The Association: Denver Nuggets, Episode 1

[gessicaleibeigt]

@NBA sweet video, reminds me of someone I know - me - heh. I'm 5 8 and I am able to double pump dunk. I took the real nba workout that pro players including Kobe Ray Allen and Areans used. For more info about the training program, go to - 50inchvertical[dot]com

[BluJ12]

Denver is one of the best teams in the league today.. because they dont need a super star to beat star studded teams like the heat.. they are just well rounded all over and with with assists..

[333funky]

@BluJ12 I didn't know being "one of the best teams in the league today" = being at 8th seed with a 17-14 record.

Don't get me wrong, they're a very exciting team to watch, but I just don't see how Denver is going to improve much. They aren't going to have any capspace when Afflalo, Nene and Gallinari got their contracts together with Lawsons future (probably huge) contract.

[RockinToke]

Where can I watch the entire thing?

[SirLunchaLot31]

I'm loving the association series it's just awesome! keep it coming!

[9222darius]

Im a 20 year old guy who has nothing related with Denver or USA but Denver Nuggets have been my favourite team for last 4-5 years and i cried watching this episode.

[hcw2015]

who needs carmelo rofl overrated piece of shit. Denver 13-5 . NYK - 7- 11

[NYBaller92]

I'm just wondering, out of all the teams. Why Denver?

[DaniBoi30]

fuck all you haters. nuggets are representing the mile high city. oh and by the way, they're 13-5 :)

[ccpbing]

303 baby!!! Them nuggets are for real. Melo who? It's Galo time

[GottaFindYou54]

Finally shedding more light on the Nuggets. They deserve it!!

[bogun1991]

Denver has a great team with good players, and I see more teams in similar position like Portland, Philly, Atlanta, and they're all looking strong.

[Zenthracks]

Denver Niggers.

[foodman111]

George Karl is LEGEN.. Wait for it.. DARY!

[SirXes]

I love nuggets... from Italy..!!

[Riftaify]

I am proud to be a Nuggets fan :)

[JDorChoi]

I started to like denver right when chauncey came, but even after he left i felt love for the team. the way they work together on the court with a mature mind like chauncey and a childish one like jr smith. im loving this team by far my favorite while the clippers are my second :)

[brussell0389]

agreed...this is the first time the nuggets have gotten any love from the media. the only other time was when melo wanted out of denver! I dont wantto see the lakers, mavs, celtics, heat, etc. I wanna see my team,a team with heart on the association. Denver is 2nd in the west and 3rd overall in the entire league. they are obviously legit. All of the "popular" bandwagon filled teams need to take a backseat for once.

[d63sx5]

this shit gets me so so pumped. so proud to have held a season ticket last year.

[OmgBlackOpsGaming]

can you see this on league pass? :D

[theshimine]

Denver is one of the greatest nba teams w/out a super star

[Krsoneify]

what channel is this gunna be on?

[ptouhey]

@Krsoneify NBA TV

[OmgBlackOpsGaming]

@ptouhey what is that? league pass? ??

[ptouhey]

@OmgBlackOpsGaming no, it's its own channel, like NFL Network. I know that on DirectTV it comes in a package with NHL Network and the Tennis Channel, and you can't watch one without purchasing all three. And NBA TV is actually not included in the League Pass package unless a game is being played on NBA TV.

[OmgBlackOpsGaming]

@ptouhey okay, thanx :D

[scriptedsoul]

Why the Nuggets? Because the Nuggets show heart and emotion. Why no Heat? Lack of emotion and the obvious choice. This series is about emotion and overcoming what it takes, the Denver Nuggets have the David vs. Goliath mentality. Even if I was not a Nuggets fan I would be anticipating this season of The Association... why? Because it shows that you don't have to fit in with what everyone is saying, you can be yourself and still accomplish so much... Its all about heart and the will.

[Bengalinigga0804]

The Denver Nuggets got the advantage in the trade with the knicks. They had a lot of good players before and then they got even more good players from the knicks. And where are the knicks now? not doing shit in the NBA because they wanted Melo so badly, and is keeping amare out of everything.

[Seanniieee]

i like denver because of the birdman

[superman1113215]

denver faggots

[nuggetsfan0115]

@superman1113215 get the fuck out

[superman1113215]

@nuggetsfan0115 dude its just a joke i actually like watching the nuggets, lighten up a little

[nuggetsfan0115]

@superman1113215 sorry everyone hates on my nuggets seems like

[superman1113215]

@nuggetsfan0115 nah man theres no reason to for anyone to hate on the nuggets, they're a great offensive team and they seem to be doing great without melo, whoever does hate on them must not know anything about basketball and therefore should be ignored.

[daftrpiero]

"well i'm not sure Denver is gonna be one of those teams ..."

love Karl!

[PrettyBoyyyeee]

I like George Karl, good ass coach.

[tHeMaN998rocks]

@PrettyBoyyyeee damn imagine if the knicks had the karl, impossible anyway

[starplast13]

First time I heard a coach saying 'thanks for the win.'

[Hamishknicks77]

wilson chandler new star in denver

[nuggetsfan0115]

@Hamishknicks77 ....wat? or for a chineese team

[cloudrain123]

carmelo shouldn't have traded away

[davidhyunuklee]

The Association's are so epic : )

[durtX43]

What George Karl is doing is amazing

[PokkaMangoTea]

this is good for the NBA and all of professional basketball. i understand its all about marketing for revenues, but in the end its still basketball, its a team sport. don't hate on this featuring of the Nuggets, if u really love basketball, there's no reason to hate them.

Team ball > Superstar ball

the Denver Nuggets' identity, are themselves.

[scriptedsoul]

@PokkaMangoTea could not have said it better myself. The aspect of heart overcoming strength is great in this series, I think the league needs this after the media is destroying hopes and dreams that if you are not a superstar, then you will most likely fail... its time for that to change... enter in the Denver Nuggets.

[Jett16Stylez]

@PokkaMangoTea where can i watch the whole thing?

[theimmortal8265]

Why did they choose the nuggets for the association??????? WTF???? They usually pick a more relevant team whos a legit contender, like the celtics and lakers. Why not do the heat or mavericks???? -_-

[nuggetsfan0115]

@theimmortal8265 fuck off and enjoy a good team ur blinded by the damn media like everyone else mavs arnt contenders this year either nuggets have a much better chance to win it this year compared to the mavs

[theimmortal8265]

@nuggetsfan0115 Im not blinded by the media. I just wish they choose a more prominent team that has had more success in the playoffs. Such as the mavs or heat. Say what you want about them this year, they are still the champions. If u think they aren't contenders thats your opinion.

[FeneGrenkle]

@theimmortal8265 They did this because the story is good. Their franchise center piece left and they are having success without him, by playing Basketball the way it should be played. Everyone is sick of hearing about the Heat and the Mavs hardly even have any main players left from the championship season...

[theimmortal8265]

@FeneGrenkle Yea i agree it is a nice story. But i was just using the heat and mavs as an example. I thought they would picked teams like the heat, thunder, bulls. Teams that are currently successful and will be for a long time. The nuggets were the last team i thought they would choose.

[nuggetsfan0115]

@theimmortal8265 why does it matter this is a good team like the previous 2 teams that were in this (lakers celtics) except we have a much better story/ drama line to go with it

[theimmortal8265]

@nuggetsfan0115 well the lakers and celtics both had a good story too. The lakers were trying to repeat, and the addition of artest was a big story. And the celtics lost a heartbreaking loss vs the lakers and were trying to bounce back with the addition of some veterans with the big 4.

[nuggetsfan0115]

@theimmortal8265 celtics and lakers didnt have much of a story compared to us then

[Phsycoticdude]

@theimmortal8265 you say a legit conteder, yet denver has a better record then the Lakers, Celtics, and Mav's....

[theimmortal8265]

@Phsycoticdude regular season doesn't mean shit. I was talking about the celtics cause they were in the association last year. And the lakers were for the year before. Lakers won the 09 championship, and the celtics were eastern champs in 2010. They usually pick a team more successful. Not a team that lost in the first round -_-

[Phsycoticdude]

who's the guy that said Nene wanted out of denver? -_- is he stupid or something?

[nuggetsfan0115]

@Phsycoticdude no? he pretty much did want out of denver or it seemed like it for around 2 weeks

[FeneGrenkle]

@Phsycoticdude Nene did want out but changed his mind.

[anukahhelo]

damn George Karl lost a lot of weight!!

[floftyAl]

I love watching this team, their coach is a fantastic, great guy and I just want to see them succeed.

[chan14264]

in your face carmelo

[MuthaFockingBoss]

I like denver just a little more after this

[andreamoscova]

VAI GALLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[blasterLA24]

too much drama y'all',,,KOBEAST',,,SWAG'

[nuggetsfan0115]

forget anyone that doubts us every year people are counting us out and we end up silencing them im glad the nuggets finally get some love from the media

[TheKevolutioner]

You just want to punch Carmelo right in the face.

[DemBirdsFlyHigh]

I LOVE THIS SHOW

[CurtisMan1]

MY NUGGETS !! LETS GO BABY! LETS GO

[theshowatmilehigh]

"Our challenge is to beat Goliath"

[TheSilentXIII]

wow if this team acquires a superstar to the team they will be a beast team.

[GRiMxSG]

@TheSilentXIII Already a beast team. They have so many great players and Smith, Martin, and Chandler still have to come back. (if they resign)

[TheSilentXIII]

@GRiMxSG i know that,but it just pops up in my mind how dominant the team would be if they acquired an all star.Great roster and great team,but I'm just wondering how it would look like with a superstar.

[GRiMxSG]

@TheSilentXIII Hopefully Lawson and Gallinari develop into big stars.

[TheSilentXIII]

@GRiMxSG hope so this team reminds me a little bit of the 2001-2002 sacramento kings team a little bit.

[GRiMxSG]

@TheSilentXIII True, but CWebb was a legit star

[TheSilentXIII]

@GRiMxSG yea so is Vlade Divac this nuggets teams is really good and knows how to play basketball.George Karl must be really doing a great job as a head coach.

[wendell2712]

And oh! I forgot to mention! Big Al is stepping up this season! Glad to see that :D But he still looks like a Ninja Turtle xD

[DaniBoi30]

@wendell2712 lmao i thought i was the only one that thought so x]

[neverbelieveing]

Denver are very nice team.Balanced,deep,no flashy superstars,they play very good and attractive bball.I'll like to see them in the western finals this year

[wendell2712]

I watched The Association: Boston Celtics and ESPN really does a remarkable job at getting inside the teams and show how they really are. The chemistry, the struggles, the friendships... all that with amazing video editing :D So as a diehard Nuggets fan I'm so excited for this show and I'm sure it's gonna be pretty fuckin' awesome :D

[hobbits24]

LET'S GO GALLO!!! ITALIAN PRIDE!!!

[HelpFeedThePoor]

The Nuggets must have the wierded roster in the nba!

[deadkiitt3h]

Best team in the whole league

Underdogs

[tmu1988]

best part was @ 1:23

[kingoflandova]

Carmelo Anthony, has an allstar on his team, a top 5 center in the NBA, and the Knicks still can't stay above 500.

[majornewb]

The Thuggets are actually better than the Knicks. Good to see them strong

[TymesRhymes]

@majornewb Thuggets? No JR or Kmart or Melo and you still call them Thuggets?

[deadkiitt3h]

@majornewb ignorance, smh

[HelpFeedThePoor]

@deadkiitt3h aha your ignorant the nuggets are a better overall team than the knicks!

[deadkiitt3h]

@HelpFeedThePoor im calling you ignorant because you called them "thuggets"

[lralbrecht]

they've been quietly building quite the team. now its just a matter of reinventing their branding. baby blue is way too "mainstream thug"

[JuveCassi]

Does anybody know why Faried is not playing? I saw Al stepping it up once again but Faried could bring more energy and rebounding to the team if they would sit Mozgov, or what are you guys thinkin'? Why sit a top draft pick for so long??

[nuggetsfan0115]

@JuveCassi its part of george karl he doesnt play rookies unless they went to UNC nuggets fans are pissed off about and actually started a free faried campaign

[italialex7]

1:14 koufos representing for greece! not doing a very good job though :P hahahaha

[NBaBall3r26]

@DCashBX no

[TheEhEhFilms]

They should have featured a team like the Clippers or the Sixers. Would have made for a much more interesting series.

[TheRafaelBond]

Do one with the Celtics again,was just AMAZING!! This Year,start of right now!! lol

[paltukmo]

The Nuggets are doing really well without Carmelo. I'm glad they didn't suffer the same fate as Cleveland by losing 20-something games in a row. A few more pieces and they'll be back as a legit contender!

[the7sees]

@paltukmo with all due respect, denver's 2nd in the conference currently, i think they're already a legit contender

[MuthaFockingBoss]

@paltukmo Well they got something in return for Melo

[floftyAl]

@paltukmo they are legit now. I don't think they need anything

[picklejarzz]

@paltukmo difference, nuggets got half of the knicks starting lineup from a trade. cavs had lebron leave to free agency.

[brunoblood]

number 31 Nenê !!

[reamix23]

Watching Nuggets play is just always amazing, after Billups and Melo left, Ty Lawson started DOMINATING he's such a beast!

[ichix21]

"to beat goliath" = miami heat <3 kbye.

[reamix23]

@ichix21 Get out of here, Lawson crossed Lebron and hit the 3.

[deadkiitt3h]

@ichix21 denver killed miami,

Nuggets > heat

[elee6tring]

shit that was epic

[QUIKKSTAR]

Denver is my new favorite team in the West. Bulls all the way tho...

[confederacysoldier]

The Nuggs are awesome. And to think that they're doing so much better without the egomaniac Melo. I mean currently the Nuggets are second in the conference and they don't even have a single all-star.

[BeastTurtleGK]

1:04 He's saying "I'm back", he's thinking "FUCK THIS SHIT"

[VioletMould]

thank goodness they got rid of carmelo anthony; so much better without.

[Crossfire752]

The Association: Celtics was better

[Gunnerdunay]

there team is called the nuggets because of medicinal marijuana, it comes in nugs so thats were they got there name from.

[illmatic506]

@Gunnerdunay MAN, thanks for revealing the truth behind the nuggets name!

[brian27610]

they need to make MORE OF THESE VIDS!!

[baryam11]

nuggets did so well by trading melo. i hope they can get jr smith and chandler back from china.

[Pedro23Mota]

KARL! Just let Faried play! Go Manimal!!

[Pedro23Mota]

The name Nuggets comes from Gold Nuggets... because Denver was a mining city.

[TheCobbani]

Damn, those editors can almost make you like any team with these kinds of vids

[ratmtbola]

@TheCobbani You're a very easy to convince person then ...

[Regis0775]

@TheCobbani agreed.

[jam4you2]

@TheCobbani always loved nuggets.

[leeph]

@TheCobbani Except the raptors

[The1stEpicOne]

why the nuggets :( would have rather seen sth bout the mavs or heat...

[zekabroa]

@The1stEpicOne no...those teams are boring

[ICarnag3I]

I like em a lot better without the three thugs (Martin, Smith, Chandler)

[TheGosuBox]

the question is. why do they name their team "NUGGETS"

[Trav203]

@TheGosuBox think gold nuggets, gold rush, mining

[MrNonzi]

@TheGosuBox That is one of the most stupid questions i have ever seen...

[brian27610]

@TheGosuBox because ''nuggets'' is short for gold nuggets, in which in colorado, you can find many gold nuggets in the rivers.

[aljwood131998]

@TheGosuBox the denver gold rush and golden nuggets

[colossalko]

@TheGosuBox gold

[ChickenConPolloHD]

@TheGosuBox Jesus are you that dumb.

[israbiu]

@TheGosuBox I hope your not thinking "chicken nuggets" a rock of gold is also called a nugget, and that's what their team represents if you look at one of their retro jerseys it's an axe with a gold "nugget" on it

[grasd2]

@TheGosuBox golden nuggets in the rocky mountains

[zmeicorp]

@TheGosuBox i see you're from canada, the Denver name has a meaning and point, but you can not tell me why Toronto's name is Raptors :D

[WheresTheAnyKey1]

@TheGosuBox the gold rush of 1840's.

[confederacysoldier]

@TheGosuBox Because the mountains of Colorado used to be a place where people from all over the continent came in search of gold. Duh.

[illmatic506]

@TheGosuBox GOLDENNN NUGGGETTSSS OUUUUUUU

[zBombed]

@TheGosuBox I believe because of the gold rush that happened there.

[K3BANG]

@TheGosuBox as in gold nuggets because of the mining

not fkn chicken nuggets --

[NBAfan1993]

@TheGosuBox coz the word nugget means... a lump of gold or valuable item.. weird right lol

[jokerj]

@TheGosuBox It's related to the gold rush, same reason the 49ers are named what they are.

[bigmancusi44]

@TheGosuBox gold nuggets.

[ekacupaj]

@TheGosuBox little pieces of gold are called nuggets and they have the colorado river in which gold could be located...... soo..... thats my best bet.

[deadkiitt3h]

@TheGosuBox a nugget is a piece of gold that minors would always find in the mountains,

[onishchuk4]

@TheGosuBox To answer your question, it has to do with gold mining that was going on at the turn of the century in Colorado.

[MAdesignsVan]

@TheGosuBox As in gold nuggets. There was a lot of gold in Denver back in the day.

And why doesnt anyone on Youtube use google...

[GRiMxSG]

@TheGosuBox Something to do with Gold Nuggets

[proca2]

@TheGosuBox because gold miners were looking for gold nuggets in Colorado during the gold rush ;)

[baldin91]

is JR Smith still in china?

[danipol16]

@baldin91 yes,Jr smith and Chandler are in china!

[armin38822]

looks amazing.

[nr1santaclaus]

yay

[alibetmokoko]

i have a 1000$ thumbs up bet with a friend, come on gang!

[KittySaysM3wM3w]

@alibetmokoko you dont

[justn1581]

nuggets for life!

[TREVORtheBALLER5]

a penis has a sad life, his hair is a mess, his parents are nuts, his neighbor is an asshole, his best friend is a pussy, and his owner beats him. A PENIS HAS A SAD LIFE

[mrhotdog119]

WTF is up with tha 1st comment???

[Senchy85]

@mrhotdog119 he said he is first... WTF do we care!

[R0bTr0llin]

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