What's in a Game

Grace and Ryan talk about the Nuggets' recent Jokic-less road trip. It begs the question, how are the non-Jokic lineups doing? And what are the best lineups and combos even with Jokic?

00:00 Ryan Blackburn joins / holding Jamal accountable

02:50 Ryan's Background covering the Nuggets

09:36 When Grace was wrong about Ryan

12:50 The satisfaction of finally winning the Championship

13:31 Drama free Jokic vs Philly reality show

17:54 Questioning Embiid's use on the court and his future

25:28 NBA and Discovery/Warner Media settle contract dispute

29:31 Barrier to NBA expansion

33:26 Nuggets’ Jokic-less road trip summary

39:36 Jamal Murray's scoring

41:36 How Pwat and Mike filled in for AG at the 4

46:22 Christian Braun's incredible rim finishing

53:45 Dario Saric can indeed still play basketball

55:45 Offensive rebounding issues

58:04 Jokic line ups - Starters

01:02:31 Shooting % and Defensive concerns

01:06:24 FT rate improvements

01:08:56 Russ and or Pwat with starters

01:14:23 Best bet with the rotations

01:15:55 No PG lineups

01:19:52 Jokic, Booth Boys, and Russ

01:21:44 Two Man net ratings

01:23:49 Nuggets lineups without Jokic

01:26:33 Death lineup with a minus 76 NetRtg

01:28:54 Jamal Playing with Dario chemistry?

01:33:05 Could a two PG lineup work w Dario?

01:34:58 A surprising lineup combination

01:36:40 Three starter stagger w CB, Jamal, MPJ

01:39:41 Closing with the Booth Boys over Russ

01:41:08 Pwat at the 5 with Russ combo

01:43:20 How many min have Zeke and Dario played together?

01:44:54 Figuring out the C position without Jokic

01:47:33 Shotclock Violation Match Ups

Will and Grace outline how the Nuggets' insane offensive production and concepts that helped them get on a 5 game win streak at home. Then they talk about some of the team's defensive issues.

Later they check in on the development on the Booth Boys and their progress in Project Dynasty.

00:00 Intro

02:18 Chet Holmgren Injury

09:30 So many injuries

13:15 Jamal Murray's daughter makes an appearance

15:29 Nuggets undefeated homestand recap

18:18 Booth boys look fast in person

20:24 How Raptors kept up w the Nuggets?

23:24 Best win of the season vs OKC

27:55 Will Jamal's return slow the pace down?

32:19 Pwat at the 5, breaking the zone

35:41 What stood out in this home stretch?

38:18 Teams are really trying to double Jokic

40:22 Biggest notes on the Mavs victory

43:02 How are the offensive numbers so good without Jamal and AG?

46:12 Packed paint, high rim frequency but low efficiency

50:00 The Play's The Thing, Breaking Down Slot Cuts

56:33 Predicting the Next 10 games

59:52 Project Dynasty, can Strawther be a reliable playoff player?

01:05:46 Russ needs to look for Julian more

01:07:49 Pwat's next level defense is back

01:17:10 Has Peyton’s defensive progression made up for any offensive limitations?

01:23:15 Is Jokic taking more 3s because of the team’s limited shooting?

01:28:12 Is CB a better offensive player than defensive right now and is that bad?

01:32:24 CB has room to improve on perimeter defense

01:42:20 The Nuggets are waiting too long to bring defensive intensity

01:44:07 Christian Braun has been amazing on offense

01:47:50 Standings Check in

01:48:45 What we were right about

01:52:49 Our worst preseason takes

01:55:12 The gap between the East and the West is massive

00:00 Preview

01:32 ESPN article on Jokic's prime and the Nuggets

04:50 Pro Calvin Booth roster building agenda?

06:54 Why would Booth get an extension?

11:01 MPJ is aware of the stakes this season

14:05 Front office concerned about Jamal's conditioning again

17:49 Suspiciously favorable to Booth and anti Malone

24:34 Overexaggerating Malone's lack of trust in the young players

26:54 Booth "good" / Malone "bad"

31:52 Embiid fights back against problematic reporter

38:22 Is the NBA's injury and resisting policy useless?

44:18 The Nuggets are slowly progressing

45:48 Jokic is amazing

52:46 Miscommunication across the board

58:06 Defensive woes

01:00:42 Christian Braun fitting in

01:08:39 Wolves 3 pt rate skyrocketing

01:11:52 Nuggets predictive stats - 17th in pace

01:18:18 Nuggets' improved FT rate is here to stay

01:23:03 Jamal has not looked good

01:28:33 Pwat has not shown up at all

01:40:49 What is going on with Dario?

01:48:08 Blind Ranking 5 of the Nuggets' biggest needs

01:48:46 Backup Center

01:49:41 Backup PG

01:51:11 Jamal being better

01:52:04 Peyton Watson being better

01:52:49 A miracle from Jesus

01:54:28 A better backup PG would be huge

01:55:25 Is the East catching the West?

01:59:50 Cavs are good and the Bucks are not

02:01:32 The Magic had momentum

02:02:30 Pacers are disappointing

02:05:18 Really weird Warriors Houston game

02:07:32 Nuggets' opponents have been better than expected

02:08:06 Is Jaden McDaniels good on offense?

02:09:50 The Nuggets can still get a high seed

02:10:29 Programming Notes

00:00 Swipa joins the show

02:14 Liberty win the Finals

06:21 WNBA CBA

10:50 Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese

15:38 AG extension is done

20:55 Other NBA extensions

25:51 Jalen Green and Sengun extensions

29:24 What are the Warriors doing with Kuminga

36:37 Swipa's background

40:54 Nuggets v Thunder reaction

43:02 Christian Braun

45:24 Switching

49:52 Jokić

54:06 AG

56:58 MPJ

01:04:20 Rotations and Bench Chemistry

01:07:21 Jamal

01:11:00 Dario

01:17:10 Bad offense or good OKC defense?

01:20:21 What position or upgrade could Calvin be monitoring?

01:26:12 When can we fairly evaluate Peyton Watson?

01:29:02 Short term vs long term fixes

01:33:27 Russ falling out of the "real nine guys" club

01:35:36 Biggest question of the Nuggets season

01:42:15 Is small ball as we knew it dead?

01:45:58 East conference top 6 seed predictions

01:53:34 Western conference top 6 seed predictions

01:58:01 NBA Awards Predictions

Matt Moore from Locked on Nuggets and the Action Network joins Will and Grace on this edition. He breaks down what's real or fake for the Nuggets heading into the season. Then he helps shed light on the big and scary "3 pt problem" that fans and media are discussing.

00:00 Matt Moore joins the show

01:11 WNBA Finals Update

09:37 New York's hold over their media

14:22 Kawhi's Injury / Speculation

16:14 CBA may affect injury frequency

24:49 Covering the Nuggets, fan vs journalist

27:13 How Matt ended up covering the Nuggets

29:14 Is Matt's twitter a psychological experiment?

33:08 Putting work into critical analysis

35:25 When Matt's predictions come true

37:44 Leaning on Nuggets under / win total

39:45 Does preseason affect Regular Season?

42:42 "Vibes" in forecasting a team's production

44:45 Will MPJ have a career year?

46:51 Will Julian be in the playoff rotation?

48:50 Could CB's game tank the starter's offense?

52:15 Would a Pwat leap solve the team's problems?

54:41 Calvin Booth's tone shift

57:55 Clarifying AG's extension deadline

01:00:35 Math Problem, lack effort on perimeter D

01:04:41 Out of rhythm looks are the key to defense

01:09:23 Fly by contests / shot quality

01:12:28 More turnovers may not be the answer

01:17:02 Off ball screens / innovating 3 pt offense

01:23:08 Is pace related to this 3 pt problem?

01:26:37 Rim Finishing efficiency

01:30:15 What position would help the 3 pt volume?

01:36:27 Mail Bag, Power ratings for the West

01:42:13 Re-establishing themselves as a top contender

01:45:35 Nuggets players that would get min on OKC

01:48:04 Rank western defenses

01:50:48 Difference between SOS models / altitude

01:57:54 Comparing B2B's vs traveling to altitude

02:01:40 Will the Nuggets care about rs wins?

02:02:42 Will the noise motivate Jamal?

02:03:51 When should be concerned about Jamal?

02:05:22 Worst and best teams in each conference

02:08:59 Should the Nuggets play 5 out offense?

02:10:35 Higher or Lower, coaching changes, Nets

02:12:04 Hornets

02:13:27 Wizards

02:14:19 Suns

02:15:09 Bucks

02:16:57 Pistons

02:19:10 Cavs

02:21:18 Lakers

00:00 Matt Brooks joins the show

02:15 Liberty v Aces reminiscent of Nuggets v Wolves

05:09 Is ball pressure an underrated key to defense?

13:17 Better match up for the Liberty

15:23 No AG extension yet

19:29 New Nuggets, Russell Westbrook

36:52 Dario Saric

47:20 Julian Strawther

01:00:18 Christian Braun's Defense

01:06:29 Christian Braun's Offense

01:16:01 Trey Alexander

01:23:26 Nuggets Vets, Jokic

01:26:24 Jamal Murray

01:32:31 AG and MPJ at the 4

01:38:58 Valtko

01:40:00 Hunter Tyson

01:45:04 Zeke Nnaji and Forward depth

01:51:58 PJ Hall

01:53:53 Jalen Pickett

01:56:31 League Pass Draft

02:09:23 Follow Matt Brooks for Nuggets content

Will and Grace are back to cover all the recent news including the KAT Trade and the Altitude+ Streaming Service.Then it's all things Nuggets Media Day and Training Camp interviews / impressions!Stick around for the Nuggets Rewind on Julian Strawther's most impressive game last season vs the Atlanta Hawks!00:00 Intro

01:34 KAT trade

14:58 WNBA Update

20:33 Zach Lowe fired

27:47 Altitude plus is here

30:08 Nuggets Media Day - Jamal Extension

36:14 Aaron Gordon Extension Concerns?

42:36 Great AG moments at media day

49:45 Russell Westbrook

55:30 Is the 5th starter a question?

58:29 Peyton Watson

01:00:47 Booth's comments on Peyton Watson

01:05:28 Dario Saric

01:11:54 Lack of 3 Pt Shooting Concerns

01:18:44 Improving Team Vibes

01:21:16 FO walking back title window comments?

01:28:12 Nuggets Rewind Julian Strawther vs the ATL Hawks

01:34:02 Julian's Defense

01:39:46 Julian on offense

01:43:19 Room for improvement

01:45:23 Julian's offense fits well with the 2nd unit

01:46:41 Blind Rankings: Will's Upset

Steve Jones of The Dunker Spot Podcast joins the show to discuss Round 1 of the 2024 WNBA playoffs. We cover both games of the Storm-Aces series, and Game 1s of the Fever-Sun and Mercury-Lynx series.

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Lucas Kaplan, a beat writer for the Nets and the New York Liberty, joins us today to talk hoops!

We discuss the Liberty as the #1 team in the WNBA and what their recent matchup with the the Minnesota Lynx, and discussing a potential finals matchup between the top seeds in the WNBA.

Finally we drafted NBA comps for the best players on the Liberty and Lynx.

00:00 Lucas Kaplan joins the show

02:21 Okoro Extension

09:12 Lucas on covering the Nets & Liberty

16:26 Covering the WNBA vs the NBA

21:31 Liberty - Jonquel Jones

28:38 PNR partners for Sabrina

34:34 Sabrina Ionescu

44:09 Courtney Vandersloot

47:37 Sloot on defense

49:29 Breanna Stewart's unprecedented motor

55:56 Liberty's 3&D Wings

01:01:10 Why the Liberty may not win it all?

01:04:10 Matching up with the Minnesota Lynx

01:16:05 Courtney Williams

01:19:45 Minnesota's Ball Movement

01:23:52 Lynx's rebounding issues

01:27:35 Lynx vs Liberty in the playoffs

01:31:26 Jonquel Jones is Jokic-like

01:33:08 WNBA / NBA Comparison Draft

01:34:14 Vandersloot

01:35:27 Sabrina

01:37:32 Stewie

01:39:38 Betnija

01:42:21 Napheesa

01:44:23 Courtney Williams

01:47:12 Follow Lucas Kaplan

Will and Grace also take a trip down memory lane in our inaugural "Nuggets Rewind" segment. We watch some film on Jamal's 35-point performance at TD Garden that helped the Nuggets put and end to the 20-game home win-streak of the 'juggernaut' Boston Celtics.

Finally, we play a game of "Would you rather?" with other All-Star caliber guards