Pickaxe And Roll: FanShots

Kleiza buries clutch 3 to win for Lituania

joshhopp — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:03:30 -0000

Kleiza buries clutch 3 to win for Lituania

Our boy LK demonstrated nice clutchness to beat much-hated western conference rival Manu-led Argentinia on Aug 10

Interesting Job Opportunity

Jeremy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:40:23 -0000

Interesting Job Opportunity

This link will take you to a FanShot I posted over at Ridiculous Upside. I wanted to make sure you guys had a chance to check it out.

JR Smith crashes while dunking over a car.

basketballjohn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:24:14 -0000

JR Smith crashes while dunking over a car.

RMN Reporting J.R. Smith Could Sign in 7-10 Days

Jeremy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:34:29 -0000

RMN Reporting J.R. Smith Could Sign in 7-10 Days

At the same time I was throwing together my post on J.R. Smith Aaron Lopez was posting his own blog entry at the Rocky Mountain News on the status of his negotiations. He has drawn the same conclusion as most of us have (although he got there via the use of reliable sources where we all had to use our own deductive prowess). All signs point to J.R. being a Nugget next season and probably for several seasons to come.

Sonny Weems

abaca15 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:00:47 -0000

Sonny Weems

So for now, the 2008-09 Nuggets roster is shaping up with forwards Carmelo Anthony, Nene, Kenyon ...

Ben Q Rock — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:11:33 -0000

So for now, the 2008-09 Nuggets roster is shaping up with forwards Carmelo Anthony, Nene, Kenyon Martin, Linas Kleiza, Balkman and Andersen, center Steven Hunter, and guards Iverson, J.R. Smith, Dahntay Jones, Anthony Carter, Sonny Weems and Chucky Atkins. That's 13 of 15 roster spots filled with no real point guard, no real center, no real shooter and Birdman being the only "defender." Gulp. If I think about it too much right now, it will just ruin my Monday.

DENVER STIFFS - So what did I miss while I was gone?...

I suspect many Nuggets fans share Stiffs' sentiment.

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 4 Video

Jeremy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:27:59 -0000

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 4 Video

Complete archival footage of the Nuggets fourth summer league game against the Houston Rockets. This game was held at the Thomas and Mack Center so it is actually possible to tell who is who, which makes the games much more fun to watch.

"I thought the way [the Nuggets] went about it was classless," he said. "I thought it could have ...

Ben Q Rock — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:45:56 -0000

"I thought the way [the Nuggets] went about it was classless," he said. "I thought it could have gone down a whole lot better. I'll get over it once training camp begins when I'm around the guys. You never forget. I'm definitely looking forward to those couple games we play against Denver.

ESPN - Camby eager to suit up with Clippers, anticipates Nuggets matchup - NBA

How [freaking] stupid can the Denver management be? I get it that the Nuggets laid a giant egg la...

Ben Q Rock — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:23:12 -0000

How [freaking] stupid can the Denver management be? I get it that the Nuggets laid a giant egg last season and don't want to lose a ton of money on a team that isn't going anywhere. But to scapegoat Camby for this is asinine. What, you say Camby isn't scapegoated, he's just the one guy on the roster whose salary could be unloaded? Well then why is coach George Karl still around--wasn't he the guy who couldn't get this squad full of superstar contracts to play a lick of defense (aside from Camby, who led the NBA with 3.61 blocks per game to go with his 13 rebounds and 3.3 assists)? And why did Denver management explain they were dumping Camby to clear cap space to eventually sign free agents like chucklehead JR Smith, he of the $50 hops and 10-cent brain?

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Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 3 Video

Jeremy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:16:52 -0000

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 3 Video

The Denver Nuggets third game versus the Milwaukee Bucks was played at the "secondary site" for the NBA Summer League, the Thomas and Mack center. The video is better, filmed with more than one camera and including replays, and the Nuggets are in blue making it much easier to see who is who.

Also, this link will open in whatever program you have set up to play video files so that is nice too.

Camby traded to the Clippers

Exhibit G — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:50:49 -0000

Camby traded to the Clippers

Apparently Denver will get future draft picks and cap relief. Nothing wins championships quite like short term cap relief and getting rid of the only player on your roster who knows what defense is.

Marcus Camby traded to Clippers

Arichmix — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:50:45 -0000

Marcus Camby traded to Clippers

"The Los Angeles Clippers, exactly one week after finding out they had lost their face of the franchise, have rebounded with a significant trade acquisition.

The Clippers on Tuesday agreed to terms on a deal with the Denver Nuggets to acquire center Marcus Camby as their replacement for Elton Brand, according to NBA front-office sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that the Clippers will only have to surrender a future second-round pick to acquire Camby, who is being jettisoned into the Clippers' salary-cap space vacated by Brand to generate payroll relief for the Nuggets.

A trade call with the league to approve the deal has been completed, sources said, clearing the way for the teams to announce the swap later Tuesday.

Camby, 34, is coming off a productive season in which he averaged 9.1 points, 13.1 rebounds and 3.61 blocks for the Nuggets, who won 50 games to claim the final playoff spot in what is regarded as the most competitive conference race in league history.

But the Nuggets have yet to advance out of the first round with their Allen Iverson-Carmelo Anthony-Camby core and, according to sources, opted to shed the remaining two years on Camby's contract (worth nearly $15 million) to create the flexibility that could allow for more changes.

The Nuggets had the league's fourth-highest payroll last season and are required to pay $13,572,079 in luxury taxes for last season by July 23."

Artest not a fan of the Nuggets organization

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:58:30 -0000

Artest not a fan of the Nuggets organization

Apparently Ron Artest heard some bad things from the Nuggets last year, most likely second or third hand, when they decided not to trade Eduardo Najera and Linas Kleiza for him. As a result not only does he not want to be traded to Denver, but he will not consider the Nuggets should he become a free agent after next season.

Of course, this is the same guy who, a day after the deadline passed for opting out of his contract, changed his mind and decided he made a terrible decision so only time will tell if Artest really has made up his mind about the Nuggets.

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 2 Video

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:13:51 -0000

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 2 Video

Complete game video of the Nuggets summer league game versus the Toronto Raptors. (To view the game in full screen mode right click on the video, select Zoom and click on Full Screen.)

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 1 Video

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:08:26 -0000

Denver Nuggets 2008 Summer League Game 1 Video

This is the complete game video from the Nuggets first summer league game versus the Philadelphia 76ers. The picture is not great, it is very difficult to tell who is who and the only commentary is from the game announcer, but at least we have video of a Nuggets game. (To view the game in full screen mode right click on the video, select zoom and click on Full Screen.)

It's Official: Anthony Carter re-signs with the Nuggets

Exhibit G — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:09:29 -0000

It's Official: Anthony Carter re-signs with the Nuggets

Status Alert:
Carter signed a one year contract with the Nuggets valued at $1.2 million, the Denver Post reports. (Jul 9)

Summer League Media Coverage

Jeremy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:53:43 -0000

Summer League Media Coverage

Every game in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas will be shown via webcast on NBA.com. Many others will be shown on NBATV. Unfortunately none of the Nuggets games will be shown on NBATV, but fortunately very few people get NBATV so that works out fine.

Summer League Rosters

Jeremy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:18:25 -0000

Summer League Rosters

Wyn over at Canis Hoopus has put together a great spreadsheet showing which teams are playing in each of the three summer leagues with links to their rosters. Sifting through the rosters is a great way to waste 15 or 20 minutes.

The Nuggets revealed a slightly updated logo this weekend, incorporating a darker shade of blue i...

Ben Q Rock — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:35:17 -0000

The Nuggets revealed a slightly updated logo this weekend, incorporating a darker shade of blue into their primary logo. Their road uniforms will reportedly be updated to reflect the new shade of blue.

Much has been said about Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in this forum. Given the story told -...

Ben Q Rock — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:07:16 -0000

Much has been said about Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in this forum. Given the story told - Melo and The Answer are overrated - one might expect me to note that the 76ers without Iverson have won more playoffs games the past two seasons than the Nuggets have won with The Answer. But that’s not the purpose of this column. This column is being offered as a beacon of hope… to Denver fans. Yes, I think the Nuggets with Melo and Iverson have a reason to be hopeful about 2008-09.