Over the last few days since the Nuggets promptly did away with the Lakers after their 4-0 Western Conference finals sweep, there’s been lots of complaining from fans and NBA media folks alike. People have constantly been talking about how NBA Finals ratings will be down.
On top of that, instead of folks talking about the actual potential matchups ahead of us, most talk has been about LeBron James potentially retiring and what the Lakers could do next to improve their team.
And, look. I get it. It’s LeBron James. It’s the Lakers. Those are two enormous draws packed in tightly together. It’s easy money to talk about — that’s fine.
But then, as that conversation has died down a bit, we’ve had more and more people talk about how the Nuggets just aren’t all that interesting. Here’s Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix doing exactly that.
Not to take down Mannix in any way here — he’s a journalist who is good at his job. That’s why he’s been around for as long as he has. But he’s wrong here. There’s really no way around it.
Not only are the Nuggets a compelling team, but they’re incredibly fun and watchable. Just to prove it, here are 10 storylines surrounding the Denver Nuggets heading into the NBA Finals that we should all be paying attention to.
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