Honestly The Nuggets prefer it that way. Some teams can’t handle being the “hunted”. They’d rather be the underdogs. Nuggets under Mike Malone have always played best when they weren’t expected to do shit. The great dynasty teams and consistent winners don’t need to “doubted” to be motivated to win.
When the Nuggets GM came out and said, “Back to back wasn’t the goal” but rather 3 in 5 or 3 in 7 or whatever shit he said, I blacked out
Not really but I mean damn, to hear that lack of motivation to win this year made it all the way to the front office was maddening. I already saw it on the court but damn the front office too? Wow
That’s why the Nuggets aren’t being mentioned and rightfully so.