The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue to react to audio from Josh Kroenke’s press conference today.  Will the current Nuggets players be too comfortable with David Adelman when the team seems to need some sort of shake up? What was the biggest takeaway for the guys from Josh Kroenke’s press conference today? Will the Nuggets go outside of the organization to hire their open general manager position? Will Adelman be able to maximize the roster from the starters to the bench rotation? Will the Nuggets truly be able to develop their bench or will the starters still see heavy minutes in the regular season? Should the expectation for the Nuggets be to win Jokic another championship? How much of the Adelman hire came down to finances and him being a cheaper option? Should the Nuggets have gone through a full coaching search before landing on Adelman?

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue to react to audio from Josh Kroenke’s press conference today. After hiring David Adelman, the interim coach, will the Nuggets go internal for their general manager hire as well? Has Kroenke set up the Nuggets to fail after letting multiple front office members leave in the past decade due to finances? Will Christian Braun get a fair contract from the Nuggets? Will the Nuggets be able to sell Braun on taking a lesser than deal to keep playing with Jokic? We react to Michael Malone’s comments on ESPN the other night. Did Malone take a shot at Jokic and the Denver fans during the broadcast? How should Nuggets nation feel about Malone at this point? We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com’s Will Petersen joining the show to share his biggest takeaways from today. Why was David Adelman not at today’s Nuggets press conference?

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Phil and Aniello cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys react to a hypothetical trade of Michael Porter Jr. for Draymond Green and Buddy Hield. Would Draymond bring an edge to the team that the Nuggets could use? We also have breaking news as SGA has officially won the NBA’s MVP award. Why did the NBA wait so long to hand out the award? Phil and Aniello react to Michael Malone’s comments from the ESPN broadcast, last night. Was Malone taking a shot at Jokic and the Nuggets when he said, “SGA showed why he’s the MVP”? Phil answers if David Adelman is the right guy to be the next Nuggets head coach after a short stint as interim head coach. Will Adelman be able to get the most out of the Nuggets roster? What is Adelman’s philosophy? Should the Nuggets still perform a full search for their head coach opening? How do the guys feel about NFL players being allowed to participate in the Olympics for flag football? Would Phil have played in the Olympics if he was still in the league? Who would be the best option for team USA’s quarterback?

In hour 2 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello react to Michael Malone’s comments from last night as well as from months ago regarding the NBA MVP. Which quote is actually how Malone feels about who deserves the award? Did Nikola Jokic make Malone who he is? How deserving of the MVP award was SGA? Did the league and the media push for SGA to win the award? Today’s “Three Count” features the “tush push” nearly getting banned from NFL owners but falling 2 votes short, the discourse on Twitter surround SGA’s foul baiting, and Bo Nix throwing out the first pitch at the Rockies and Yankees game on Friday. DenverSports.com’s Jake Shapiro joins the show to discuss where the Nuggets stand in the NBA’s CBA, how does a Christian Braun extension impact the Nuggets finances, and how being in the second apron restricts a team.

In hour 3 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello react to James Palmer’s comments on Sean Payton and the Broncos, going pedal to the metal and wanting people to know they’ve arrived. Does Sean have reason to be so confident in his group? Will the Broncos defense be able to make life easier for Bo Nix and the offense? Phil walks up through what the Broncos rookie class is going through. What is there to like from this Broncos rookie class so far? We react to the NFL rule changes and the ones that didn’t pass. Should the league ban the “tush push”? How can the NFL improve their kickoff and onside kick rules? Phil answers if David Adelman is the right guy to be the next Nuggets head coach after a short stint as interim head coach. Will Adelman be able to get the most out of the Nuggets roster? What other names should the Nuggets interview during the hiring process? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Phil and Aniello dive into the NBA MVP discourse as SGA was officially announced as the winner today. Was Nikola Jokic snubbed from the award after having his best season yet? Did the league award SGA the MVP because “it was his turn”? Has SGA’s “foul baiting” gone too far and ruined the viewing experience of Thunder games? We react to James Palmer’s comments on Sean Payton and the Broncos, going pedal to the metal and wanting people to know they’ve arrived. Does Sean have reason to be so confident in his group? Will the Broncos defense be able to make life easier for Bo Nix and the offense? We wrap up the show with breaking news of Colts owner Jim Irsay passing away as well as how the Nuggets ownership should proceed in the offseason.

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?