Listen to “75-Plus Minutes of 'STAT PADDING'” on Spreaker. Dan and Grant give you 70-PLUS MINUTES of our ‘Stat Padding’ segment. We’re talking Hall of Fame probability from Basketball-Reference, NBA word association, ‘Guess That Player!,’ Stephen Curry and LeBron James hypotheticals, a Draymond Green vs.
Listen to “2023-24 NBA Award Predictions” on Spreaker. Dan and Grant go through their 2023-24 NBA Awards predictions ahead of the regular season. Buckle up! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 – INTRO5:43 – Awards Criteria8:48 – MVP24:43 – Defensive Player of the Year33:59 – Rookie of the Year45:54
Listen to “Denver Nuggets 2023-24 Lookahead” on Spreaker. Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) from DNVR Sports and Locked On Nuggets to discuss everything and anything about the REIGNING CHAMPION DENVER NUGGETS ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season. SUPPORT THE GREAT WORK DNVR DOES
MAIL TIME. First, though, Dan riffs on the mega contract plows through a list of mailbag questions that cover the NBA Finals, all-time-great playoff performances, Bruce Brown’s free agency, next year’s title and MVP favorites, draft targets for the Utah Jazz, a four-team trade idea
Dan and Grant dive into James Harden’s pants and epic Game 1 performance against the Boston Celtics, the Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets series and the offseason outlooks for the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 – James Harden’s pants4:15 – Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia
Grant and Dan go DEEP on their ballots for every major NBA award. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 1:35 – INTRO/CRITERIA9:31 – MVP/More Criteria34:16 – Executive of the Year43:06 – Coach of the Year52:31 – Defensive Player of the Year1:06:26 – Rookie of the Year1:17:45 – Clutch Player
MAIL TIME. In part 1 of this week’s mailbag, Dan discusses the Denver Nuggets’ recent struggles, player evaluation, the long-term future of the Miami Heat, Kyrie Irving’s next contract, the most important role players of the NBA playoffs and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:30 – INTRO3:26
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