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What is with the NBA

Why wasn’t Carmelo Anthony selected for the All Star game? Here is a person who is leading the league in scoring and is extremely important to his team.
Yes, he had a 15 game suspension because of a stupid fight in a game, but he served his time.

The NBA does not know what they have and they have never respected Carmelo. To me, the people who run the NBA have no clue what to do. They are totally incompetent.

No wonder why there is a decline in viewership of the NBA. It is not basketball. You will never see any NBA games that will match up to the Magic vs Bird era of the 1980’s. The premiere league is no more.

Come on Commissioner Stern, place Carmelo on the All Star Team. Show some class and some smarts.

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Why Does 9 News Jeopardize the Safety of Witnesses?

In an article posted on the 9 News Website, Broncos mourn as investigation continues, they reported on the mourning of the Broncos and the status of the investigation into the shooting of Darrent Williams.
But one of the things that they reported was the names of the two people who were injured in the shooting.  Other news agencies have been withholding the names of those that were injured and who were in the limo because they are witnesses to the shooting and some are fearful for their safety as the people who did this might seek to quiet them.

I don’t understand why Paula Woodward did this and the web producer, Jeffrey Wolfe wrote it in the web story.  This is not good journalism.

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Denver Bronco Darrent Williams Killed in Shooting

In the early morning hours on Speer Boulevard, Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed as he was riding in a limousine.
Many news outlets are covering this, here is the Denver Post story.

It is really sad that this has happened to anyone, but especially Darrent Williams. He was a good person who did a lot for the community.

But it shouldn’t happen to anyone. Shooting at someone as they are driving down the street is just insane, shooting at anyone is insane. People need to come up with another way to handle their differences or just walk away and ignore it.

This is not a good way to start the year in Denver.

My hearts and wishes go to Williams Mom and Grandmother and the Denver Broncos.

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Denver Broncos Lay an Egg

The Denver Broncos were in perfect position to go to the playoffs and then manage to lose to the San Francisco 49ers 26-23 in overtime.
The way that the Broncos played the second half of the year they didn’t deserve to have a chance at the playoffs.  But with the perfect opportunity to win against a weaker team, they came out and laid one of the biggest eggs in the history of the franchise.

They need to address many things and one of them is the defense.  They started out the season strong and faded down the stretch.  They even faded at the end of games, todays was an example.  They need better conditioning and be ready to play 60 minutes.

They also need a running back to hold on the ball.  After putting the ball on the grass at critical moments the last three weeks, Tatum Bell was in the game again and put it on the grass.

These professionals need to look at what they want to do and come out and play next year.  If not, there might need to be a change at coach.  Shanahan did not do a good job this year and his message might be getting old in Denver and the game might be passing him by.

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Iverson a Nugget

I don’t know if this is the best thing in the long-run, but in the short-term it will help.  This is because the top scorer in the league is sitting for 15 games because the NBA doesn’t want to punish the Knicks for starting the whole mess.
See the Rocky Mountain News Story.

The big issue will be in when Carmelo Anthony comes back in mid-January and the two top scorers in the league are on the court at the same time.

Also how will AI and George Karl get along?  Karl has done well and also struggled with high profile/troublesome players.  Maybe he will call his friend Larry Brown and get some advice?

Also, how will AI fit into the Denver Community?  The Nuggets are heavily involved in community fundraising and events.  AI will need to participate and show compassion for the community and they will except him.  Otherwise it will be tough for him to be accepted.  All of the stars in Denver Sports history have done tremendous community work and he will too.
But this is a tremendous step up for the Nuggets and makes them a legitimate contender for the title.

I think that this blogger has captured it pretty well, Iverson traded to the Nuggets.
Go Nuggets!

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Don’t Trust Dennis Erickson!

What Dennis Erickson did to the University of Idaho is just plain wrong.  Sure, coaches change jobs and move onto greener pastures.  But this one was just plain wrong.
The school that rescued him from having permanent sofa but after he was fired by the San Francisco 49ers and he promised and he told them that he would take him to the next level, be there for 5 years, maybe longer and only leave when he retired.  But after 10 months, he leaves for Arizona State.  A wanna-be Pac-10 school that will never compete with the elite.

He can’t be trusted, especially when ASU talks to him about the job before even seeking permission.  I think Love (the ASU AD) and Erickson will go hand-in-hand into the sunset within a couple years, both a failure at ASU.

How are recruits going to trust him after he lied to the players at Idaho, especially the captain of the team.  He told the Captain at Idaho that he hadn’t decided if was going to accept the offer when he had already decided that he was going to.  As soon as he spoke with the Captain, in walked the Idaho AD and Erickson told him he was taking the job.

Jim Moore of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had a pretty good column today, “Counterpoint: Erickson violates Idaho’s trust“.  It captures the sentiment and why Dennis Erickson can’t be trusted anymore.