This is the first in a weekly column called Nick’s Nuggets, where I will be listing things of interest to me (and hopefully you) as the Nuggets make a push toward their first championship. Yes, it is basically a rip-off of Zach Lowe’s “10 Things I love and hate” column; no, I don’t feel bad about stealing his format. It works too well for a disorganized mind like mine. The alternative would be a mix of haikus, Star Wars arguments, and MPJ hot takes linked together with a convoluted college-style thesis, so thank Mr. Lowe for providing me with a better organizing principle (at least until the Stiffs’ editors give me a lot more rope).