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Latest Episodes:

Pickaxe Pundits Episode 40: Denver Nuggets fake trades as trade rumors heat up Dec 18, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Ryan Blackburn, Dan Lewis Wrapping up the road trip Biggest negative on the trip? Biggest positive from the trip? 2-4, good, bad or ok? Win against Pelicans TORREY CRAIG!!!! Masons great defense late Will Barton and Trey Lyles clutch Break Fake trades Would you trade Mudiay for Devin Harris? Would you trade Faried and a 2nd for Demarre Carroll? Tyler Johnson/Justise Winslow for Juancho Hernangomez/Emmanuel Mudiay

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Pickaxe Pundits: Checking in on the Denver Nuggets road trip and fan gripes Dec 11, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Gordon Gross. Nuggets road trip Loss to Dallas - Nuggets can’t contain anyone Loss to pelicans - Faried vs. boogie? Magic Break Remaining road trip Which game looks the toughest? Which game looks the easiest Do the Nuggets win another game? Nuggets fan gripes Should they have traded Jamal Murray for Kyrie Irving The Donovan Mitchell/OG Anunoby miss Nuggets didn’t need Jameer Nelson

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Pickaxe Pundits Episode 38: Nikola Jokic injury and Will Barton's rise Dec 04, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Gordon Gross. Nikola Jokic injury Who fills his shoes in the rotation, who fills his shoes in impact? With Denver’s longest road trip coming up, could this sink their chances? How long do you speculate he’ll be out? Will Barton Can he be this teams primary offensive threat? Is he better than Gary Harris? How hard should Denver try to re-sign him this offseason Break Wrapping up the week of games Loss to Jazz-how did Denver get so thoroughly man handled? Win against Chi- how concerning is it that the game was so close?

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Pickaxe Pundits Episode 37: Paul Millsap's injury and Denver Nuggets road woes Nov 26, 2017

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Paul Millsap injury Where does it hurt Denver more, on defense or offense Who fills his shoes in the rotation, who fills his shoes in impact? Can the Nuggets still make the playoffs Road Trip Loss to LA - were the Malone/Jokic techs justified? Win against Sac - sign of mental toughness to get the win without so many contributors? Loss to the houston - Did denver ever have a chance? Break Game against the Grizzlies Jokic stepping up as a leader Defensive effort and rotations Is the home court advantage back? New Jerseys leak Thoughts on the final jersey design?

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Pickaxe Pundits - The week of Denver Nuggets games & is Emmanuel Mudiay for real Nov 13, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Mike Olson, Jeremy Poley. Recapping the week’s games How much should we read into the loss to the Warriors What was the most impressive part of Jokic’s 41 pts? Was the Thunder win a statement game? Break Emmanuel Mudiay Glad he didn’t get traded for Bledsoe? What’s been the biggest difference about Mudiay this year? At what point do you consider putting him back in the starting lineup? Orlando Magic do you believe in the Magic? How similar are Orlando and Denver?

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Pickaxe Pundits Episode 34: Preview of Denver Nuggets game against the Warriors Nov 04, 2017

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Quick Reactions to Nuggets/Heat Thoughts on the game Mudiay and Murray’s improved play How much confidence do you have in the two point guards right now? Does their play as of late make you think the Nuggets don’t need to trade for Bledsoe? Long term, can these guys be the answer at point guard? Break Previewing the Warriors The Nuggets were somewhat infamously compared to the Warriors as the “next title contender in waiting”, do you see parallells between the way the warriors built theirr team and the way the Nuggets are doing it? Including preseason, Nuggets are 3-2 against the Warriors in their past five games against one another, is there any truth to the Nuggets being a team that the Warriors struggle against? What do the Nuggets have to do to win? Denver Nuggets homestand Predictions on how it will turn out Conclusion

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Pickaxe Podcast Episode 33: Denver Nuggets offensive woes & Eric Bledsoe rumors Oct 29, 2017

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Let’s get the venting out of the way How bush league was Scotty Brooks? What the heck is going on with the offense? Can the Nuggets really expect to compete at a high level with Murray/Mudiay? Break Eric Bledsoe Rumors How much is too much for Bledsoe? Bledsoe, Jokic, Millsap, Chandler, that’s a whole lot of guys who need the offense designed around them to maximize their talents If it meant giving up a Jamal Murray or a Gary Harris, would you do it? Previewing the Nets Quick predictions on who will win Conclusion

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Pickaxe Podcast Episode 32: Denver Nuggets sign Richard Jefferson Oct 21, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Daniel Lewis, Evan Fiala. Richard Jefferson signing Thoughts on the signing, is this just a locker room hire How much will releasing Jameer Nelson affect the Nuggets? How much more do you think the roster will change this season? Break Nuggets vs Jazz How did they let the 4th quarter get away from them Is Will Barton going to get 30 minutes plus a game all season? Other thoughts on the rotation Nuggets vs Kings How important is it for Denver to bounce back How much are you looking forward to the Fox/Murray matchup Do the kings remind you of the Nuggets a couple years ago?

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Episode 31: Gary Harris Extension, wrapping up Denver Nuggets preseason Oct 17, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Mike Olson, Jeremy Poley. Gary Harris Extension $74 Million guaranteed, too much, just right, steal of a deal? Is Gary going to be an all-star player someday? How worried are you that the Nuggets are going to run into problems with the cap/luxury tax Mike inserts hugely unneeded TC session Wrapping up the preseason If Malone does in fact go with a 9 man rotation, how can he possibly keep Faried and Lyles happy? Who were you most impressed with in the preseason? Break Regular season predictions What kind of wins/playoff position do you see the Nuggets getting to Which player do you expect to have a breakout year a la Harris/Jokic in the past? If the Nuggets get off to a slow start, what kind of changes do you think they’ll make? Conclusion

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Pickaxe Podcast Episode 30: Nuggets media day, training camp & preseason tip off Sep 30, 2017

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Hosts: Zach Mikash, Ryan Blackburn, Gordon Gross Media day wrap up Faried wants to be a starter Malone wants a 9 man rotation Playoffs the goal or not the goal? Training Camp Is Mudiay for real? Lyles getting run with the second unit Millsap adjusting to new offense Break Warriors/Nuggets How much will you read into the first games rotation How big is Jameer being out for Mudiay and Murray Does winning or losing matter at all?

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