Two days left on this 12 day tour of the west....the guys seem fine...no talk of being worn out, or mentally drained...they know tonight is a key one to salvage at least three games on the trip...we spoke about this on the postgame show the other night, how fans and media tend to notice warts on their own teams, and that's true in any sport...
Case in point, I spent some time on the phone last night with my Denver and Golden State colleagues...and from their perspective, the Cavs coming in means very difficult games for their teams...They both wondered how their teams will be able to stop LeBron and company...both the Nuggets and Warriors have trouble stopping opponents from scoring....I think the Cavs will get back to their defensive effort and offensive focus we saw in Sacramento and L.A....it's a must...
Nuggets fans still have not seen Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson on the floor together...that will come soon....tonight is the 14th game of 'Melo's 15 game suspension for that brawl with the Knicks.
Stu Jackson from the NBA office is due to name today, the 6 participants for the long distance shootout at All-Star weekend....Damon Jones is very anxious to find out...he would love to be a part of it for the first time....not for the individual glory...but just the thrill of competing...Damon would consider it an honor.
Denver is always a special stop for Mike Brown....it's not only where he got his NBA start as a video coordinator, but it's where he met his wife, Carolyn, a Denver area native...their first unofficial date was when Mike got Carolyn a ticket to a Nuggets game, 13 years ago....a mile-high match made in heaven you might say.
See you tonight on the broadcast on FSN Ohio at 10:00 p.m....
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