On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the Nuggets blazing pace we haven't seen in over 30 years and if that is something that is sustainable. In the second half Jeff talks about the Charles Barkley/JJ Redick comments on Inside the NBA and goes over the NBA's aesthetic issues with casual fans Enjoy the show!…

Happy New Year from the Mortcast. On this last show of 2024 Jeff talks about resolutions for the Nuggets and the NBA. Resolutions about defense, shooting a practice facility for the Nuggets. For the NBA how about opening up the CBA and doing something about the first apron restrictions? How about stop having ideas about the All Star Game? How about…

On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the Nuggets victory over the Pistons. What the Nuggets did much better and what they will struggle to improve. In the second half Jeff discusses how difficult the NBA Western Conference is and how that his hurt the Nuggets aims of developing. Enjoy the show!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about how the Nuggets need to remain patient until the offseason because their options will grow. They are sort of stuck right now until then. However Jokic is increasingly frustrated and the Nuggets approach to the team is butting up against the reality of Jokic's patience and frustration level. Enjoy the show!…

On the latest pre-Christmas Mortcast, Jeff talks about the Nuggets good-vibes win over the Phoenix Suns. Does that mean the Nuggets are back? Also what does it mean that Jamal wasn't there? In the second half Jeff talks about how super defensive those who cover the league get about the criticism of three point volume. Jeff says that defensiveness i…

The Nuggets are in a deep malaise right now and something needs to be done. On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about three steps the Nuggets can take to improve their outlook for this season and into the future. Enjoy the show!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the Athletic article in which Michael Porter Junior is linked to trade talks about the headliner Zach Lavine among others. When looking at article's like that it's important to ask why they were put out. Also it's important to ask if this is a 'save my job' rumor? How the Nuggets lack of vision on who will be…

On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about the Nuggets very slowly getting better but they are certainly not BACK after a very weird victory over the Kings. Incremental progress is what we should be looking for. Also, Jeff talks about NBA expansion and how the league has needed it for almost a decade. It will improve the NBA. Enjoy the show!…

On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the Nuggets really weird win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Turnovers, sloppy play, better defense and a great second half. Are the Nuggets 'back'? No. This is a step in the right direction though. Also Jeff wades into the NBA ratings discourse and says ratings and style of play criticism can be/are two separ…

On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how it won't be easy for the Nuggets to make any deals in a trade this year. In the second half he goes over the problems with the NBA CBA and how it's restrictions have frozen the league in place and that was not its intent. Enjoy the show!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

Nikola Jokic is continuing his supernova season while also calling out things he is critical about. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how this is a good thing, how it puts pressure on the disconnected ownership of Stan and Josh Kroenke, and how it will probably show benefits NEXT year. Enjoy the show!…

On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about how the rot of mediocrity has set in to the Nuggets team and is dangerously approaching apathy. In order to clarify the vision of the Nuggets team they either need to extend Calvin Booth or let him go. The team, coaches and everyone in between needs definite clarity on the vision for the future.…

Nikola Jokic gave us yet another reminder of how great he is. On the latest Mortcast, Ryan Blackburn from Mile High Sports, the Pickaxe and Roll podcast and Locked on Nuggets joined Jeff to talk about the greatness that is Nikola Jokic. Also, the guys chat about the team and Charles Barkley's comments about "wasting" Jokic. Is there truth to it or …

The Nuggets lost to the Clippers on Sunday night. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets record is accurate to who they are as a team right now. Mediocre with a generational player. That's it. Also Jeff goes over how annoyed he is with the "Foul when you're up three to prevent potential the game tying shot" gambit in the NBA. Enjoy…

On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about the burgeoning chemistry between Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook and how, maybe, Jokic saw this from the beginning. Also discussed: Porter and Braun being the most consistent Nuggets after Jokic and how the team truly needs an identity. Enjoy the show!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

Thanksgiving-eve Mortcast on being thankful for the Denver Nuggets and how we need to accept criticism in this hot take society. Also Jeff talks about the Nuggets and Celtics and how a mentality emanates down from the executive office at Ball Arena and above about being ok with one title and accepting that the team will get worse. Happy Thanksgivin…

The Nuggets had a crazy and informative back to back games against the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. The Down and Up of your 2024-25 Nuggets. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets might have stumbled into a solution against the Lakers and how Nikola Jokic is the master of all. Enjoy the show!…

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!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

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 befo…

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!…

In part two of his series on the 2014 article in ESPN about the Denver Nuggets Jeff talks about how he received the article and how the Nuggets themselves received it and how it helped change the direction of the team that year. Enjoy the show!Kirjoittanut Mile High Sports

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 …

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!…