George Karl in Denver
Posted on March 30th, 2005 by
When George Karl became the Denver Nuggets’ head coach on January 27th he replaced interim head coach Michael Cooper to coach a team with a 17-25 record. With his experienced and insightful coaching he led a miraculous mid season turn-around which was capped off with the Nuggets beating the Jazz 109-98 Wednesday night. With the win the Nuggets moved into a tie for the number 7 spot in the Western Conference with the Grizzlies. Also with the win the Nuggets claim their 15th win in their last 17 games to have a record of 39-31, making them 22-6 when coached by George Karl.
Aside: John Stockton was honoured before the game when an 8-foot bronze statue of him was placed south of the delta centre. Stockton watched the game from the stands where he received a standing ovation from the crowd before the second quarter.
My 2 Cents
Wow what a turn around! If George Karl didn’t join the Nuggets half way through the season I would probably give him my vote to him for Coach of the Year.
