After going over a week without hearing much regarding the Denver Nuggets’ ongoing coaching search, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that general manager Tim Connelly spoke to Mike D’Antoni Tuesday about the Nuggets’ head coaching vacancy. Denver general manager Tim Connelly conducted a sit-down with D’Antoni in California on Tuesday, league sources said. D’Antoni’s vaunted running game fits…...
In Part 1 of BSN’s series analyzing the major transactions of Tim Connelly’s managerial career we took a look at the Nuggets’ disastrous 2013-14 season after moving on from former Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri. It was a rough transition, to say the least, marked by underwhelming free-agent signings and draft-day blunders. Now in Part 2 of our…...
In less than two months, just days before the 2015 NBA Draft, Tim Connelly will reach his two-year anniversary as Denver Nuggets general manager. Under his watch the Nuggets have gone from a franchise-record 57 wins in the regular season to 30 this year and are consequently making their highest draft selection in over a decade. Marked with several…...
Denver is a proud city. Its sunshine radiates satisfaction, its people beam with content, and its identity stands upright and solitary with purpose. It’s a distinct, albeit outwardly misunderstood jewel. People who don’t live here just don’t understand. There are several things that Denver residents truly enjoy and appreciate. They love the outdoors, they love their food, they love…...
After winning a double overtime thriller last night at New Orleans, the Nuggets will be resting some of their starters tonight when they travel to Memphis to face the Grizzlies. Three #Nuggets to be rested tonight: Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari. They will NOT play vs Grizzlies — Chris Dempsey (@dempseypost) March 16, 2015 All three players…...
Peyton Manning agrees to take a paycut. The Nuggets are ruining their chances of getting better and news from around the National Football league. Here’s your audio!...
The Nuggets won their second straight game of the Melvin Hunt era last night, much to the surprise of Wolves forward Kevin Garnett. “They quit on Brian Shaw, I thought maybe they’d quit again. A quitter is a quitter.” Before being reunited with Minnesota Garnett played most of this season from a far in the eastern conference, but seems to…...
The Brian Shaw era in Denver has officially ended. According to reports the Nuggets have decided to move on from Shaw, removing him as head coach. Shaw went 56-85 as Nuggets coach, ranking him 10th in franchise history in win percentage. Shaw struggled to find an identity for his team and ultimately lost the locker room, if he even had…...
Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly joined the Denver Post Sports Show this afternoon to talk about the trade deadline and the future of the Denver Nuggets. Connelly was asked about the maturation and leadership of Nuggets guard Ty Lawson and had this to say. He needs to grow up. It’s time for several of our guys to either grow up…...
With the changes to the roster yesterday, Brian Shaw will have a new lineup to play with, and he will start by inserting forward Danilo Gallinari into the starting five. Chatted w @gallinari8888 on bus-he confirmed he is starting tonight-asked him about @1JOLOLO–Gallo- “he is good!” — Chris Marlowe (@ChrisMarlowe) February 20, 2015 Trading Arron Afflalo to…...
The Nuggets are reportedly adding F-C Joffrey Lauvergne to their roster. Joffrey Lauvergne finalizing 2-year guaranteed deal with Denver worth more than minimum salary, source tells RealGM. Third year team option. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 11, 2015 Denver acquired Lauvergne in a draft day trade from the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013 when he was selected 55th overall. Lauvergne has…...
Former Nuggets point guard Andre Miller isn’t playing much these days and finds himself sitting out, watching games from the end of the bench. The Wizards Guard opened up to the Washington Post about his final days in Denver and how it differs from his current circumstances. “I think the Denver situation, it was just unprofessional, really, on their part,”…...
The Nuggets continue to be an enigma, a mid January five game winning streak placing the team two games out of the playoffs, was followed by a seven game losing streak plummeting back to the bottom of the conference. After a bounce-back road win against a good young Pelicans team in New Orleans Tuesday, the team followed that up with…...