Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my notes. …
Just wondering: Do the Nuggets really want to get the No. 6 seed in the West and face the Spurs in the playoffs? Says here that Phoenix might be a better matchup for them. Last time I checked, the Suns didn’t have a forward who gives Carmelo Anthony fits the way Bruce Bowen does. …
Some people count sheep in their sleep. Then there’s Marcus Camby. He must count opposing players driving down the lane after beating a Nuggets defender off the dribble. Until this team decides to show up on the defensive end of the court, it’s going to be just another member of the misfortune .500 club, give or take a few games. …
For the times, they are a changin’: opposing teams’ fans swarming the court after beating Air Force. …
I wouldn’t walk across the street to see Barry Bonds break Henry Aaron’s home-run record. Question is, would Hammerin’ Hank? As The Post’s Troy E. Renck points out, Bonds could be on the verge of breaking the record in mid-August, when the Giants will be in Aaron’s hometown of Atlanta. …
Let me guess. Aaron will be vacationing in Baghdad. …
Fark.com, on Colts tailback Dominic Rhodes getting pinched for DUI: “Good news for the Bengals: He’s a free agent.” …
How about that Tom Brady? Nothing screams “I’m excited about my ex-girlfriend being pregnant!” quite like your agent releasing a statement on the matter. …
My sports hero du jour? It’s gotta be Moises Alou. He was asked by Newsday how he’s been able to keep raking at age 40. Does he eat egg whites like teammate Julio Franco? Does he run from dawn till dusk like Orlando Hernandez? No, says Alou. “I drink light beer.” …
Bringing new meaning to bronze bust: The soon-to-be-launched Cheerleading Hall of Fame. …
We’ll know the CU program is headed in the right direction when, unlike this year, the Buffs’ top prospect at the NFL combine is not a kicker. …
Area players invited to the combine: CU (3) – K Mason Crosby, C Mark Fenton and DE Abraham Wright; Wyoming (2) – T Chase Johnson and S John Wendling. No, Husker Nation, we haven’t forgotten about you. Nebraska (5) – LB Stewart Bradley, DL Adam Carriker, TB Brandon Jackson, DL Jay Moore and QB Zac Taylor. …
Feel free to insert “super” in front of star: Thrashers scoring machine Marian Hossa notched his league-leading 17th third-period goal the other night. Oh, and did I mention it was short-handed. According to the numbers crunchers at the Elias Sports Bureau, Hossa leads the NHL with 10 short-handers since the start of last season. …
Avs rookie sensation Paul Stastny, on his whirlwind success tour: “I try not to think about what’s happened. It’s happened so fast. Maybe it’s one of those things where, once the summer hits, it will hit you. Right now it’s about giving our team a chance to win every night.” …
Break up the Knicks! They beat the Magic on Tuesday night to improve to 24-30. They were 23-59 in their first and last season under Larry Brown. …
Great news. Spring training is in full bloom with no reports of a ballplayer breaking his finger pumping gas or spraining an ankle getting off the clubhouse couch. Not that there isn’t news from the wild-and-crazy injury front. Turns out Jeff Burton’s jackman, Josh Yost, tore an Achilles tendon during a pit stop in Sunday’s Daytona 500. …
Memo to the e-mailer asking which driver to go with in his NASCAR fantasy league: My middle name isn’t Bob. …
And finally, happy birthday to Julius Errrrrrving, who turns 57 today.
Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
