 8:58 PM MST up reply actions
8 straight
is well enough for me. go wolves!
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 3, 2010 8:59 PM MST up reply actions
this
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
TACOS!!! is in!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Kenyon
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
according to the Altiboobs anyway
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Hey look tacos is in the game and we almost have 100
by The U.N. Fab Five on Mar 3, 2010 8:59 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I don't know about you all
But between the last two L’s and Sunday’s hockey game, I needed this shit
indeed..
and the Rockies play their 1st spring training game tomorrow!!! WOOT
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
And StPatty's Day just around the corner!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
probably just a habit now...
he might just stare at his hands while on the court too
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
so does this add up to 4 Tacos for you
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I'm sure this has been said
but I think Melo and his cohorts read Thorpedo’s article today. The ultimate dismantling of a team.
Default, WCG site loser (aka village idiot) cause I led in total '09 posts.
going out on a limb there, eh?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Don't go out too far there
Next you’ll be predicting the Thunder to lose tonight
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:08 PM MST up reply actions
good night!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Viva La France!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Nice to have a huge lead
so I can check out the cbb action during the game….that and it’s relaxing.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
cbb?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
durrhhh...lol thanks
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Holy moly that 3 by JR was nearly half court
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Basically this is the part where JR auditions for next year's All-Star HORSE contest
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:11 PM MST up reply actions
this would be awesome
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
and coming from him, it really made Petro
sound totally uncool :(
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I think of Grease when I hear this
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Wait...wha....Balkman??
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Listen garbage time guys
You’re not getting an and-1 call, stop calling for it. Let’s be real here.
wowza
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Not even his harshest critics can say something bad about that...
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Renaldo Balkman comes in and the Avs score a goal
coincidence? I think not
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Whoa how is able to play bball and hockey all at once?
No wonder Karl never plays him?
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:22 PM MST up reply actions
He didn't have back issues
he was at the winter games doing biathlon.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Well hey Nuggets
See what happens when you play a full game?
How selfish
I hate those guys who hog all the assists to themselves
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:25 PM MST up reply actions
Good thing he missed too
I can’t handle this much excitement
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
am i in bizzaroworld?
Just got home, had to miss the game, and the first thing I see is a blowout and ac has 13 dimes. Did someone hypnotize him into thinking he’s an actual point guard?
by adub on Mar 3, 2010 9:30 PM MST via mobile reply actions
AC getting 13 assists was overshadowed amazingly enough
by RENALDO BALKMAN WHOA
by Uh on Mar 3, 2010 9:31 PM MST up reply actions
Balkman lives
Game ball AC. Eating my words never tasted so sweet. My bad AC
by runningdonut on Mar 3, 2010 9:37 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Good win Nuggets.
Will you have the proverbial let down to a sub .500 team?
They have plenty of chances for the let downs in the next slate of games
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
But they also play a whole bunch of just average teams
whom they suck against as well.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
holy shit it's
Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman, Balkman,
by InboundingLobPass on Mar 3, 2010 10:05 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Dude that was an awesome win
I hate OKC.
See you guys in a couple of days.
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