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Tariq Gets Some ArcSunday, September 30, 2001 - LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. - As Foothill College assistant basketball coach Keith Moss watched jumper after jumper go through the net, he turned to a newspaper reporter and asked, "Doesn't his shot look a lot better?" Denver Nuggets guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad had a frustrating 2000-01 season, averaging career lows in points (3.8) and shooting percentage (.387). The four-year NBA veteran's jumper often was flat. Never noted as a great offensive player, he nevertheless got a six-year, $43.3 million contract before last season. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cautious Abdul-WahadSunday, September 30, 2001 - LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. - Several days passed before Khadija Ibn-Lahoucine finally viewed the sun again. The still, lingering dry heat in the South Bay Area takes its toll on Ibn-Lahoucine, who dons Islamic dress that reveals only her face and hands. But the after effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, not the arid temperature, was the reason the wife of Denver Nuggets guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad was staying inside her nearby Los Gatos home. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets New York Teams Battle for Omar CookThe New York Daily News reports that both the Knicks and Nets have talked to the Denver Nuggets about a possible deal to acquire the former St. John's point guard. Cook has become expendable in Denver since the Nuggets acquired the rights to Kenny Satterfield from Dallas last week. The move came largely because Cook and the Nuggets were at an impasse in contract talks. Cook wanted a two-year guarantee similar to fellow second-round pick Gilbert Arenas, but the Nuggets balked. Two NBA sources, though, said last night that the Nets are "the frontrunner" for Cook at the moment and perhaps could trade a future pick and an unspecified amount of cash for Cook, who was selected in the second round (32nd overall) by Orlando before being dealt to Denver. New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Nuggets Sep 2001 Archive
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