CSG Podcast

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Expansion? Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 is misplaced. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 running the team is adding to the pressure on them. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 separate things. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 is Chuck blowing smoke? Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Thanksgiving! Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nuggets legend and humanitarian superstar Dikembe Mutombo passed away after a long battle with brain cancer on Monday. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about Mutombo, his time in Denver and more importantly how great of a human being Mutombo really was. RIP Deke. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Nuggets wrapped up their (early) 2024 media day before they start camp and head out to Abu Dabi for two games against the Boston Celtics. How wars Jamal Murray's attitude? (poor). How were MPJ and Russ (Great). Did Calvin Booth talk without saying something weird? (no). Jeff has all the wrap up! Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can the respect for Jokic become so great that it adversely affects the other players on the roster? On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the perception of the Nuggets is affected by how great Jokic is. In the second half Jeff talks about how having a "true" number 2 on the roster (in terms of 'perception') in the REGULAR season goes a long way toward helping them out. The pressure is huge on Jamal Murray. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2024 Media Day is upon us! To celebrate Jeff looks back on the final Media day of the Brian Shaw era. The weird vibes, the pensive approach and the make or break year for an embattled coach who struggled with expectation. A media day that proved to be fortuitous. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe spoke about the Nuggets on the latest Simmons podcast. While much of what Bill Simmons said was nonsense, his worry about the Nuggets burning out Jokic was real. Jeff talks about why. Also, Adrian Wojnarowski has retired from NBA coverage. Jeff looks back at some funny Woj moments from the past. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The offseason needs to be re-examined and reframed through the lens of Nikola Jokic. The Westbrook signing in particular and what it means for the Nuggets youth movement. Also ... Jeff talks about the 2013 Nuggets and Andre Iguodala. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The decision on Aaron Gordon's extension is upcoming. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets have his bird rights, there's no hard cap in the NBA and more. Also Jeff goes over Julian Strawther's importance to the next season on the Nuggets. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It as announced that Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets came to an agreement on a 4 year 208 million dollar extension. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how it was an extension of co-dependency. Of Need. The Nuggets and Jamal need each other and they have no choice. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stan Kroenke, owner of the Denver Nuggets, is a super successful owner of the Denver Nuggets is highly averse to taking risk. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about Kroenke's history of owning the Nuggets and explains why the Nuggets are the way they are. Because of Stan. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I little diversion on the latest Mortcast on CSG where Jeff talks about his memories of the 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team. The future NFL players, the talent, the Miracle at Michigan and the disappointing loss that still infuriates Jeff to this very day (seriously ... still). Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Full length preview of the a new series on the Mortcast talking about and comparing the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics and their approaches to repeating as champions and title sustainability. What can we learn from each team? Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Josh Kroenke spoke to reporters at Castle Pines in Castle Rock for the BMW Classic. He answered some questions about the cap which were quite revealing. Also the Denver Post and Deion Sanders are currently in a dust up over name calling and access. What does that mean for the media? Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jusuf Nurkic hurt his knee at the very end of his rookie season in 2015. He would reaggrevate it at the beginning of 2015-16. This injury, while unfortunate for Nurkic, was fortunate for one Nikola Jokic. Jeff talks about how this injury played a huge and singular part in opening up the door for Jokic to become the legend that he is. Enjoy the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.