Denver Stiffs: For Denver Nuggets Fans

With 8 out of the next 13 games against Eastern Conference teams, The Dig takes a look at the major storylines on the other coast. Included in Episode 5, “The Wild Wild East,” co-hosts Nick Hertzog and Jeremy Poley give some love to the Raptors and Bucks as well as some snark to the Knicks and Sixers. The Dig is also excited to introduce a new segment again this week where the hosts show off their acting chops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Nuggets Numbers, so let's get analytical, shall we? In this episode, Ryan shares his research on the Denver Nuggets season so far, discussing the 12 most important stats related to why Denver is 9-3, whether they should be better or worse, and where they will go from here. From one of the easiest schedules to date to one of the best starting lineups in the entire NBA, the numbers range far and wide. If you want to know why the Nuggets are where they are today, this is the episode for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denver Nuggets close out week on a positive note Do you just wash away the Atlanta Hawks loss? Juancho Hernangomez inserted into the rotation Have we started to see Denver’s offense click? Previewing the upcoming week Carmelo Anthony’s Nuggets legacy Tougher matchup on the homestand - Houston Rockets or Boston Celtics  Win loss predictions for the week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Friday! Need a boost heading into the weekend? The Denver Stiffs Show has your back. After a 2-1 week featuring an overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, a brutal loss to the Atlanta Hawks at home, and a gut check victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Jena and Ryan have some thoughts about where the Nuggets currently are. Why do the Nuggets always start slow? What's up with the offense? Has anyone been more consistent than Paul Millsap or Will Barton thus far? Did the Nuggets find a formula on their bench with Juancho Hernangomez? Jena and Ryan discuss all of that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 4 of The Dig’s second season, co-hosts Jeremy Poley and Nick Hertzog propose a reset on this season, both for certain players and for the media and fans who might be needing it just as much. If you haven’t checked out The Dig yet, give it a listen. If nothing else, you’ll get to hear some great music by a talented local artist, Midi Mansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown 3-0 Week Which win was the most impressive Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic powered the Denver Nuggets through the week Michael Porter Jr. cracks the rotation Previewing the upcoming week Are the Atlanta Hawks going to make a jump this season? How dangerous are the Brooklyn Nets when they don’t have Kevin Durant? Does the Memphis Grizzlies game concern you at all? Win loss predictions for the week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good news, everyone! The Nuggets are 5-2 and tied for 2nd in the Western Conference— right where we all thought they’d be! Not exactly. In Episode 3 of the The Dig, co-hosts Nick Hertzog and Jeremy Poley play “Are We Sure?” and “Buy or Sell” to figure out what and who this team truly is going into an interesting early season test with the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six games is too early to draw a statistical conclusion, but the numbers are starting to form trends, and we're here to tell you why. Ryan and Zach dive into the numbers to discuss Denver's defense to start the season. It has been stellar in four games and brutal in the other two. Which performances represent Denver's true defensive abilities? Is the current performance sustainable? After defensive talk, Zach and Ryan discuss each rotation player thus far, picking one stat and predicting whether the number will be real or not real at the end of the season, from Nikola Jokic’s three-point percentage to Jamal Murray’s assists per game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After starting the season with three victories, the Denver Nuggets have fallen back down to earth. The offense remains a work in progress while the defense has taken a major step back. Nikola Jokic doesn't look like the MVP candidate he became last season, and shooting the basketball efficiently is more challenging than ever before. To break down these problems, Ryan and Brandon hopped on to discuss the individual players, to Michael Porter's exciting professional debut, to the concern level Nuggets fans should have at the beginning of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nuggets are 3-1. That should be good news, right? So why does it feel so ... meh? In Episode 2 of the second season of The Dig, co-hosts Nick Hertzog and Jeremy Poley slog through their own early season slump, which resembles the Nuggets’ offense. Nick blows the introduction; Jeremy fumbles a metaphor; both hosts struggle with coherence. But just like the Nuggets, the end result is a W, thanks to a game-winning MPJ discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 2 of Breaking Basketball: A Nugglife Story, a promising season takes a series of unexpected turns that challenge the team—and even the media who follow them. By the All-Star break, the Nuggets' championship aspirations will be tested by injury, locker room upheaval, and league actions. As this heat gets cranked up on the team, everyone around them feels the pressure, too.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Denver Nuggets have played three games. They have won three games. Nuggets fans should be happy with such a strong start, but there are major concerns with the offense on the starters and the bench unit. In the first of two segments, Ryan broke down the three Numbers to remember and evaluated Denver's 101-94 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Then, in a time when small sample size affects all, Ryan produced four takeaways, including some concerning numbers shooting the ball as a team and scoring while Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are off the floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2-0 to Start How good was Nikola Jokic this week? Surprised about zero minutes for Michael Porter Jr.? Are you concerned about how close the game with the Phoenix Suns was? Previewing the upcoming week Concerned about the Sacramento Kings even with their slow start? Who will go down as the better player Jokic or Luka Doncic? Which road game concerns you more Orlando Magic or New Orleans Pelicans? Win loss predictions for the week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The group talks about the Denver Nuggets victory over the Phoenix Suns, getting into the elite defense on this team and the strong performances of Jamal Murray Nikola Jokic and Jeremi Grant. They discuss the absence of Michael Porter Jr. and then do a rapid fire of questions about the week. Player of the week, Player who should forget the week, is this the rotation you expected, will Michael Porter Junior play by Halloween, and is this the Nuggets team you expected in week one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode of Season 2, Jeremy Poley and Nick Hertzog discuss what the Nuggets need to do in order to win a championship this year. A new segment is also introduced. “Are We Sure?” allows The Dig hosts to take credit for hot takes that land without having to own up to those that don’t. They also play Fill in the Blank before giving rapid fire predictions about MVP, MIP, one seeds, and who will win it all. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One. Day. Away. Today's Nuggets Numbers focuses on two separate items. First, the Denver Nuggets did not come to terms on extensions with either Malik Beasley or Juancho Hernangomez. I did my best to explain rookie extension process, why there was no deal, and what happens now with each player. Then, I dove into the meat of the podcast, offering up 20 predictions for the Nuggets season that I firmly believe. These are my real takes, nothing fabricated, and I'm high on Denver's outlook this season. I believe they will go deep into the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wrapping up the preseason Which one of the Denver Nuggets the most with the preseason? Who did the least? What do you think the rotation is coming out of preseason? Start of the regular season Malik Beasley/Juancho Hernangomez extensions Are the Portland Trail Blazers someone who will contend for a division title? Are the Phoenix Suns ready to turn it around? Win loss predictions for the week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally, the preseason is over, and all that stands in the way of Denver Nuggets fans and the regular season if five measly days. The Nuggets will play the Portland Trail Blazers next Wednesday night to kick off the 2019-20 NBA season. In their first visit to Pepsi Center for a Nuggets game in over five months, Jena and Ryan break down what transpired in the last preseason game and the majority takeaways before delving into the most pressing topics: who will start at small forward on opening night? Will Michael Porter Jr. be part of the rotation? Are the Nuggets ready to get off to a fast start with an easy schedule to begin the regular season? Jena and Ryan discuss that and more in this one. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking Basketball: A Nugglife Story recounts the upcoming 2019-20 NBA season. In Episode 1, the story begins in the preseason, where the small forward position has become the major question mark for the Denver Nuggets. But the other Western Conference contenders have plenty of questions themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Denver Stiffs continuing to evolve in our podcast commentary, we are trying some new ideas, segments, and even new styles of podcasting going forward. Nuggets Numbers will remain largely unchanged except for segment one. In segment one, I discussed some of the major points of yesterday's Stat of the Week regarding Denver's offense focusing heavily on floaters. They are both good and bad, and I spent some time on why they are important statistically for Denver. Then, the three numbers to remember for this week: 35, 73, and 26.1 In segment two, I discussed the game and how the Nuggets won 107-102 against the Suns on Monday night, it was important to discuss various moments of that contest, from Torrey Craig and Jerami Grant fitting well with the starting unit to Michael Porter Jr. once again answering the call on who deserves rotation minutes at small forward. And in segment three, I give my thoughts on the small forward competition and who will start or come off the bench. You may be surprised by my think