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