Tag: Mark Kiszla
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets too weak to stop Minnesota from punking them in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS – The Nuggets got punked, then turned into whiny, little chumps. As a 112-96 loss to Minnesota covered them in shame, center Nikola Jokic lost his cool when Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels laughed in the Nuggets’ face by scoring a breakaway layup as the clock wound down to the final horn. After Denver had…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Did Broncos, Raiders or Chiefs find the steal at RB in draft?
I like the Broncos drafting defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim because he’s from the same place as where Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller played his college football. – Robert, pit bull mentality Kiz: While Onyedim will get a chance to fill the big roster hole left by the departure of John Franklin-Myers, it’s the Broncos’…
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Mark Kiszla: Is Nikola Jokic losing grip on crown as world’s best basketball player?
MINNEAPOLIS – After a five-year reign as the undisputed best hooper on the planet, Nikola Jokic’s championship belt is on the line. There’s no debating the No. 1 reason Denver’s season is on the brink in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The greatest player to ever wear a Nuggets uniform has stunk. In…
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets’ championship era fades fast after ugly Game 3 loss to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS – Getting run out of the gym without so much as a whimper of protest might not have been the sad end of a glorious era for the Nuggets, but you can see it from here. And it ain’t a pretty sight. Those NBA championship rings earned in 2023 will shine forever. Denver, however,…
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Mark Kiszla: Denver can’t get a stop, much less stop Jaden McDaniels from dissing Nuggets’ horrific defense
The Nuggets’ defense is less reliable than a 1975 Ford Pinto. It’s not a question of if, but when, it will break down. And the fatal flaw of this team stunk up the gym on Monday night, when the Nuggets’ not only blew an early 19-point advantage in a 119-114 loss to Minnesota, but also…
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Mark Kiszla: Kings are clowns the Avs need as practice for real NHL playoff battles ahead
After meticulously crafting a hockey team as beautiful as an ice sculpture, Joe Sakic must watch the rest of the NHL try to take a hammer to his Avalanche during the Stanley Cup playoffs. “This is going to be fun,” Sakic told me Sunday. With that guarantee, the 56-year-old Avs executive stepped off the elevator,…
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Mark Kiszla: Messi magic in Broncos Country as Denver becomes the U.S. fútbol capital for a day
With the Broncos stadium awash in a pink sea of Lionel Messi jerseys, Denver was transformed into a fútbol town as rowdy as Buenos Aires or Barcelona. On a Saturday when Nikola Jokic raised the roof in the Nuggets’ home arena and Shohei Ohtani filled a ballpark in LoDo, both those sports giants were dwarfed…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Bednar flirting with trouble in the Lumberyard if Avs don’t commit to one goalie
The Avs might not win the Stanley Cup if coach Jared Bednar insists on rotating goalies in the playoffs. – B-Rad, putting out fires Kiz: I hear the sound of trouble rumbling in the Lumberyard, if Bednar actually thinks throwing any goalie on the woodpile is going to make a stone wall in front of…
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Mark Kiszla: Monfort brothers confronted a break-up before selling 40% stake to Broncos owners
The Colorado Rockies crumbled while Dick and Charlie Monfort wrestled over the future of the franchise. A dysfunctional baseball team that made losing 100 games a bad habit was a reflection of a long-hidden but unresolved family dispute between the two brothers who owned the Rockies. For the past two years, Charlie Monfort has persistently…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why Pioneers coach David Carle doesn’t need the NHL’s stinking money
I know Pioneers hockey coach David Carle loves the University of Denver and living in Colorado, but you have to think an NHL team is going to throw a truckload of money at him (Toronto? Las Vegas?) The Chicago Blackhawks were hot after him last year. He’s the best DU coach ever! – T-man, blessed…