Well, it’s that time again. The first day of the NBA season.  The Nuggets start tonight against Utah and I have to admit, I’m a bit worried about this season. They showed a lot of good things during the preseason, but I think they really need a defensive stopper, both in the middle and on the perimeter.

I love the way Ty Lawson looks, he makes others seem like they are in slow motion. But how is his size, or lack there of, going to affect his minutes? Nene hasn’t shown very much improvement so far in preseason, they need him to be a man down low this year. It could be a rough start to the season this year with 7 of their first 9 games on the road, as well as missing JR Smith for the first six games.

I do think that they will start off a bit slow this year, but pick things up by the all-star break as they start to play as a cohesive group again. I just don’t know if they can make the kind of mark they did last year, with the improvements to the Lakers, Spurs and even Trailblazers. My pick, second in the division and out in the second round. let’s hope I’m wrong!!