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The Cellarist
Savoring the world of wine and spirits, one glass at a time
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Raising a glass to James Beard contenders
David Hirsch of Hirsch Vineyards. The list of James Beard Foundation award semifinalists is out today, and in addition to our local chefs, a whole gaggle of libation luminaries is in the running as well. Our local semifinalists for outstanding wine service include two halves of the Italian equation: Acquerello, which has been a standardbearer […] [Read More]
"Goode Job" winner takes a new gig
Hardy Wallace It may have been a Goode job, but it was still time to move on. Hardy Wallace, the Atlanta wine blogger who turned his mastery of social media into a six-month dream gig with Murphy-Goode Winery in Healdsburg, has bid farewell to the Jackson Family Wines property and is taking a new gig […] [Read More]
A bumper crop for California wine — or is it?
Lianne Milton/Special to The Chronicle A Petite Sirah cluster in Napa Valley. The first look at California's 2009 vintage came Wednesday with the release of the USDA's preliminary crush report. And this past year was a big one, with nearly 3.7 million tons of wine grapes, part of an overall grape harvest second in size […] [Read More]
Why California wines aren't selling
Brant Ward/The Chronicle, 2007 More deals can be found on Bay Area shelves. California wineries got a jolt of reality this week when industry analyst Jon Fredrikson delivered some shocking numbers at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento. While overall U.S. consumption of wine was up slightly, 2.1 percent to 323 million cases, […] [Read More]
California wine gets green standards
Frederic Larson/The Chronicle, 2004 A biologist looks for mealybugs in a Napa Valley vineyard. California wine's efforts to go green got a big push Wednesday when the industry unveiled a certification program for its sustainable practices. The wine industry has for years been pushing its green credentials by letting wineries evaluate their own progress on […] [Read More]
WSJ's wine duo signs off
Jon Bonne/The Chronicle This Saturday marked the final installment of the Wall Street Journal wine column written by Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher. Under the guise of recounting their top wines of the year, they tackled the far more noble theme of how to consider wine in context, whether reviewing or just drinking it. Their […] [Read More]
Smuggler's Cove makes its debut
Jon Bonne/The Chronicle A view from "the hut." The day of rum reckoning has come for Martin Cate and Smuggler's Cove. Cate, who earned Bar Star status at Alameda's Forbidden Island, has spent months preparing his Hayes Valley temple to that particular spirit. It opens tonight. The temptation is to call Smuggler's Cove a neo-tiki […] [Read More]
Calistoga appellation gets the OK
Deanne Fitzmaurice / The Chronicle, 2007 Bottles in the tasting room at Chateau Montelena. After holding their breath for six years, Napa Valley winemakers can now put the name "Calistoga" on wines made from grapes grown in that historic town, federal regulators have ruled. The decision (read it here in PDF) ends a long slog […] [Read More]
Vintners Hall of Fame, the 2010 class
Ron Wurzer/Special to The Chronicle, 2007 Randall Grahm. Five new members of the Vintners Hall of Fame were named today as the hall's 2010 class. The hall, located at CIA's Greystone campus in St. Helena, was inaugurated in 2007 to honor those who have contributed the most to the California wine industry. This somewhat smaller […] [Read More]
Terroir: On rocky ground?
The Chronicle, 2004 Did you want that on the rocks? This week's wine tempest in an O Series comes from Portland, Ore., where the Geological Society of America has grown tired of wine types proclaiming the virtues of tasting minerality in their wines. According to an AP report: The geologists say wines may vary in […] [Read More]
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FLA Awards
2014 Award Winners
- Nominations may be submitted by any member of the Florida Library Association and others, if noted in the award description.
- FLA membership is not required for those submitting nominations for Friends, Foundations and Boards awards.
- If, in the judgment of the FLA Awards Committee, there is not sufficient evidence of outstanding accomplishment in keeping with the criteria set for any award, that award will not be given.
- If you have any questions or suggestions about the FLA Awards, you may contact the awards committee chair at firstname.lastname@example.com
FLA Awards
Over-all Achievement
Embodiment of Values and Ideals
Excellence in a Field of Endeavor
- Library Web Site
- Exemplary Learning Design
- Libraries Mean Business
- Betty Davis Miller Youth Services Award
- Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations
Outstanding Citizen
- Outstanding Citizen
- Friends, Foundations and Boards Outstanding Member
- Outstanding Business/Media Partner
Awards Presented by Friends, Foundations and Boards
All recipients must be members of Friends groups in Florida.
See the awards list and more Information
Awards Descriptions
Awards for Over-all Achievement
FLA Leader of the Year Award
Purpose: To recognize a member of the Florida Library Association for distinguished service to the Association.
Criteria: Distinguished service is characterized by dedicated commitment to the Association's goals through
- active membership on committees,
- attendance at conferences,
- support of statewide advocacy efforts,
- submissions to the Association's publications,
- acceptance of leadership roles, or
- other significant activities on behalf of the Association and its aims.
Eligibility: This award shall be bestowed on a nominee based on either accomplishment during the current year or during several years of activity.
Librarian of the Year Award
Purpose: To recognize outstanding and ongoing contributions to Florida librarianship.
- participation in professional associations,
- exhibition of exemplary leadership skills,
- commitment to free access to information for all Floridians,
- promotion of reading and the increased usage of library materials, and
- evidence of creativity and/or innovation in providing services, resources and programs.
Eligibility: Nominees must be professionally trained librarians. This award shall be bestowed on a nominee based on either accomplishment during the current year or during several years of activity.Back To Top
Lifetime Achievement Award
Purpose: To recognize a librarian with a longstanding, distinguished record of professional achievements and accomplishments.
Criteria: These achievements and accomplishments must have
- spanned decades and,
- advanced the stature of libraries within the State of Florida via such activities as
- risk taking,
- innovation and
- significant change.
- The winner's contributions are so outstanding that their influence is of lasting importance to the entire spectrum of libraries and library service in Florida.
Library of the Year Award
Purpose: To recognize a Florida library that has demonstrated outstanding service to the community it serves.
Criteria: Key considerations are
- creativity and/or innovation in programming,
- expansion and/or enhancement of service to all constituents and areas of the community and
- leadership in implementing programs that can be emulated by other libraries.
Eligibility: Libraries of all types are eligible. Nominees can be a single library or a library system.Back To Top
Awards for Embodiment of Values and Ideals
Intellectual Freedom Award
Purpose/Criteria: To recognize an individual or organization having made a significant contribution to increasing or defending the right of access to the intellectual content of both print and non-print media.
Eligibility: Any individual or organization residing or operating within the boundaries of the state of Florida (with the exception of current Intellectual Freedom committee members) during the current calendar year shall be eligible for nomination.
Supplemental Documentation Required: Nominations must be supported by three (3) letters of endorsement.
Library Innovation Award
Purpose: To recognize a Florida library that has displayed innovative methods, projects, products, or organizational enhancements, such as using current and emerging technologies for library processes or information service delivery.
- Program or initiative that breaks new ground in library service, programming, etc.
- Significantly benefit to employees, library patrons, library operations, or the community-at-large
- Program or initiative can be replicated in other libraries.
Eligibility: Any creative or innovative program, activity or service will be considered.Back To Top
Maria Chavez-Hernandez "Libraries Change Peoples' Lives" Award
Purpose/Criteria: Named in honor of Florida State University's Dr. Maria Chavez-Hernandez, the purpose of this award is to recognize an individual library employee or group of employees who have made a demonstrably positive and big difference in the lives of Florida's library users. Of special focus are programs and services that provide outreach to immigrant and/or underserved populations.
Eligibility: This award is open to all types of libraries, library organizations and library associations in the state. The recognized service or program must have been in place for at least two calendar years and may serve either adults, or adults and children. All types of programs and services may be nominated.
Background: Dr. Chavez-Hernandez received her Ph.D. in Library Science and Information Studies from Florida State University in 1991. She was responsible for a large body of work focusing on Library and Information Services in the Caribbean region, and provided many resources and programming on the specific library and information needs of Latin American immigrants and their families.
Dr. Chavez-Hernandez was also an active member of FLA, ALA, the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), the National Education Association (NEA), and REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking).
The Florida Library Association created this award to honor Dr. Chavez-Hernandez and to perpetuate the dynamic spirit of her work in expanding the opportunities of information access to underserved and immigrant populations.
Awards for Excellence in a Field of Endeavor
Web Site Awards: Public Library, Special or Academic Library, or Youth Services
Purpose:To promote awareness of the importance of good design and usability in web page development and to recognize outstanding examples of effective library web pages.
Awards will be presented in three categories to three Florida libraries (one in each category: public library; academic or special library; or youth services) that provide excellent service via the World Wide Web.
Criteria: Excellence in the following:
- Creativity and/or innovation in overall design and appearance of the web site
- Arrangement of information and ease of use
- Accessibility for all users, including users with disabilities
- Subject areas
- Access to virtual library services
- Linked web sites
- Services and databases available to the public
Exemplary Learning Design Award
Purpose: To recognize good practice of sound design and implementation of products and services for learning in libraries, including classes written and taught by library staff, structured tutorial programs coordinated by libraries, online tutorials or programs, or paper-based fact finders.
- Effectively implemented each stage of the ADDIE model prevalent in instructional design: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.
- Innovative, exceptional design of learning program or activity in any Florida library.
- May include instructional activities, training, creation of instructional materials, or creation of an environment conducive to learning.
- Demonstrate a structured approach to the design, development, and implementation of a quality learner-centered activity.
- Demonstrate furthering the mission of the library where created/implemented.
- Greater consideration will be given to examples that can be replicated or modified for use in other locations.
Required Information: Submit completed application form, which details:
- Learning Objectives
- Description of the program/event/material
- Process used for design and development
- Relation to the mission of the library
- How was this program/event/material evaluated?
- Results (Offered how many times? How many participants?
- Include testimonial letter from participant stating: What was learned? How did this promote learning?
Libraries Mean Business Award
Purpose: To recognize a library's contributions to the business community.
Criteria: Nominees will be recognized for noteworthy service for a program which supports one or more aspects of workforce development, small business support, community development and employment. The following are examples of services that could be included in this program.
- Services to small businesses, which can include but are not limited to how to start a small business, business forms, franchising information, and business plans.
- Tools and training to help employees gain technology and other job-related skills
- Web pages with links to resources for businesses and/or job seekers
- Workshops and seminars on topics of interest to business and/or job seekers
- Podcasts, videocasts, RSS feeds, a wiki or other similar tools on business and job related topics
- Participation in blogs for small business owners, entrepreneurs and job seekers
- Providing a business and or job center in the library
- Presentations to local business organizations about the library's business related services and programs
- Providing paper and electronic copies of local ordinances that affect businesses, e.g. zoning, local census projects, development plans, etc.
- Organizing volunteers to provide assistance to businesses and job seekers
- Facilitating community meetings and foster partnerships and opportunities that bring together government departments, community groups, local businesses, and local leaders to promote economic development.
- Serving as a tourist welcome and information center
- Offering adult literacy programs and services for job seekers and for businesses
- Supporting community development efforts through active involvement in the Chamber of Commerce, other local business or economic development organizations and government agencies that support business growth.
- Libraries that collaborate with the Small Business Administration to provide services, such as video conferencing.
Eligibility: Florida libraries of any type are eligible. Nominees can be a single library or a library system. The program must have been conducted within the previous calendar year.
Who may submit a nomination? Recommendations for this award may be made by individuals from business organizations, government agencies, and businesses in the state as well as members of the Florida Library Association.
Betty Davis Miller Youth Services Award
Purpose: To recognize an outstanding program of direct service to youth.
- Nominated programs should be outstanding examples of direct service to youth. Outstanding is defined as unique, distinctive, exceptional, notable, praiseworthy or exemplary.
- Programs may be new or creative adaptations to existing programs.
- Programs should promote reading, literacy, or library use and be directly related to the mission of the library where they were presented.
- Greater consideration will be given to programs that can be replicated or modified for use in other locations.
Eligibility: Nominee must be a program of service and not an individual. The award is given for children's services (ages twelve and under) in even numbered years and for teen/young adult services (ages 13 through 18) in odd years. Areas of programming can include but are not limited to:
- Collection development
- Reference and information services
- Informational and recreational programs
- Outreach to the community
Programs must have been presented within the past two calendar years
Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations
Purpose: To honor outstanding strategic marketing or public relations projects or campaigns that show results; to provide other libraries in Florida models of excellence. In addition to being honored at the annual FLA Conference, winners will have the opportunity to display their projects for attendees. Criteria: Members of the FLA awards committee will focus on strict guidelines evaluating your librarys:
- Planning (35%)
- Implementation and creativity (35%)
- Evaluation (30%)
A strong submission should clearly:
For more detail on the award criteria, see these guidelines (pdf).
The FLAs Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations Award is modeled on the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, the American Library Association's most prestigious award.
Awards for Citizen Recognition
Outstanding Citizen Library Award
Purpose: To recognize the distinguished activities of a citizen of Florida in advancing the stature of libraries within the State of Florida.
Criteria: This award may be based on
- assistance,
- promotion,
- contributions,
- endowment,
- publicity, or
- any support
resulting in outstanding improvement to a library or the Florida Library Association.Back To Top
Friends, Foundations and Boards Outstanding Member Award
Purpose: To recognize a member of a Friends of the Library group, a library board member or a library foundation member for outstanding service or achievement.
Criteria: The overall accomplishments of the nominee should have aided in developing and strengthening the image of the library as a public service agency, which is an integral part of the government structure and with adequate tax support.
Eligibility: This award shall be bestowed on a nominee in actual service during the year but may be based on either accomplishment during the year or cumulative years of activity.
Outstanding Business/Media Partner Award
Purpose: To honor a company, business partner, or media agency (including newspaper, television, magazine, etc.) for their leadership or significant contribution in support of library service to a local, regional, or state-wide library organization. Criteria: A company, business partner or media agency may have provided
- financial support;
- publicity
- volunteer recruitment campaign
- employee involvement project
- fundraising assistance or
- outreach project
resulting in a positive change or improvement for library service. Special consideration will be given to efforts that can be replicated by others.
Required Information:
- A description of the project
- A description of the relationship between your organization and the nominee
- # of individuals served by the project
- Outcomes/results
- Selected representative samples (if applicable) of the project/program (i.e. posters, newspaper articles, photos, fundraising literature, etc.)
Nomination Forms and Information
For FLA Awards - use the online nomination form
For Friends, Foundarions and Boards Member Group Awards - download the paper form
- Online Nomination Form for FLA awards
- Preview of Online Form (pdf)
- New FLA Award "Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations" - award guidelines (pdf)
- Friends, Foundations and Boards Awards Form (doc)
Awards History
- Current Year Winners (pdf)
- Previous Award Winners

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With a home win over the New York Knicks tonight the Denver Nuggets can clinch a playoff spot in March for the first time in 21 seasons. However, it will not mean an end to the suspense of the race for playoff positioning.
In order for the Nuggets to afford a slip up against either Utah, the Lakers or Portland in any of their three difficult contests on the schedule they need to sweep the five remaining games against lesser opponents. That means taking care of business tonight against the Knicks.
Looking at the big picture the Knicks have gone from a playoff contender at the end of December, sporting a 21-25 record, to a league also ran after losing 25 of their last 33 games and eight of their last nine. Narrowing the view a bit the Knicks did Denver a big favor by knocking off the New Orleans Hornets last Friday and last night showed some spunk in Utah. After falling behind by 24 early in the third quarter New York roared back to actually take a 94-93 lead in the middle of the fourth quarter before falling by eight, 112-104.
Aside from their undisputable edge in talent the Nuggets also should have an edge in energy. Denver has had two days off following their dismantling of the Warriors where the Knicks are wrapping up a three game road trip and playing their fourth game in five days.
Previous Matchups: Game 31 – Den 117 NYK 110
Featured Blogs: Knickerblogger | Posting and Toasting
Take this with you: In Mike D'Antoni's fist season with the Knicks New York is second in the league in pace while the Nuggets vacillate between sixth and seventh. However, the Nuggets play significantly faster at home than they do on the road. It will be interesting to see if the Knicks can keep pace with the Nuggets for 48 minutes in their fourth game in five nights.
Lobbying for the Birdman
On February 20 I wrote the following:
Right now [for the 2009-10 season] the Nuggets are over $68 million [in team salary] with only Kenyon Martin, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Nene, J.R. Smith, Steven Hunter, Renaldo Balkman and the money they owe Antonio McDyess. That is only seven players. Chris Andersen has been a Godsend playing as well as he has for the minimum. He is going to get a significant raise next season and I doubt the Nuggets will be able to afford to bring him back.
March 23 Chris Tomasson of In Denver Times posted an article about the possibility Chris Andersen might be playing for another team next season:
Andersen will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and says his first choice is to return to the Nuggets. But he figures to command a hefty raise, one Karl hopes won't be too rich for Denver.
For starters, the Nuggets will have no early Bird or Bird rights on the Birdman, which allow a player who has played two seasons (early Bird) or three seasons (Bird) with a team to sign for an amount exceeding the salary cap. But the Nuggets could dip into a salary-cap exception, likely their midlevel of about $5.5 million, to retain Andersen.
There's one thing Andersen is counting on. He doesn't plan to play next season for the minimum, which would be $1.11 million.
"I'm pretty sure that's for sure,'' Andersen said.
Today Andrew from Denver Stiffs announced that he has started a petition demanding the Nuggets retain the services of the Birdman after this season and he plans on hand delivering it to the Nuggets during the playoffs.
My response to Andrew after I read his email was that he is petitioning the wrong people. If he wants Birdman to stay in Denver the petition should be to Andersen begging him to play for the minimum again with everyone who signed pledging to send him $10.
Chris Andersen is going to get at least $3.5 to $4.0 million next season and might even be offered the full midlevel exception from someone.
I only see two ways that Andersen will be a Denver Nugget after this season. Either the Nuggets are going to have to trade one of their big contracts and do it as part of a deal where they take back much less salary in return, or they are going to have to go far enough in the playoffs this season to convince Stan Kronke that keeping this team together will be worth the luxury tax hit.
The Nuggets' front office has shown some pretty impressive creativity lately and they did manage to dump over $10 million in salary over the span of a few months. Hopefully they can figure out a way to keep Andersen after the season too.
Breaking Faces
If you missed Nene's response to Louis Amundson's comments about his on the court personna you better check it out. Let's just say Nene does not think much of Louis' game or ability to withstand a good solid headbutt.
History made before our very eyes
I mentioned in my game recap that Jamal Crawford made back to back four point plays in the third quarter and I wondered if anyone in the history of the NBA had ever done that before. Well, I fired off an email to Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN and ClipperBlog and Henry Abbott of TrueHoop. Kevin then forwarded me some data he received from Elias. Elias only found three other players in the last ten years who even scored two in a game and none were back to back. Here is the complete list:
It is certainly possible someone has hit back to back four point plays before, but I bet Crawford was the first to do it.
Injury shenanigans
James Posey is going to miss three games with a sprained elbow. The injury occurred on Friday night against the Knicks, but for some reason was not announced until today. Posey sat out the Hornets' game last night after being suspended by the league for throwing the ball at a referee in the Knick game.
The Hornets just got one over on the league. They delayed announcing the injury until after Posey served a suspension during a game he was not healthy enough to play in. Had the league known Posey was going to miss the game due to injury they would have postponed the suspension until after he was healthy enough to return.
One man's projection
Reader Bill Holicky emailed me a projected breakdown of how the season could shake out over the final couple of weeks. He foresaw the Nuggets ending up with 52 wins and earning the fourth seed, but that was before they pulled out the win in Dallas so according to his projection Denver has a great shot at tying the Rockets for third and capturing the third seed thanks to being a division champion.
After predictably sleep walking through the first six minutes of the first quarter and falling behind the Golden State Warriors by 14 in the first quarter the Nuggets were able to rouse themselves and run away for an easy win.
George Karl called a timeout with the Nuggets down 19-6 after the first 6:25 of the game. From that point on the Nuggets played with more intensity, but it was not until Chris Andersen entered the game with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter and Denver behind 23-11 that the Nuggets took off. Less than seven minutes later Birdman threw down a vicious slam as he cut down the lane to put the Nuggets up 37-29. In Birdman's seven plus first half minutes he was a plus 20.
As soon as Andersen went to the bench Golden State actually briefly recaptured the lead 42-41. It would be their final lead of the game though as Linas Kleiza hit his first three point jumper in over three weeks on the very next possession to put Denver back up 44-42.
The run that put the Nuggets in complete control of the game was split between the second and third quarters. Denver scored the final six points of the first half and the first 13 of the second half turning a 60-57 game into a 79-57 rout. The Warriors did not get a shot within 18 feet of the rim as the Nuggets did a great job of collapsing on penetration and then rotating and running at shooters. The Nuggets run actually even extended out to a 44-15 stretch ending with 28 seconds left in the third quarter with the Nuggets already having earned three tacos for a dollar on Sunday at participating Taco Bell's even with more than a quarter to play.
The key to Denver sweeping the remaining games against sub .500 teams will be energy. I would like to add focus too, but I do not want to get too greedy. There was a point just a couple of weeks ago where I did not think we could count on the Nuggets to win any of these games and they still have to avoid falling into the trap of taking things for granted. It definitely took the Nuggets some time to wake up tonight, but the fact that they erased the early 14 point deficit by the end of the first quarter was very impressive.
A lot can happen over these final eight games, but if Denver can keep playing like they have over the previous three games I may be in for eating a lot of crow and I will not mind one bit.
Additional Game 74 Nuggets
Mindboggling Game Stats:
Pace Factor: 102.9 – Lightning fast. It was the fastest paced game since the Nuggets game 36 home win against Indiana.
Defensive Efficiency: 112.8 – Not terrible for such a fast paced game. The Warriors scored 17 fast break points and nabbed 19 offensive boards which both hurt this number. I imagine it was much better before Golden State's offensive explosion in the fourth.
Offensive Efficiency: 125.4 – No complaints. Remember, the Nuggets had six points more than six minutes into the game and still managed to score 129.
Featured Blog: Golden State of Mind
The Golden State Warriors are coming to town tonight, but it will be difficult to recognize them. Stephen Jackson and Andris Biedrins are both out and Corey Maggette is unlikely to play. While Golden State may only have one big name player on the court, Monta Ellis, they still have players who can put up big numbers.
Shooters like Anthony Morrow, Rob Kurz and Marco Belinelli can catch fire. Keleena Azibuike is a versatile scorer, Brendan Wright can score in the paint and C.J. Watson is a solid player as well. The player to watch however is Anthony Randolph. The beanpole thin rookie has tremendous instincts and when he plays at least 20 minutes can really fill up a box score.
The point is if the Nuggets take this game for granted the Warriors can still pump in the points.
Tonight will be the first back to back game the Nuggets have played in almost three weeks (March 9 at home against Houston). It will be interesting to see how they react, especially following a physical and emotional game last night in Dallas. Not only do I want to see an easy win, but I want to see Carmelo Anthony continue to play like Carmelo Anthony.
Oh yea, and Nene is back from suspension.
Previous Matchups: Game 4 – Den 101 GSW 111 | Game 23 – Den 123 GSW 105
Featured Blog: Golden State of Mind
Take this with you: Of the Nuggest final six games against sub .500 teams this one worries me the most because of the tough game in Dallas last night and the seemingly depleted Warriors lineup.
A game like that deserves a nearly 3,000 word recap, don't you think?
This late in the season a lot can happen in one day, especially when teams are packed as tightly in the standings as they are in the Western Conference. In a matter of hours we found out Tyson Chandler will be out an additional one to two weeks, the New Orleans Hornets lost at New York, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili were all back on the court together for the first time since the All-Star break and the Denver Nuggets won a thrilling game in Dallas to move into a tie for third in the west and to sweep the Mavericks for the first time in franchise history.
But above all of that, we might have the old Carmelo Anthony. Melo has had some nice games, but overall this season his scoring and efficiency have been a disappointment. In the 12 games following his suspension for refusing to come out of the game against Indiana Melo is averaging 26.8 points a game on 46.5% shooting. What was really encouraging about his 43 point performance, including the game winning layup, was the variety of ways he scored and how he never forced anything.
A big part of Melo's night was he had his jumper going, but he did not rely solely on his midrange shot to score. The best example of not settling for a jumper came in the first quarter when Melo lost control of the ball and had to retreat back to where he was ever with the top of Dallas' three point line. When he picked up the ball there was five seconds left on the shot clock. Under those circumstances almost every player in the NBA would dribble up the floor and launch a three with a second or two left on the shot clock. Melo used that to his advantage as even he probably expected to shoot the three as he was dribbling up the floor and he hesitated at the three point line, took another dribble and hesitated again at the elbow. Those two hesitation moves left him with a wide open lane to the rim as everybody on the court, in the stands and at home on the couch expected him to pull up and shoot. Melo ended up at the rim for an uncontested layup as the shot clock hit zero.
Melo also did a great job posting up. In the first quarter alone I counted five possessions where Melo either posted up or backed his man down. The results of those five possessions were two layups, a short fad away, an assist and a missed jumper where he squared and shot from 15 feet. Dallas was trying to play him straight up, but in the second half they began to double him on the catch when possible.
Melo became much more perimeter oriented in the third quarter taking almost exclusively jumpers, but when Dallas switched to zone Melo was working the middle trying to get Barea or Jason Terry trapped against him in the high post. Dallas did a good job defending that, but it opened up the perimeter for open shots by J.R. and Anthony Carter.
George Karl took Carmelo out for a brief rest with 9:00 left in regulation and the Nuggets holding a 88-80 lead. One minute and 52 seconds later Denver had not scored a point and Dallas had cut the lead down to three. J.J. Barea hit another three to tie it on the next possession. With the score tied Carmelo drove to the basket and missed a runner, but corralled the rebound and put it back in with 6:22 left to give the Nuggets the lead back at 90-88. That would be the only basket the Nuggets scored for a seven minute stretch from 10:52 down to 3:52.
The Nuggets found themselves down 93-92 when J.R. Smith nabbed an Antoine Wright miss, passed out to Chauncey and the Nuggets pushed the ball up the floor. Chauncey directed J.R. to swing behind him and fill the right lane. Barea, one of the two guards at the top of the Mavs 2-3 zone, stuck with J.R. up the right sideline and Terry was occupied with Chauncey on the right side of the floor as he brought the ball up. With Barea out of position and Terry guarding Billups Melo was all alone in the middle of the floor. Chauncey passed over to him and he hit a three giving the Nuggets a two point lead. Those three points were the first of eight Melo would score down the stretch.
The teams traded baskets and free throws when in the final minute Melo drove and earned two free throws to put Denver up two. Then Barea hit another three to put Dallas up one with 23.1 seconds left setting Melo up for yet another game winning shot.
With the Nuggets inbounding the ball on the left side Chauncey threw the ball into J.R. and then he ran across a double screen to the right side and J.R. passed it back to him on the right wing. Kenyon set a screen for Melo to free him up to cut towards Chauncey and run a little screen and roll. Melo set the screen on Chauncey's left and as Chauncey drove to the middle both Mavs stayed with Billups leaving Melo wide open rolling towards the baseline. Chauncey passed to Melo and the Mavs were left scrambling. Melo drive left towards James Singleton who was running at him which used Singleton's momentum against him and he was unable to change directions and stay with Melo. That left Dirk standing like a statue just hoping that Melo missed and he was not called for a foul. On the play J.R. was also set up for a kick out at the top of the circle, Carter was also wide open on the left baseline and both Carter and Kenyon were ready to crash the boards if Melo happened to miss. It was a nice design by Karl.
The Mavs had two chances to tie it and one of them was a pretty good open look by Dirk, but he missed and that left Wright to throw up a desperation 17 foot fade away over Chris Andersen which clanged off the rim and bounced to Melo.
Melo made one of two, possibly missing the second on purpose to allow the clock to run out as the Mavs struggled to fire off a full court shot instead of being allowed to take the ball out and organize a final play (although they were out of timeouts).
The game was not all about offense though. After a shaky first half defending the high screen by Dirk Denver came up with a much better scheme and they really locked down on. The difficult thing about guarding Nowitzki on that high screen is if you trap the ball handler it leaves him wide open, but if you switch he has a guard on him and he simply backs him down and shoots over him.
The Nuggets did mostly switching on him in the first half, but in the second they were much more sound. They trapped the ball handler, but pre-rotated a big up to cover Dirk so he could not receive the pass back. From there the big who trapped the dribbler rotated to cover the player the other big left. They executed it nicely and really took Dirk out of the game. Dirk only scored two points over the final seventeen minutes of the contest.
The Nuggets did indeed finish the three game road trip 2-1 and they won both games without Nene. Now they have probably the easiest remaining schedule of all the teams they are jockeying for position with. They seem have solidified their grip on the Northwest and even if they lose all three games to over .500 teams on the schedule as long as they knock off the six weaker squads they will finish with a 53-29 record. That would force Portland to finish 8-2 and the Jazz 9-2 in order to catch Denver for the division lead. Portland has games remaining against Utah, at Houston, at San Antonio, against the Lakers and then Denver on the last day of the season. Utah must still face Phoenix, play at Portland, at Denver, at New Orleans, at Dallas, at San Antonio and at the Lakers. Four of those games are back to backs and Utah has been terrible in those situations this season.
Before we right Denver into the top spot in the Northwest Division in pen remember the last time Denver was in such a nice position they let their lead slip away with losses to teams like Indiana and Sacramento. However, as Andrew at Denver Stiffs pointed out a few days ago, the Nuggets tend to close seasons out very well. Regular seasons that is.
Additional Game 73 Nuggets
Mindboggling Game Stats
Pace Factor: 84.5 – Very slow thanks to the Mavs' 20 offensive boards and relatively slow developing half court sets.
Defensive Efficiency: 119.5 – The Mavs only shot 35.6%, but the snagged the aforementioned 20 offensive boards and only turned the ball over four times. The four turnovers were a season low surpassing the eight that the Nuggets forced in Sacramento during game 64.
Offensive Efficiency: 121.9 – Thank you 56.0% shooting!
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Henry Abbott of TrueHoop recently publised a five part series on traveling in the NBA. Building on that I had to post this play from the Denver Nuggets' win over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday. Keep in mind a player gets two steps from the time he gathers the ball thus ending his ability to dribble. In the comments let me know how many steps you think Chris Paul took after he gathered the ball.
Scott Hastings is typically all over the referees for any blown call and he did not say anything about this play so maybe it was not traveling. You tell me.
The Denver Nuggets have never swept the season series from the Dallas Mavericks. We are talking 29 seasons. Of course there are other more important things the Nuggets have never done, like win a championship. Denver cannot win a title tonight, but with a win they can sweep the Mavs.
After a 22-17 start to the season the Mavericks have posted a 21-9 mark since and Denver's three wins against the Mavs all came early in the season when Dallas was not playing well. Oh, by the way, Dallas is 14-1 at home during that 21-9 stretch and they are on a 20-2 run at home since Denver won there on December 15 with their only two losses being at the hands of the Hornets and Celtics.
A fourth defeat of Dallas would be a nice win, not only to sweep the season series, but to validate their win Wednesday night in New Orleans. Up until the Nuggets' win in New Orleans the last time Denver won a road game against one of the west's top nine teams was the previously mentioned December 15 contest in Dallas.
Nene will set out once more serving the second game of his suspension. While New Orleans was a good matchup for Denver sans Nene, the Mavs are a different story. Erick Dampier is too big for players like Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen to handle. Johan Petro has shown he can bang in the paint, but George Karl has also shown he dislikes having Petro on the floor for significant minutes. Dampier has always been one of the most inconsistent players in the league so there is always the chance he produces one of his no show performances. He has produced at least nine rebounds in four of his last five games and in the fifth he had seven rebounds in only nine minutes.
Dirk Nowitzki has enjoyed success against the Nuggets defense averaging 31.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in the first three meeting this season. Jason Kidd had a memorable first game against Denver hitting six threes and coming up just one assist shy of a triple double. In the two games after that he has not been quite as good with averages of three points, six assists and 6.5 rebounds. Jason Terry has been solid, but unspectacular this season against Denver with averages of 18.3 points and 3.7 assists. Josh Howard is out, but he has not been a factor in any of the previous three games either.
The Nuggets have shown some life recently, but they have yet to show they can string together well played games against good teams. That makes tonight a prove it game and one that they need to win.
Previous Matchups: Game 5 – Den 108 Dal 105 | Game 24 – Den 98 Dal 88 | Game 39 – Den 99 Dal 97
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Take this with you: A win tonight will give the Nuggets their 2-1 record on the brief road trip which will meet the goal set forth by George Karl, but of course, he did not know they would be playing without Nene for two of those three games so they may have already met the revised, and unpublished, goal of getting one win.
The Denver Nuggets have answered. With their backs against the wall they chose to fight and Denver came out swinging tonight against the New Orleans Hornets. The Nuggets utilized a consistently solid defensive effort to a 101-88 victory in New Orleans. It is the Nuggets first road win against a team with a winning record since February 18 and the first time they have defeated one of the other top nine teams in the west since beating the Mavs on December 15.
With Peja Stojakovic and Tyson Chandler out George Karl chose to implement an aggressive trapping defense designed to keep Chris Paul out of the lane on the pick and roll. Things started out a little rough as the Hornets scored two layups in their first three possessions due to the attention the Nuggets were giving Paul. I was concerned that they would struggle attempting to execute a defense they had not utilized very infrequently and never for long stretches.
The Nuggets did a good job of adjusting on the fly and the Hornets easy looks slowly became few and far between. As we have pointed out in the past an aggressive scheme provides the impetus to play with energy while a lazier scheme, such as switching screens, saps the intensity from a team and leads to sloppy disinterested defense. By trapping and forcing him towards the midcourt Denver was able to disrupt the Hornets offense on the way to claiming a 28-21 lead at the end of the first quarter. line the Nuggets were able to force Chris Paul into committing six turnovers and thanks to the harassing defense applied by Dahntay Jones, Chauncey Billups and to a lesser extent Anthony Carter Paul struggled to get anything going on offense.
Paul did take advantage of ten trips to the free throw line, a couple of which were quite dubious, to record 19 points and he was credited with 13 assists, but he finished a game worst -19.
Offensively Carmelo had a couple of dominant stretches. He started the game off making six of his first eight shots and scored 13 points in the first nine minutes of the game. It was good to see Melo step up and hit some shots. He helped set the tone for Denver on offense and let them know that even without Nene they can put points on the board.
Strangely enough the Hornets clawed back in the game in the second quarter with Chris Paul on the bench. It was the second time in three games where Denver has allowed Antonio Daniels to make a run while Paul was sitting on the sidelines. Both teams went small to start the second quarter with Balkman playing power forward for Denver and James Posey played the four for New Orleans. It was the only stretch of the game where New Orleans made any shots. When Daniels made a three just over four minutes into the quarter the Nuggets' lead had vanished and the game was tied at 33.
The third quarter played out the same as the first with Carmelo scoring eight straight points and twelve in the quarter as the Nuggets once again took control. Denver entered the fourth quarter up nine points, but with the sting of the loss in Phoenix still fresh in my mind and the memory of how the Hornets erased a first quarter lead quickly in the second I was far from confident.
Fortunately Denver did not suffer from the same problem. They came out of the break on fire hitting their first six shots and doubling their nine point advantage. At that point it became clear New Orleans simply did not have the firepower to keep up. Paul was at least somewhat contained, David West was playing terribly and no one else was stepping up to fill the void. When Chris Paul was walking the ball up the court with just over six minutes left in the game and Denver up 18 I knew the Hornets did not have any fight left in them.
While tonight's victory was far from a perfect win, it was the best effort the Nuggets had put forth from start to finish in a long time. Fans always seem to call for their teams to play with desperation, but such a request is highly disingenuous. Think about the times you have been desperate, and I am not talking about in seventh grade when you wanted to touch the hot girl's booby. I am talking about when you are out of money and payday is nor for another four days or when you are in a store and suddenly realize you are not 100% sure where your kid is. Now imagine your boss asks you to put some desperation into the project you are working on. Is the adrenaline rush and fear in your gut anywhere near the same level? True desperation cannot be conjured from thin air. Monday night Phoenix was desperate (and fortunately they were still desperate tonight as they beat the Jazz) and tonight the Nuggets were the desperate team.
Now we move from fight or flight to a prove it game. They showed us some fight, now they have to prove to us that it was not a fluke as they must once again play without Nene on the road against a team chasing them in the standings.
Additional Game 72 Nuggets
Mindboggling Game Stats
Pace Factor: 87.4
Defensive Efficiency: 100.7 – Solid.
Offensive Efficiency: 115.6 – Pretty efficient considering they were without their highest percentage shooter.
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In middle school science class I learned about fight or flight. When an animal is confronted they will either step up and rumble or get out of dodge pronto. With the announcement that Nene has been suspended for two games we will see firsthand which option the Nuggets will choose, fight or flight.
The bad news is the New Orleans Hornets do two things pretty well that the Nuggets have been failing to defend and if you have spent any time here over the past week or two you probably know what I am about to say. The Nuggets do not defend the pick and roll or the three point line very well.
The Hornets do rank in the middle of the pack in three point percentage, right alongside the Nuggets at 37%, but Rasual Butler almost always shoots lights out against the Nuggets, James Posey has already hit a couple of big threes against Denver in his first season in New Orleans and Peja Stojakovic is a game time decision after missing ten games with a bad back.
The Hornets may also be without Tyson Chandler although after missing three games his ankle has improved enough to be a game time decision as well as is Hilton Armstrong (you will find a here is a complete rundown of the Hornets' injury situation).
There are worse teams for the Nuggets to face without Nene than the Hornets. Even if Chandler plays New Orleans does not have much of a low post game. And if you are looking for a silver lining is we know we will see more Renaldo Balkman and more Chris Andersen.
I do not know that playing without Nene drastically reduces the Nuggets chance of winning, but I did not think their chance of winning was very high to start with. The Nuggets have lost three of their last four games on the road against the Hornets with an average margin of 11.3 points. All three losses have been by double digits. Chris Paul is simply the best player on the floor whenever these two teams meet and he almost always gets enough from his supporting cast to overcome the Nuggets superior overall talent level.
Fight or flight Denver. Show us what is in your heart.
Previous Matchups: Game 16 – Den 101 NOH 105 | Game 35 – Den 105 NOH 100 | Game 46 – Den 81 NOH 94
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Nene has been suspended not only for tonight's game against the New Orleans Hornets, but the next game in Dallas as well. According to the NBA the suspension was for his behavior during all three acts of the tantrum starting with the head butt, moving to the elbow and then for "physically confronting" referee Bill Spooner.
So much for accomnplishing the stated goal of a 2-1 road trip.
From the NBA:
NEW YORK, Mar. 25, 2009 – Denver Nuggets Center-Forward Nenê has been suspended two games without pay for head-butting the Phoenix Suns' Louis Amundson and physically confronting and making contact with a game official after his ejection, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The incident, in which Nenê was assessed a Flagrant Foul Penalty Two and was also ejected, occurred with 7:25 remaining in the fourth period of Denver's 118-115 loss to the Suns at US Airways Center on March 23.
Nenê will begin serving his suspension tonight when the Nuggets visit the New Orleans Hornets at New Orleans Arena.
Benjamin Hochman is reporting "George Karl was told by someone in the league to prepare without Nene."
Now that "someone in the league" may have been Byron Scott, but I doubt it. If that is the message he received I have to expect Nene will in fact be suspended for tonight't tilt in New Orleans. More to come in the game preview.
The Denver Nuggets are showing signs of frustration, both individually and collectively, and it is to their detriment. We all saw Nene lose his cool on Louis Amundson. I wish I could post some video showing what had been going on between the two leading up to Nene's meltdown, but my DVD recording of the game somehow came up empty.
Ultimately, to me it does not matter what Amundson did or did not do Nene cannot respond the way he did. I do not care if he went Reggie Evans on Nene's undercarriage what he did was unacceptable. The really sad thing is Nene got away with his little head butt. Had he left it at that no harm done, but it was not enough. He had to drop his elbow on Amundson's noggin too.
Amundson was not content with Nene getting kicked out of the game, he wants to set up a futon and move into Nene's head full time. He kept needling Nene after the fact calling him a "fake tough guy" and even a "dirty player" in an interview with Chris Tomasson of In Denver Times.
"I'm playing hard and with a lot of energy, and Nene took exception to the fact that I was going to play physical back with him,'' Amundson said. "I play hard, but he was playing dirty the whole game. He was elbowing me. … He was hitting me in the head and the neck.''
Once again I am as upset as you I do not have video of what was really happening, but I believe Nene has let the frustration of missed calls build inside him over the season to a point where after every play he is looking at the referees in disgust. He has to let it go. Where has all the complaining and glaring gotten him? After a while you are only hurting yourself. I have written it before, but if you make a scene after every play it makes it easy for the ref to ignore you. If you are more judicious with your protests it will make a much stronger point.
However, even more important than Nene's fractured relationship with the officials is that he allowed that frustration to provide the fuel for his actions last night. Amundson may have been the recipient of the tantrum, but he was the just the spark that ignited the primed frustration based fuel.
Tonight the Nuggets face the Hornets in a game that will be even more difficult than the one they lost in Phoenix and there is a possibility they will be facing the Hornets without Nene. If Nene ends up being suspended I am guessing a big reason for it will be his reaction to the flagrant foul call when he tried to get in Bill Spooner's face. Of course as Scott Hastings pointed out on the broadcast Spooner certainly did not try to avoid a confrontation almost reveling in Nene's reaction to the call. Regardless of whether or not Spooner welcomed the confrontation Nene must control himself.
Should Maybyner end up missing the Hornets game the Nuggets' chances for a win fall from unlikely to get ready to play Dallas.
Nene is not the only Nugget in the news for flipping his lid. Linas Kleiza has been fined $25,000 for going off on an official or officials. At this time there are no details. The report states that the confrontation occurred after the Wizards game.
I may have a blank DVD of the Suns game, but thank God I do have all of the Nuggets/Wizards tilt on a DVD so I went back and checked to see if I could see anything. Dahntay Jones shot two free throws with 11 seconds left and Kleiza was paying no attention to the officials and seemed quite docile. Following the final horn Kleiza paid his respects to countryman Darius Songailia and the last I saw him he was turning to walk to the locker room near midcourt. There was one official who was potentially in his path, but a few seconds later when we get a shot of the entire court I could not locate Kleiza, but he was definitely not lingering on the floor and there was no sign of the referees either.
Once again whatever frustration Kleiza felt was most likely due to the fact he has not hit a non sky hook three point shot in a couple of weeks. Fortunately for the Nuggets the only problem is Kleiza might continue his downward spiral, but as long as his minutes keep shrinking, no harm done.
Above and beyond these two incidents I am seriously concerned about the mental state of this team and I am not only talking about the players. George Karl has been up to his old tricks downplaying the importance of any single game or series of games. The Nuggets "stated goal" for the three game road trip is to win two of the three games.
What on earth is wrong with saying our goal is to win all three games, take advantage of the way the Spurs have opened the door for us to challenge them for the second seed and take the second seed for ourselves? I would love to hear my team talk like that. It would fire me up. This may sound a bit wacky and forgive me for thinking such ridiculous thoughts, but maybe that type of attitude might even spill over into their play on the floor. Instead of coming out flatter than the back tire of Charles Barkley's scooter maybe, just maybe, they would be fired up to meet a challenge instead of lulled into a false sense of security.
I strongly believe organizations win championships and as long as the Nuggets are managing risk by aiming for ten win months or hoping to split these games or those games the players will never be pushed to excel and mediocrity will rule the day.
This team has always been a little too content with itself. Last year the reasoning was "So what if we are only the eighth seed and have to play the top seeded Lakers, we won 50 games and that makes us a special team." Never mind the fact that on average there are six 50 win teams in the Western Conference every season. How special is that? If you end up in the top 40% of something is it a cause for celebration? In fact the Nuggets were not even that good. They were eighth out of 15 teams, but the season was still seen as a feather in the organization's plucked cap.
If someone told me I was in the top eight out of the 15 Nuggets blogs on the Internet I would not be patting myself on the back even if I had just made my first post the day before. If my daughter tells me I am in the top eight dads of the kids in her class I am not going to tell everyone how there were a lot of great dads I had to compete with.
We have talked at length about how Denver has struggled after the All-Star break. Let me put it in perspective for you. Out of the nine teams vying for a playoff spot in the west Denver has far and away the worst record. Thanks to their five game winning streak against the Thunder, Clippers, Nets, Grizzlies and Wizards (woo-hoo!) Denver is 9-9 since the break. Utah is 14-3, New Orleans is 14-5, Houston is 15-5, Portland is 12-8 and even the Mavs (13-7) and Suns (13-8) have better post break records. The Spurs are the only team who is close to slumping as badly as the Nuggets and they are still 11-8 even though Manu Ginobili is out and they have been resting Tim Duncan.
The Nuggets are practically in a dead heat with the six teams fighting for the three up for grabs home court positions and they are the only team who is in a state of disarray.
After the loss to the Rockets I proclaimed I believed the Nuggets were heading for another first round exit. With their sloppy play over their five game winning streak and then the loss in Phoenix last night I still stand firmly behind that post.
Actual quote from Carmelo Anthony:
"People want to touch their fans."
Thanks Carmelo, but I have never thought of you in that way. I am trying to be nice, but I do not want you to get the wrong idea, it's not me, it's you.
Fortunately, Melo was talking about Twitter and why NBA players want to tweet during halftime.
For a big picture breakdown of last night's game click here and go to item number two. I will post some additional nuggets with the game stats later this afternoon.
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Additional Game 71 Nuggets
Mindboggling Game Stats
Pace Factor: 97.9
Defensive Efficiency: 120.5 – The Suns have been on fire lately, but there is no excuse for the kind of performance the Nuggets put forth. The only reason their defensive efficiency was not higher was the Suns committed 20 turnovers.
Offensive Efficiency: 117.5 – That should be good enough to win.
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Once again the Denver Nuggets have to prove it. I consider a prove it game to be a pivotal game against a good team where you need to prove that you are as good as you want people to think you are. Denver has not done too well in "prove it games" this season.
Prove it game number one – Game 13: The Nuggets were 7-1 after acquiring Chauncey Billups including the big win over Boston as they headed into L.A. to face the Lakers. They were absolutely demolished in a game that was nowhere near as close as the 104-90 final score.
Prove it game number two – Game 20: After recovering from the loss to the Lakers by winning five of six the Nuggets were poised to send a message to the visiting Spurs and were rolled 108-91.
Prove it game number three – Game 26: The Nuggets bounced back from the loss to the Spurs by winning four straight before losing a game at Houston. Denver returned home to play the Cavs and Cleveland won so easily they probably thought it was just a scrimmage.
Prove it game number four – Game 53: The Nuggets predictably bounced back from the 44 point drubbing at the hands of the Nets to wipe out the Heat. The next night they were in Orlando where they had not won in years. Denver pulled out a huge 82-73 win.
Prove it game number five – Game 63: The Nuggets finally beat the Lakers and then promptly dropped games at Indiana and at Detroit, but bounced back to beat the Trail Blazers in Denver. Denver then traveled to Utah and the Nuggets got off to a great start only to get shredded by the Jazz in the closing minutes of the second and then the third quarter.
The Nuggets now have three straight prove it games on the road starting tonight in Phoenix and we are running out of season to bounce back from a poor performance.
The one thing you need to know about Phoenix is the offense is back. It may not be as flashy as when Steve Nash was running a three point circus with Amare flying down the middle for monster dunk after manhood stealing monster dunk. John Hollinger recently pointed out that even with the plodding Shaq and an aging Nash since Alvin Gentry took over the Suns are on a league record pace for offensive efficiency posting a 117.7 (as of March 17).
The Nuggets have won five straight games, but their play has not been what you would call exemplary. I especially have not been pleased with their defense. They have been content to play a solid quarter of defense here and there and then coast to a victory. They cannot afford to do that against the Suns.
Leandro Barbosa is out, but over the past couple of games Jason Richardson has looked like he did in Golden State with point totals of 31, 25 and 35. They may not have Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson, Jim Jackson or Casey Jacobson anymore, but they can still hurt you with the three thanks to Nash, Richardson and yes, Matt Barnes. The Nuggets have been struggling to defend the three and over the month of March the Suns have bumped up their three point attempts to 20.9 per game and are making 39.1% of them. They also have the surprisingly spry Shaq roaming the paint who is capable of either overpowering you or making a crafty pass to take advantage of any out of position defenders. The bottom line is if you miss on your rotations, fail to cover the pick and roll, fall asleep on the weak side or just flat out get out of position, the Suns will torch you and the Nuggets have struggled in all of those areas recently.
Keep in mind the Suns will have to stop the Nuggets as they can certainly put the ball in the hoop pretty well themselves. The Suns do not have any good defensive matchups for Carmelo Anthony or J.R. Smith and Chauncey will need to make Nash work on defense as well.
We have seen the Nuggets play lockdown defense this season and they are certainly capable of holding the Suns in check, but as I have said, this is a prove it game. I am going into tonight not expecting anything from Denver. They will have to show me they are ready to win.
Previous Matchups: Game 27 – Den 101 Phx 108 | Game 40 – Den 119 Phx 113 OT
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Take this with you: The Nuggets have lost eight straight games at Phoenix. If you think that is bad, they have lost 17 of their last 21 in Phoenix too. And just to make sure you are not overconfident they have lost 37 of their last 44 contests in Phoenix. I do not care if Phoenix is currently ninth in the conference a win tonight will be a nice accomplishment.


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Insurance Companies Raise Premiums
So now that you have requested an SR-22 form from your insurance company, it knows that you have been convicted of DUI. This will put you in the "high-risk" driver class. The best result is your insurance company will continue to insure you but raise your premium. If you previously received safe-driver discounts, you can expect a hefty premium increase. Premiums that are doubled or even tripled are not uncommon. The worst result is when your insurance company decides not to renew your policy and drops you entirely. Now you have to reenter the insurance market at a point where you are one of the least desirable drivers for insurance companies to insure. Not only do you have a DUI conviction on your record, but now you have a prior insurance policy cancellation as well. Yes, this means it will cost you.
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I first interviewed Barack Obama 13 years ago, when he was running against Bobby Rush in the 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. He lost that race, and he deserved to lose, because he was a terrible candidate: immature, impatient, arrogant and more interested in advancing his political career than advancing any particular policies that would help the South Side.


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Day 44: Home, and thank you
Daniel's mum Chrissy writes: We are home! And what a journey it has been.
We all are very grateful that Daniel stayed well and has been able to "eat, see and do" just as he wanted thanks to the generosity and big heartedness of New Zealand which is the Kiwi way.
This chapter of Daniel's Taste Tour is closed but we plan to start the next once we have had some time at home.
We still have the top of the North Island and all the places in between to visit. This will be my last entry for now until the adventures begin again.
Thank you New Zealand for your continued support.


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does anyone know what the deal with Special Disco Version tickets/tour???
cheney is accusing obama of "politicizing the justice department"… gotta love it. http://tinyurl.com/lkfnp3
ummm $759 round trip tickets to australia? any one want to go?…. serious? http://tinyurl.com/mgs959
try downloading an iphone (i kid, i'm using bb too) RT @UnderTheWillow: Getting my blackberry today… any suggestions on apps to download?
I heard someone turned the cake upside down… RT @caitlinhartxoxo: Dinner with @jakecoco and DELICIOUS pineapple cake :)
Entire jets team just arrived at penn station in baltimore… Go ravens sucka's
RT you got dutch oven'd for your bday!? @marty917: just got a 5 1/2 quart le creuset (french) dutch oven. happy early birthday to me!
For those wondering why the jets take amtrak, the train is much faster from nyc to bmore/dc area than a plane… 2.5hrs tops. Go ravens!
RT @HofTroy: New $-path for music indst. Hot pic #MrBandier #Cuse, representing! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/business/23marty.html
RT @papagorode: I just started to twitter because i must try new things.
With @papagorode seeing district 9 in bmore… the crowd in this room couldn't be geekier… very funny.
RT @TechCrunch: One PR Firm's Lack Of Ethics: Reverb Caught Astroturfing The App Store http://tcrn.ch/8D28 by @robinwauters
laying down a layer of foundation gravel, then a layer of sand, then cutting brick. maybe well have a new portch when its all done… maybe.
Going to baltimore, trying to make a dent in some of my work… Sometimes there's too much going on in nyc
this is an example of me updating my facebook status from twitter.
fuck Scotland.
RT @GJCookies: If you seal up freshly baked cookies, they will retain too much moisture and fall apart.
sorry i think i bought winning ticketRT @joshmorrissey: it would really brighten my day if I won the mega millions today, no it really would
so good. RT @GJCookies: Baking fresh cookies just for you! www.gjcookies.com
RT @Landonthemoon: "everything you need to know about social media, you learned in preschool- no stealing no lying, etc." -@ericschwartzman
well i successfully rolled off of my bed onto the floor in the middle of the night. pleasant.
Nothing special going on out hereRT @Lightfiction: so sad, i have only been outside for 40 minutes today. now doing more work.
East river track again… Choking on this humid air… Treadmills don't prep you for shit.
RT @mathieusantos: HERE COMES THE SAXOPHONE
Just took a run on east river track, this weather is brutal
Just took a run on east river track… This weather is brutual
Tux'd up for my cousins wedding at the plaza, check it out this is a rare shot. http://mypict.me/m3FR
Rabbi at wedding just mentioned facebook, under normal circumstances I wouldn't tweet but it now seems appropriate…
I am looking for top notch web/interactive designers. Know anyone?
gettin' a haircut… family wedding this weekend.
NPR: there's more to mccurry than "the afghan girl" http://tinyurl.com/rxr93r @geordiewood
RIP Les Paul.
RT @hipsterrunoff: does n e 1 know what Radiohead sounds like? some1 describe them 2 me
My grandparents have a great view. http://mypict.me/kzqg
Waiting to be seated at shun lee on the uws with the grents
help: i'm trying to find really innovative website designs… know of any? or any "best of" articles?
sweet my whole office is going to great adventure on monday! @glowinteractive is saweeet!
Oh no flight bumps?
Taking a break from lolla for some local eats. Hard rock after party with @chairlift and @rarariot later tonight
Why am I thinking about true blood?? #lolla
Dan deacon getting his people pumped before exploding heads #lolla http://mypict.me/jkjD
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I read that "There are likely to be some reasonably significant changes to the parser in the near future" (http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/4188). I am curious to what updates/feature enhancments are being planned, could not find anything in the roadmap. Can someone point me in the right direction for what is planned?
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11 June 2009 at 7:14pm
What I believe is planned is just a nicer way of how it currently works. If you have spent any time with it you will know SSViewer has its limitations - Eg you cannot pass vars into functions eg <% Function($SomeVar) %> you also cannot easily pass multiple arguments into methods so I believe these are going to be implemented as well as a nicer implementation of how the current functions work. More details will be released when the work on it begins / is released to the public.
Keep a look out on the dev mailing list for any upcoming discussions on the template engine.
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Thankyou. Yes, I am aware of some of the SSViewer limitations. We are actually using Smarty instead of the SSViewer to circumvent some of the problems, but of course it raises some new issues, among other things regarding the testrunner. I will sign up for the dev mailing list
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Hi Radon,
Would it be possible to show me your changes to get smarty as template engine instead of SSViewer ?
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Hospital emergency departments are a major part of the nation's health care safety net. Emergency departments report being under increasing pressure, with the number of visits nationwide increasing from an estimated 95 million in 1997 to an estimated 108 million in 2000. GAO was asked to provide information on emergency department crowding, including the extent hospitals located in metropolitan areas are experiencing crowding, the factors contributing to crowding, and the actions hospitals and communities have taken to address crowding. To conduct this work, GAO surveyed over 2,000 hospitals and about 74 percent responded. The survey collected information on crowding, such as data on diversion--that is, the extent to which hospitals asked ambulances that would normally bring patients to their hospitals to go instead to other hospitals that were presumably less crowded.
While many emergency departments across the country reported some degree of crowding, the problem is more pronounced in certain hospitals and communities. For example, while 2 of every 3 hospitals reported asking ambulances to be diverted to other hospitals at some point in fiscal year 2001, a smaller portion--about 1 of every 10--reported being on diversion status for more than 20 percent of the year. Hospitals in areas with larger populations, areas with high population growth in recent years, and areas with higher-than-average percentages of people without health insurance reported higher levels of crowding. While no single factor stands out as the reason why crowding occurs, GAO found the factor most commonly associated with crowding was the inability to transfer emergency patients to inpatient beds once a decision had been made to admit them as hospital patients rather than to treat and release them. When patients "board" in the emergency department due to the inability to transfer them elsewhere, the space, staff, and other resources available to treat new emergency patients are diminished. Hospitals and communities reported a variety of actions to address crowding, including expanding their emergency departments and developing ways to transfer emergency patients to inpatient beds more efficiently. For the most part, these actions have not been extensively evaluated, so their effect is unknown. However, the widely varying characteristics between hospitals mean that no one approach is likely to emerge as a way to address this ongoing concern. Representatives from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Hospital Association and an independent reviewer provided comments on a draft of this report, which we incorporated as appropriate.
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I have some stuff to share with you from the Georgia Tech Athletic Association meeting last Thursday. I was going to blog about it last week but the Brian Oliver transfer came up.
The budget for fiscal year '12 was approved at $58.9 million, up from $55.1 million in the past fiscal year. Increased revenues from the new ESPN contract and also the stronger home football schedule (Clemson, Virginia Tech, Georgia) are expected to cover the increased expenses (more on that below).
Some of the increased costs are due to the firing of basketball coach Paul Hewitt and also the impact of moving the basketball games off campus due to the renovation of Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Both men's and women's teams will also play more road games than usual, meaning higher travel costs.
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The snowstorm that dumped 2-3 feet of snow on western South Dakota is taking a terrible toll on cattle. Some estimates say that 5 to 10 percent of the cattle have been lost, while other estimates are going as high as 20 percent. That's according to a blog written Monday at the www.beefmagazine.com web site.
South Dakota agriculture officials have no official estimates of dead cattle, but the numbers are expected to be stunning.
The web site www.bigballsincowtown.com, based in Faith, S.D., has posted a number of photos of dead cattle in the area. You can see all of them by clicking here , but here are a couple of samples. You get the idea.
On the blog at Beef Magazine's web site, written by Amanda Radke, a Facebook post by a South Dakota rancher is quoted:
A ranching friend of mine out of Union Center, SD, wrote a real-life testimony about the storm and how it impacted her ranch on her Facebook profile.
She said, "Discouraging day. Cows are smart and know the draws to hunker down in, in just about any direction the storm comes from. But when the storm fills your hiding place, you must leave or get buried. Many cows did not leave and did not survive. The cows that left got stuck in drifts and had the same fate."
She says cows driven by the winds crossed into adjoining properties. The cows clustered around her house are from five different owners. "The cows and calves are disoriented and difficult to pair up," she reports.
"The first thing we did the morning after the storm was put hay out for the sheep, and dig out the opening of the barn to let the sheep out. They did not want to leave. It was dark in the barn, and their eyes were not accustomed to the light, so it was a slow process.
"After that, we spent day two looking for cows. The four-wheeler is helpless; the snow is deep and wet. We had to walk or drive the tractor in search for the cattle. Cows are off and cannot find where to cross the creek or even how to get around the deepest part of the snow bank. The dogs and I bunch them. When I step through the snow, it is water and under the water, it is green grass. When the tractor moved the snow, it had a hint of blue.
"Our losses are better than some but painful. I am sure this will give me bad dreams in the future."
It is an awful situation. And it's made more awful, according to a story in the Washington Post because Congress' failure to pass a Farm Bill means ranchers won't be able to get federal disaster assistance anytime soon.
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"Ranchers and officials said the losses were aggravated by the fact that a government disaster program to help ranchers recover from livestock losses has expired. Ranchers won't be able to get federal help until Congress passes a new farm bill, said Perry Plumart, a spokesman for Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D."
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Halloween Costume Collection
It's that time of the year again where Halloween dominates all other days! Where better to find your perfect and spooky party outfit then here! We have a brand new range of costumes and plenty of much loved classics to choose from! Why not be original and check out the Temple of Doom collection? Or join in with the Zombie craze and become a Zombified Policeman, Nurse, Rodent, Pilots etc!
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The Mens Halloween Costume Collection at Hollywood is an excellent selection with over 400 new lines including the new Zombie Alley, National Horror Service, Steam Punk, Ghost Ship, Haunted Court, High School Horror, Cirque Sinister and Theatre macabre Collections, this years choice will be second to none. Order your Halloween costume now so not to be disappointed !
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Halloween Sexy Ladies Costumes - Dress to impress this Halloween and make that statement by viewing our sexy range of ladies Halloween costumes with the choice having never been more sexy and daring. Spice up your Halloween with our distinctive Fever range including costumes from a sexy skeleton to a vampire Princess plus the Zombie Alley sexy costume collection !
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Scare the living daylights out of your friends and loved ones with a fab Halloween zombie costume from our extensive selection.
Skeleton Costumes For Men
Going weak at the knees?Not surprised with the continuous knee knocking going on with the skeletor remains of all these mens skeleton costumes.
National Horror Service Costumes
Blood donor...just what we need, more patients to register with the National Horror Service as everyone needs to eat !
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Complete your Halloween outfit with a great selection of accessories including jewellery, contact lenses to get that evil eyed look and what must be some of the best adult Halloween masks in the UK, a huge selection of make up, scars, wounds, blood, anything and everything you need for this Halloween plus many props and decorations to decorate that special scary venue.
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Ducks, Penguins, Parrots, Cows, Giraffes, Tigers, Flowers, Zebras, Leopards and even Frogs! Whatever you favourite animal may be I'm sure we will please all with these brilliant Party Ponchos! Perfect for the lovely, yet typical British weather this Summer and for partying at festivals!
Pirate Costume Collection
Arghhh me hearties! Look out for ye' olde Blackbeard or the ferocious Captain Barbosa! Go sailing the seven seas in search for buried treasure and live the ultimate pirate life. From Pirate wenches to glamorous pirates and bold buccaneers, here come the smuggling pirates!
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Pow!! Ka-bang!! Look out the heroes are versing the villains! Who is your favourite Superhero? Is it perhaps the brilliant Captain America or Cat woman? Or maybe you are more of a villain yourself. Well in that case is your favourite the Joker or Harley Quinn? Well regardless this is the place for your favourite being that possesses supernatural powers.. for good or for evil!
Mens Fancy Dress Costumes
Here at Hollywood, its the boys who like to make the noise, whether on a stag, at a birthday or a new years party, we have the perfect costume for the discerning chap. Come on hunks, get on down to Hollywood and show the ladies how you do!
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Ladies you will be blown away with the vast range of fancy dress outfits available from all eras, characters, eras and even sexy costumes that will keep the opposite sex' eyes on you.
Kids Fancy Dress
Hundreds of fantastic children's storybook characters to choose from this World Book Day! For the girls we have a selection of sparkling princesses and the boys brave knights.So look no further mums and dads! Hollywood have the right costume for your little characters.
Cartoon Character Costumes
Hollywood's fantastic range of cartoon character costumes now released ! Watch this space for new arrivals arriving on a regular basis which are sure to make any party a fun and exciting experience. Dress to impress with Hollywood's!
1940's Costume Collection
Show of your patriotic side and head back to the days of WW2 with these brilliant 1940's costumes for men and woman! You will also find the treasures that the 1940's brought us, such as the Wizard of Oz and certain Superheroes! Dress with the 40's style in mind and prepare to impress!
Ladies Sexy Costumes
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1920's Costume Collection
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The seventies was a dazzling, glitzy era with disco and dancing, pimps and platforms ! We have subtle to loud costumes to suit all, whether you're wanting to get into glam rock or be THE disco diva, our amazing costume collection along with loads of accessories to bling up your outfit is sure to be found here !
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The eighties was an era of new romantics, yuppies, big shoulder pads, the time that style and taste forgot-so they say! with amazing hair and bad clothes we have everything to dress you up from rock stars to being a wild child whether Prince or Top Gun Pilot we have costumes and accessories to bring the 80s Back to The Future !!
Fancy Dress Costumes
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Medieval Costumes
Travel back in time to days of olde, looking for a new take on an old classic then this legendary range is just for you.
Wig Collection
This fantastic collection of fancy dress wigs is ideal for anyone looking for a change of hairstyle! Choose between iconic wigs such as the Candy Creator wigs and Pop styled ones to Cosplay beauties! We even have a gorgeous Fever Range for anyone looking for a more realistic piece that styles nicely!
Fancy Dress Accessories
Add the finishing touches to any costume from Hollywood's huge selection of fantastic fancy dress costume accessories! Every embellishment you can imagine can be found here, so why not have a scroll through you never know what you might find.
Absolute Fireworks
ROCKETS from Hollywood Fireworks offers a selection of rockets from small rockets to BIG rockets, so if you want your Guy Fawkes night to go with a small bang or large boom you know the perfect place to come to reach new heights !!
Brothers Pyrotechnics
BARRAGES from Hollywood fireworks include single ignition barrages, cakes and other small and large barrages which are a fantastic way to start or end any party. From small bore to big bore, from 16 shot to 4000 shot they are all available now to buy in-store or reserve and pay on-line to avoid disappointment !!
Bright Star Fireworks
SELECTION BOXES from Hollywood fireworks include boxes that come in all shapes and sizes but most of all whatever the size there is sure to be a selection box for any fireworks night in your garden !
Fireworks To Buy
FOUNTAINS AND MINES from Hollywood fireworks includes fountains and mine fireworks that are always a popular part of any firework display. Many people associate fountains with the tiny ones in the selection packs, tut,tut not here, here at Hollywoods we have some impressive fountains that will light up your night !!
Fancy Dress Costumes and Dress Up Experts
Hollywood Fancy Dress is a family run business with 3 High Street shops on the south coast of England, with an online 24 hour shop as well.
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Throughout Dorset and Hampshire including Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Salisbury, Ringwood, Winchester, Dorchester and the New Forest our customers yearn to visit our 3 fun party shops which have a monster selection of fancy dress costumes, wigs, face paint, masquerade masks, party balloons and a fantastic selection of fireworks on sale all year around.
Hollywood Fancy Dress brings a whole lotta fun to however, whenever and wherever you party. From the summer festivals through to Halloween season and bringing the year to a big bang with New Year bashes, a fantastic range from Hawaiian costumes to garlands and grass skirts. To the amazng Halloween costumes through to the fantastic range of superhero costumes, zoo animal costumes, comical, funny, daring and outrageous costumes. Finish off with a superb rocket from our huge selection of fireworks to light the sky at the end of the year and light up everyones faces.
To find out more about Hollywood please visit our Why Hollywood? page
A selection of great value fancy dress costumes, service with a smile, committed to excellent customer service, dedicated to offering a huge and different selection of fancy dress goods, fast and efficient despatch for next day delivery and fun advice on how to be inspired to find whatever or whoever you want to be.


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