The Drive

Hour 4 of The Drive leads in with how the Nuggets 4th quarter woes being the issue. Will Coach Malone step up tonight? New audio comes from Coach Malone before the game and James and DMac respond. Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive live from Miami! Why wasn’t MPJ in the team photo at Jeff Green’s house? What were the major takeaways from Coach Malone and Coach Spoelstra? Could a top story be brewing with MPJ? Did the guys spoil the next great movie? | Coach Spoelstra talks about defending Nikola Jokic. The guys react to his comments. What will the stat line be tonight for the Nuggets guys? | Final score predictions for Game 3 between Denver and Miami! 

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Hour 1 of The Drive nails the Denver Nuggets for needing to be better in Game 3. How do they get better? Golf took a very unique turn today. The guys voice their frustrations about why Golf made an unforeseen merger. | Is DMac going through a midlife crisis? Coach Malone doubles down on his comments from Sunday. Chad Brown, filling in for Derek Wolfe, destroys Coach Malone for being the “it’s your fault” coach. Will Coach Malone ever accept blame? | MPJ may have revealed some valuable information. Did Chad like what was said? Why doesn’t Coach Malone like MPJ? | Multiple champions reign from Colorado right now. The guys discuss what that means.

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Hour 2 of The Drive sets up with Chad Brown and DMac talking about Coach Malone showing out in the press conference lately. What does a nice road trip do for a team? The guys discuss why team bonding matters. Also, why is the community of Denver panicking? Our Denver 7 Broncos and Nuggets Insider Troy Renck joins The Drive. Troy discusses how coaches send messages during this time of the year. How should MPJ conduct himself? What should the Nuggets do in Game 3? Troy shows some love to his son for winning a national championship. | Is Coach Malone laying too hard into his team? What is the right amount of criticism? | Chad is beside himself about how much Coach Malone is telling on himself. Why is Coach Malone playing the “I told you so” game?

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Hour 3 of The Drive opens with the Broncos OTA’s turning into Minicamp next week. Chad and DMac go through how Russell Wilson is getting back to himself. What will it take for that to take place during the 2023 season? | The guys respond to a texter for praising Coach Malone for being more open than most coaches. What type of coach is Coach Malone? Is Coach Malone lacking experience? | Chad weighs in on the no timeout by the Denver Nuggets to close Game 2. Who should’ve taken the last shot in Game 2 for Denver? | James Merilatt joins The Drive. James answers the question: who should’ve taken the last shot? James addresses the Coach Malone defenders! What’s more important: winning the quarter or winning the game? 

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Hour 4 of The Drive wonders why Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray go against the grain from Coach Malone. Will it come back to haunt them in the near future? Is Game 3 a must win for the Denver Nuggets? Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. Jake helps detail what’s going on with Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe! Does Denver have something up their sleeves for Game 3? How focused are the Nuggets after team dinners? Will DMac ever watch Golf again? Can Golf come back from this? | Where will Chad Brown be traveling this summer? Hot Take Tuesday has the text line on fire! | Will Petersen joins The Drive to give his take on the Golf merger! 

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Hour 1 of The Drive opens with the guys resetting their predictions! Will the Nuggets still win the series? Who cost the Nuggets the game the most? Was last night an effort issue? | Coach Malone doesn’t call a timeout at the end of the game. Should he be penalized? Who should’ve taken that shot? Will Jamal Murray ever give up the ball in late game possessions? | Coach Malone a message for certain players on the Nuggets. MPJ has another moment of uncertainty. What should Coach Malone do? How much blame does MPJ deserve? | Mat Smith and DMac are going through how the Nuggets can be better heading into Game 3. Did the Miami Heat see something worth exploiting? 

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Hour 2 of The Drive tries to figure out did the Nuggets expose their plan that could cost them later down the road. The guys go through what Coach Kerr and Coach Spoelstra had to say about Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. With the Nuggets weathering so many storms, was it too little too late? The guys discuss who’s ready to step up moving forward for the Denver Nuggets. Should the Miami Heat just let Jokic go off to give themselves the best chance? | The guys have fun with he texters! Also, what’s next for Valerie Nichushkin? | What has been the Nuggets formula for success in the playoffs? How do they maintain it? 

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Hour 3 of The Drive steps in with more bad news for the Denver Broncos. Why was another RB cut? DMac and Mat weigh in on CU’s potential move back to the Big-12 Conference. What's better for CU: Pac-12 or Big-12? | How much does attention to detail play a long-term effect on effort? | DMac and Mat have more fun with why CU needs to leave the Pac-12. Did Mat throw DMac off? | Are people hating on MPJ? Will MPJ ever get his shine? Why is DMac the MPJ defender? | The guys discuss what Coach Malone needs to do next. 

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Hour 4 of The Drive recaps Game 2 of the NBA Finals. How did Denver lose? Who has the better theory: DMac or Mat? Our Denversports.com Nuggets Analyst Jake Shapiro joins The Drive. How was the private media party? Jake talks about who Coach Malone threw shade at in the postgame. Jake details the Nuggets next few days. | “Are you alright” segment helped Nuggets Nation to get some things off their chest as everyone turns the page to Game 3. | Jake and Will join The Drive to breakdown who Coach Malone wanted to send a message to. 

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Hour 1 of The Drive recaps an amazing Game 1 of the NBA Finals! Should Game 1 be graded on a curve? The Denver Nuggets are the topic of conversation but could Miami steal their thunder? What could Miami do to turn things around? Did DMac double down on a sweep? | Big O and DMac crackdown on the Nuggets for doing what they do best! Are the Nuggets ready to soar or was Game 1 a microcosm of the Altitude? | Our ESPN NBA Nuggets Insider Jay Williams joins The Drive. Jay says now is not the time to overhype the inevitable. The Nuggets need to take it one game at a time. Jay details how Miami could correct a few things and Denver needs to be prepared for what’s to come. Can Miami shoot better? Why does Denver take their foot off the gas? | Big O and DMac have fun with the national narrative being forced to change right now. 

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