“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” – Larry Bird “I would say that anytime you pass Larry Bird in any category, that is a hell of an accomplishment.” – Michael Malone Believe it or not, Coach Malone’s quote was a…...
Like a bird stalking its prey, Torrey Craig slowly closed in on James Harden while the league’s leading scorer turned towards the basket and surveyed the floor. As Craig began to venture further and further away from Russell Westbrook, who he was matched up with this Rockets’ trip down the court and towards Houston’s top offensive option, Harden’s eyes darted…...
The DNBA show is a brand new, weekly series on the Denver Nuggets. Adam Mares, Brendan Vogt, and Harrison Wind mix humor and analysis for a unique NBA show that covers a wide variety of topics over five segments, like if this is the most talented Nuggets team ever assembled and who are the easiest and hardest playoff matchups for…
Wind welcomes in BSN Denver’s Andre Simone talk about the state of the Western Conference after a slew of big-time moves and what the Nuggets’ rotation could look like if it includes Michael Porter Jr. next season. Also, who will have the biggest impact next season out of three players — Isaiah Thomas, Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon — who…
With two days left in the 2018-19 regular season, the Nuggets’ first-round playoff opponent remains undecided. What is set in stone is that Denver will be a top-3 seed in the West. The Nuggets will host either the Spurs, Thunder, Clippers or Jazz in the first round. Here’s a quick preview of each potential first-round opponent and one matchup in…...
Jamal Murray delivered the dagger with 1:46 to play. As the shot clock was winding down, the Nuggets’ 22-year-old point guard took two dribbles to his left, stepped sideways to create space, got Steven Adams to bite on a pump fake and flicked in a 3. The shot stretched Denver’s lead to double digits and capped what Nuggets coach Michael…...
How many NBA players play with more confidence than Jamal Murray? It’s a short list. That confidence was oozing out of Murray’s pores Friday in Oklahoma City where the point guard with the quickest heat check in the league lit the Thunder up for a cool 27 points on just 20 shots and swished a 28-foot dagger with 1:46 remaining in…...
The Denver Nuggets have been the NBA’s best team on the second night of back to backs this season. They’re 10-1 in second games within a 48-hour period. In November, the Nuggets clipped the Thunder on the second night of a back to back in Oklahoma City. On Friday, they did the same, coming away with a 115-105 win to…...
Wind and Clark give their final thoughts on the Nuggets’ win over the Thunder, discuss the starting lineup closing out Oklahoma City, Denver’s closer and take a question from the Total Beverage Fan Hotline. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes link | Stitcher Link | Pocket Casts Link | Spotify Link
Michael Malone’s phone lit up in the middle of his car ride home from the Nuggets’ 29-point win over the Clippers Sunday evening with a text from his starting small forward. Will Barton’s message wasn’t in regards to the three points he scored that night on a paltry 1-6 shooting or his offensive inconsistencies, which through Sunday had been a…
Wind recaps the Nuggets’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, how Denver managed to keep Paul George in check, Nikola Jokic expanding one aspect of his offensive game and why the Nuggets’ small ball bench unit may be cause for concern. Also, a reflective Will Barton’s speaks postgame about the victory, his defensive performance and a trying season. DON’T FORGET…
The Nuggets have the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference in their sights. Behind 36 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists from Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets held off a furious fourth-quarter rally from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Paul George to win 121-112 in front of a sold-out crowd and a nationally televised audience. Denver led by 13 at…...
There aren’t any Russell Westbrooks in the NBL, Australia and New Zealand’s National Basketball League where Torrey Craig cut his teeth for three seasons before arriving in Denver two summers ago. Still, Craig has never looked overmatched against the former league MVP in any of the five games that the Thunder and Nuggets have played against one another since the 6-foot-6…...
It was a meaningless preseason matchup, the fifth exhibition game and final tune-up for the 2017-18 regular season that was a week away. Denver and Oklahoma City’s starters would play maybe 20 minutes, get a quick sweat in, find their chemistry and get off the floor without any injuries. Russell Westbrook had other plans that evening. On the Thunder’s third…...
Wind and Clark preview Friday night’s showdown against the Thunder, discuss the value Torrey Craig has brought to the Nuggets’ defense, and other trends they’re observing with Denver. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes link | Stitcher Link | Pocket Casts Link
It’s around 24 hours before the Denver Nuggets host the Memphis Grizzlies and Torrey Craig locks himself in his downtown Denver apartment, whips out his iPhone and bypasses Twitter and Instagram for an app called Just Play. Just Play, developed in late 2014 by two former Division 1 athletes, is Craig’s study guide for the next night’s opponent. Stocked full…
Wind and Clark discuss the Nuggets two latest wins, Torrey Craig’s defense on Russell Westbrook, where Nikola Jokic and Mason Plumlee rank as a center tandem in the league, how many minutes will Monte Morris play when Isaiah Thomas returns to the lineup, and share other notes from one of the most impressive victories of the season in Oklahoma City.…
OKLAHOMA CITY — For the third time in a week, the Denver Nuggets held onto a lead in the second half. They were up 10 in Philadelphia on Monday and eight in Toronto on Tuesday, but in both games they wound up blowing it. On Friday, the Nuggets once again had a comfortable cushion after halftime. They were cruising along…...
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Denver Nuggets’ Feb. 1 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder had everything. There was star power; Nikola Jokic posted a monster 29-point, 13-rebound, 14-assist stat line, while Thunder forward Paul George went for 43 points on 26 shots. There were viral moments; Jamal Murray’s crossover, which caused Steven Adams to crumple to the ground in a…...
Earlier this week, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he stopped looking at the NBA’s last two minute reports altogether. On Sunday, the last two minute report released following Denver’s narrow win over the Dallas Mavericks, concluded the officials made an incorrect call when they tagged Nikola Jokic with a charge late in the game. The blown call gave the Mavericks…...
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