When everyone on the Nuggets roster gets healthy, the starting lineup should be , Jerami Grant, Michael Porter Jr., and . That starting five wins the NBA championship.
Ryan, all sunshine and rainbows
Kiz: Since opening night of the regular season, I’ve suggested Grant and Porter need to be starters if Denver is going to have any chance to compete with the Lakers or Clippers in the playoffs. Doesn’t sound like such a hot take now, does it? Trading Malik Beasley and for little more than a late first-round draft choice was little more than furniture shuffling that did nothing to improve the chances of winning this season. The big question now: With the game on the line in the fourth quarter, who can carry this team on a night when Jokic isn’t playing at an all-world level?
Why should I spend any money on the baseball fiasco in LoDo this season? I’ve never missed an opening day with the Rockies. Itap one of my favorite days of the year. And I go to at least four more games every season. It costs a lot of money. But now I think: Why?
Glenn, Loveland
Kiz: Well, maybe itap time to think outside the box. The Dodgers visit Coors Field for games in May, August and September. You could buy a Mookie Betts jersey, hang out on the party deck and join the majority of fans cheering for Los Angeles.
Just wondering if anyone else has noticed how much Broncos quarterback Drew Lock resembles Jerry Mathers during his days of starring on “Leave it to Beaver.” And maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad nickname for our rising star.
Sherrie, baby boomer
Kiz: My peeps think of stuff that would never cross my mind in a million years. And thatap why I love ’em. But when Lock wears a Broncos uniform on NFL Sundays, here’s hoping he looks more like Jake the Snake than the Beaver.
Now maybe you will give the Kansas City Chiefs the respect they deserve, Kiz. After their victory in the Super Bowl, please give credit where credit is due. It would be great to see you do it in Kickin’ It.
Steve, demanding respect
Kiz: Speaking of respect, would it be too much trouble for Kansas City fans to stop that inane tomahawk chop during games? And maybe change the team’s nickname while they’re at it. My suggestion: The K.C. Comets. That would be much more appropriate because we see a parade celebrating a Super Bowl victory in Kansas City about as often as we spot Halley’s Comet.
And today’s parting shot answers a question posed by the crack staff here at Kickin’ It Headquarters: Jokic is the best center in the NBA. We hold this truth to be self-evident. Does anybody even try to argue against it anymore?
He’s the best. But I believe there is a national bias against Jokic because he’s like a 54-year-old at the local pick-up game who somehow maddeningly scores 30 points without ever leaving the ground.
Mike, stand-up guy
