Playoff-intense notes. …
It remains to be seen which team will win the series, but if it’s the Spurs, it won’t be because they shot the lights out over the Nuggets’ zone defense. Not after peppering the Nuggets for 10 three-pointers in Game 2.
But just to make things official, George Karl took a moment before Game 3 to bemoan the zone.
“I’m not a zone guy,” Karl said. “I don’t understand it. I don’t know who to yell at when it doesn’t work.” …
So Karl, after the Nuggets got faced in Game 2, told his team it reminded him of the 1960 World Series. Um, George, with all due respect, today’s athletes can’t remember what somebody made them for breakfast. …
“The playoffs are a different game,” says . Different, as in road teams show up to play. To wit: The Nuggets in their history have a .632 regular-season winning percentage at home, .588 in the playoffs. Going into Saturday night, they had lost seven of their previous 13 home playoff games. …
Upset that the Broncos didn’t draft a wide receiver? Maybe it’s not such a bad thing. Fact: They’ve drafted 13 during the Mike Shanahan era, more than any other position. They’ve combined for 194 catches – 126 for , 68 for the other 12. …
Two other Bronx draft picks, Byron Chamberlain and Billy Miller, played wideout in college, but converted to tight end in the NFL. They combined for 77 catches in Our Town – 72 for Chamberlain, five for Miller. …
A federally mandated cap on visas has limited the number of seasonal workers, putting some Colorado businesses in a pinch. You’ll be glad to know, though, the Broncos have enough cornerbacks to go around. …
So, will he or won’t he? Roger Clemens, that is. The time has come to ask the question: Will he become the first pitcher to receive a Cy Young Award and an AARP card in the same season? …
Sure, they shocked the Pacers on Saturday, but believe the Celtics winning that series when you see it. Talk about a fraud. The Celtics were 28-7 against teams with losing records, 17-30 vs. teams with winning records, and 15-27 against playoff teams. …
Let me see if I’ve got this straight. Mike D’Antoni recommends to the Nuggets after coaching him in Italy, then gets to coach Amare Stoudemire after the Nuggets pass on him to select Skita? …
Most impressive stat of the NBA season: The Suns finished 21-5 on the road against the wild, wild West. …
Why am I thinking, when the playoffs are history, we’re going to find ourselves back where we started? As in, wishing Kiki Vandeweghe had selected Stoudemire instead of the Georgia Reach. …
Never let it be said I didn’t do my part to get the Nuggets going. I’m such a team guy, I’m wearing a yellow headband as I type this. …
This month’s Junior Underachievement Award goes to Ken Griffey Jr., who took until the last day of April to hit his first home run. …
By the way, just so you know. This is where my all-world, Pulitzer Prize-winning NHL playoff note to end all NHL playoff notes was going to go. …
Say a prayer, please, for as he attempts to get a new contract out of the Cleveland Browns.
Reuben, my man, Romeo Crennel just got the gig. He isn’t about to set that kind of precedent. …
I wouldn’t guarantee it, but I’d be willing to bet that if George Steinbrenner would add just one more $20 million underachiever, the Yankees could hold off the Devil Rays in the fight to avoid the cellar in the AL East. …
Anna Kournikova threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday night’s Diamondbacks-Padres game. A Rockies scout, leaving no stone unturned in the team’s search for bullpen help, clocked her at 32 mph. …
How different could the Rockies’ season be if they had put some money into their bullpen? Consider this: The Dodgers have led in 18 of 23 games and compiled an NL West-best 15-8 record. The Rox have led in 17 of 21 games and were 6-15. …
I see where former Rockies manager Jim Leyland has the itch to manage again. Whew! For a second there, I thought he might want to reprise his career as a LoDo karaoke singer.
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on AM 560, Colorado’s ESPN radio, and on Thursday nights on Fox Sports Net’s “Insider Edition.” He can be reached at (303) 820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
