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Covering the Denver Broncos at @TheAthleticNFL . 2023 Colorado Sportswriter of the Year. Camden’s dad.
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Nike could move units with this logo.
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Nikola Jokic on how he and LeBron are similar: "Athleticism. Quickness. I don't know if he can jump as high as me."
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Nikola Jokic with a gem on what he told Michael Malone his birthday present was tonight: "Coach, I'm going to get you a great present. I'm either going to get you home or get you to the Western Conference Finals."
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With the dunk contest happening soon, sharing my favorite Jokic interaction I had this year:
"Nikola, what do you remember about the first time you dunked a basketball?"
"I can't remember it."
"Do you remember how old you were?"
"I think I was 27."
Jokic turns 25 Wednesday.
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Jamal Crawford on Jokic’s high-arching shot: “He let God touch it.”
That’s nice.
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Having your Saturday morning ruined by the Nike SNKRS app is a tradition unlike any other.
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Nikola Jokic on Damian Lillard's performance: "It was a pleasure to be on the court to witness that."
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“World champion, Nicholas! What do you say about that!?”
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The family of former Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman announced in an Instagram post to Hillman’s account that the 31-year-old passed away Wednesday after battling a rare form of cancer. Hillman was a member of the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 championship team. Terribly sad news.
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Michael Malone: “Gregg Popovich has five rings. I have a wedding ring.”
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The Denver Post announced 30 layoffs, a third of the newsroom. The news was met with sobs. These are people who have bent over backwards under amid already unimaginable cuts being told it isn’t enough. This is a hedge fund killing an institution.
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Hearing Kawhi Leonard made his decision days ago, but it can take letters some time to work their way through the mail.
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Nuggets kept the party going at Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas last night/this morning.
📸 Sam Marshall for Tao Group Hospitality
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We all knew it was coming. But still remarkable. First player in Nuggets history. First second-round pick. First center since 2000. One of only five players to start all 72 games and did so while being asked to do more than ever before. What a season, Nikola Jokic.
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Broncos previous offensive staff by age: HC, Vic Fangio, 63; OC, Pat Shurmur, 56; QBs, Mike Shula, 56.
Current staff: HC, Nathaniel Hackett, 42; OC, Justin Outten, 38; QBs, Klint Kubiak, 34.
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Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson on his mindset as a blocker: “I want to take away the opponent’s will to play the game.”
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Nikola Jokic, told he passed Michael Jordan on the all-time triple-doubles list tonight: “Hopefully, I pass him in rings.”
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Jamal Murray on facing Damian Lillard: "I love competing against Dame. He's a competitor. He goes at you, doesn't disrespect you, just plays the right way, plays for his team and plays for his city. I love going against him. It's going to be a challenge."
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Drew Lock completed two passes of 30-plus air yards Sunday.
That's one fewer than Teddy Bridgewater completed in 13 starts this season.
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It was the smile with Demaryius Thomas for me. Always had that 10,000-kilowatt grin that would light up every room. Even when things were bad, the smile was there.
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This is as dejected as I’ve seen Justin Simmons after a loss in my three seasons covering the team.
“We all know what the definition of insanity is. We can’t keep doing the same thing week in and week out and think things are going to change.”
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We were coming up on a decade since Thomas' 80-yard walk-off TD reception in the playoffs against the Steelers. I've talked to numerous Broncos fans who say that is their most cherished fan moment, even above the Super Bowl wins.
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Nikola Jokic: "I tried my best. I didn't want to lose, you know? I tried to leave everything out on the floor."
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Javonte Williams on the crowd counting down the play clock: “We started clicking after they did that. We might need them to do that every game.”
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Since the start of the 2020 season, there are 75 NFL receivers who have been targeted at least 85 times.
Only one of those players has not dropped a pass.
His name is Tim Patrick.
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Early class of 2037 scouting report: He’ll probably be tall but not too athletic. We will teach him to pass and shoot 3-pointers. Lessons begin in May ...
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Easier to watch the Nuggets play their playoff game tonight from Denver City, Texas than from Denver, Colorado. Just sad for so many fans.
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Josey Jewell in his 2022 debut: Nine tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery.
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Russell Wilson’s final seven games in 2021, once his injured finger had healed: 64.6% completions, 15 TDs, 3 INTs, guiding an offense that averaged nearly 29 points per game. His 104.7 passer rating was 5th in the NFL.
Even if that’s the ceiling, Broncos are leagues better.
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Remember kids, if anyone ever has the audacity to tell you something can't be done, you remind them that the Nuggets ran two 7-footers in a pick-and-roll to sheer perfection.
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Shaq just said Jokic is “one of the best passing bigs in the game.”
Jokic entered this game averaging 10.5 assists. Second place among centers comes in at 3.5.
That’s like saying “sunny and warm is one of the best weathers.”
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This is the first time in Nuggets history, dating back even to the ABA days, that the franchise has advanced past the first round of the playoffs in three straight seasons.
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Michael Porter Jr. on Chris Paul: "Watching that dude, I hope he wins a championship. The way he leads his team is incredible. It was inspiring to see."
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Nikola Jokic is playing even better than his MVP year. Nothing the guy doesn’t do.
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Man, and here I was bummed about leaving my leftovers at a restaurant last night.
A Southwest Airlines flight headed for Dallas had to return to Seattle when someone at the airport realized their team forgot to unload a human heart from an earlier flight
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Phillip Lindsay finishes the Broncos portion of his career with 2,550 yards, 18 total touchdowns, an average of 4.8 yards per carry and one Pro Bowl appearance.
Not bad for the undrafted, hometown guy out of Denver South High School.
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AG saving the ball from going out of bounds and finding Porter after the LeBron dunk on the other end was such a huge play.
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Peyton Manning just took time to pay respects to Demaryius Thomas at the late wide receiver's No. 88 logo painted on the sideline. From 2012 to 2015, there was no better QB-WR duo in the league.
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Local media was just on a conference call with Jamal Murray. When questions for him were over, he turned the tables, asking media members about instances of racism they have encountered or seen. And then he just listened and asked questions, creating conversation.
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Colorado's mascot is getting carted off the field due to some kind of injury. Really.
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This is a whopper of a paragraph from
@SandoNFL
’s Pick Six column as it relates to the Broncos’ loss on Sunday:
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Crazy that Nikola Jokic is going to nab his third straight MVP award, lead the Nuggets to their first NBA championship, hang out with his horses in Sombor and coach the Broncos in their Week 1 opener in September — all in the span of a few months.
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Think that Nikola Jokic third quarter just stamped out the last embers of any MVP debate.
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Greeley-based artist Armando Silva creating a live portrait of Demaryius Thomas.
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Nikola Jokic on Deandre Ayton: "He knows what he needs to do and he's doing it at a really high level. He's a real two-way player, doing it on both ends. I don't think you can ask for a better mentality from a young player."
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The Nuggets have officially clinched their second straight playoff appearance.
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That time Bol Bol made a massive All-Pro pass rusher look like a kid.
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Here was Will Barton campaigning for Nikola Jokic to be part of the MVP conversation
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Tim Connelly traded a disgruntled Ty Lawson in 2015 for a pick that turned into Juancho Hernangomez. That was just a couple months after he traded Aaron Afflalo for Will Barton AND the pick that turned into Malik Beasley, who appears to be a real player. That is some dealing.
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To add to the report of
@ShamsCharania
and Isaiah Thomas being assigned to the G-League, I’m told he won’t actually play there. The distinction was made for possible practice time with a G League team, but IT will instead stay with Denver, moving closer to NBA return.
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24 points. In one quarter. Without hitting a 3. Against the current darlings of the East. Every time you think there is a ceiling with Nikola Jokic ...
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Bradley Chubb has created nine combined pressures since Week 4, according to Sportradar, tied for Shaquil Barrett and Aaron Donald for the NFL lead during that stretch. The difference: Chubb has only played two games in that span; Barrett and Donald have each played three.
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Check-down Teddy currently ranks second in the NFL in air yards per attempt at 10.01. First? Russell Wilson, at 10.02.
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This will be the eighth playoff series between the Nuggets and Lakers and the fourth to take place in the Western Conference Finals.
Denver is 0-7.
If you are going to win a title, why not try to vanquish some demons along the way?
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Drew Lock’s 149.5 rating Sunday was the third-highest in team history for a single game (minimum of 20 attempts), behind some guys named John Elway and Peyton Manning. (H/t
@Broncos
PR.)
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Aqib Talib: “I don’t even know how to tank. What is tanking? Letting a guy run by me? ... We have champions in this locker room.”
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Maybe don't blitz Teddy Bridgewater?
Vs. 5 or more rushers, per TruMedia
• 17-of-17
• 171 yards
• 4 TDs
• 0 INTs
• 148.2 rating
• Sacked twice in 19 dropbacks
Only player in the NFL without an incompletion when blitzed (min. 10 attempts).
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After a moment of silence for Bryant, chants of "Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!" break out at the Pepsi Center.
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That call didn’t change the series. Probably wouldn’t have even changed the outcome of this game. But ejecting Jokic when the primary contact of his swing was the ball is quite the call to make.
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Kevin Harlan has managed to work Steve Atwater, John Elway, Gary Kubiak and Frank Tripucka into his Nuggets call. Not too shabby.
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There have been 12 triple-doubles produced in these playoffs. Nikola Jokic has nine of them.
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Good news for the Broncos is that I'm pretty sure Von Miller and Courtland Sutton and Jurrell Casey will be recovered by the time the team plays another game.
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I just can’t get over how reckless and batshit crazy this is. Hey,
@pepsicenter
, your sports teams aren’t allowed to play games when this arena is empty. That you allowed this to happen tonight is unconscionable.
Getting more video from inside
@pepsicenter
. Thought I was seeing empty seats for
@PostMalone
in the middle of COVID-19 outbreak. Turns out... it’s packed. So much for social distancing.
#9News
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Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez hugging Will Barton in the locker room. Beasley’s mom also saying goodbye to folks in the locker room. They’ve been told they are on the move.
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Justin Simmons now has 16 interceptions in his first five NFL seasons. He joins Champ Bailey (18) as the only Broncos to record that many interceptions in that time frame.
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Tonight was Monte Morris’ 40th game of the season with zero turnovers.
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Kroenke & Sports Entertainment announces it will pay its part-time and hourly stadium employees for the next 30 days.
KSE also said it will continue to work with local program We Don’t Waste to help provide food for those in need.
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Michael Malone: "You gotta celebrate the moments. I learned that from my parents. This is a moment and it's my birthday and we're going to go party in the bubble."
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The Denver defense had four sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception, a safety and has now allowed only one touchdown in its last 10 quarters.
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Michael Porter Jr. is shooting 65 percent from the field and 48 percent from 3-point range over his last 11 games.
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This line from
@billoram
about the Lakers getting lucky in the NBA Draft Lottery is so good:
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Nikola Jokic is the first player in Nuggets history to be named Western Conference player of the month twice in the same season.
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Nick Young on the reception: “People love saying the name. I’m like Elvis. Swaggy Presley.”
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Another stat that is just hard to fathom: Jerry Jeudy has a 47.2 percent catch rate this season (17 catches on 36 targets). That ranks Jeudy 80th among 81 qualified wide receivers, according to TruMedia, ahead of only Carolina's D.J. Moore (45.5%).
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Jamal Murray on Nikola Jokic: "If he's playing like that, we're going to be a scary sight for years to come."
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Teddy Bridgewater, when facing pressure against the Jaguars on Sunday, per Pro Football Focus:
• 9 of 10
• 97 yards
• 1 TD
• 140.4 passer rating
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Interesting anecdote that Sean Payton gave to
@PatMcAfeeShow
: Broncos had analytics staff isolate Nix's numbers to remove the bubble screens and other LOS throws.
"Remove all that and he's first in yards per completion."
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Nuggets, announcing a new partnership with Ball Corporation, say Pepsi Center will now be known as Ball Arena. That's a pretty perfect name for a basketball gym if you ask me.
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Jerry Jeudy getting more first-team action today. He gets himself so open that you would think defensive backs are following social distancing protocols during practice.
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Monte Morris and Austin Rivers are a combined 2 of 14 for seven points. That won't cut it.
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Drew Lock says he is trying to get into the virtual Nuggets' fan section at some point during the Western Conference Finals.
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Wild stat I found while putting together some Broncos offseason stuff: There were 91 players who had at least 65 receiving targets this season, per Sportradar. Among those, Broncos WR Tim Patrick was the only one without a drop.
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Case Keenum was the QB for the Broncos when Von Miller guaranteed Denver would thump Arizona on a Thursday night in 2018. Now, Miller has effectively vowed to sack Keenum multiple times on Thursday. Juicy.
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Two months after his father passed away, Thomas Welsh was drafted by the Nuggets. The start of his NBA career has been accompanied by painful grief, but the enduring lessons of his father have helped Welsh make a strong impact on the Nuggets organization:
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50. Game-winner from 35 feet. Good-bye wave. Like, what?
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Sutton now has 10 touchdowns. That's the first double-digit TD season for a Broncos receiver since Demaryius Thomas in 2014.
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Michael Malone said he had a conversation with Isaiah Thomas ahead of the decision to remove him from the rotation, one he says he’ll keep private. Said it was a hard decision but one he has to make in his position. Said rotation will stay this way for the time being.
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The Broncos have scored 100 points through seven games. The only time they ever scored fewer through that many games was a 91-output in 1966.
So since the NFL merger in 1970, the Broncos have never scored fewer points to this point in the season than they have this year.
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The Nuggets are expected to sign forward Tyler Cook to their open two-way spot, according to sources. Former Iowa standout was with Denver during Summer League.
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Nikola Jokic did something tonight that only Michael Jordan had ever done. The Joker and His Airness are the only two players in NBA history to compile a line of 39+ points, 12+ rebounds, 6+ assists and 3+ steals in 34 or fewer minutes, per Denver's postgame notes.
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The Nuggets will indeed only have 7 available players for tonight’s game. Asked about the potential of that before the game, Malone said he’s never been a part of a game like this before. Said he even looked up rules to see what happens if you get down to 5 guys and 1 fouls out.
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ESPN says it will now televise the Nuggets game against the Rockets in Houston on Jan. 22.
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Jeudy: "LeBron shouted me out? That's next level."
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Testing on Nuggets guard Jamal Murray’s sprained left ankle returned clean today and he is expected to miss multiple games, league sources tell
@ShamsCharania
and me.
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Nuggets announce that basketball legend Sue Bird has joined the front office staff as a basketball operations associate, fresh off her WNBA title this summer with the Seattle Storm.
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