The Broncos selected 23-year old QB Zac Dysert out of Miami (OH) with the 234th overall pick (7th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Dysert is 6’2″, 224 pounds and he runs a 4.85 40. Dysert got his team to play to a much higher level offensively last year than they had any right to, [...]
The Broncos selected 23-year old Vinston Painter out of Virginia Tech with the 173rd overall pick (6th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Painter is 6’4″, 299 pounds and he runs a 4.96 40. Painter played in 2009 at DT for the Hokies. He moved to offense in 2010 and he was a backup until [...]
The Broncos selected 23-year old WR Tavarres King out of Georgia with the 161st overall pick (5th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. King is 6’0″, 192 pounds and he runs a 4.45 40. King’s game is running deep. He has the speed and the hands to make teams pay as long as he can [...]
The Broncos selected 23-year old DE/OLB Quanterus Smith out of Western Kentucky with the 146th overall pick (5th round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Smith is 6’4″, 248 pounds and he runs a 4.7 40. Smith’s game is chasing the passer and getting him on the ground. He is very fast for a player his [...]
The Denver Broncos selected 22-year old CB Kayvon Webster out of South Florida with the #90 overall pick (3rd round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Webster is 5’10″, 194 pounds and he runs a 4.36 40. Webster is very fast and he’s quick to support against the run. He is also a huge asset on [...]
The Broncos have signed 31-year old OLB Shaun Phillips to a 1-year deal. Phillips played in 16 games for the Chargers last year and he had 50 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 passes defensed. Phillips has now played in 136 games in his first [...]
61-year old head coach George Karl is an excellent regular season coach, but he has done nothing but fail in the playoffs for the Nuggets (and other teams) so far in his NBA career. Karl led the Nuggets to a 57-25 record (69.5%) during the regular season last year, but he was 2-4 (33.3%) in [...]
The Nuggets were a veteran team in 2012-13, so they didn’t have a lot of P.T. available for the rookies. 20-year old shooting guard Evan Fournier played in 38 games (4 starts) for the Nuggets last year and he averaged 11.3 minutes, 5.3 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. He shot 49.3% from [...]
The Denver Nuggets’ season ended in disappointment, but they still had a good season. The Nuggets finished in 2nd place in the Northwest Division, only 3 games behind the Thunder. But, they then were knocked out in six games by the higher seeded Golden State Warriors. Here is a look at the players who made [...]
The Nuggets only shot 34.7% from the floor and they were out-rebounded 55-44 and it did them in last night. Andre Iguodala led the way for the Nuggets with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Ty Lawson also had a solid game with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. [...]
29-year old shooting guard Andre Iguodala has really benefitted from the Warriors playing a small lineup since the injury to David Lee. In his last two games, Iguodala is averaging 40.0 minutes, 22.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Iguodala has now played in 5 games (all starts) against the Warriors [...]
The Nuggets outran the Warriors last night in Denver. Andre Iguodala led the way for the Nuggets last night with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. Ty Lawson (19 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals), Wilson Chandler (19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal) and Kenneth Faried [...]
The Rockies have sent 24-year old righty swinging 2B Josh Rutledge to AAA. He played in 43 games for the Rockies this year and he was 38 for 157 (.242 avg, .655 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 5 homers, 13 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. 24-year old righty swinging D.J. LaMahieu will take over as [...]
Righty swinging 2B/OF Terry Shumpert wasn’t much of a hitter until he got to Colorado in 1999. The light air helped him have a career year in 1999. Shumpert played in 92 games for the Rockies in 1999 and he was 91 of 262 (.347 avg, .997 OPS) with 58 runs scored, 10 homers, 37 [...]
The Rockies have designated 27-year old lefty swinging infielder Reid Brignac for assignment. Brignac played in 29 games for the Rockies this year and he was 12 for 48 (.250 avg, .669 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 6 RBIs. Brignac has now played in 285 games in his first six years in [...]
The Rockies have placed 32-year old lefty starting pitcher Jeff Francis on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 15th, due to a strained left groin. Francis has pitched in 8 games (all starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 2-3 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Francis has [...]
26-year old righty reliever Edmer Escalona has been outstanding out of the pen for the Rockies so far in 2013. He has pitched in 13 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP. He has given up only 16 hits and [...]
The Rockies have signed 27-year old righty starter/reliever Sean Gallagher to a minor league deal. Gallagher pitched in 4 games (all starts) in Independent ball this year and he was 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP. Gallagher last pitched in the majors back in 2010 for the Padres and Pirates. He has [...]
