Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys preview the Nuggets season as the NBA season starts tomorrow. Will MPJ take a big step forward this season? Zach and Phil praise Coach Prime for CU’s beatdown in Tucson. Zach admits he was wrong about this Buffs team and how good they are on all 3 phases of the game. The Avalanche finally got in the win column after picking up two wins this weekend. Should Avs fans be at ease now? Val Nichushkin is back in Denver and the guys are wondering where Val is living and how he is being held accountable? Could we be seeing the final year of Aaron Gordon in a Denver Nuggets uniform? Zach shares the reports that the Nuggets are interested in paying Gordon a max contract of 4 years and 150 million dollars. Should the Nuggets be willing to pay a max contract to Gordon after just giving Murray a max extension?