Tag: Assistant Coach
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Popeye Jones plays it cool after picking up first win as Denver Nuggets’ acting head coach
The celebration might have been a bit much for Popeye Jones. After Jones, acting as head coach Friday with Michael Malone and a few Denver assistants in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, got his first win in the form of a 124-111 victory over the Rockets, the Nuggets loaded up on water bottles and…
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Who will replace Jerry Jeudy’s production? Why KJ Hamler may be the Broncos’ answer
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On Monday, Broncos receiver KJ Hamler made it a point to get extra reps on one particular play. The second-year receiver, known for his speed, had an assistant coach throw him 100 over-the-shoulder deep balls. Less than 24 hours earlier, Hamler had dropped what would have been a touchdown on a wide-open over-the-shoulder deep ball —…
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George Paton’s journey to Denver started in a Chicago basement: From a friend’s couch to Broncos GM
George Paton showed up at Thomas Bonds’ Chicago doorstep with only an hour’s notice. Paton, 28 at the time, had just accepted a low-level scouting job with the Bears and had flown in from Los Angeles looking for a couch to crash on. Bonds’ brother, Jimmy, was a friend of Paton’s going back to their…
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Broncos’ Phillip Lindsay supporting sister, Cheri, as she chases coaching dream
Phillip and Cheri Lindsay didn’t always get along. “Phil was a crybaby,” Cheri said of her younger brother, now a Broncos running back. “He’s going to hate that I said that, but, oh man, he was a crybaby.” But now, like most brothers and sisters, the two would do anything for each other, including helping…
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Woody Paige: Full of wild stories, the Colorado Buffaloes could contend for Pac-12 title
The Colorado Buffaloes were scorned and scoffed at before the bizarre football season as the bottom-feeders of the Pac-12 Conference. Balderdash! In a Boulderdash of an opener, the Buffs flabbergasted the UCLA Bruins 48-42 Saturday night before a minuscule gathering of family and friends at Folsom Field, and a stunned national television audience. CU has…