Rodney Dangerfield made a comedic career out of the lack of respect he’d gotten. In his early career, in his life, in his daily interaction with humanity. By the time he was done, his biting everyman had become so popular, he’d acted in some of the 80’s biggest comedies and was enshrined at no less than the Smithsonian. No respect at all, I tell ya. Dangerfield’s lack of respect sure ended up earning him a ton.
Your Denver Nuggets have had to earn their newfound respect a little less humorously, but possibly just as painfully, scrabbling from a precipitous tumble a few seasons back.