Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - To tell the cold truth, Nick Van Exel doesn't care what you think. The Nuggets point guard listens only to his own heart, even if it causes him pain.

"I'm going to let my feelings be known," said Van Exel, letting loose the anger that can destroy a relationship.

"I'm going to let my feelings be known," Van Exel said.

The Nuggets are a bad joke long past being funny, Van Exel declared without apology. The team makes him sick and tired of losing. Life's too short to waste on an NBA franchise without a clue.

In Denver, Van Exel will now be regarded as a pariah or punk for demanding a trade from the Nuggets.