Quick, Don Imus, spell note. Thought so. …
This just in. According to several NBA sources, Carmelo Anthony can score.
Oh, and Allen Iverson isn’t too shabby, either.
But if the Nuggets are going to avoid their usual one-and-done in the playoffs, they’ll have to make it happen on the other end of the court.
“That’s how we’re going to win games,” Anthony said. “We know we can go out there and score. If we can’t defend nobody, then we ain’t going to win no games.”
Give the Nuggets this. Win or lose in the playoffs – and is there anybody who really believes they can beat one of the Big Three in the West? – they’ve stepped it up on the defensive end.
They were allowing 103.6 points a game entering Wednesday – 106.7 in the first month of the season, 99.7 in April. …
It isn’t just NBAdraft.net, which projects him as the 43rd pick to New Orleans. I haven’t heard any rumbling about Our Town’s Own Nick Fazekas being a first-rounder. Not that, you know, the NBA encourages kids to come out early by downgrading seniors. …
I’m not sure which is more shocking, that one of Anthony’s boys allegedly punched some guy, or that a dude who makes $20 million a year hangs out at 7-Eleven. …
Bumped into Andres Galarraga at the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ceremony. In case you’re wondering, the answer is no. There were never any talks to have him suit up for the Rox some September to take a swing at his 400th home run. He’s at 399, tied with Al Kaline for 43rd on the all-time list. …
What, you think the Big Cat was quick around the first-base bag in his 30s? Back-back-back in the day, he signed with the Expos as a 160-pound shortstop. …
Among those joining Galarraga among Tuesday’s inductees was Broncos owner Pat Bowlen. Forget the two Super Bowl trophies. Bowlen’s biggest contribution to the local sports scene was breaking up a dysfunctional marriage between Dan Reeves and John Elway. If he hadn’t, there wouldn’t have been any Super Bowl trophies. …
Two words, Adam Jones: Pack, man. …
Jones, gone for a year. Chris Henry, gone for a half-season. Tank Johnson, you’re on the clock. …
Headline on Sportsgoons.com in the midst of all the heightened scrutiny: “NFL Players To Be Fined For Saying ‘Neener Neener Neener.”‘ …
But then, we all know it isn’t just the players. The teams have to be held accountable, too. Quit drafting players whose best 40s were run with cops chasing them and a lot of these problems will go away. …
New Kentucky hoops coach Billy Gillispie, when asked by the Lexington Herald-Leader whether he was fretting over the inevitable second-guessing from the faithful: “They didn’t tell you? I was married before.” …
Not that Garrett Atkins can hit a little, but he ranked among the 2006 league leaders in hitting at night (.333), hitting at home (.346), hitting vs. right-handers (.327), hitting vs. lefties (.341), hitting on the road (.313) and hitting with runners in scoring position (.341). …
Your final score from the Rockies’ next road game: Whatever the other team scores, Pet Rocks one run fewer. …
News: 19,031 show up in Milwaukee to watch Indians-Angels. Views: What was that you were saying again about baseball losing its grip on this country? …
Somewhere in that attendance figure is a story with a moral. As in, just because they come from small markets doesn’t mean fans in those cities don’t care every bit as much as those in New York, Chicago and L.A. If steroids are baseball’s biggest shame, taking hope away from small-market fans is 1a. …
Indians closer Joe Borowski, when asked by ESPN.com about his anticipated crowd count at Miller Park: “I thought it would be like five, maybe 500. I thought it would be like an American Legion game.”
Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
