Posts Tagged ‘ Denver Nuggets ’

Ellis, Iguodala decline options

Monta Ellis and Andre Iguodala have both decided to take advantage of a weak free agent crop this offseason. Both players will leave a lot of money on the table in order to cash-in on this market. Ellis was long-rumored to be leaning this way, after playing alongside Brandon Jennings in Milwaukee the past...
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Masai Ujiri to Raptors

Masai Ujiri will be the next general manager of the Toronto Raptors, returning to the front office he started with. Ujiri, the 2013 NBA Executive of the Year, accepted a 5-year, $15 million deal to leave the Denver Nuggets for Toronto. The job he did with the Carmelo Anthony situation, and subsequent trade, is a major plus on his...
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Warriors eliminate Nuggets, What did we learn?

The Golden State Warriors finished off the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night in Oakland. The game taught us a lot about both teams….. - David Lee is a true throwback player, and worth every cent. Most of America, including most of the media, found out that Lee was playing in Game 6...
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Recap: Warriors take 2-1 lead over Nuggets

The Golden State Warriors erased a twelve-point halftime deficit on Friday night to beat the Denver Nuggets, 110-108. Mark Jackson again went with his starting lineup of Jarrett Jack alongside Stephen Curry in the backcourt, with Harrison Barnes at “PF”. George Karl decided to go even smaller, with Kenneth Faried at center...
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Attn Warriors: Going small vs Nuggets is fool’s gold

Haven’t we been down this road before in Golden State? Didn’t the Warriors make a decision last year to move away from a small lineup, specifically a small backcourt?? Mark Jackson once started two six-footers, Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis. That was, until he followed MY advice. The team finally came to...
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Recap: Identity theft in Denver as Warriors tie series

Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, missing his All-Star power forward, decided to start go small against the run n’ gun Denver Nuggets in Game 2. By starting Jarrett Jack alongside Stephen Curry, and forcing Harrison Barnes to the 4-spot, he hoped to match Denver’s speed and quickness. Golden State actually exceeded it....
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Recap: Nuggets take Gm 1 on Andre Miller drive

The 37 year-old Andre Miller, one of the better and more consistent player in the NBA the past decade, may have made the biggest shot of his career. With the Nuggets and Warriors tied, and clock ticking, he drove on rookie Draymond Green and made a sweet up-n-under lay-up. With 1.2 seconds left and...
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Nuggets’ Faried sprains ankle

The Denver Nuggets just can’t seem to catch a break. The team that lost starting small forward Danilo Gallinari for the season with a torn ACL, now appears to have lost its starting power forward as well. Kenneth Faried had to be carried off the court Sunday afternoon after he sprained...
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Nuggets’ Gallinari out for season

The Denver Nuggets’ playoff run may be over before it even starts. As Ty Lawson continues to mend his plantar fascia, it looks like Danilo Gallinari has passed him on the injured list. In the second quarter of Denver’s game versus the Mavericks on Thursday night. ‘Gallo’ appeared to have torn...
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Nuggets’ Iguodala opting out?

Expect Andre Iguodala to improve a weak free agent class this summer. “You got to weigh options,” Iguodala told reporters. “Security-wise, a player would opt, especially with the type of season we’ve had as a team. Teams know what I can bring to them, and I know (the Nuggets) know what I can...
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