Game 63 Preview & Thread: Blazers at Nuggets (8:30pm MST)
by Andrew Feinstein on Mar 7, 2010 11:46 AM MST
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Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets, Mar 7, 2010 8:30 PM MST
While most Coloradoans will be stuck at silly Oscar parties placing $2 bets on who will win Best Supporting Actress, I'll be at Pepsi Center watching the current Nuggets take on three notable former Nuggets who now play for the rival Trail Blazers.
I was admittedly drinking the Trail Blazers Kool-Aid before the season began. I figured a team that could field two starting fives and had one of the NBA's few "alpha dogs" in Brandon Roy leading the way was due to make another leap from their Nuggets-tying 54 wins of a season ago. Looking at the Blazers preseason roster, they could play big ball, small ball, slow ball or fast ball and do so with youthful energy combined with experience.
At that time, a lot of readers of this site disagreed, suggesting that the Blazers offseason acquisition of former Nugget point guard Andre Miller would prove to be a mistake and disrupt the Blazers young, hungry dynamic. This was true for the first month of the season when Miller showed up at training camp out of shape, the ball was taken out of Roy's hands too often and the Blazers got off to a rough start. But when Blazer centers Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla went down with nasty knee injuries in December, it would be Miller's acquisition that enabled the Blazers to acquire another former Nugget, this time center Marcus Camby. Had the Blazers not brought Miller to the Pacific Northwest, point guard Steve Blake (another former Nugget) wouldn't have been expendable in a deal to bring in a big man.
Regardless of the Miller situation, the Blazers - sitting in the Western Conference's eighth playoff seed, on pace for 47 wins and fielding a roster with three former Nuggets, the youngest of whom (Miller) is 33 years old - certainly aren't having the season anyone expected. When two-fifths of your starting five are comprised of aging former Nuggets who, while in Denver, never came to close to winning a playoff series, things aren't going to plan. That said, the Blazers have been playing well of late, winning five of their last six games (five of which were on the road) in commanding fashion and haven't played since Wednesday.
The Blazers will be rested and ready to take on the Nuggets who, conversely, will be playing their seventh game in 11 days and are suddenly more banged up than usual. Nuggets fans everywhere woke up Saturday morning to the frightening news that Kenyon Martin might need surgery on his left knee which, if this comes to fruition, will end K-Mart's thus far exceptional 2009-10 season and kill the Nuggets chances for an NBA championship. In addition to K-Mart's absence, rookie sensation Ty Lawson could likely miss tonight's game with a bad shoulder, Chris Andersen is playing through pain and Carmelo Anthony needed an IV after Friday's game.
The Nuggets certainly won't get any sympathy from Portland, though, a team that has sustained a number of injuries all season long and yet could still finish as high as fifth overall in the Western Conference playoff seeding. And that's part of why tonight's game is going to be so intriguing to watch play out. Portland knows Denver is banged up and they want to continue their march to that fifth seed. Meanwhile, Denver wants to keep pace with Dallas and keep their pesky division rival in Portland at bay. Throw in three former Nuggets - Miller, Camby and Juwan Howard - sure to play big minutes tonight, and we have the makings for an exciting national TV game.
I'll guess I'll have to get my Oscar results via my phone.
SCOUTING THE BLAZERS (OSCAR STYLE)...
Actor in a Leading Role - Brandon Roy: Despite missing 15 games due to injury, Roy's numbers remain on par with last season's and he's been playing great recently. As noted above, Roy is one of the few players in the NBA who can carry a team to the promised land through a combination of great leadership, excellent skill and clutch performance.
Actor in a Supporting Role - LaMarcus Aldridge: While the big men around him have crumbled, Aldridge has been a rock, missing just three games all season while delivering 17.5 ppg on 50% shooting and 8.1 rpg.
Directing - Nate McMillan: Give McMillan - a former George Karl disciple - credit. When Miller showed up out of shape at training camp, McMillan immediately demoted him to the second unit. And McMillan has done a fine job weathering an assortment of injuries (including his own Achilles tendon rupture) to keep Portland in the playoff hunt. Of course, it helps when you have two starting fives on your roster.
Opposition's Take: Blazer's Edge
Photo courtesy of AP: Jim Prisching
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This is a crucial game for both teams. The Blazers are 4th in the division but still very deadly.
"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
I wish Blazer fans would give our coach as much credit as you did.
But the grass is always greener in the opposing coach’s corner. First time I’ve heard benching Miller early in the season put in those terms. I like it. Should be a fun game tonight.
Wearing the black band for Jarrett Jack, Ime Udoka, Fred Jones, Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Luke Schenscher, Shavlik Randolph, James Jones, Josh McRoberts, Steven Hill, Jarron Collins, Michael Ruffin, Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. Sacrificed to the unmerciful god of progress.
Aldridge could hurt us
It will be hard for us to match up and he actually makes those annoying 20 foot fadeaways frequently. With Camby they are probably a midlevel playoff team so the Nugs won’t be able to play in spurts and coast to a W a la the Pacers. Unfortunately we need to win this game to stay up with Dallas. If AC and JR continue their level-headed play we’ll be alright. If they can manage to slow us down they will have a huge advantage though.
I thought Camby was questionable for today's game?
Is he actually playing today?
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 12:38 PM MST reply actions
He is still questionable.
Or at least there’s been no update on the Portland end.
Wearing the black band for Jarrett Jack, Ime Udoka, Fred Jones, Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Luke Schenscher, Shavlik Randolph, James Jones, Josh McRoberts, Steven Hill, Jarron Collins, Michael Ruffin, Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. Sacrificed to the unmerciful god of progress.
I wish this game was considered more a rivalry by both Nuggets fans and Blazers fans
I mean….both teams consider the Lakers a chief rival, but it would be nice to have a DIVISION opponent you wanna beat the tar out of.
Nugz will win. I have confidence in that. Two words….Joey Graham.
"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
As a Blazer fan, I think that rivalry will come about,
but, this season the way it’s gone we just assume your team is superior. That hasn’t stopped Portland from winning before, but it’s real hard to trash talk when you get our rears handed to us everytime we come to Denver. Even last year with a full roster we had a real hard time there. You guys had a hard time in Portland, but your team is just better than they were last year.
It should be fun to watch the rivalry in the coming years though.
we have a nasty div rival
Have you ever been to a Utah game?
by RPN on Mar 7, 2010 2:42 PM MST up reply actions
Yup, I've always kinda liked Portland for some reason, even though I know they're a threat.
But, damn, I hate the Jazz.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2010 4:11 PM MST up reply actions
It's on...
I am still bitter about the Kiki deal that turned the Nuggets into contenders (or at least a really good team) overnight. You want a rivalry, you got it.
Seriously though, Portland belongs in the Pacific battling the west coast teams.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
Not trying to troll...
That fist part was sarcasm…honestly though: for me the Jazz are a bigger rivalry but I would say Denver is up there.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
I'm fine
Although I am a closet Blazers fan…
"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
yeah on blazersedge
we talked about what rivalries are heating up for the next 5 or 6 seasons…
The Fakers are on their way down with some of the age issues they will be confronting and the NW division is stacked. We make up 4 of the 8 current playoff teams and Minnie has even started knocking off people unexpectedly as of late…2 of the 4 top teams are very young and the other 2 are not facing the age issues of playoff caliber Dallas, San Antonio, Fakers and Phoenix are.
Our division will be the most dominant over the next several years, rivalries are bound to grow more intense out of that.
Here’s to a good game tonight…
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
I live in portland
So everyone down here is gonna be riding the blazers and talkin trash to me tonight. Screw that, GO NUGGETS
by Melomvp on Mar 7, 2010 1:00 PM MST via mobile reply actions
oops, sorry
I posted above before I read this. I have no intent to troll, but I know we often flood other boards and are not always top-notch.
Good luck folks
Posting does not equal trolling
feel free to if you stay respectful, trolling involves being a pompous ass…look at some of the Lakers trolls comments for examples.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
+1
All your posts have been respectful, so no harm there. If you hate the Lakers, you should be safe. :p
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2010 4:13 PM MST up reply actions
pornland tailblazers
i thought the pornland trolls were too busy looking at naked pictures of greg oden to visit this site.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
No Camby tonight
I’m having lunch with Chris Tomasson right now and I’ve just confirmed – no Camby tonight.
Andrew Feinstein | DenverStiffs.com | denverstiffs@gmail.com
by Andrew Feinstein on Mar 7, 2010 1:52 PM MST via mobile reply actions
just wondering
where did you guys go and what did you have to eat ? did tommasson pick up the check? i hear the guy is so cheap he throws nickels around like they are manhole covers. feinstein i am getting tired of you always leaving out the most important details.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
I'll be at the game tonight!
Section 352! You can hear me in the front row!
Lucky....
"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
Wow Johan is starting for K-mart
with graham off the bench. guess we are trying to go bigger. I think I would like to try Johan at C and Nene at PF just to see what it looks like.
Huh
Who’d have thought Petro would start? Weird. Hopefully Petro can bring the same game he showed against the Mavs.
by Uh on Mar 7, 2010 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
Really weird, would have been Balkman starting
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?
JOHAN PETRO FOR 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, are we signing Dwayne Jones or not?
"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
More Blazer bad luck...
Przybilla re-ruptured his tendon Saturday. He needs surgery again on his right patella tendon after he slipped in the shower at his home.
Lakers up to a 3 game loosing streak!
You can do it! #1 seed here we come!
If the moon were made of spare ribs would you eat it?
Dennis Rodman comes out of retirement.
Oh, wait a sec, that’s just Ron Artest.
by All Day Jay on Mar 7, 2010 3:34 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
What is up with that?
All that comes to mind is…
“Sometimes Ron Artest is crazy good. Sometimes Ron Artest is crazy bad. Sometimes Ron Artest is crazy scary. But always, Ron Artest is crazy.”
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2010 4:16 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I was going to Rec this, but then I saw the Oscar references.
Can’t watch the game (as it is with all late games right now), so go Nuggets!
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2010 4:09 PM MST reply actions
Let'ssss goooo boys!!!
No KMart? No problem. PETRO = SUPERSTAR!
Signed,
The owner, and sole member, of the AC Fan Club
With no Camby tonight, I have a hard time seeing a Blazers win
Nuggets should have a field day in the paint.
Lover of everything Batum.
#88
pendergraphs gonna stop the nuggets from scoring inside
he hasnt gottenmany minutes since the addition of camby, so he’ll e hungry. plus, hes always a bulldog
This is the chance of a lifetime for a player like Petro!
Make us proud Petro!
We want to love ya,
but you always suck so hard,
Just pretend you’re Kenyon,
and don’t take your eye off the ball.
by InboundingLobPass on Mar 7, 2010 5:32 PM MST reply actions
there must be some inappropriate jokes here
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?
We should do a Petro chant
And make it like the clapping Tulo chant!
"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
no
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?
maybe they are frienemies?
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?
Everyone should take shots at Kobe for being Kobe" Immahugecunt" Bryant
loved today when he took a cheap shot at Barnes and then held his arms up, acting all innocent and being the little bitch he is.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
:( can't approve of the use of well you know
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 agree with SDcat09
Don’t imply that Kobe has any acting ability he doesn’t….fuck Kobe
by InboundingLobPass on Mar 7, 2010 6:22 PM MST up reply actions
You're right
using the words Kobe and innocent in the same sentence is just plain wrong, I apologize.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
headed to the game
me and the wife. sec.116. weres my #27 jersey at. go petro and go nuggets and hope to see some other fellow stiffs there.
Petro and Balkman key
If K-Mart is out, the Nuggets need Petro and Balkman contribution to go anywhere. D league big man or a scrap heap special also needed. Let’s be real here…Dallas made the move and they’re going to be really tough.
Just look at Petro’s huuuuuuuge muscles…
Doris Burke is annoying the f#$%ing hell out of me. She’s gotta be the worst ever, even worse than Hastings, Marlowe, and the Miller siblings. She doesn’t know what she’s saying half the time, and her voice is like a baritone’s.
"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
hahaha Petro's huge muscles!
Luckily, this is basketball, not bodybuilding.
Um.
Nuggets win 110 to 98 in a game that isn’t that close. The Blazers will make a run in the third quarter when the Nuggets starters come out flat-footed. But it will never be in doubt. Melo will score over 30 again and Billups will log 8 assists, mostly inside to Nene who will have some big dunks without Camby around.
Is Petro really going to start? That’s hilarious. But it could be good. He needs to pull down seven rebounds or else I too will start making fun of his muscles. Er. No I won’t. There’s nothing wrong with being skinny, people. At least that what Kevin Durant keeps sayin’.
Member: 10-man rotation for deep playoff push advocacy group
I'm curious to see how Petro's start pans out
I think a lot of us are intrigued, but also pretty damn skeptical. Hopefully more minutes means doesn’t mean more Bad Petro.
As for rivalries, I still hate Utah quite a bit – but that’s over quite a long period of time. I’ve had a soft spot for Portland, and I envy their roster situation (catastrophic injuries aside), so if Denver can’t go all the way, I may well root for Portland or Phoenix out of the West. In other words, I won’t really care if Denver’s out of it.
I hate LAL (and Cleveland to a lesser degree)
Beyond that I am indifferent to the rest of the NBA. Portland = meh. Utah = dislike but not hate. OKC is interesting because on one day I might find myself rooting for it and on the next I will refuse to acknowledge its existence.
by Uh on Mar 7, 2010 6:48 PM MST up reply actions
petro starts nene will struggle at forward
nene will not be able to keep up with lamarcus aldridge. he will be in foul trouble and will not be able to score. juwon howard will have a near career day going against petro. 2 major questions will be answered tonight. why nene cannot play forward and why petro does not play.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Nene doesn't have to guard Aldridge.
He’ll certainly end up on him at times tonight, but Karl is pretty smart about his defensive assignments. I wouldn’t worry about Nene. And, Aldridge is a good scorer, but he’s much like Stoudamire, good on O, not so much on defense. He’s a better defender than Amar’e, I guess. But not a good defender. Not as good as Nene. And Nene is hardly the best stopper.
Member: 10-man rotation for deep playoff push advocacy group
Portland is my second favorite team
After the Nuggets. A distant second, I should add. I like Phoenix a lot, too.
I don’t really hate anyone. Except for the Lakers. I am glad they lost today. I used to like Dallas. Not so much any more. Growing up I was a huge Bulls fan (I know, pretty cliché) and I like the current Bulls squad. I’m a big Noah fan. But I’ve always been and always will be a Nuggets fan. Good teams and bad. And, lo, do I remember some bad teams.
I was living out of the country during the early part of the 2000s, though. So I missed some bad teams and the early Melo years.
Member: 10-man rotation for deep playoff push advocacy group
Good luck Stiffies
Just checking in to give my best wishes to my 2nd favorite SBN site … kinda shocked there isn’t more green tonight but what the hay.. hope you remember the lakers are the common enemy and no matter what happens they cannot win it this year. We’ve done our part and I know you’ve done yours. Keep up the good work.
Have fun tonight and see ya all on the flip side. Peace. Love. War.
your bestest buddy,
bowsy
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
Prediction for Petro's line
18 minutes, 2 pts on 0-2 shooting, 16 rebounds, 8 blocks, 6 personal fouls and 2 flagrants
prediction on malik allen's line
15 minutes 1-5 (all jumpshots from the elbow) 12 out of 15 minutes looking slow confused and lost.
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
AC!
Let’s go Anthony Carter!!! Another near double double!
Signed,
The owner, and sole member, of the AC Fan Club
I'm a member 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?
okay well maybe fan is a strong word,
but I don’t hate the guy and think he isn’t a terrible player
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?
AC fair weather fan club:)
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
i'm not an AC fairweather fan..
I’ve never berated or complained about the guy, and have defended him here at DS
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 him in his current role
3rd string guy who can give you quality minutes when Ty or chauncey are out. What a great find Ty was.
I hated his role as the backup point mainly because GK loves to put him and chauncey on the floor together. I dont know why GK thought that ever was a good idea.
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
What?
I’ve gotten more flak here for sticking up for AC than anyone.
That said, I’m not really in the fan club so much as the “Don’t Hate” club.
But if he continues to play solid backup minutes, I might consider joining. With the one stipulation that he is NOT to throw inbound passes. Amirite?
Member: 10-man rotation for deep playoff push advocacy group
anthony carter is the rod smith of the nuggets
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
I'm a member
Damn...
and here I thought I was the “true” originator! All hail the King!
The Founder of the AC Fan Club!
Where were all you guys...
When I was taking so much abuse earlier in the season?
Member: 10-man rotation for deep playoff push advocacy group
That depends
Are we assuming Portland shows up at the arena to play?
by Uh on Mar 7, 2010 8:32 PM MST up reply actions
the nba does not allow 10 fouls during 1 game
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Denver Nuggets twitter:
“Karl on reason for starting Petro: “Johan’s worked hard. Size-wise, I don’t want to put Nene on Aldridge for 35 minutes.”"
Whoa…
Been reading up on Johan's Twitter
he complains a lot of no playing time, but he says he’ll keep working hard to earn him… Who knows this could be a good thing in the long run.
He is the most popular Nugget on twitter
"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
Sooo, is this game EVER going to start??
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 don't expect him to score that much..
I just hope he can play decent post defense, grab the rebounds and get the tip ins.
PETRO for 2010 MVP!
"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
double petro to leave melo open
I’m in favor of this defensive strategy
Damned stupid refs
Both of Chauncey’s makes were 3-pointers, not 2-pointers. Damn blind
"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
MELO!
"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
KMart's injury might be a blessing in disguise
Frenchie is proving to be a force… Getting him some meaningful minutes will do wonders for his development
Well if Kmart is out for a month and petro gets minutes and does pretty well for them
Karl can open up his rotation to include 10 players by adding Graham (which he has kinda) and Petro. Just say no to Malik Allen
PETRO YOU SO STREET!
"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
I just want to say:
Doubling Petro to leave Melo almost open for the easy dunk is one of the funniest things I’ve seen all year.
Almost as funny as Smith taking the airball out of bounds.
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i loved the commentators response too
“do you think Johan Petro has ever seen a double team before?”
Hey Blazers Petro is averaging 25 ppg and 15 rpg
Triple team him every possession
"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
PETRO!
Rebound
"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
Nice job guys
Leaving Batum WIIIIIDDDDDEEEEE open at the FT line.
"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
Whew
Thought that was an offensive foul
"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
When will the ESPN commentator shut the heck up?
He’s more annoying than Marlowe
"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
Who was supposed to box out?????
"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
NENE AND PETRO!
’Nuff said
"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
PETRO!
Almost got another rebound!
"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
Time to stick in Joey Graham for one of the refs
"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
DAMN
Petro subbed out
"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
Aldridge just got 3 straight boards
And missed a dunk
"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
Do my ears deceive me?
Hubie Brown giving the Nuggs respect?
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?
which is why he never gets the Finals
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?
JR YELLOWSWISH
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 no
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?
Wow we are playing great right now
Loving it
by Cargo5 on Mar 7, 2010 9:09 PM MST via mobile reply actions
JR STEAL!!!
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?
ME-LOW
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?
no way to defend that shot by melo to end the quarter
awesome
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
hell of a quarter
kenyon who?
just joking
Great quarter
As complete a 12-minutes as you can ask.
Well done, home team.
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Shoulder
Unless there is something else.
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depression
he cant take how bad the tarheels are right now:)
When you eat a candy bar or have a wonderful dessert, have a diet drink. The calories are cancelled out by the diet drink.
who needs k-mart when you have the french tickler?
by adub on Mar 7, 2010 9:12 PM MST via mobile reply actions
this is wrong on so many levels
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?
melo doing whatever he wants
no resistance at all
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 7, 2010 9:16 PM MST up reply actions
he did!
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?
AC with a charge really??
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?
maybe he did something stupid??
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?
great pass AC and JR DUNK!!!!
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 +100000000
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?
cool story about JR and that poor dying girl
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 remember reading somewhere
That pretty much everyone in the Nugs organization whose kids have met JR say they absolutely adore him. You can’t fool little kids man.
we need to find out
how dogs react to him :)
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?
AC cant hang with Bayless
This is when we miss Ty
by adub on Mar 7, 2010 9:22 PM MST via mobile reply actions
TACOS only!
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?
lol I like inbounds ass
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?
Anyone think being on the bench the majority of the beginning of the year has helped him out?
Was able to learn something from it? He’s been playing well since Ty went down
JR LUCKY!!!!
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?
rim job?
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?
AC is playing well again
4 assists already? If he played like this more often I wouldn’t mind him taking more minutes from Billups
agree ty and ac play well = less minutes for cb1
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Who's that Blonde???
I’m watching with the sound off, and they keep showing this blonde chick with a green shirt, and then switch to JR. I hope that’s not his girl, that would be a let-down for an athlete. This is the ESPN feed.
I think a girl
with a severe illness who became a Nuggets fan while in the hospital and thought of Jr as an inspiration… I will look more into it after the game.
JR supports her as a part of Make a Wish foundation
I think she is struggling with a severe illness and became friends with JR
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?
srsly
that would be a severe lack of shallowness if that was his girl, I mean he’s an NBAer!
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
I thought she was kind of cute..
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 didn't see her
just annoyed at the thought that all athletes have to have the hottest chicks or else it just wouldn’t be right.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
agree
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?
You're Right
She’s pretty, just not the type I would imagine JR to be dating. Athletes are supposed to get the hottest chicks, I didn’t make up the rules. When you see something that could be an exception to a rule, you usually take notice.
By the way, as far as the list of athletes to be inspired by, wouldn’t JR be pretty far down the line?
apparently not.....
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 it's actually more the other way around
Denver Post had a write up this a while back. As I understand it, they’ve known each other a few years now – it’s more that they’ve both had their struggles (his largely self-inflicted of course) and bonded over it.
I agree with you
JR seems like someone who is at the time of his life where dating the hottest chicks is his goal, just sayin’…
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
this is not the first time
i’ve heard about this relationship with him and this girl. JR is not the Thug that people think he is.
Dating hot girls=thug?
oh that would suck, no of course he isn’t a thug. Jackass maybe but I wouldn’t know, anyway what he is doing for that girl is indeed a great thing.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
I don’t think the word thug when I think of JR. The words: hustle, charisma, hard work don’t come to mind very quickly either.
hustle doesn't come to mind with JR??
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 really
He strikes me as a guy who coasts on his talent for the most part. He’s an incredible scorer, just not the guy who is the quickest at rotating on D
/jaw dropping
I don’t even know how to respond. He hustles every friggin game, works hard at practice….
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?
If you say so
I’m a JR fan, but I accept his strengths and weaknesses.
So JR's shot is falling and distributing the ball well and Karl pulls him?
I’m confused with the subs tonight
I'm not sure it's so much about "pulling" tonight
I think George is experimenting with some of the lineups he might have to use if KMart goes down – seeing what works, what doesn’t. Might as well do it in a game where you’ve got a nice cushion
It took FOREVER to get through those noms...
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?
agree
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?
great steal effort there Spellcheck
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?
give him a suitcase for all that traveling
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?
Melo
Tonight you get to see just how pretty his game is. Posting up, spotting up, dishing. Just so smooth.
Great half
Cruise control from here on out. I hope to see more Petro minutes in the next half.
I was not impressed with Allen’s few minutes. But the rest of the team looks good. Carter, meh. But he hit a three.
So. Can Denver hit 100 before the fourth quarter? I say yes. Karl will ask his team to pile on a huge lead so he can rest his starters in the last quarter.
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Guard play was awesome
including AC who pushed the lead out big when he came in.
Allen just can’t play.
Great Half...
Good shooting boys..Petro’s line is pretty good IMO. >>>>>>>>>>> than Allen.
The Founder of the AC Fan Club!
THIS A BILLION TIMES!!!!
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?
Hurt Locker was very good
But it was not the best pic of ’09. It had two entire subplots that took me completely out of the movie. Inglourious Basterds, District 9 and Up were all superior.
District 9 was probably the best sci fi movie in the last decade.
Made me feel sorry for those prawns
District 9 was totally unique
and fantastic…I thought Star Trek was great as well
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?
District 9 was terrible
While it was well filmed the story was terrible, full of holes and pandering. Inglourious Basterds was pretty rotten as well. A bad year for cinema. Hurt Locker was good though. Even Avatar wasn’t bad, once you get past its ham-fisted moralizing.
Star Trek was another decent movie ruined by terrible writing. But I was expecting too much from that movie. Promising start, though.
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It was an allegory to the apartheid madness of South Africa
I don’t see that as pandering…pandering to whom and what?
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?
Blue aliens suck
end of discussion.
Besides Cameron straight up stole the title from the upcoming Air Bender movie.
by Joelsopinion on Mar 8, 2010 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
Cameron's Avatar script has been around for more than a decade
I don’t know how long the Air Bender stuff has been around. But while I will agree with all the criticisms of Avatar and still insist it is a decent movie — the best Sci Fi of 2009 — I don’t think you could make the charges of theft stick.
I’m excited about the new Air Bender movies. Except for the part about M. Night Shamalan.
But, I think we all agree that Hurt Locker was justified to get the win. That scene in the grocery store was fantastic. It made the movie for me.
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I'll meet you half way
No the theft charges probably won’t stick, but just the script has been around 10 years doesn’t mean the title has been.
M. Night Shamalamadingdong will in fact find a way to piss this movie down the hole. he should’ve stopped at Signs. While his films do have hints of brilliance, he should not be allowed near a project for the last 45 minutes of it’s making…Read The Village, Unbreakable, Lady in the Water.
I’m just glad Ava-tartar sauce didn’t win best pic. Someone really needs to tell Cameron that he doesn’t have to make a 3 hour cinematic adventure in order to make a decent movie. I have yet to watch Titanic on this basis alone: It doesn’t take 3 hours to tell any story in human history.
It was a ridiculously heavy allegory
It was insulting to mine intelligence. We all know apartheid is bad. But when aliens land, quarantine is the only safe option. Of course, this movie didn’t have the smarts to make the alien contact scenario realistic. It just put them in the slums to belabor the obvious allegory.
I don’t know what I was getting at with the pandering.Maybe it was token sexual jokes for teenage boys thrown in for good measure. Another white man redemption film. The big budget and poor special effects couldn’t mask the fact that it was an awful movie. A monster marketing budget and a load of hype seems to have done the trick, however.
:)
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It was alright
Watching the previews made it look better then what it really was. Expect a sequel in the next couple of years.
I've seen all of these films and Avatar
and the only one that truly riveted me and made me gasp at times and hold my breath..
was Hurt Locker.
GOOD ON MS EX WIFE OF JAMES CAMERON!
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?
To me, Hurt Locker violated the "three good scenes, no bad ones" rule of great movies
The subplots with the kid and the psych worker took me completely out of it. As great as the rest of the movie was, those parts were horribly ill-conceived.
The kid was critical to the whole plot, I thought.
I won’t be a spoiler
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 haven't even see it
I’m just relieved it wasn’t avatar
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 7, 2010 10:03 PM MST reply actions
Petro points!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:13 PM MST reply actions
theres the Petro we love!
well.. im not sure which Petro I love, the very clumsy one, or the one who actually looks pretty good.
first a 50 point game, then a tomahawk slam?
is miller on PEDs?
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 7, 2010 10:15 PM MST reply actions
Remember when
Miller blocked Paul Peirce’s dunk. Miller’s hand was a good foot above the rim. This was when he was a Nuggets. Sneaky ups.
Man I just had this crazy dream that Andre Miller had a nasty sla.......oh wait
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Don't mess with the Johan!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:20 PM MST reply actions
Nene with the JAMMMM!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:26 PM MST reply actions
NENE!!
Why can’t you do that more often?!?!?!?!?!?!
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 10:26 PM MST reply actions
JR AND NENE!!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:31 PM MST reply actions
Oh shit that was a great combo
Bird block on Webster and than the JR slam!
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Just combine the two of them, and we'll have the big we've been looking for.
Anybody here a mad scientist?
Karl trusts him not to get anymore this quarter
and he will sit out the first couple of minutes of the 4th I’m not worried about him as much as Birdman.
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 10:37 PM MST up reply actions
here is why Petro doesn't play a lot
I noticed it during the Mavericks game, and now tonight.
Petro rebounds with his arms, and he doesn’t use his lower body.
This is the equivalent of playing defense by not moving your legs and just reaching in with your arms. Everytime Petro goes up for a rebound, the guy he is “boxing out” just moves around him. Look at Kenyon rebound. He sticks his butt in your chest and clears you out. Petro is just trying to grab the ball at the highest point, but he’s not athletic enough for it to work.
Yeah he has a decent J, and he has that odd running hook, but a big man has to be able to rebound first and foremost.
Also
I think he tries to do too much on the offensive side, he is setting pointless screens, flapping his arms around, getting in weird positions.. etc.
Unleash it AC!!
3 points, 4 assists…time to get that double double!!
The Founder of the AC Fan Club!
man, I stepped away for a few minutes when we had a
21 point lead I come back to a 7 pt lead! and now its 14 sheesh
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?
We need to put them away here
Don’t let them believe they have a chance.
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 10:44 PM MST reply actions
Someone wake George up...
I’m thinking he’s sleeping because of the fouls.
The Founder of the AC Fan Club!
four guard lineup......
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:45 PM MST reply actions
AC with the steal!!!
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?
err...not AC...doh
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 AC!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:47 PM MST reply actions
Dang was hoping for the AC dunk!
We need to stop shooting 3’s though and get another forward in
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 10:47 PM MST reply actions
No doubt
I guess we need Chauncey when Melo is out but you gotta worry about wear and tear by the time the playoffs get here
by runningdonut on Mar 7, 2010 10:49 PM MST up reply actions
PETRO!!!
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?
GO JOHAN!!!\
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:52 PM MST reply actions
Seriously
Is Mikki Moore or Mark Blount that much of a better option than Petro? I don’t really think so…
Beautiful AC for TACOS!!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 10:55 PM MST reply actions
Who is going to get it first?
Petro or AC? Petro has the boards…AC going to have the points…
The Founder of the AC Fan Club!
No one would ever believe that box score
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 it
“Melo has abused 4 players tonight” – Hubie Brown…
heee
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?
He had the balls to say he believed Kobe should have been kicked out today
I’m amazed ABC didn’t fire him on the spot.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
wow!!!!
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 Hubie Brown
the man taught me all I know about basketball. As for the Nuggets, every time the Blazers make a run, Denver uses a surge to squelch it. That’s what championship caliber teams do.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:00 PM MST reply actions
The Nuggies
are going through what my Mavs have lately, seeking to fend off inferior teams. Give the Blazers credit but they won’t surpass Denver tonight.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:03 PM MST reply actions
Be Assured
I come in peace as I’m saying positive things about the Nuggies!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:05 PM MST up reply actions
you sound like one of the Visitors from V
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 yes
Afflalo and Nene are both looking good, a nice sign for the Nuggets!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:03 PM MST reply actions
oooo...I like this moniker
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?
Such swaggeriffic thugs
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 11:06 PM MST up reply actions
Man, I LURVE this team!!!!
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?
+1,000,000
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 11:06 PM MST up reply actions
JR GOLDEN SWISH!!!!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 11:05 PM MST reply actions
The Blazers
once again outmatched, outclassed by a superior opponent. It’s astounding to think that even when healthy, the experts thought this team could compete with the West’s elite. That seems farfetched at this point.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:06 PM MST reply actions
the only "experts"
that thought the tailbaiters could compete with the elite were the pornland fans.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Hubie
is the closest thing to an NFL commentator. I find that too often nba ball games go
“A…with the ball….passes it to B….shoots the ball….misses…..rebound”
how about some analysis guys…even tho Chris Collinsworth sounds like a droid, he makes good points. Hubie knows his s*** and Van Gundy + Marc Jackson is straight comedy. Other than that….not so much
Collinsworth at the Olympics was a joke
dude knew nothing about winter sports, wtf was NBC thinking?…oh right it’s NBC
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
MELLOW!
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?
Carmelo
twists the dagger in a littler tighter.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:09 PM MST reply actions
One of our better wire-to-wire efforts
They made their runs and hung tough, but we always answered. Everyone contributed, effort was consistent – great job Nugs!
Nene
Maravilhosas, amigo. Lussophones, rejoice!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:09 PM MST reply actions
Nene!!!!
man he is a great dunker and is starting to realize this.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
JR/NENE!
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 11:09 PM MST reply actions
all 4 are winnable
lets get 3 of them
by Rainbow skyline on Mar 7, 2010 11:13 PM MST up reply actions
Nice Win
Nuggets, now marshal yourselves for the toughest schedule in the Association down the stretch. Good luck and perhaps the Mavs will meet them again in the postseason.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 7, 2010 11:12 PM MST reply actions
solid win
for me, J.R was tonights mvp, Petro can only get better with more minutes and I am surprised how well they handled without Martin.
the only quarter denver played defense was the 1st
brandon roy had a BAD shooting night. nice win but need to put it in perspective.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
great win guys!!!
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?
Great team win!! :D
Coach Karl is strong and will get through this.
Kenyon Martin is swaggerific.
Carlos Gonzalez is amazing.
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."
~Bob Feller~
by AtkinsandTulofan on Mar 7, 2010 11:14 PM MST reply actions
Bill Hanzlik saying it was Dantley's idea to start Petro
So Karl would’ve started Malik “people know me for tacos” Allen instead?
I actually like our schedule
these next 4 away should be winnable, than three must win home games. The one bitch road trip sucks but 3-2 won’t kill us. Beating the Shits is a must and winning at Boston seems almost expected the way they are playing, Toronto also a very winnable game. Than 2 home games we should win a game at OKC and a 3 game home stand where we should be able to split between LA and SA before a must win vs Memphis, than at Phx to end it and that may mean nothing. That roadie is the toughest left and happens to be over my spring break…so there goes my goal at going to a few Nugs games at that time, thanks Stern.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
Good game guys
Still hate birdman, but that’s just cuz he’s good at what he does, humiliating the opposition. Good luck in the playoffs.
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
Good game indeed
I have no idea why you hate Bird, but I can’t argue. I hate Brandon Roy, but he’s a great player.
If Petro can play like this more often
Maybe Karl will finally see the potential in the man and let him play with the 2nd unit. Bird blocking + Petro rebounding = EPICNESS!!!
Wow
So when we lose to a championship caliber team, LA, its the end of the world and it proves they are better. When LA loses it just means they are waiting until May…good job ESPN. Oh and only Dallas has a shot of catching LA even though they need to beat LA straight up in record while the nuggets still have the chance to win the season series and be able to tie them. Love the Nuggets under-representation!
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 11:23 PM MST reply actions
thats just how it is
we’re unproven in the eyes of non-nuggets fans. Until we can prove we can be consistent and get back to the WCF, we’re the same as that Utah team that got to the WCF a few years ago in the eyes of the national media.
Hate to say it, but you have to give the benefit of the doubt to Kobe…he does have 4 rings
sorry was watching SC after the game
and the LA/Orlando game was the first recap
by ColoradoAggie11 on Mar 7, 2010 11:33 PM MST up reply actions
Ha you could see John Berry trying to re-assure himself the Lakers are fine
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Petro isn't lookin too bad
He needs more playing time, especially if he’s able to slam the ball instead of rely on that midrange jumper. He definitely has stone hands however I think with practice he would be lookin for those types of passes more and improve in that dept.
nice win over a hungry Blazers team.
GO NUGGETS!
by InboundingLobPass on Mar 7, 2010 11:40 PM MST reply actions
Yes it was me
Shouting MVP when Petro hit his last Free Throw!
I’ve been saying it all along, all this kid needs is time on the court. Everyone on here always says he is horrible but you really have no idea, should watch some tape :P
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