Through four exhibition games the Nuggets are 3-1, and while that record is all but meaningless, the team is passing some eye tests.
In a victory Tuesday the Nuggets, for example, held Golden State to 17 points in the third quarter during a stretch when the Warriors' starters were still in the game.
So what do the Nuggets think about all of this?
A lot, actually.
"Is it important in the grand scheme of things? No, because the wins don't count until you start the regular season," said first-year Nuggets coach Michael Malone. "But they do count because for me as a head coach I am preaching a message, I am preaching a philosophy.