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    Denver Nuggets

    Who were the Nuggets that participated in any all-star events other than the shooting stars?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Voshon Lenard, Carmelo Anthony, and Earl Boykins. Voshon Lenard came third in the three point shootout, despite being injured since the first game of the season. Earl Boykins participated in the skills competition for the second straight year, and came second. Carmelo Anthony participated in the rookie challenge and was the MVP with 31 points. He was the fourth person in history to get 30 or more points in the rookie challenge.

    Who was the person who started out the season as the Nuggets head coach?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Jeff Bzdelik. The Nuggets started out the season 14-15 with Bzdelik as the coach, and that was when he got fired and was replaced by interim coach, Michael Cooper, who didn't do any better going 3-10 as Nuggets head coach. So that was when George Karl came, and completely turned the Nuggets around going 32-8 as the Nuggets coach.

    Who was the Nuggets leading scorer?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo came second to LeBron James in the rookie of the year voting in the 2003-04 season. This year was the second straight year that he lead the Nuggets in scoring with 20.8 ppg.

    Who was the Denver Nuggets first drafted player in the 1977 draft?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      Tom LaGarde. They chose forward Tom LaGarde in the first round, 9th pick overall. He was drafted out of North Carolina. He was their first pick to an official NBA team.

    Who did the Nuggets lose to, in a record-high scoring NBA game in 1983?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      Detroit Pistons. On December 13, 1983, the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons combined for 370 total points. The Pistons won the triple-overtime game, 186-184 at McNichols Arena.

    Who did the Nuggets acquire from the Golden State Warriors right before the trading deadline, by trading Nikoloz Tskitishvili and Rodney White?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Eduardo Najera and Luis Flores. The Nuggets traded White and Tskitishvili for Najera and Flores, so that they could get some added energy off the bench.

    Which Western Conference playoff team did the Nuggets sweep the season series against?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Memphis Grizzlies. The Nuggets won all four games against the Grizzlies. In one of the games they won in overtime.

    Which veteran sharp-shooter did the Nuggets acquire during the middle of the season?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Wesley Person. Wesley Person had a career average of 42% shooting from downtown. The Nuggets were a poor three-point shooting team and were in need of a good shooter with Voshon Lenard out.

    Which country is forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili from?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      Georgia. He was the Nuggets' 5th overall draft pick in the 2002 draft. He was drafted out of the Republic of Georgia.

    Which college did former Nuggets guard Robert Pack attended?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      USC, Southern Cal. He was aquired by the Nuggets in the 1992-1993 season. He scored 810 total points that season.

    What year did former Nugget Dikembe Mutombo, win the NBA defensive player of the year honors?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      1995. Dikembe led the league averaging 3.91 blocks per game that year. He also scored 946 total points that season.

    What was the Nuggets' regular season record during the 1999-2000 season?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      35-47. The Nuggets did not have that good of a season that year. They did not make the playoffs that season either.

    What was the Nuggets overall record and rank in the west at the end of the season?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      49-33 and 7th. The Nuggets ended up with the seventh seed and a first round playoff matchup with the San Antonio Spurs.

    What was the final record of the 1976-1977 Denver Nuggets?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      50-32. Denver finished with a 50-32 record, and tied the Philadelphia 76ers, for the second-best record in the league. They went to the playoffs but lost to the Portland Trail Blazers.

    What jersey number did Nuggets' legend Alex English have retired?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      2. Alex English was an 8 time all-star. His number was retired on March 2, 1993.

    What college did former Nugget Bryant Stith attend?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      Virginia. Bryant was the Nuggets first round draft pick in 1990. He was the 13th over all pick that year.

    Voshon Lenard's season-ending injury came against which team?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Los Angeles Lakers. Lenard missed 79 games in the season with an achilles injury.

    The Nuggets were in what rank in the west before George Karl came?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      11th. The Nuggets were a full eight games under .500 when Karl came.

    The Nuggets got a first round matchup with the Spurs and lost 4-1. Which game did they win?Denver Nuggets 2004-05 (baller347217)

      Game 1. The Nuggets won the first game in San Antonio, where the Spurs only lost three times during the regular season, and then lost four in a row.

    How many points did former Nuggets guard Todd Litchti, score in the 1989-1990 season?Denver Nuggets (Honz42069)

      630. Todd was the Nuggets first round pick in the 1989 draft. He was the 15th overall pick that year. He scored 630 points his rookie season.

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    • I'm getting old and forgetful, I guess. There used to be a kind of gum when I was a kid, served in a little draw string bag and likened to gold nuggets. Does anyone remember what this stuff was called? ( goto )


    • What does this first group of words share that the second group does not. Group #1 - (New York City, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Memphis) Group #2- (Phoenix, Miami, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, Denver)? ( goto )


    • Could anyone tell me the name of a film released in the 70's which was a true story based on the diaries of a woman dying of leukaemia, and her boyfriend who used to play and sing all John Denver material? ( goto )


    • Which of the following people are no longer among us: actor Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky in "Starsky and Hutch"), actor Dabney Coleman ("The Slap Maxwell Story" and "Buffalo Bill"), actor Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse on the "Dukes of Hazzard"), or Las Vegas singer Lola Falana? ( goto )


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