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Fandom from Afar

Fandom from Afar

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Join me as I discuss my journey as a Colorado sports fan living in Florida and my interviews with sports fans that are forced to enjoy their favorite teams from a distance.

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  • Nuggets are a Hallmark Movie
    Dec 24 2025

    We recap a 3–1 stretch, then turn the Nuggets into a Hallmark movie using bingo tropes, from Jokic’s “magical elder” aura to Cam Johnson’s small-town fit and Bruce Brown’s joyful return. Predictions land, humility holds, and we close with a reminder to find balance on Christmas.

    • Rockets thriller as playoff preview
    • Magic swings decided by a 30–6 run
    • Cold night versus Rockets with foul trouble
    • Jazz blowout with 24 made threes
    • Hallmark Bingo mapped to Nuggets players
    • Jokic as wise magic, Nurkic as old flame
    • Bruce Brown’s return as the happy epilogue
    • Cam Johnson thriving in structure
    • Cute kids and the human side of winning
    • Jamal Murray rewriting his narrative
    • “Jokmas” as the season’s love story
    • Predictions for Christmas and a title run
    • Advice to balance hoops with family

    Find some balance on Christmas. We all love basketball. It’s gonna be on all day, but you don’t need to sit there and watch it all day. Find a way to spend time with your family.


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    13 mins
  • Happy Jokmas! Nuggets are Streaking at Home and on the Road
    Dec 15 2025

    We celebrate Jokmas and retrace how one bold choice turned Jokic into the franchise’s axis while breaking down a seven-game run that mixed an odd home slide with an elite road streak. We make fresh predictions, own past misses, and share a simple way to be a better fan.

    • seven-game recap with Suns, Pacers, Hawks, Hornets, Kings
    • NBA Cup miss after Spurs loss and what it means
    • Jokmas origin and Malone’s decision to start Jokic
    • the Clippers what-if and development context
    • current form as 18–6 with road streak at eleven
    • predictions for Rockets and a Jokic mega line
    • correcting last episode’s calls and lessons learned
    • bench maturity and fewer blown leads
    • why the Hornets broadcast is pure basketball joy

    Celebrate today. It is a Nuggets holiday.


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    14 mins
  • Thankful for the Nuggets
    Nov 29 2025

    We recap a 13-4 start that swings from a statement win in Houston to puzzling losses against the Bulls and Kings, then pull real lessons from injuries, depth minutes, and Cam Johnson’s heating up. Predictions, corrections, and a reading rec keep us honest and curious.

    • key wins over Timberwolves and Rockets
    • costly injuries to Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun
    • Peyton Watson’s leap in minutes and impact
    • Spencer Jones and Zeke Nnaji evaluation window
    • Cam Johnson’s shooting return and spacing effect
    • NBA Cup path with a must-win vs Spurs
    • honest review of missed predictions
    • book recommendation: Why So Serious by Mike Singer




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    12 mins
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