Steve Hess on Carmelo, Iverson, and 21 years on the bench with the Denver Nuggets

In this episode, Steve Hess joins George Karl and Adam Mares to look back on 21 years as the strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Nuggets. Topics include:

• Antonio McDyess, Mike D’Antoni, and an era that never took off
• The arrival of Carmelo Anthony in Denver
• How George Karl changed the direction of the Nuggets
• What made Allen Iverson great?
• Chauncey’s leadership and the 2009 run to the western conference finals
• Lawson, Gallo, and the 57-win Nuggets
• The moment Steve Hess knew Nikola Jokic was going to be a player

TIMESTAMPS

Intro of Steve Hess- 0:00
How Hess joined the Nuggets-
Lockout Year- 18:08
Carmelo Era- 19:30
Carmelo’s first year with Nuggets- 27:10
Coach Karl joins Nuggets- 28:10
2005 Season- 35:30
Thoughts on Allen Iverson- 44:20
Thoughts on JR Smith- 45:80
Thoughts on Chauncey Billups- 49:56
2010 Season- 53:10
Ty Lawson – 54:44
2013 Season- 58:01
First impression of Nikola Jokic- 59:09
Thoughts on current players- 1:01:00
Rapid fire questions- 1:01:45
SuperChat- 1:03:11