Pickaxe and Roll

Ryan Blackburn goes over the details of the 2022-23 NBA Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers. He goes back over individual plays, moments, and schemes deployed in what was possibly the most important playoff series in Nuggets franchise history. From Nikola Jokić's greatness to Jamal Murray's leap to superstardom, the Nuggets found a way to sweep LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Lakers. Than, Ryan shares his final thoughts on Damian Lillard and being a small market superstar in today's NBA.

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Ryan Blackburn breaks down and assesses the Damian Lillard trade to the Milwaukee Bucks that also sent Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton to the Portland Trail Blazers as well as Jusuf Nurkic to the Phoenix Suns. Are the Bucks the new NBA title favorites? Did the Blazers get enough for Lillard? Did the Suns get any better? What the heck happened to the Miami Heat? Ryan reacts, then continues his series of watching the 2022-23 Nuggets playoff run. Today, he helped Nuggets fans re-live the series matchup against the Suns that Denver won in six games.

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Ryan Blackburn continues his trip down memory lane with a closer look at the 2022-23 Denver Nuggets first round playoff series against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets won the series 4-1, and there were several important moments for Nuggets fans to remember. Go back with Ryan to revisit 40 points from Jamal Murray in Game 2, a near historic Game 4 comeback, and the closeout performance from Nikola Jokić in Game 5.

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In this episode, Ryan Blackburn highlights the best games, fun moments, and most important parts of the Denver Nuggets 2022-23 regular season. Going chronologically, Ryan goes all the way back to a preseason dunk, a halfcourt heave from Vlatko Čančar, a Jamal Murray game winner against the Portland Trail Blazers, a historic outing from Nikola Jokić, and much, much more. What regular season moment along the road to the first championship in Nuggets franchise history was your favorite?

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Ryan Blackburn and SwipaCam discussed Part 2 of Ryan’s two-part list of the Top 100 Players in the NBA in 2023. In the second part, they discuss players ranked from 50 to 1, and you don’t want to miss Swipa’s reactions to Ryan’s Top 30. From Nikola Jokić and Stephen Curry, to Devin Booker and Kawhi Leonard, to Pascal Siakam and Domantas Sabonis, Swipa gives his honest and impassioned takes on Ryan’s Top 50 players in the NBA today.

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The NBA is loaded with talent. Ryan Blackburn and SwipaCam discussed Part 1 of Ryan’s two-part list of the Top 100 Players in the NBA. They discuss players ranked from 100 to 51, as well as players ranked outside of the top 100 that should have been in the list. Does Alperun Sengun deserve to be left off? Is Gabe Vincent ranked too high? Why is Ryan overrating Jalen Green? What about Deandre Ayton and Michael Porter Jr.? They discuss those names and more on Pickaxe and Roll.

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Denver Nuggets rookie Jalen Pickett sat down with Ryan Blackburn to discuss his journey to the NBA. From growing up in Rochester, New York, to transferring from Siena to Penn State after three years of college, to his NBA Draft night experience, Pickett opens up about life and basketball. What does "Whoop" mean? Is Booty Ball here to stay? Why are mock drafts so funny? Ryan and Jalen discuss many topics in this sitdown interview.

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Ryan Blackburn shares his thoughts on second-year wing/forward Peyton Watson in Part 6 of the 20 Questions preview series for the Denver Nuggets in the 2023-24 NBA season. Will Watson find a consistent role in the Nuggets rotation this season? Then, Ryan breaks down the new resting policy for the NBA and what it means for the Nuggets.

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Ryan Blackburn discusses underrated veteran wing Justin Holiday and what he can add to the Denver Nuggets roster in Part 5 of the 20 Questions preview series. Then, Ryan discusses the FIBA World Cup results and what they mean for the USA, Serbia, Canada, and others. Finally, he goes over an epic football weekend in Colorado sports, reacting to the Colorado Buffaloes success and Denver Broncos almost success.

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Ryan Blackburn teases a special announcement before ranking the top 10 centers in the NBA today. Nikola Jokić and Joel Embiid continue to vie for the top spot, but who else ranks among the best at the position? Can older veterans like Rudy Gobert and Brook Lopez hold off younger centers like Bam Adebayo, Deandre Ayton, and Alperun Sengun? Ryan shares his rankings and explanations before discussing Nuggets backup center Zeke Nnaji in greater detail.

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