No, it’s not just because they won the 2023 NBA title.
The Nuggets are the best game in town , it’s not just because they won the 2023 NBA title. That’s because the Nuggets players give their all for each other and the fans every time, no matter who’s on the court, and it’s a game I enjoy more than any other.
And since we have the best professional basketball player in the world leading the Mile High team, I think my opinion is pretty defensible.
Of course, Colorado’s other sports teams also care about each other and their fans. I also like watching Rockies, Abs, and Broncos games. (Sorry, Rapids and Mammoths. I barely know you.) But the acrobatic movements, precise training, physical finesse, and pinpoint playmaking required to excel in the NBA , there’s something exciting about it. And since the league introduced fines in 2023, failures have become less common (I’m looking at you, LeBron) and fans are no longer disgusted by players’ stupid antics. , you can now better assess the crazy skills of your players.
Joker freezes the defender and finishes the and-1 🃏
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When I moved here from the East Coast in 1990, I immediately loved the team and its players, LaPhonso Ellis, Dikembe Mutombo, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Antonio McDyess, Chauncey Billups, Chris “Birdman” Andersen, Nene, Andre Miller, Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith, Allen Iverson, Aaron Afflalo, Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried, Gary Harris, Will Barton, Mason Plumlee.
Nuggets fans remain loyal to the team even after a lost season, thanking the players for what they bring to our lives as representatives of the Centennial State, and recognizing their individual hard work and I was excited about sportsmanship (well, most things, but we don’t do it). Please point here). It was kind of fun rooting for the underdog. For a while.
Then in 2015, the basketball gods and the Kroenke family smiled on us and brought us Nikola Jokic and a year later, Jamal Murray. This dynamic duo taught us what selfless play and teamwork are all about.
Nothing in any sport gets more attention than a deft Joker pass to the Blue Arrow for a three-pointer in the final minutes of the game.
Laura Keeney, a former Denver Post reporter who now lives in Rochester, New York, returned to Denver to watch the NBA Finals and is such a huge fan that she recently travelled to Philadelphia to cheer on the Nuggets, is.
“I actually think the Nuggets are one of her best sports teams, not just in Colorado, but overall,” she said. “Of course, they are all very likeable people who play with a physicality that almost guarantees the game will be full of excitement, but the same can be said for any team in Colorado.”
“To me, the Nuggets’ X-factor has to be about playing for each other, not bumping superstar egos or pursuing individual glory.” Jokic has unique (which alone is reason to rank him number one), but what’s even rarer is that he’s surrounded by a group of people who seem selfless and genuinely interested in each other first. It’s a rare and beautiful thing to see a team actually function as a team, regardless of the superstars.
“The culture that Much (coach Michael Malone) has built in this locker room.
What she said. I truly believe it will go down in history and be studied for years to come. So let’s do it again and get the next chip?”
What she said.
But can I do you a favour? Every missed free throw is embarrassing. Why not brush up on that?
One for all and…all.