Do the Nuggets need a closer?
Last weekend, on the heels of a six-game winning streak, the Nuggets were riding high. Their record of 14-5 was second-best in the NBA’s Western Conference. So it seemed like a good time to ask coach...
View ArticleHow to irritate Kobe Bryant (It’s not that hard)
You take your thrills where they come in this business, and one of them is annoying Kobe Bryant. It’s easy to do. You just have to suggest someone shut him down on a basketball court. That does the...
View ArticleA rough start for Brian Shaw
I first met Brian Shaw 24 years ago, in October 1989, at a banquet in Rome honoring the Nuggets, that year’s NBA entry in the McDonald’s Open, a four-team bracket during the preseason that passed for...
View ArticleBreakfast with George Karl
Had breakfast with George Karl a week ago, just before he and the family left for Italy to see Coby play and enjoy a family holiday. The girls of DJ’s Berkeley Cafe — this is what they called...
View ArticleCoffee with Josh Kroenke
Josh Kroenke is a busy guy. At 33, he’s the top executive of both the Nuggets and Avalanche and, of course, the son of their owner, E. Stanley Kroenke. He’s also coming off a year in which he put his...
View ArticleDescending into the bizarre
Part of the charm of the Denver Nuggets throughout their history has been their fondness for departing the mundane world and exploring the strange and bizarre. Even the truly cuckoo at times. Whether...
View ArticleLunch with George Karl
Had lunch Monday with George at Domo, the Japanese restaurant on Osage Street between downtown and the Colfax viaduct. George used to take his staff there when he was coaching the Nuggets because it’s...
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