Pickaxe and Roll

Ryan Blackburn breaks down the Denver Nuggets 129-104 blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets, including the standout performances from Michael Porter Jr., Will barton, Facundo Campazzo, and more. The Nuggets are rounding into form, and Ryan discusses how the team is trending in the right direction...just in time for the trade deadline to make things interesting. Finally, Ryan throws it back to the 2015-16 season and how the Nuggets have evolved around Nikola Jokić.

Ryan Blackburn gets more nerdy than usual on this episode by performing a SWOT analysis on this stats Wednesday episode. He breaks down the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Denver Nuggets roster, as well as the Opportunities and Threats to Denver's ultimate success in a playoff environment. From Denver's shot profile, to their personnel, to closing lineups in the last segment.

Ryan Blackburn breaks down the Denver Nuggets 121-106 win over the Indiana Pacers sparked by excellent bench play and the MVP performance of Nikola Jokić once again. Jamal Murray played better. Will Barton was good again. Michael Porter Jr. scored 20+ for the fourth straight game. Ryan talked about all of the players, the lineups used by Michael Malone, and more trade deadline discussion.

Ryan Blackburn breaks down the Denver Nuggets 116-103 loss against Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, and the Dallas Mavericks. The Nuggets had a lot of factors working against them, but poor play from Jamal Murray and Paul Millsap along with foul trouble from Michael Porter Jr. helped seal their fate. Ryan breaks down the starting lineup decision, extenuating circumstances, and what to make of Murray's slump.Then, Ryan gives a Big 3 Update on this Sunday episode of Pickaxe and Roll.

Ryan Blackburn breaks down the Denver Nuggets 103-102 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, including the clutch performance from Nikola Jokić and strong supporting performances from Michael Porter Jr. and Will Barton. He breaks down what went right for Denver, what went wrong, how Denver escaped an injury scare, and how the defense looks...good?Finally, Ryan goes around the league to provide an update on both the Western and Eastern conference and Denver's place among the contenders.

Host Ryan Blackburn brings on CSG Podcast Host Jeff Morton, the King of Thornton himself, to talk all things Denver Nuggets. From the biggest Nuggets storylines of the second half, to the NBA trade deadline just two weeks away, Ryan and Jeff discuss how the Nuggets will proceed in the short and long term. Then, for Throwback Thursday, they talk about the Nuggets eras of old and how Nikola Jokić compares to the Nuggets leaders and best players of old.

On this Mailbag Tuesday, host Ryan Blackburn breaks down the four things the Denver Nuggets have unequivocally learned about themselves in the first half of the 2020-21 regular season, including Michael Porter Jr. at the power forward position. Then, Ryan answers mailbag questions covering a wide range of topics, from Paul Millsap's role, to building the perfect second unit, to trade rumors about Terrence Ross and Kyle Lowry.

Host Ryan Blackburn breaks down Sunday's All-Star festivities in very brief detail, including notes on Nikola Jokić and his performance in the All-Star game as well as notes on the individual Skills, Three-Point, and Dunk contests. Then, Ryan goes into Monday positivity to discuss the enjoyment of today and how living life like Jokić would help everyone be happier.

Host Ryan Blackburn breaks down a big win for the Denver Nuggets over the Indiana Pacers to close out the first half of the season on a four-game winning streak. Michael Porter Jr. was great within his role with 24 points and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray continued his 20+ point streak that now sits at 12 games, and and Nikola Jokić chipped in a ho hum 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ryan discussed the big win, what stood out, and where the Denver Nuggets are currently at in a Big Picture Friday.

Host Ryan Blackburn is joined by Mark Schindler, host of the Indy Cornrows podcast, in a double upload to discuss the Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, and their final game before the All-Star break. The Pacers are coming off a bizarre victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers with T.J. McConnell dominating. The Nuggets are coming off their best win of the season with Nikola Jokić dominating. Ryan and Mark discuss each of the teams in the short and long term and how they match up with each other on Thursday night.