Episoder
-
Adam Mares from DNVR and ALL NBA joins Jeff on the latest Mortcast. Topic's covered: The state of the 2024 Denver Nuggets, the travails of Jamal Murray, the transcendence of Nikola Jokic, the ineptitude of Joel Embiid and the state of the NBA.
Enjoy the show!
-
The Nuggets have struggled these last two games in losses to the Pelicans and Memphis. The issue that keeps coming back up is that the Nuggets need a second floor raiser. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets need to find that player, be it Jamal, MPJ, someone else or someone via trade the Nuggets need to get more traditional before Jokic burns out.
Enjoy the show!
-
Manglende episoder?
-
The Nuggets lost to the severely shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night 101-94. Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon didn't play for the Nuggets. The loss exposed some large weaknesses for the Nuggets and exposed Jamal Murray. The question we need to ask is can Jamal elevate without Nikola Jokic?
Enjoy the show!
-
Final installment of Jeff's retrospective on the 2014 ESPN article that changed everything for the Nuggets. This week Jeff talks about how the Nuggets adjusted in the 2014-15 season and how, while not 'responsible' for the changes the article put a fine point on the Nuggets issues at the time.
Enjoy the show!
-
After a 37 points, 18 rebound, 15 assist game in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Nikola Jokic is absolutely on a historic run to start this season. Out of necessity and circumstance this has been absolutely needed. Accepting that, on the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets can sneak Jokic more rest this season.
Enjoy the show!
-
The Denver Nuggets are playing faster than they have since the George Karl era. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how this is a good thing and how Michael Malone just needs to get used to it. Also Jeff talks about Jokic's remarkable start to the season and asks if the team is at risk of running him into the ground
Enjoy the show!
-
A new article from ESPN just dropped, 10 years after the last big article in the website. This one wasn't as bomb thowingly hot but it still conveyed a very obvious point of view across about a difference of opinion between coach and GM. Also, Jeff ends the podcast talking about how Tommy Balcetis needs to be the public voice of the Denver Nuggets front office for the sake of everyone there.
Enjoy the show!
-
A new Friday series for November comes to the Mortcast. Today's episode is part one of Jeff's series on the 10 year anniversary of "The Article" in ESPN about the team that fundamentally shook them. This week, Jeff talks about how the Nuggets got to November 2014 and some of the decisions that were made.
Enjoy the show!
-
"When the mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens from the earth" Yes folks ... Led Zeppelin reference for Nikola Jokic. We've reached peak podcasting. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how great Jokic is and why he's having to carry this Nuggets team.
Enjoy the show!
-
You better run! The Nuggets (specifically Michael Malone and Jamal Murray) can make their spacing issues a little less pronounced if they would just run a little. On the latest Mortcast Jeff advocates the Nuggets pick up the pace a little.
Enjoy the show!
-
On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the growing frustration (apparently) of NIkola Jokic and how the Nuggets shooting woes could be helped, a bit, if they just bothered to play faster.
Enjoy the show!
-
On the latest Mortcast Jeff gives his three tips for de-stressing during this potentially chaotic Denver Nuggets season. Also Jeff gives a preview for the Nuggets opening night game against the Thunder. What will he be looking for? Is it a barometer for the rest of the season?
Enjoy the show!
-
I break with Mortcast tradition and give my prediction on the number of wins the I feel the Nuggets will have this season, as well as where I see them placing in the Western Conference. This is what I'm calling "The season where we find out" with the Nuggets and we need to embrace the struggle.
Enjoy the show!
-
The Nuggets might have a little gem on their hands as Julian Strawther might emerge as a great 6th man. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how Strawther can be the Nuggets new JR Smith and why he works better as a 6th man (right now) than as a starter.
Enjoy the show!
-
The 2024-25 season for the Denver Nuggets will be a very difficult one. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how that is a good thing and that we might be entering into a season of change for the Denver Nuggets.
Enjoy the show!
-
On the Latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the super concerning but not surprising trend of the Denver Nuggets not shooting many threes and giving up a bunch of threes on defense. It's a trend that cannot continue if the Nuggets want to make noise this year
Enjoy the show!
-
The NBA GM survey just came out. News flash ... the GM's in the league love Nikola Jokic. Water is wet. Also they don't particularly like the Nuggets as a team. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about that and also goes over the "analysis" of the first two preseason games by the Hoop Collective and how ... uh ... unique it was.
Enjoy the show!
-
The Nuggets are looking at the prospect of struggle this next season. While the Nuggets will still be good, it likely will be a more painful year than we are used to. We need to embrace the struggle to come out a better team. Also Jeff talks about Calvin Booth's idiosyncrasy and how he identifies with it but it come with big risk
Enjoy the show!
-
The Denver Nuggets lost their first Preseason game in Abu Dabi to the Boston Celtics. Who cares, right? On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the Christian Braun question for the Nuggets this season and how this will be a lingering issue for awhile. Also Jeff talks about his Ty Lawson/Russell Westbrook comparison and how the Nuggets can incorporate Westbrook and what he does well while minimizing what he doesn't do well.
Enjoy the show!
- Vis mere
