Carmelo Anthony News

Leave it to the head honchos at the NCAA to get it wrong again. The NCAA has a patent on silly, iron-fisted, Medieval-like rulings. via AMNY

Denver forward Carmelo Anthony, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer, sat out his fifth straight game Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. via Slam Sports

Minus the public sex tapes and bimbo husbands, the NCAA is the sports equivalent of Pam Anderson. via SI.com

TODAY: The Denver Nuggets face the New Orleans Hornets at 6 p.m. at the American Airlines Center. via Boulder Daily Camera

TV, radio: Fox Sports Net , WRBO-FM Records: Grizzlies, 13-32; Nuggets, 26-18. Lineups Grizzlies: Kyle Lowry, 6-1; Mike Miller, 6-8; Rudy Gay, 6-8; Pau Gasol, 7-0; Darko Milicic, 7-0. Nuggets: Anthony Carter, … via Memphis Commercial Appeal

Josephs have a better chance at the NCAA tournament than Villanova? You cant go that far, since Nova has beaten Pittsburgh and will have more chances to beat NCAA teams in the Big East. via The Philadelphia Inquirer

“I’m afraid if we don’t get him here, our team is not strong enough to be a playoff team”

More than 13 years after Chris Webber demanded to leave the Golden State Warriors, the free-agent forward is all set to return. via Baltimore Sun

“They’ve got great players on their team. They’re well-coached. They’re going to be tough to handle.”

If Chris Paul and the Hornets keep this up, New Orleans may yet become a basketball town.

Paul had 23 points, 17 assists and nine rebounds, and the Hornets ran away with their ninth straight win, 117-93 over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

When Paul emerged from a scrum under the basket in the fourth quarter, nimbly dribbling out to the perimeter to reset another Hornets possession, a jubilant crowd rose to its feet, chanting, ‘M-V-P!’

‘As long as we continue to play like we’re playing, I think it’s not only fun for us as a team but it’s fun for the crowd,’ Paul said. Read more

“This is probably one of the worst ones. I don’t want to force it, but I gotta come back.”

It appears the Nuggets will be without Carmelo Anthony for at least one more game. via Denver Post

Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas earned a 90-85 win over Denver. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

“We’re a year older, and we’re maturing together”

As he closes in on possibly becoming the coach of the Western Conference All-Stars, Byron Scott said his job with the Hornets is getting less complicated. via Baton Rouge Advocate

No Steve Nash? No Dirk Nowitski? Two guys from the Denver Nuggets? People must have a lot of free time on their hands to stack the vote online in Colorado if Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson are both starting … via Brian Reilly’s other weblog

TODAY: The Denver Nuggets face the Dallas Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. at the American Airlines Center. via Boulder Daily Camera

“We made just enough plays and made just enough stops to win”

Daniel Hackett scored 26 points, O.J. Mayo had 25 points and Dwight Lewis a career-high 24, leading USC to a 95-86 overtime victory over Oregon in Eugene on Saturday night. via SFGate

The Denver Nuggets hope that Carmelo Anthony’s sprained ankle isn’t something that turns into something worse because it would just be their luck, what with their rash of injuries this season. via About.com