Tell me if you agree: Over the last few years, if you could choose one word to describe the Nuggets, would you choose "inconsistent?" If so, we're on the same wavelength.

At least in one regard, you have to hand it to the Nuggets--they are consistently inconsistent and that is not easy to do.

Case in point: They can defeat the Celtics, Suns, and Spurs, but seem to fizzle against the likes of the Bulls and the Bucks. If the Nuggets do not qualify for the postseason, they will look back at that mini-Midwest road trip that headed south as the main culprits in a list of games, that, talent-wise, they had no business losing, but as inconsistent teams do, lost anyway.

This can all be squashed--at least momentarily--if the Nuggets win on Saturday night. They play Golden State and a win puts them into the eighth spot in the Western Conference. Then again, almost every Western Conference seed position should be preceeded by the word "tenous" since there is still so much in flux. One thing that is clear, however, is this: A win Saturday night means the Nuggets control their own fate, a feeling they haven't embraced in far too long.

Thursday night saw the Nuggets pull into a tie for the eighth spot after a 118-105 win over the depleted Mavericks. However, Golden State's win over Portland late last night, pushed them a half-game back in front. May be a fight to the finish for arguably two of the NBA's most talented teams...that's saying something for the depth of the Conference, considering those teams are fighting for the last Playoff spot.

Have a good weekend!

-"z"