The Denver Nuggets kick off their regular season Wednesday night, embarking on the 82-game journey to define who they are and hopefully show some serious potential. With nearly six months of play ahead of us, this young squad will definitely go through multiple stages of progression and momentum. We have to break up the season into bite-sized pieces to truly analyze their play and performance as they weather the of ups and downs of an NBA season.
The first month of play for the Nuggets presents a pretty brutal schedule, possibly the most difficult stretch of the year, with 16 of their first 18 games against Western Conference teams.