{"id":334039,"date":"2025-10-26T14:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/334039\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T14:46:16","slug":"the-question-on-colorados-mind-why-chauncey-the-starting-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/334039\/","title":{"rendered":"The question on Colorado&#8217;s mind: Why, Chauncey? | The Starting Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Turn on the game!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three must-see events this week:<\/p>\n<p>1. New Orleans Pelicans at Nuggets (7 p.m. Wednesday, Altitude TV) \u2014 Against his former team, Bruce Brown would do Denver a solid by showing he still has that \u2018Brucey B\u2019 bounce.<\/p>\n<p>2. Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights (2 p.m. Friday, Altitude TV\/ESPN+) \u2014 A Halloween matinee between the Pacific-leading Knights and Stanley Cup-dreaming Avs? Sign us up.<\/p>\n<p>3. Broncos at Houston Texans (11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, Fox) \u2014 Everything\u2019s bigger in Texas, and a two-game sweep of the Texas teams would do big things for Denver\u2019s division title hopes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Numbers game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$106.8 million<\/strong> \u2014 the NBA playing career earnings of Colorado icon Chauncey Billups, who was arrested by the FBI last week for his alleged involvement in a rigged poker ring, not to mention a $4.7 million annual coaching salary with the Blazers and endorsement deals over a 17-year career<\/p>\n<p><strong>Box office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$21 <\/strong>\u2014 for a seat at Magness Arena to witness the home opener for the No. 7-ranked Denver Pioneers hockey team when it hosts Alaska Anchorage at 7 p.m. Friday (<a href=\"http:\/\/denverpioneers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denverpioneers.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>On this day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 26, 2007<\/strong> \u2014 Rockies faithful wake up with an 0-2 deficit in the World Series after Curt Schilling out-dueled Ubaldo Jimenez in a 2-1 Red Sox win at Fenway Park<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why, Chauncey?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Paul Klee, The Denver Gazette<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"article-social-share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/gazette.com\/2025\/10\/26\/the-question-on-colorados-mind-why-chauncey-the-starting-lineup\/\" onclick=\"openPopup(this.href); return false;\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"article-social-share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/gazette.com\/2025\/10\/26\/the-question-on-colorados-mind-why-chauncey-the-starting-lineup\/&amp;text=The+question+on+Colorado%26%238217%3Bs+mind%3A+Why%2C+Chauncey%3F+%7C+The+Starting+Lineup\" onclick=\"openPopup(this.href); return false;\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"article-social-share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/gazette.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#2f105c5a4d454a4c5b126c474a4c440a1d1f405a5b0a1d1f5b47465c0a1d1f4e5d5b464c434a094d404b5612475b5b5f5c150000484e554a5b5b4a014c4042001d1f1d1a001e1f001d19005b474a025e5a4a5c5b464041024041024c4043405d4e4b405c024246414b02584756024c474e5a414c4a56025b474a025c5b4e5d5b464148024346414a5a5f00\" title=\"Share via Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"article-social-share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/2025\/10\/26\/the-question-on-colorados-mind-why-chauncey-the-starting-lineup\/javascript:window.print()\" title=\"Print Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"article-social-share-icon\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard('https:\/\/gazette.com\/2025\/10\/26\/the-question-on-colorados-mind-why-chauncey-the-starting-lineup\/'); return false;\" title=\"Copy Link\">&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turn on the game! 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