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Post by Ring on May 19, 2023 15:07:38 GMT -5
It's too risky for Malone to adjust though. That's what it comes down to. He doesn't trust the other guys on the team and all it takes is a bad 3-4 minute stretch to end a playoff game. 8 man rotation is the way to go. CB and Jeff have to stop being dreadful. CB has been good on the defensive side of the ball, but Jeff is good for nothing except for taking occasional charges. I don’t expect that to change. I actually don't think Braun has been good at all on the defensive end the Lakers series so far. Jeffs been awful but that charge yesterday was a HUGE play. Takes the charge, stay up 1 instead of down 1 and then Murray hits a 3 to put us up 4. Lakers call timeout. Jeff just has to be better at recovering off of closeouts. He was beaten way too easily last night. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on May 19, 2023 15:53:54 GMT -5
not if we sweep Calvin done a great job but he failed Malone with the bench Only so much stuff you can add though man. He added a starter, a sixth man and a seventh/eight man. Realistically he just needed to add one more piece. Missing on Jackson/Bryant hurts. Agreed, i do think they relied too much on Bones panning out |
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Post by famicommander on May 19, 2023 16:17:22 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far
KCP - hit
Brown - hit
Braun - hit
Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor)
Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence)
Bryant - bust
Jackson - bust
Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me
Gillespie - incomplete
White - incomplete
Kamagate - incomplete
It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted.
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Post by GBG on May 19, 2023 16:33:52 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far KCP - hit Brown - hit Braun - hit Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor) Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence) Bryant - bust Jackson - bust Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me Gillespie - incomplete White - incomplete Kamagate - incomplete It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted. And if he picks this guy at #40 this June, he will have another hit on his hands… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Jaquez_Jr. |
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Post by famicommander on May 19, 2023 16:46:14 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far KCP - hit Brown - hit Braun - hit Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor) Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence) Bryant - bust Jackson - bust Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me Gillespie - incomplete White - incomplete Kamagate - incomplete It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted. And if he picks this guy at #40 this June, he will have another hit on his hands… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Jaquez_Jr. He may also get some more undrafted free agents in here because of the two way spots. It's not a guarantee that they'll move both Gillespie and White up to the main roster, but if they do we'll have 3 open two-way spots to fill. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on May 19, 2023 16:50:42 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far KCP - hit Brown - hit Braun - hit Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor) Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence) Bryant - bust Jackson - bust Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me Gillespie - incomplete White - incomplete Kamagate - incomplete It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted. Calvin for sure did a good job, but the poor bench is his responsibility. This is our best chance at a title ever |
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Post by famicommander on May 19, 2023 16:53:39 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far KCP - hit Brown - hit Braun - hit Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor) Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence) Bryant - bust Jackson - bust Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me Gillespie - incomplete White - incomplete Kamagate - incomplete It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted. Calvin for sure did a good job, but the poor bench is his responsibility. This is our best chance at a title ever He counted on Bones and Reed improving over their promising seasons last year rather than regressing to below scrub status. He bet wrong, but I still think we're winning it all anyway. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on May 19, 2023 16:55:56 GMT -5
Could/should have traded Bones earlier since he is a terrible player that used to ha e value
You can make the list as long as you want but after BB (+Jordan) and drafting Braun, hitting on the bones trade was the most important and both Reggie and Bryant so far look like flops
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Post by nuggetshipster on May 19, 2023 16:57:00 GMT -5
Calvin for sure did a good job, but the poor bench is his responsibility. This is our best chance at a title ever He counted on Bones and Reed improving over their promising seasons last year rather than regressing to below scrub status. He bet wrong, but I still think we're winning it all anyway. I have been saying ring or bust and that we will win since day one of the season so I agree with that. But trusting something, and it not working out (bones and reed) is risky and foolish considering our title window |
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Post by famicommander on May 19, 2023 16:59:33 GMT -5
He counted on Bones and Reed improving over their promising seasons last year rather than regressing to below scrub status. He bet wrong, but I still think we're winning it all anyway. I have been saying ring or bust and that we will win since day one of the season so I agree with that. But trusting something that didn’t work out is risky and foolish considering our title window We had finite cap flexibility and assets to address the needs. He got us a starter, a sixth man, an 8th man, and completely overhauled our end of bench/prospects in one year. And we're up 2-0 in the Conference Finals. I'll give him a mulligan on the Bones/Reed/Bryant/Jackson bungle. |
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Post by Coach Sticky on May 19, 2023 17:24:57 GMT -5
Nobody hits on 100% of their moves but of the guys he has brought in so far KCP - hit Brown - hit Braun - hit Ish - hit (locker room presence, lots of still young guards and wings on this squad for him to mentor) Jordan - hit (again, locker room presence) Bryant - bust Jackson - bust Watson - incomplete, but looks like a hit to me Gillespie - incomplete White - incomplete Kamagate - incomplete It sucks that Reggie and Bryant didn't work out so well but I'm on board with everything else. I believe all five of the rookies he brought in will be on the 15 man roster next season and to me that's incredible considering they were drafted #21, #30, #46, undrafted, and undrafted. Calvin for sure did a good job, but the poor bench is his responsibility. This is our best chance at a title ever I DID THIS |
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Post by rock on May 19, 2023 17:30:12 GMT -5
I don’t like how he “wasted” bones as an asset. That was a huge mistake.
Picking up Reggie isn’t much of a negative - those waiver pickups are often barely playable.
Our bench is going to need serious help next year. We may have a bottom 5 bench in the league
Our best selling point is jokic increasing players values and we seem to have a pretty good track record with undrafted guys and turning them into rotation players. May be able to find a couple guys that way.
But I’m trying to not to think about the bench stuff rn. We have bigger issues currently
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2023 18:19:19 GMT -5
Denver 104
LA Lakers 89
Bruce Brown with 26 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Braun with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
KCP with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Jeff Green with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
Zeke with 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block in 4 minutes
Thomas Bryant with 1 point, 2 rebounds in 2 minutes
Reggie Jackson with 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal in 2 minutes
Peyton Watson with 3 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block in 3 minutes
Easy win
Nuggets in 4
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Post by famicommander on May 19, 2023 18:30:21 GMT -5
If Christian Braun scores 14 points tomorrow Malone might open mouth kiss him right there on the court.
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Post by GBG on May 19, 2023 18:33:55 GMT -5
Denver 104 LA Lakers 89 Bruce Brown with 26 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block Braun with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block KCP with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists Jeff Green with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist Zeke with 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block in 4 minutes Thomas Bryant with 1 point, 2 rebounds in 2 minutes Reggie Jackson with 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal in 2 minutes Peyton Watson with 3 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block in 3 minutes Easy win Nuggets in 4 So you’re predicting Brown, Braun, KCP, Green, Zeke, Bryant, Jackson, and Watson combine for 83 of the Nuggets 104 points. That leaves 21 points by Jokic, Murray, MPJ, and Gordon combined. I’ll take the other side of that bet. |
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Post by alchemist76 on May 19, 2023 22:59:44 GMT -5
we are doomed
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Post by nuggets77 on May 20, 2023 0:48:01 GMT -5
Denver Nuggets -120
Boston Celtics +350
Miami Heat + 450
Los Angeles Lakers +700
Take a picture screen shot it what ever, first I ever seen this!! Nugget fan for 47 years !!
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Post by rock on May 20, 2023 0:57:04 GMT -5
I don’t get it. Beating the lakers is going to be insanely tough
Then beating the heat/Celtics 4 times?
-120 is throwing money away.
I’d still put our odds under 25%.
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Post by famicommander on May 20, 2023 1:16:54 GMT -5
I don’t get it. Beating the lakers is going to be insanely tough Then beating the heat/Celtics 4 times? -120 is throwing money away. I’d still put our odds under 25%. We have a 2-0 lead, the home court, the best player on planet earth, and playoff Murray. The Lakers are toast. And unless the Celtics win 4 out of the next 5 including at least 2 on the road, the Nuggets will have the home court in the Finals too. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on May 20, 2023 1:47:41 GMT -5
I have been saying ring or bust and that we will win since day one of the season so I agree with that. But trusting something that didn’t work out is risky and foolish considering our title window We had finite cap flexibility and assets to address the needs. He got us a starter, a sixth man, an 8th man, and completely overhauled our end of bench/prospects in one year. And we're up 2-0 in the Conference Finals. I'll give him a mulligan on the Bones/Reed/Bryant/Jackson bungle. This discussion is premature because I don’t give a f**k if we were up 2-0 if we don’t win it all |
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