A quick look back at Tuesday night in The Association ...Once Again Back Is The Incredible. No, not me. Two-time MVP Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 dimes in his first game back from a shoulder injury to help lead the Suns to a 115-90 rout over the Clips. Shawn Marion had 31 points, Pat Burke -- excuse me!? -- grabbed 10 boards and Phoenix snapped their three-game losing streak. But it wasn't all diamonds and sunshine and copious vats of free beer. Nash appeared to re-aggravate his injury while taking a charge in the second half. He sat out the entire fourth quarter.
It's The Return Of The ... AI and Redd. (Once again!). Allen Iverson scored nine points for the Nuggets in a 95-80 loss at San Antonio. Iverson had missed nine of the Nuggets' last 10 and Sunday's ASG with a right ankle sprain. Meanwhile, Michael Redd returned to score 17 points for the Bucks in a 84-83 home loss to the 'Stons. Redd has been sidelined for nearly 1 1/2 months with a messed up left knee. Mark Morrison -- aka the "Mack" -- also returned (once again!), but saw limited time in the Knicks 100-94 win over the Magic. He finished with a couple of rebounds.
Was The Highlight Factory Closed For Renovations? Mutoni was all over this, but it bears repeating: Chicago held Atlanta without a field goal in the third quarter in a 106-81 win. Yes, zero. The Hawks, outscored 28-8 in the third, went 0-16 from the field, marking the first time in franchise history the Bulls held a team without a field goal in a quarter. According to my good friend Elias, who has a car and drives me places, it was the first time a NBA team went without a field goal in a quarter since Feb. 3, 2006 when Sacramento shot 0-for-20 in the fourth against Utah.
Patiently Waiting For Wizznutzz's New Screen Saver. Washington's DeShawn Stevenson on Arenas: "He's 'Hibachi,' but I'm 'Mr. Fifty.' Put that in the newspaper so he'll get mad." Um, I'll do you one better and put it in the Morning Hardwood! Stevenson, who also liked the idea of the nickname "Inspector Fifty," -- where do they come up with this stuff? -- scored a season-high 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting in a 112-100 win over the Wolves. His field goal percentage is now 50.1 percent. Agent Zero's? 42.
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2-21-2007 @ 12:24PM
Mike Montoya said...
What is going on in Denver? Can't ownership see? When Denver signed AI a few months ago, everyone here thought that the Nuggets have acquired the missing link in their pursuit of an NBA championship. But what has happened is, the Nuggets are totally inept. They look like a bunch of guys sweating in a rec center pick-up game. No one knows anyones game. They are terrible on defense and offense is just at best hit and miss. But the real tragedy is the coaching. Yes, thats right, the coaching. Once again, George Karl has proven that he cannot coach big name, high talent guys like Carmelo and now Iverson. Denver needs to look seriously at making a change at the coaching position. Every time I see Karl in a post game interview, he has this laisse fair attitude about this team. He seems as though he has no passion about turning this thing around in Denver.I was excited about going out so see the Nuggets play when Iverson came in. But George has not been able to get these guys playing on the same page. No doubt Iverson is a star and Carmelo is a potential star but George can't seem to get these two guys to mesh and produce the kind of scoring between both of them to make it count. I know we cannot compare Denver to say a Phoenix, but when I see Phoenix moving the ball and playing together and letting everyone score, it makes me think has George committed too much upon Carmelo that other scorers are now left to only watch. Why did they bring in J.R.? to sit on the bench. The kid can score as can Iverson.
Denver, I say needs coaching quickly........
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