Avs closer than Nugs to winning a league crown Fix is in.
Difference in leagues. The Avs are the more likely of the major sports teams that play in the Pepsi Center to win a championship. They have a young core, plus there’s more parity in the NHL. Even when the Golden State NBA dynasty comes to an end, there will be another on the rise wherever the league’s stars decide to start one.
Kevin, Columbus, Ohio
Kiz: Want my three best reasons to believe the Avalanche are closer than the Nuggets to winning a championship? 1) On any given night, Nathan Mackinnon is the best hockey player in the world; 2) Goalie Philipp Grubauer looks to have the psychological mettle required for the rigors of a long playoff grind; and 3) The Nuggets seem a little too enamored with their young core, after the NBA playoffs revealed missing pieces.
Vote for hoops. I say the Nuggets are more likely to bring the next championship home to Colorado. They’re originals, not transplants like most of you.
Todd, Boulder
Kiz: After 35 years in Colorado, I’m planning on making a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicle to petition for my “1/2 NATVE” vanity plates. Wish me luck. Figure I’ve got as much shot as the Nuggets do when launching a jumper behind the 3-point arc.
Ice, ice, baby. The Avs are more likely to win a championship. You’re kidding, right? Did you watch both teams this season?
Barbi, Denver
Kiz: As my old friend Pierre Lacroix liked to tell me: “You know nothing about hockey.” So can you explain offside to me one more time? Thought I knew. But then Game 7 against the Sharks happened.
Makar’s the man. I trust Cale Makar to make a bigger difference than Michael Porter Jr.
Kent, Denver
Kiz: Makar and Porter are the two wild cards in this equation. We’ve seen the potential of Makar on the ice, and Porter has told us how good he is. Love the swagger. But talk is cheap. At this point, I’d bet on Makar as the more likely superstar.
The NBA is an oligarchy, and the Nuggets will never get enough pieces to join the club.
B.R., Dana Point, Calif.
Kiz: Oligarchy? Isn’t that the art of paper-folding, and why doesn’t the chief recruiter of contestants for “Jeopardy!” return my calls? I’ll gladly lend Nikola Jokic my Costco membership card, if that will grant the Nuggets admission to the club.
Tough deal. Is Broncos cornerback Chris Harris wanting $15 million per year John Elway’s fault? If Elway pays Harris, he’s an idiot. If he doesn’t pay Harris, he’s an idiot. Easy decisions for us to secondguess, I suppose.
D.B., Lawrence, Kan.
Kiz: While some critics call me an Elway killer, I actually side with Old No. 7 in this debate. Harris has a contract, and it is nobody’s fault except his own for signing that deal.
And today’s parting shot is directed at a knucklehead sports columnist who doesn’t know the difference between oligarchy and origami.
Quick study. Kiz, it’s amazing that through attrition people get to positions of prominence, then don’t have the deft touch required for the job. Do I skip your column after the first paragraph? You bet.
Jack, speed reader