CSG Podcast

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.

In our continuing exploration of good faith vs bad faith criticism Jeff talks about how to be critical of the Kroenke's while still acknowledging the good that has happened. Also the schedule has been released and Jamal still hasn't signed his extension. 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 advent of blogging, team controlled in-house media and the explosion of social media has combined to limit our ability to accept good-faith criticism. Also, there's a ton of pressure this next season on both Calvin Booth and Michael Malone. Jeff explains how. 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.

There was a bit of a kerfuffle between Kevin Durant and Nuggets fans after Serbia was defeated by the US in mens basketball a few days ago. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about not caring about what people think or say and how that will come in handy for both Nuggets fans and KD. 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.

Jamal Murray had a really bad game as team France eliminated team Canada in the first round of Olympic tournament play. On the flip side, Nikola Jokic put on an amazing performance leading an enormous comeback for team Serbia vs Australia. What do these two performances mean for the Denver Nuggets and Jamal and 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.

On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about the discourse surrounding Jamal Murray and how it's both fair and unfair. Also Jeff talks about how Jamal's weird contract situation is making things even more stressful and how this is another example of people being weird about the Nuggets because the Nuggets themselves are weird. 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 history of Stan Kroenke buying the Denver Nuggets in 2000 and how hands on he was and contrasts that with 2024 where he is decidedly NOT hands on. The story of KSE becoming a mom and pop shop to giant sports conglomerate. 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 Olympics are underway and so are Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic for their respective countries. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about what we have seen so far from Jokic and team Serbia and Jamal on team Canada is a mirror to the Denver Nuggets of the last few years. 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 made official their signing of Russell Westbrook today. 2 years 6.8 million. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about 'fit' and how the pressure is one Nikola Jokic to take what Westbrook does well and incorporate that in to what he does already. 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.

TNT announced that it 'matched' the Amazon portion of the NBA media rights package ... it's this a futile act or a smart move by Warner Brothers? Also Joel Embiid has been talking and Jeff talks about whether or not he should be. 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.

Nate Timmons returns to CSG to talk about the inevitable Nuggets signing of Russell Westbrook. What does it mean for the Nuggets and how can it work/not work. Also Jeff and Nate talk about Summer League and the players that have stood out do us. We end, as usual, with what ya been watchin' 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.

News and notes edition of the Mortcast. This week featuring thoughts about James Dolan's terrible letter to the league, Trey Alexander maybe being the savior of The Booth Doctrine and some thoughts on the nature of criticism. 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 state of arrested development after the tragic Achilles tendon injury to DeRon Holmes and the extremely disappointing Summer League debut's of Pickett and Tyson. Jeff proposes that in order to turn the frowns upside down the Nuggets need to be bold in a way they haven't in the Booth era. 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.

This hasn't been a great spring/summer for Jamal Murray. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how Jamal can be a bit of a jerk and how people will ignore that as long as your play backs it up. In the last year it hasn't. 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.

This has been a weird offseason for the Denver Nuggets. The vibes are strange. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how that directly stems from the Nuggets themselves and how they need to change their front facing approach. Jeff also talks about how the Jamal Murray extension weirdness stems directly from the Nuggets own approach to this offseason. 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 has desired a hard cap in the NBA since he purchased the Nuggets in 2000. He's got a pseudo hard cap right now. Also the Nuggets have made 'choices' since the offseason of 2023 and choice is how they got to the weird position they are in right now. 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 offseason, so far, has been weird and angsty. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets internal issues are being felt by the fans and how almost every team in the league will be going through this. The cost of a terrible CBA. 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 the final installment of Dream and Nightmare scenarios for the Nuggets, Jeff talks about the "Booth approach" to the Nuggets and how he believes the team will stick to the rookie stockpile approach for one more offseason. How Booth's Boy's will get one more shot. 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 overwhelming "filthy" amounts of money in the NBA. How this Lucre and the firing of Monty Williams prove that the NBA we used to know is gone. It's awash in money to burn. 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.

Part two of Jeff's fantasy looks at the Denver Nuggets offseason. This week Jeff talks about how the Nuggets would need to trade a max deal in order to stay flexible under the new cba. Hitting the second apron is almost a de-facto hard cap so in fantasy land Jeff talks about an MPJ trade scenario. 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 Logo himself, Jerry West, passed away this week at the age of 86. One the Latest Mortcast Jeff talks about West's hyper competitive legacy, his drive, and how Luka Doncic could learn a lesson from West's own personality. 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 three week Monday series on the Mortcast begins today talking about different scenarios for a Nuggets offseason and how it could play out. In week one Jeff goes over the most insane one (that definitely won't happen) and talks about scenarios/reasons behind it. The trading Jamal and Mike for 2025 Lottery pick scenario. 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 media rights deal is nearing completion with a staggering 76 billion over 11 years reported to be the number. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how this is a make-good deal for the NBA after years of missteps and how it greases the wheels for 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.

The Denver Nuggets of 2023-24 fell victim to their own way of thinking. Locking themselves into a high floor, low ceiling approach to roster supplements without considering that they might need to replace key players. The Smartest Guy in the Room syndrome. On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about that approach and how the Nuggets ended up with the worst of all worlds last 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.

On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about the need for humility to make the Nuggets better this offseason and the tacit understanding that Nikola Jokic and maximizing his game with player additions needs to be had. The Denver Nuggets need to refocus around Nikola Jokic to make him better and therefore the Nuggets better. 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 new media right deal for the NBA is imminent. On the Latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about the implications of the new package that will (likely) feature a diminished ESPN, NBC and Amazon and how Turner fumbled the bag. Also Jeff talks about how the new influx of money will loosen up future trades and likely grease the skids for expansion teams. 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 held their all-too-soon end of season press conference with Josh Kroenke, Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone on Thursday. Jeff breaks down some highlights on the latest Mortcast. It's what Josh Kroenke said about 'owing it to Nikola Jokic' that was the highlight. What does that mean and is there still a bit of a disconnect between Booth and Malone? 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 season ended disappointingly 98-90 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals. On the lastest Mortcast Jeff talks about the changes that need to happen for the Nuggets to get better than the Wolves. 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 doesn't need motivation to put up a masterpiece performance like he did in game 5. However other probably needed a boost. On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about Jokic's mastery in Game 5 and how the disrespect from Shaq and others in the media sphere didn't motivate Jokic, but rather motivated his teammates. 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 tied their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 2 games apiece on the back of Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon. The Nuggets forced the Wolves into some interesting lineup decisions. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about how the Nuggets matched the Wolves speed with no lineup adjustments. Also a discussion on Tim Connelly and the latest rumors about other teams pursuing him. 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 got off the schneid and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-90 in game 3 on Friday. Also, the disrespect of the Nuggets reached a crescendo in between Game 2 and 3. On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about Jamal Murray coming back in fine form and the media who covers the league not so secretly wanting an American face 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.

Back in the last offseason Jamal Murray mad a 'bet on himself' in that he rejected the Nuggets extension offer because he was hoping to get all star or all NBA. It did not happen and Murray missed 23 games due to various injuries. This added stress to this Nuggets season. On the latest Mortcast Jeff talks about Jamal's stress filled season and how the team (ie Nikola Jokic) can get back into this series against the Timberwolves. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Nuggets dropped game one against the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. The biggest question for the Nuggets remains one that is quite complicated: How do you manage Jamal Murray and his injuries going forward. On the latest Mortcast, Jeff talks about threading the very tight needle between making sure Jamal Murray is healthy and trying to win. What that means for these playoffs and going forward into next season's big decisions. 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.

As we approach the rematch showdown between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jeff talks about the "Chris Finch" year of 2016-17 and how it created a bit of tension but unlocked Nikola Jokic. How Chris Finch revamped the Nuggets offense around Jokic and how two 'big dogs' on the same coaching staff doesn't often work. 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.