It’s already been a surprising season for the Denver Nuggets, but what surprises could still be in store? Here are 3 hot takes for the rest of the season.
Hot takes. Bold predictions. Whatever you want to call them, we’ve all made them.
Whether it’s that 15-seed that is definitely going to upset the 2-seed or the second-round draft pick who will crack the opening day starting 5, everybody wants to be the one who called it before it happened.
Some — like ESPN’s Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith — have even made a living off it.
But not all hot takes are created equal. Some are just a little hotter than others.
Let’s not forget Stephen Jackson saying the 2006-07 “We Believe” Warriors team could beat the 2015-16 Warriors — who were 51-5 at the time and finished 73-9.
But before the season started, saying the Nuggets would be 39-18 at the All-Star break — and sitting in second place in the Western Conference — would have drawn a few confused looks.
Saying the 56th overall pick in last year’s draft would be playing over 25 minutes a night on that team — who leads the league in Man Games Lost with 246 — would have drawn even more.
NBA injury plot. Games missed by injured players versus team wins. Bubble size represents cumulative quality of players lost (Lost-ws metric) https://t.co/q3CBQ9JYG4 pic.twitter.com/CCqcQvg4oU
— Man Games Lost NBA (@ManGamesLostNBA) February 15, 2019
So, just because it’s crazy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong.
Keep that in mind as I lay out 3 Denver Nuggets hot takes for the rest of the season.