It had to be done. Philadelphia had no choice but to relieve team president and general manager Billy King of his duties, as the franchise is struggling and there is little for the fans to be excited about. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati
“He doesn’t have to be dominate for 48, 40 minutes. He takes half the game, Wade takes half, and they’ve got a great team.”
It’s Pat Riley and Heat guard Daequan Cook is a rookie, so there’s a chance a productive stretch for Cook could be followed by a seemingly mysterious stretch on the bench.
But it looks like Cook has at least temporarily overcome Riley’s usual reluctance to play rookies in large roles.
Cook acquitted himself well in the two games before the Heat’s six-game road trip that started Sunday. He was the first guard off the bench Sunday at Denver, tasked with trying to slow Nuggets guard Allen Iverson. Read more
Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, and Kenyon Martin added a season-high 20 to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Miami Heat 115-89 on Sunday night. via The Washington Post
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“It’s no secret to anyone that I want to be a coach in this league”
The only anxious moments Friday night at Pepsi Center, from the Denver perspective, were wondering if there were going to be enough souvenir T-shirts remaining. via Orange County Register
Nuggets PG Anthony Carter made his first start of the season Thursday at Los Angeles. via CBS Sportsline.com
“I think [coach Jim] O’Brien has definitely put them in a position to win ball games because they run up and down. They have the athletes to do that, and they have the point guard that’s going to lead them. I like what I’m seeing.”
By GFO on Nov 30, 2007 in Off Topics Ian Thomsen from SI.Com has an interesting article about Jason Kidd: It would be wrong to say that Kidd’s ambition to play for a contender puts the Nets in a weak position. via CavsNews.com
“There were days when I focused on nothing but runners or pull-ups”
There was a time when A.J. Abrams honored Allen Iverson more with affectation than skill. via Austin American-Statesman
Mike Dunlveay and Shawne Williams accounted for nearly half of Indiana’s scoring in a 112-110 victory at Denver. via KVIA-TV El Paso
“I’ll come in and do treatment and exercises to strengthen up my groin, and that’s pretty much it so far”
Post reporter Benjamin Hochman posts entries on this blog devoted to the Denver Nuggets. via Denver Post
“You can’t be a warrior or this team is going to run right past you. If it’s sore at all, we probably shouldn’t play him and let it rest.”
Guard/forward Bonzi Wells missed Saturday’s game with a bruised bone in his right ankle that he suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s game in Miami. via Houston Chronicle
The Denver Nuggets and the slumping Houston Rockets square off tonight, as the teams meet at the Toyota Center. via Sports Network
“I very rarely catch stuff, but I heard he was pretty animated.”
PHOENIX — It was a sight to behold and store in a safe place as evidence it had occurred. via Los Angeles Times
The Denver Nuggets attempt to get back on the winning track when they welcome the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves tonight to the Pepsi Center. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati
“A lot of things have been thrown at me”
Franchise center Dwight Howard rode the Orlando Magic’s surprising success to the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. via Florida Today