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Post by famicommander on Apr 11, 2024 16:47:34 GMT -5
would the Nuggets even make the playoffs with Reggie as the starting PG? Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with Reggie OFF = 12.78 Netrtg Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with Reggie ON = 4.82 Netrtg that would be an extremely difficult hurdle to overcome over 82 games. We're 13-10 with Reggie starting and that's without a full time NBA point guard as a backup. He had a random mix of the rookie two-way Gillespie, shooting guard KCP, shooting guard Braun, and rookie 2nd rounder Pickett running the 2nd unit. In a hypothetical situation where Reggie was the starting point guard instead of Jamal Murray we'd have Jamal's whole salary to spend on a backup point guard, a better backup big man, and maybe another Holiday-esque emergency vet. |
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Post by Camby's Left Nut on Apr 11, 2024 16:53:24 GMT -5
Jokic carried Monte/Barton/Green/Gordon with Facu/Bones/Rivers/Green off the bench to the playoffs just two years ago. I honestly think you could stick Jokic on any team in this league and he'd get them to the playoffs, at minimum. Even the damn Pistons and Wizards could win 41 games with Jokic carrying them.
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Post by JB on Apr 11, 2024 16:56:23 GMT -5
I was responding to passtheball's hypothetical, where we remain in this universe where something has happened to Jamal (ie injury) and Reggie is the emergency starting PG.
13-10 is a 56% winning percentage, which is right where the Lakers and Warriors are at right now. so a lower tier play-in team where we might sneak in but Jokic probably collapses from exhaustion during the first round.
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Post by JB on Apr 11, 2024 16:59:47 GMT -5
in 21-22, the 8th seed won 42 games. the 9th seed won 36 games and the 10th seed won 34 games.
you could've actively tanked for half the season and find yourself in the play-in by sheer accident. the West is much tougher today.
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Post by passtheballquick on Apr 11, 2024 19:28:03 GMT -5
Regular season has nothing to do with PO's. Jokic won only one series without Jamal and that was against lovely Blazers. This year lovely Balzers are not in, so we're not beating anybody without Jamal. Last year Jokic was at all time great in PO's and still we wouldn't win a single series if Jamal didn't play at all nba level. This year west is in a different stratosphere
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Post by rock on Apr 11, 2024 20:07:24 GMT -5
Poor rock. My deepest condolences. That 4th quarter was one of the most fun quarters all season. |
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Post by aepps22 on Apr 11, 2024 20:48:44 GMT -5
Poor rock. My deepest condolences. That 4th quarter was one of the most fun quarters all season. You were probably rooting for the T Wolves |
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Post by GBG on Apr 11, 2024 22:57:51 GMT -5
That 4th quarter was one of the most fun quarters all season. You were probably rooting for the T Wolves He would never root for the new Team Blessed. |
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2024 11:52:06 GMT -5
I sincerely wish Julius and OG were healthy -- we legit could have challenged the Celtics Still think they're far and away the 2nd best team in the East even without Randle. That’s really not saying much. The Knicks are 15-15 against the west, the same record as the 9th and 10th place western conference teams. Against the eastern conference the Nuggets are 24-6, a .80 win percentage that is better than the Celtics’ record against the same competition, and with a helluva lot more travel for those games for the Nuggets. Adjust for strength of schedule and 11 western conference and 5 eastern conference teams deserve to be in the playoffs. Western conference owners should be pissed. |
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Post by Ring on Apr 12, 2024 11:55:48 GMT -5
Still think they're far and away the 2nd best team in the East even without Randle. That’s really not saying much. The Knicks are 15-15 against the west, the same record as the 9th and 10th place western conference teams. Against the eastern conference the Nuggets are 24-6, a .80 win percentage that is better than the Celtics’ record against the same competition, and with a helluva lot more travel for those games for the Nuggets. Adjust for strength of schedule and 11 western conference and 5 eastern conference teams deserve to be in the playoffs. Western conference owners should be pissed. How many of those 30 games are with OG? You take OG out of the Knicks lineup and they may lose in Round 1. With him they're a good bet to make the ECF. They're 17-3 with him in the lineup. |
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Post by JB on Apr 12, 2024 12:00:38 GMT -5
the Knicks sure looked like they could compete in the West when they gave the Nuggets their worst loss of the Jokic era.
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Post by scooter on Apr 12, 2024 12:10:21 GMT -5
That’s really not saying much. The Knicks are 15-15 against the west, the same record as the 9th and 10th place western conference teams. Against the eastern conference the Nuggets are 24-6, a .80 win percentage that is better than the Celtics’ record against the same competition, and with a helluva lot more travel for those games for the Nuggets. Adjust for strength of schedule and 11 western conference and 5 eastern conference teams deserve to be in the playoffs. Western conference owners should be pissed. How many of those 30 games are with OG?. I have no idea. One can play that game all day long — what would have been the Grizzlies record this season if their team had been intact? Point is there is a massive talent imbalance. The Nuggets can win 58 games and draw a first round opponent with 2 sure fire hall of famers. |
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