James and Nick discuss their expectations for the Nuggets, Kenneth Faried’s extension, the pressure on coach Brian Shaw and more.
Yesterday, James and I had the pleasure of talking about the Denver Nuggets upcoming season with Charlie Yao of Roundball Mining Company, ESPN’s Truehoop affiliate for the Denver Nuggets. We covered plenty of topics surrounding the Nuggets, a team that just two seasons ago had won 57 games, but now faces questions regarding the health of key players and the direction of the franchise. Despite these concerns however, the three of us believe the Nuggets will be in the playoff hunt. Below are the list of topics covered. The first bit of the podcast covers more general discuss before weaving into our topics, but trust me, all of it is worth the listen.
We thank Charlie for joining us, and as always thank you for listening. Subscribe on iTunes, and follow us on Podbean.
Estimated Time Stamps:
- General discussion of team/job performance of Tim Connelly – Start of podcast
- Brian Shaw (how much pressure is he under?) – 9:30
- Ty Lawson’s growth as the star point guard – 16:00
- Expectations for Gallinari and McGee coming off of majoring injuries – 23:00
- Kenneth Faried’s extension (how much is he worth?) – 31:00
- Importance of Arron Afflalo this season – 42:30
- Hypothetical, quickly thrown together trade scenarios involving Faried (this was fun) – 49:30
- How much will the rookies play, and Erick Green’s role this season – 53:15
- Are the Nuggets a lottery or playoff team? – 1:02:00
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