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Post by inyourmind on May 7, 2023 21:38:50 GMT -5
Just so many things went wrong. Shamet having made 2 3's all playoffs long going nuclear(yeah he was wide open but still) MPJ taking that horrific shot, just absolutely brutal. Ultimately the game was close because Jokic went All-Time great in the end but my god. Murray wasn't even as bad as some suggest but the issue is PHX has KD/Booker so the separation with Murray was just too much to overcome.
I dunno. You make a switch just to make a switch. You could post alot of Bookers buckets and they came when the defense wasn't set or were contested about as much as you'd want. Hope MPJ wakes up or Murray hits another level. To people who didn't think game 2 was that important .. this is why. If the Nuggets lost 1 on homecourt this series would be over and likely will be the second it happens.
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Post by JB on May 7, 2023 21:39:10 GMT -5
Nugglife... I would be shocked if Joker isn't suspended, which sucks. He was just trying to get the ball back until that idiot owner played his game. suspending Jokic would be Donaghy-level corruption from the NBA league office.
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Post by wicked3line on May 7, 2023 21:41:58 GMT -5
Nugglife... I would be shocked if Joker isn't suspended, which sucks. He was just trying to get the ball back until that idiot owner played his game. Stranger things have happened but I doubt it as the league would look really bad doing that when it was a team owner that instigated the scene.
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Post by Coach Sticky on May 7, 2023 21:43:03 GMT -5
Jokic is getting suspended
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Post by jimijam28 on May 7, 2023 21:44:20 GMT -5
Nugglife... I would be shocked if Joker isn't suspended, which sucks. He was just trying to get the ball back until that idiot owner played his game. suspending Jokic would be Donaghy-level corruption from the NBA league office. if it happens i am done with the NBA- f**k IT
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Post by inyourmind on May 7, 2023 21:45:27 GMT -5
If Jokic gets suspended for that than you basically just gotta accept that they don't want the Nuggets winning at that point. Not sure how they could expect Nuggets fans to watch another game expecting anything else. Yeah if the guy didn't hold back the ball and Jokic just shoved him there'd be an argument but he clearly held the ball after Jokic tried to grab it and was in his space. The tech itself was crazy .. should have just been a warning for both sides. Tell the fans to give up the ball and not crowd the players space and warn Jokic about getting in the mix like that.
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Post by bignuggets on May 7, 2023 21:45:51 GMT -5
Monty went to his bench. Changed the series. What does Malone do?
Does he just say that they won at home with his 8 man rotation and stick to it?
Or does he throw in Watson, play CB more and maybe play Reggie a little?
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Post by voodoo on May 7, 2023 21:47:43 GMT -5
Phoenix didn't have a starter with a positive in +/-, KD was their best at 0, but their bench killed us.
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Post by GBG on May 7, 2023 21:47:58 GMT -5
Hanz and Marlowe are pushing for Peyton Watson in next game.
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Post by voodoo on May 7, 2023 21:49:31 GMT -5
suspending Jokic would be Donaghy-level corruption from the NBA league office. if it happens i am done with the NBA- f**k IT Casual fan
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Post by wicked3line on May 7, 2023 21:49:36 GMT -5
Just so many things went wrong. Shamet having made 2 3's all playoffs long going nuclear(yeah he was wide open but still) MPJ taking that horrific shot, just absolutely brutal. Ultimately the game was close because Jokic went All-Time great in the end but my god. Murray wasn't even as bad as some suggest but the issue is PHX has KD/Booker so the separation with Murray was just too much to overcome. I dunno. You make a switch just to make a switch. You could post alot of Bookers buckets and they came when the defense wasn't set or were contested about as much as you'd want. Hope MPJ wakes up or Murray hits another level. To people who didn't think game 2 was that important .. this is why. If the Nuggets lost 1 on homecourt this series would be over and likely will be the second it happens. For those that need to see what teams need in order to win a title, having multiple elite scorers vs one elite player that is surrounded by trio of streaky shooters, this game is exhibit "A" of why the trio of Jamal/AG/MPJ can't match Booker or Durant consistently.
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Post by inyourmind on May 7, 2023 21:50:08 GMT -5
Monty went to his bench. Changed the series. What does Malone do? Does he just say that they won at home with his 8 man rotation and stick to it? Or does he throw in Watson, play CB more and maybe play Reggie a little? I'm open to anything at this point. It would be insane if Malone did call on Watson tho. If it worked he'd deserve a ton of credit and if it failed he'd deserve to be destroyed for it. Calling the name of a 20 year old rookie who's played 20ish games in the NBA would be beyond ballsy. That's fan type s**t. Especially when they review the tape and look at all the individual plays and see that a bunch of what KD/Booker are doing .. are just against good defense. When the defense is bad it tends to be mental breakdowns that involved multiple players rather than just 1 guy. Like you watch some of those Booker shots and it's just insane. Inserting Watson could absolutely give this team a boost but Malone would betting his job on it IMO.
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Post by voodoo on May 7, 2023 21:51:27 GMT -5
Hanz and Marlowe are pushing for Peyton Watson in next game. How about Cancar, he rebounds, runs the floor, moves the ball on offense and can hit an occasional 3
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Post by jimijam28 on May 7, 2023 21:51:31 GMT -5
OUR s**t Defense is the problem, it been fools gold all season
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Post by wicked3line on May 7, 2023 21:53:17 GMT -5
Monty went to his bench. Changed the series. What does Malone do? Does he just say that they won at home with his 8 man rotation and stick to it? Or does he throw in Watson, play CB more and maybe play Reggie a little? I'm open to anything at this point. It would be insane if Malone did call on Watson tho. If it worked he'd deserve a ton of credit and if it failed he'd deserve to be destroyed for it. Calling the name of a 20 year old rookie who's played 20ish games in the NBA would be beyond ballsy. That's fan type s**t. Especially when they review the tape and look at all the individual plays and see that a bunch of what KD/Booker are doing .. are just against good defense. When the defense is bad it tends to be mental breakdowns that involved multiple players rather than just 1 guy. Like you watch some of those Booker shots and it's just insane. Inserting Watson could absolutely give this team a boost but Malone would betting his job on it IMO. Booker and Durant would get Watson into immediate foul trouble as the refs aren't going to give a rookie that has barely played any benefit.
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Post by freakns on May 7, 2023 21:55:15 GMT -5
Lendry freaking Shamet. unreal. and freaking Booker who didn't miss a shot two games in a row.
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Post by jimijam28 on May 7, 2023 21:55:35 GMT -5
STop playing UNCLE
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Post by Coach Sticky on May 7, 2023 21:55:37 GMT -5
Lets try it then
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Post by inyourmind on May 7, 2023 21:56:06 GMT -5
Just so many things went wrong. Shamet having made 2 3's all playoffs long going nuclear(yeah he was wide open but still) MPJ taking that horrific shot, just absolutely brutal. Ultimately the game was close because Jokic went All-Time great in the end but my god. Murray wasn't even as bad as some suggest but the issue is PHX has KD/Booker so the separation with Murray was just too much to overcome. I dunno. You make a switch just to make a switch. You could post alot of Bookers buckets and they came when the defense wasn't set or were contested about as much as you'd want. Hope MPJ wakes up or Murray hits another level. To people who didn't think game 2 was that important .. this is why. If the Nuggets lost 1 on homecourt this series would be over and likely will be the second it happens. For those that need to see what teams need in order to win a title, having multiple elite scorers vs one elite player that is surrounded by trio of streaky shooters, this game is exhibit "A" of why the trio of Jamal/AG/MPJ can't match Booker or Durant consistently. I think that's the most brutal part of this whole thing.. if MPJ/Gordon/Murray clean up even 10% of there mistakes the Nuggets grab 1 of the past 2 .. if not both. Just losing off how streaky they are. That'll be my take away if we lose this series. PHX gave us there best shot, Jokic stepped up and did what was expected of him, the surrounding pieces on Denver just couldn't keep up. We didn't even need a perfect game from Murray/MPJ/Gordon. We literally just needed them to be a tad bit better across the board. Murray/MPJ were like 3-12 from deep vs Shamet who went 5-8. Murray 25 shots to score 28 points, MPJ 13 shots to score 11 points. It's not even like they aren't getting good enough looks. Just knock down a few more and it's a different game.
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Post by GBG on May 7, 2023 22:19:41 GMT -5
Barkley just said, regarding the shoving incident, that he hopes the NBA “doesn’t do something stupid”. Based on that, I hope Jokic isn’t suspended.
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