It hasn’t gone well for the Denver Nuggets.
Splice it any way you want, 3-7 is a disappointment, and if it doesn’t get turned around quickly, the bottom could fall out on the Nuggets’ season; there’s little room for error in the Western Conference.
So how do they turn it around? Here are five (simple?) steps to getting the Nuggets back on track:
Take Advantage Of The Schedule
We knew it coming into the season, but actually running through the gantlet made it all the more true: The Nuggets got screwed.
Denver began their season with seven of their first 10 games on the road, and with eight of those first 10 games coming against playoff teams from last year.
While the Nuggets would have liked to have come out of that brutal stretch a little closer to .500 — they blew at least two games in the final minute — it is what it is. They have to move on from here, and they’ll be given an opportunity to do so.
Over the next two-plus weeks, they’ll play seven of their next nine games at home, before heading out on another six-game road trip. If they can’t take advantage of this homestretch, they’re going to be in major trouble.
Bring back the home-court advantage, inch your way back towards .500 and get back in the playoff conversation. They will still be facing six current playoff teams in that nine-game stretch, but the Nuggets can no longer use the schedule as an excuse when they’re playing in Denver.
