Bringin’ on the notes. …
Memo to Tim Duncan: Joey Crawford wants to know if you’ve got any fight in you? …
Of all the stats to come out of Sunday’s game, one stood out above all others: Nene, three fouls. As in, only three fouls. If the officials let him get that physical with Duncan for the rest of the series, the Nuggets have a shot. …
Like I said. If they let him get that physical with Duncan. Officiating in the NBA playoffs, shall we say, has a way of, shall we say, changing from day to day, shall we say. …
No. 1 reason to believe the Nuggets can win this thing: They’ve become comfortable playing lower-scoring games. But don’t take my word for it. Check out the numbers, bubba. Counting Sunday’s game, the Boys George are 4-23 this season when scoring fewer than 100 points – 0-21 before March 20, 4-2 since. …
So, all you Nuggets players, still sure you want to play Phoenix in the playoffs? …
You probably want to know, what with the bandwagon rolling merrily down Colfax and all, so here goes: The Nuggets before the series opened were 60-1 in Las Vegas to sweep the Spurs, 25-1 to win it in five, 10-1 to win it in six and 6-1 to win it in seven. …
Talk about a global game. According to the league office, 59 international players from 28 countries and territories are participating in the NBA playoffs, up from 44 last season. …
Big Red of the Rockies, the one-stop shopping outlet for Husker Nationalists, hosting its annual bash May 25 in beautiful downtown Estes Park. Eat, drink and rub elbows with headliner Zac Taylor, the ’06 Big 12 offensive player of the year. Info: 970-586-1088. …
Stan Diel, Birmingham (Ala.) News, concocting a new sport for rednecks: BASSCAR. …
Bad news, Cub fans. You just read Mark Prior‘s name in the same sentence as Dr. James Andrews. …
What does Hank Aaron really think of Barry Bonds‘ chase of his home run record? Follow the frequent-flier miles. A few days after saying he was 72 years old and wasn’t “getting on an airplane to San Francisco for anybody,” Aaron got on an airplane for Los Angeles and participated in a ceremony honoring Jackie Robinson. …
At this rate, Aaron’s record won’t see July. Said D-backs outfielder Eric Byrnes, when asked if Bonds had hit a changeup off rookie Yusmeiro Petit for No. 740: “A changeup? It was a fastball coming off the bat.” …
Chase Wright, your basic major-league wannabe, serving up room-service fastballs to the Red Sox. Welcome to the rest of the world, Yankees fans. …
Imagine what A-Rod‘s numbers would be if he got to face Yankees pitching. Three weeks into things, their pitchers have accounted for five quality starts – a “quality” start being six innings pitched with a 4.50 ERA. …
At the risk of telling him something he already knew, A-Rod’s sublime April isn’t going to matter if he doesn’t git ‘er done in October. He’s four for his last 41 in the postseason. …
Shaquille O’Neal, when asked by The Miami Herald about the Heat-Bulls rivalry: “They want to make it a rivalry. It’s not, not on our end. Do something to make it a rivalry. Whatever FM they can conjure up to play – fake motivation – that’s on them.” …
Latest gem from an overloaded e-mail bag: “Dirk Nowitzki, 14 points, $15.1 million; Jerry Stackhouse, 0-for-6, $9.3 million; the look on Mark Cuban‘s face, priceless.” …
Life feeling kind of boring these days? You could be living in Alabama, where 92,000 people had nothing better to do than show up for the ‘Bama spring game. No official count on how many had their faces painted. …
And finally, happy trails to Velma Grooms. The glue that holds together the CSU sports information department is retiring at the end of May.
Staff writer Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
