Are the Nuggets a 60 win team in 2009? No straight jacket necessary...
thehoopdoctors.com 9/30/2008 — Why not? Why the hell not? Pretty much every prediction for the 2009 season that i’ve read to date has the Denver Nuggets being the odd man out of the sure to be tight playoff race in the Western Conference. This is understandable, as they did just barely squeak into the playoffs in 2008.....

Video: Steve Nash's Thoughts on Baron Davis' New Diet Plan
nba.fanhouse.com 9/30/2008 — Stories from a trip to Media Day for the Phoenix Suns. Steve Nash was in good spirits as he sat down for his Q & A session with the media today, and in between some serious basketball talk, the conversation turned to a more lighthearted topic. ...

Tickets remain for Oct. 17 NBA preseason game at Carrier Dome
blog.syracuse.com 9/30/2008 — Melo returns to the Dome with the Nuggets in a preseason game against the Suns.

New Suns' Coach Terry Porter Discusses the Upcoming Season
nba.fanhouse.com 9/30/2008 — Stories from a trip to Media Day for the Phoenix Suns. Terry Porter is getting ready to begin training camp with the Suns for the first time, and had plenty to say to reporters about the upcoming season. He didn't hit the podium as some of the ...

Apparently, Sam Smith Asks Shaq the Same Questions Every Year
nba.fanhouse.com 9/30/2008 — Stories from a trip to Media Day for the Phoenix Suns. NBA players have occasionally had a tense relationship with long-time league journalist Sam Smith . Fellow NBA scribes have questioned Smith's tactics, and we know how Smith feels about bloggers ...

Suns look to return to normalcy under Porter — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 9/30/2008
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns won't only be adjusting to a new coach this training camp. They wil...

Nuggets pledge to improve D even without Camby — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 9/30/2008
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets lost their best defenders this summer when they let Eduardo Najera...

A matter of loss for Baron Davis and Marcus Camby — L.A. Times - Basketball 9/30/2008
The Clippers' new point guard dropped 19 pounds over the summer and the center says the Denver Nuggets already miss him. > Svelte and still simmering.

76ers' New Brand Is That of a Contender — Wash Post NBA 9/30/2008
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29 -- In the less than two years since Allen Iverson was dealt to Denver, another A.I. (Andre Iguodala) has helped lead the Philadelphia 76ers back into the postseason and another all-star player (Elton Brand) has been replaced ...

Shaq Rested and Ready — NBA.com: News 9/30/2008
From their end, the Suns were happy to see the 36-year-old Shaquille O'Neal come back for his first full season with them in good shape and, by his own estimate, at the same weight (between 330 and 335) he was at when he led the Lakers to the first of ...