Thursday, December 27, 2001 - Told before Wednesday night's game that their embattled coach had resigned, the Denver Nuggets weren't surprised. Rumors of Dan Issel's departure had been floating for more than a week.

But the players couldn't help but wonder: Why didn't they hear it from him?

"We haven't heard from him," Nuggets forward George McCloud said. "That's disappointing, that he hadn't spoken to the players about his decision prior to the announcement. I, personally, felt he should've met with us and talked with us.