The Drive

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys debate if Nuggets players and specifically Jamal Murray will feel too comfortable with David Adelman if he were to be promoted to head coach. What qualities in a new coach would get the best out of Murray? With the Nuggets facing 3 huge questions heading into the offseason, a new head coach, a new general manager, and re-tooling a roster, how do the guys rank them in order of importance? Is it fair to hire the head coach first and then pair him with a GM who didn’t sign off on the coach? We hear from ESPN’s Bobby Marks and his thoughts on what a Christian Braun contract extension would look like. Should Braun be interested in taking a “hometown discount” to stay with the Nuggets? After Aaron Gordon’s gutty performance, Zach asks who is on the Denver Mount Rushmore of most reliable players. We hear from recent Broncos draft pick; Pat Bryant and he shares about the football retreat Bo Nix is putting together.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil go week by week of the Broncos schedule and decide in which games the Broncos will have the edge at coaching. How even are Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh at this point in their careers? Has Super Bowl champion, Nick Sirianni already passed Payton? Where does Sean rank within the division of Pete Carroll, Andy Reid and Jim Harbaugh? Hear why the guys disagree on who they prefer between Matt LaFluer and Sean Payton. Today’s “Three Count” includes reports that Bill Belichick and his 24 year old girl friend Jordon Hudson are engaged and the NBA having a 7th different champion in the last 7 years as well as the WCF not featuring a team from California or Texas for the first time since 1996. What do the guys make of the Vegas win total for the Colorado Buffaloes? What should the expectations for CU and how does who the starting QB impact the expectations?

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue their conversation on CU and Coach Prime as we head into his first season without Shedeur and Travis Hunter. Should Deion’s expectations be similar to coaches around the country that are making similar money? How can Colorado get their standard to be at the same level as schools like Georgia, Ohio State, or Texas? We react to the news of the NFL allowing their players to participate in the Olympics in flag football. Why were NFL owners willing to risk their players in non-NFL games? Has the Nuggets goal of a dynasty changed to just winning Jokic one more ring during his time in Denver? DenverSports.com’s Jake Shapiro joins the show to discuss what he saw in Oklahoma City during the Nuggets series, if David Adelman is the man for the next Nuggets head coaching job, and Jamal Murray’s playoff performances. Do the Nuggets need a complete roster overhaul or just a few more bodies at the end of the rotation?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil go week by week of the Broncos schedule and decide in which games the Broncos will have the edge at coaching. How even are Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh at this point in their careers? Have Super Bowl champion and appearance coaches, Nick Sirianni and Zac Taylor already passed Payton? Hear why the guys disagree on who they prefer between Matt LaFluer and Sean Payton. We continue the exercise of comparing Sean Payton to the Broncos opposing coaches, and it gets heated when the guys debate Jim Harbaugh and Sean Payton. We wrap up the show with the guys reacting to Vegas’ win total for the Colorado Buffaloes. What should the expectations for CU and how does who the starting QB impact the expectations?

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover. The guys react to the Nuggets crushing game 7 loss over the weekend. Was Alex Caruso the biggest x-factor in the series? How can the Nuggets find their own Alex Caruso type of player? At what point did the guys know the Nuggets had lost the game? Zach and Phil share who their most disappointing player was in yesterday’s game seven. Is there a wrong narrative out there that Jamal Murray had a “good” playoffs? Why did Murray not rise in a game 7 like we have seen him rise in critical moments before? What more could Jokic have done? Did Aaron Gordon separate himself as a Denver legend after playing through a grade 2 hamstring strain on Sunday? How much credit does Christian Braun deserve for going from a question mark coming into the season to being the second best Nugget in Sunday’s game?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate how close the Nuggets team is to competing for a championship. Is the Nuggets “core four” worth keeping together if it hampers the Nuggets ability to overhaul the rest of the roster? What would the trade market look like for a player like Jamal Murray or Michael Porter Jr.? DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joins the show to discuss if David Adelman is the right guy to be the next Nuggets head coach, if the Nuggets need MPJ’s shooting, and what Jokic and Murray had to say about the Nuggets ability to win a championship with this core. Today’s “Three Count” features Michael Malone joining ESPN’s coverage of the WCF between the Thunder and Timberwolves and who we are rooting for in the western and eastern conference finals. What matchup would the NBA be rooting for to meet in the Finals? The guys look through the Broncos schedule and decide who the toughest number one receivers will be for Pat Surtain to matchup with.

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil reflect on the Nuggets season now that they are officially eliminated. Zach details all the odd events the Nuggets endured throughout this season. We hear from Nikola Jokic and his comments after game seven yesterday. What were his thoughts on why the Nuggets were not able to get past the Thunder? How frustrated is Jokic with how this season went? Did Aaron Gordon separate himself as a Denver legend after playing through a grade 2 hamstring strain on Sunday? We hear from Jamal Murray and his praise of Gordon’s toughness playing through injury. Who was the most disappointing player for the Nuggets in game 7? Why did Murray not rise in a game 7 like we have seen him rise in critical moments before? Zach shares about Murray’s lack of professionalism when it comes to basketball and his body.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil debate how close the Nuggets team is to competing for a championship. Is the Nuggets “core four” worth keeping together if it hampers the Nuggets ability to overhaul the rest of the roster? What trade pieces do the Nuggets have and what value would you get in return for a guy like Jamal Murray or Michael Porter Jr.? Will David Adelman be the next head coach of the Nuggets? Zach shares why he would have a problem if the Nuggets hired internally for their open general manager and head coach positions. Could the Nuggets “run it back” with their roster for another year? Zach and Phil reflect on the Nuggets season now that they are officially eliminated. Zach details all the odd events the Nuggets endured throughout this season. We wrap up the show with reacting to the two different answers from Murray and Jokic on if the core of the Nuggets can win another championship.

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil reacting to the Nuggets huge win in game 6 last night. Now that the Nuggets have pushed the series to a game 7, was game 5 truly a “must win”? Why do the Nuggets need to pushed into a corner to play their best basketball? Are we seeing the 2023 version of Jamal Murray? How important was the final minutes of the first half for the Nuggets? Will last night be known as “the Jamal Murray flu game” or “the Julian Strawther game”? Was Murray overplaying his “sickness”? Zach explains how impressed he was with Strawther’s game to come out of nowhere and be a huge reason as to why the Nuggets won. Has Christian Braun proved himself to be an all time winner? How concerned should we be about Aaron Gordon’s injury as we head into game 7?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil go week by week of the Broncos schedule and determine where Bo Nix stacks up against the opposing quarterbacks. What version of Anthony Richardson will we see in week 2? Is Bo Nix ready to be compared to the top QB’s in the league like Joe Burrow? Is Jalen Hurts more of a product of a great team around him than a great QB himself? Has Nix already surpassed Dak Prescott and CJ Stroud? Is there even a debate between Bo Nix and Patrick Mahomes? Are Nix and Jordan Love on the same tier in the NFL? 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss how the Broncos are feeling after seeing their schedule this season, if the first two games of the season are “must win” games, and what the internal expectations are for the Broncos. Will the Broncos be able to have similar regular season results without the NFC south on the schedule?