May 10th, 2010 with Comments closed

On This Date: When Larry Brown Wouldn’t Take It Anymore

Larry Brown is the first, most direct branch off the Dean Smith coaching tree.  But while their philosophies share some common threads, in some ways they couldn’t be more different. (Starting with their threads, as the picture below demonstrates.)

Larry Brown, fashion plate.

Take their anger management. Smith’s frustration could reveal itself in borderline comical ways, [...]

May 7th, 2010 with Comments closed

On This Date: Bailey’s First Practice

This is the first in a daily series that will look back at Denver sports history. Without further ado …

2004: Champ Bailey practices for the first time as a Bronco

Were I to lapse into cliché, I would write, “It doesn’t seem that long.” Poppycock. It does — maybe even longer.

The only player [...]