Ouch.  Listening to the various Sports talk radio shows on the AM and FM dials this morning I was pretty blown away by the harshness of the criticism I heard for the Denver Nuggets.  They were embarrassed by the Suns last night to be sure.  They were lethargic and slow; they played little defense and they couldn't wrestle away a defensive rebound to save their lives. 

The Suns looked rested and ready.  They outplayed Denver in every way. 

Still, the Nugs have won 8 of their last 10 games, are securely seated in second place in the West (right behind the Lakers who they face on Friday night) and have been playing very well against the league's best teams night after night.  I'm always surprised by the Radio guys' propensity to write a local team off as soon as they post a loss.  The Nuggets, struggled last night, yes.  They played an awful game.  That doesn't mean that they deserve to get thrown under a bus. 

Our pals over at Denver Stiffs said in their recap of last night's game: "it's clear that the Nuggets can't sustain that high level of play without Carmelo Anthony getting back on the floor."   Yeah.  We are talking about a team that his been without its superstar for six games in a row.  How critical can we be?  If anything we should be impressed that they haven't dropped more contests. 

Take a pill, Denver sports radio dudes.