The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - "It's a smack in the face of history. It's saying that we exist in the now & what happened in the past doesn't matter!" Travis Hunter won a Heisman. He deserves to have his number retired. Period. But Shedeur feels like he's cutting to the front of the line.  

2:23:11 MS - The CU Buffs Football Rollercoaster took quite the turn on Monday! Coach and Raj go through why the retiring of the Shedeur and Travis' numbers are the epitome of the Coach Prime experience in Boulder! 

5:08:01 PHD - Devon Toews on being friends with Binnington, Cale Makar being a stickler with the Big Hat in the locker room, & If Gabe Landeskog is playing in game 1 against the Stars! 

7:45:00 K&L - Christian Braun on transitioning from Michael Malone to David Adelman.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - Gabe Landeskog played professional hockey this weekend! He proved all the doubters wrong & returned to the ice for back-to-back games. No matter what happens next, he’s already won. 

2:35:00 MS – Josh Kroenke had his official Post Malone and Booth press conference today. Coach Sanford and Raj discuss/react to his comments about coaching. Is David Adelman truly safe without a deep playoff run?  

5:24:11 PHD - What was the biggest Denver sports moment over the weekend? Gabe's return, Nuggets clinch 4 seed, Rockies struggles? 

8:45:05 K&L - Kris Bryant is placed on the IL once again, this time with lumbar degenerative disc disease.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - Everyone’s sick and tired of Vic bragging about how he got to golf 3 rounds at Augusta. You know who’s really done hearing about it? Vic’s son. His beautiful baby boy. Dante Lombardi. He called the show today to let his old man have it.  

2:45:06 MS – Gabe is back, back again!! Coach Sanford and Raj give their immediate reactions to Gabe’s return! They also talk to Kevin McGlue, Eagles Play by Play, about his potential goal call for Gabe if he scores!  

5:37:23 PHD - What should we be expecting in Gabe Landeskog's debut with the Colorado Eagles tonight? 

8:42:03 K&L - Charlie Coyle on Gabe Landeskog trending towards returning to the Avalanche in the playoffs.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - Jokic wasn’t involved in the decision to fire Malone & Booth. He was the first to hear about it, but he wasn’t consulted beforehand.  That’s not who Jokic is. He’s not LeBron. He’s not going to run his coach or GM out of town.  

2:50:23 MS – David Adelman had the right approach from his opening presser to the message about moving forward. Coach and Raj broke down how that message was exactly what the doctor ordered for Nikola Jokic and Co. in the Post-Malone Era!  

5:35:06 PHD - David Adelman looked VERY poised in his head coaching debut, and Jalen Pickett is on the rise. 

8:38:13 K&L – Nikola Jokic... player/coach? In all seriousness, David Adelman coached well in his first game taking over for Michael Malone.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - “I think the owner said, ‘I’m not gonna choose & I’m gonna get rid of both of y’all…you guys can’t get along…I’ve got the best player in the world & he’s the only one I care about.” 
Charles Barkley shared his perspective on the Malone/Booth situation earlier this morning. The full interview is available on our YouTube channel!  

2:56:16 MS - Who's to blame for the Nuggets demise? Coach Sanford and Raj discuss why the other tenants at Ball Arena put extreme pressure on the Nuggets and it showed by the timing in which things went down!  

5:47:11 PHD - Scott Hastings walks us through the wild past 24 hours traveling with the Nuggets: 

8:55:00 K&L - Will Nikola Jokic be patient as the Nuggets continue to retool?

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MS – GM Calvin Booth and HC Michael Malone are both OUT! Coach and Raj give their initial reactions to this move and wonder who’s to blame for this coming down today. Three games before the Nuggets regular season came to an end.  

2:38:17 MLK - Right now, the NBA’s Western Conference is one giant game of musical chairs. The Nuggets playoff seed & first round opponent isn’t set at all. Far from it.  
If we could pick their opponent, it’s pretty simple: WE WANT THE WOLVES. Face your fears. Exorcise your demons. Quit running away. Let’s go.  

5:18:16 PHD- The guys breakdown the Nuggets firing both Michael Malone & Calvin Booth. Scott says he’s “shocked at timing, but not surprised” 

8:17:04 K & L- Vic Lombardi joins the show after his interview with Josh Kroenke. Vic’s shocked at the timing but not by the firing. But he didn’t think they’d fire both.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

9:09 MLK - “Is it motivation? Is it effort? Or are they just not good at defense?”  How many times can we say the Nuggets defensive struggles are due to lack of effort? Brett says that line of thinking might be good ol’ fashioned cope.  
 
2:23:02 MS – Things are trending in the wrong direction and fast for the Denver Nuggets! Coach and Raj discuss the potential of Coach Malone being on the hotseat and how soon the heat from seat could get unbearable.  

5:08:00PHD - Are the Nuggets in danger of having to play in the play-in tournament? 

7:54:10 KL - Our greatest strength sometimes can be our greatest weakness. Nate and Andy discuss why Nikola's offensive prowess hurts them on the defensive end. Is it time for the Nuggets to invest in another full time shot creator?

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

00:00:09:09 MLK - Jokic is mortal, even if it doesn’t seem like it. He’s been bruised, battered & beat up all season long. He’s nursing a whole litany of injuries right now.  The rest of the Nuggets NEED to step up & help him in the playoffs so he doesn’t flame out.  

00:02:30:02 MS - The Sklar Brothers know exactly what to do to get the Rockies offense back on track! Coach and Raj are still trying to wrap their heads around it as we speak!    

00:05:01:00 PHD - If "stood on business" were a group of people, it'd be every player at the CU Showcase today! Tyler Polumbus talks about what went down today at the CU Showcase and how Shedeur and Travis both made statements! 

00:07:36:19 K&L - How much of the sparse crowd at Opening Day was do to the weather or the Rockies themselves?

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

00:00:09:09 MLK - Westbrook was never meant to play 40min a night & make clutch plays late in games! That’s not his role on the team! Injuries forced him into the role. It reminds Brett of another beloved former Nugget who’s in a similar situation right now.  

00:02:31:12 MS - Gabe Watch...before the regular season ends? Raj has quite the theory about how Gabe could find himself back with the Avs before the regular season is over! Coach tells Gabe "no golfing"...well at least not right now.   

00:05:04:04 PHD – Should Gabe Landeskog play a game or two with the Colorado Eagles before making his return to the Avalanche? 

00:08:11:18 K&L – The Sklar Brothers join the show and tell us the truth about Karate Kid.

The Altitude Daily! Reaction to the biggest news of the Day from Denver’s Best Sports Talk Shows!

00:00:09:09 MLK – Vic Lombardi summed up last night’s Nuggets loss this morning: “His greatest attribute…is that hustle. Nobody plays harder than Russ Westbrook. Nobody. Balls to the wall, 100%, 100 mph. It also happened to be his undoing last night.”  

00:02:53:06 MS – Carmelo Anthony is officially headed to the Naismith Basketball HOF! Is Carmelo Anthony responsible for the Nuggets Championship and their current relevancy? Coach Sanford and Raj explain why Carmelo helped take the Nuggets to higher heights nationally, not Alex English or David Thompson.  

00:05:54:20 PHD - Should Russell Westbrook have gone for the layup or held onto the ball at the end of double overtime? 

00:09:04:10 K&L - What was the correct play for Russell Westbrook to make in the final sequence of last night's game?