March 19, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets president Josh Kroenke speaks to the media during a press conference held at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Nuggets news:

• Nuggets President Josh Korenke Discusses 2012-13 season///NBA.com

From Josh Kroenke:

“We’re an exciting young team. we’ve got a long way to go, but I did see some growth. There were some positives, but the results speak for themselves. We did lose in the first round again. We had a tough break coming in with some injuries with (Danilo) Gallinari and Kenneth (Faried). We’re still positioned very well going forward and I believe in the guys in that locker room. It’s on us. We have to look at ourselves in the mirror and figure out how we’re going to go about getting to where we want to be.”

• The Denver Nuggets Must Keep Andre Iguodala///NuggLove
• What is great about the city of Denver///Denver Stiffs
• Firing George Karl Not the Answer///RoundballMiningCompany
• Can we blame George Karl for the fact that every George Karl team falls apart in the playoffs?///Grantland

From Bill Simmons:

Of course not. You can’t forgot that (a) the 2013 Nuggets overachieved, and (b) he was probably the biggest reason. And he’s been an inspiring human-interest story, to say the least. I don’t know anyone who isn’t rooting for George Karl.

• Woody Paige: Look who was outcoached in the NBA playoffs again///Denver Post

News around the NBA:

• The second round of the NBA playoffs start today! Here’s your playoff schedule.///NuggLove
• Kevin Durant’s biggest test///SBNation
• Betting on Paul George or the Knicks’ shooting///SBNation

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Can The Nuggets Keep Nene?

It seems like the Denver Nuggets never get to have it easy and on Monday Masai Ujiri and Josh Kroenke lives got a little tougher.

Nene, the Nuggets’ starting center and longest tendered player told Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post he felt unappreciated and was thinking about opting out of the final season of his contract, which is worth $11.8 million.

Nene could possibly feel under appreciated, as most professional athletes do, but no one knows for sure. Most likely it is a ploy from Nene and his team to get a contract extension done before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set.

Big men like Kendrick Perkins and Zach Randolph each received contract extensions and no doubt Nene took notice and would like one similar to the two. Each signed four year extensions and from the sounds of it the Nuggets are only willing to offer Nene a three-year extension. (more…)