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Post by famicommander on Jul 10, 2024 0:39:06 GMT -5
A 3?
A grilled cheese sandwich has better ball skills than Zeke. Other centers put him to shame and you think he can play small forward?
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Post by GBG on Jul 10, 2024 1:18:50 GMT -5
A 3? A grilled cheese sandwich has better ball skills than Zeke. Other centers put him to shame and you think he can play small forward? The best position for him is 4. The margin for error for Zeke is slim, and he will succeed if kept in the same role and given PT without being jerked around. Zeke won’t ever be a star, but he can earn his pay as a role playing 4 as a sort of poor man’s Bobby Portis. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 4:08:56 GMT -5
It's been four years and he still can't stop knocking the ball into the 5th row anytime it comes within 5 feet of him. His teammates are actively terrified of throwing him the ball. I will especially point to your myopia when taking the victory laps. And if he dont me and Fami will victory lap or what |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 4:09:35 GMT -5
Now Malone has to play him. Malone tried to play him. But him playing like a b***h with pussy hands didnt help |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 4:12:13 GMT -5
Nnaji will see fewer minutes than Jay Huff did last season. He simply must be shipped out. Calvin created this problem with an obscene contract extension. And now he must fix it or lose his job. I too want to see Nnaji re-homed. But I hardly think Booth’s job rests on what happens with Nnaji. If we dont waste money on Nnaji Stan might greenlight and KCP deal. We might win 3 more rings and Jokic can retire satisfied If we waste money on Zeke we might waste Jokic prime. And Calvin starts working in Greece |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 4:15:07 GMT -5
the idea that Zeke Nnaji will keep the Nuggets from winning in the first round of the playoffs is asinine. As a reminder, the Jokic-Murray tandem is 8-3 all time in playoff series -- 4-0 in the first round, 2-2 in the second, 1-1 in the third, 1-0 in the finals. Jokic's only first round loss was missing both Murray and MPJ, and against the suddenly-healthy Warriors who went on to win it all. This team isn't going to be a first round exit unless Jokic is missing, or multiple other starters are missing, and "is Zeke on the roster" isn't going to be the difference maker there. Jamal/Braun/MPJ/AG/Joker + ?/Strawther/PWat/Holmes/Saric is a homecourt team with no need for Zeke. If Zeke outplays Holmes or Saric and therefore forces Malone's hand, that's a bonus. Im sorry but it is utter madness to think Malone will play Holmes over Zeke or Vlatko. You must know this yourself So even tho that lineup looks exciting on paper. It wont be like that. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 4:16:04 GMT -5
And if Zeke contract kept us from signing KCP. Then Zeke might have kept us from winning playoff series 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by duh88 on Jul 10, 2024 5:56:14 GMT -5
Zeke didn't keep us from retaining KCP. Braun and PWat's defense on Edwards is what caused us not to retain KCP.
Zeke may have cost us a shot at Tyus Jones - but seems like the FO is targeting RW anyways.
Few teams will not carry at least one bad contract - Zeke at $8m isn't going to ruin the Nuggets dynasty lol.
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Post by duh88 on Jul 10, 2024 5:58:37 GMT -5
A 3? A grilled cheese sandwich has better ball skills than Zeke. Other centers put him to shame and you think he can play small forward? You heard what I said. He's an excellent perimeter defender - if he gets his shot back, he'll actually be a solid 3-and-D wing. He doesn't have the body to play power forward - he'll get injured banging in the paint every night. He needs to be treated as a big wing - that's his path to having an NBA career as a rotation player. |
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Post by Coach Sticky on Jul 10, 2024 7:59:56 GMT -5
Daily „Is Westbrook a Denver Nugget yet“ check
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Post by passtheballquick on Jul 10, 2024 8:07:47 GMT -5
Daily „Is Westbrook a Denver Nugget yet“ check Not yet |
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Post by TNF on Jul 10, 2024 8:17:48 GMT -5
Duh, in these trying times we likely agree on very little, but I agree with you on Zeke.
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Post by wizardofcozz on Jul 10, 2024 8:31:49 GMT -5
the idea that Zeke Nnaji will keep the Nuggets from winning in the first round of the playoffs is asinine. As a reminder, the Jokic-Murray tandem is 8-3 all time in playoff series -- 4-0 in the first round, 2-2 in the second, 1-1 in the third, 1-0 in the finals. Jokic's only first round loss was missing both Murray and MPJ, and against the suddenly-healthy Warriors who went on to win it all. This team isn't going to be a first round exit unless Jokic is missing, or multiple other starters are missing, and "is Zeke on the roster" isn't going to be the difference maker there. Jamal/Braun/MPJ/AG/Joker + ?/Strawther/PWat/Holmes/Saric is a homecourt team with no need for Zeke. If Zeke outplays Holmes or Saric and therefore forces Malone's hand, that's a bonus. Im sorry but it is utter madness to think Malone will play Holmes over Zeke or Vlatko. You must know this yourself So even tho that lineup looks exciting on paper. It wont be like that. Even if Holmes doesn't play, that don't mean Zeke will. Dario will be getting those minutes and more. You can realistically bring Dario in for AG, then later bring AG back in for Jok, and those 3 can handle the majority of the 4/5 minutes with a bit of Vlatko sprinkled in. |
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Post by scooter on Jul 10, 2024 9:27:31 GMT -5
I too want to see Nnaji re-homed. But I hardly think Booth’s job rests on what happens with Nnaji. If we dont waste money on Nnaji Stan might greenlight and KCP deal. We might win 3 more rings and Jokic can retire satisfied If we waste money on Zeke we might waste Jokic prime. And Calvin starts working in Greece That’s your opinion. But I’m pretty sure that in 20+ years of being a hardcore fan, I have not seen a team President fired over a well below mid-level contract. |
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Post by JB on Jul 10, 2024 9:58:58 GMT -5
and if Tim didn't waste two FRP on Zeke and RJ and instead drafted two of McDaniels, Bane, Pritchard and/or Quickley, the Nuggets would have more than one championship right now. hindsight GMing is worthless.
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Post by scooter on Jul 10, 2024 10:05:03 GMT -5
Zeke didn't keep us from retaining KCP. Braun and PWat's defense on Edwards is what caused us not to retain KCP. Zeke may have cost us a shot at Tyus Jones - but seems like the FO is targeting RW anyways. Few teams will not carry at least one bad contract - Zeke at $8m isn't going to ruin the Nuggets dynasty lol. Bingo. KAT contract is leagues worse than that of Nnaji. Even guys like Tatum and Brown — sure they are all-stars and now champions, but do I think they are worth the combined $132 mil (70% of cap) they’ll be making in a few years — that’s easily $20 mil/year more than they warrant. Nnaji isn’t making $20 mi/year more than he’s worth. Still, its an awkward situation and it would be good for everyone involved if the Nuggets can find a deal without giving up anything of real value. |
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Post by jimijam28 on Jul 10, 2024 10:07:28 GMT -5
Daily „Is Westbrook a Denver Nugget yet“ check Not yet still snowing in denver |
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Post by scooter on Jul 10, 2024 10:10:56 GMT -5
and if Tim didn't waste two FRP on Zeke and RJ and instead drafted two of McDaniels, Bane, Pritchard and/or Quickley, the Nuggets would have more than one championship right now. hindsight GMing is worthless. Booth has been getting a lot of grief from the peanut gallery lately. But really there were some bad draft blunders from 2017 (missing on Mitchell, Adebayo, White, Anunoby, Hart and others — all available with the Nuggets ‘ 11th pick and White, Hart and Kuzma all still on the board when the Nuggets drafted at 24) to 2020, when Bane was an obvious choice over Nnaji. |
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Post by LotharBraunBrownBryant on Jul 10, 2024 10:24:43 GMT -5
and if Tim didn't waste two FRP on Zeke and RJ and instead drafted two of McDaniels, Bane, Pritchard and/or Quickley, the Nuggets would have more than one championship right now. hindsight GMing is worthless. Booth has been getting a lot of grief from the peanut gallery lately. But really there were some bad draft blunders from 2017 (missing on Mitchell, Adebayo, White, Anunoby, Hart and others — all available with the Nuggets ‘ 11th pick and White, Hart and Kuzma all still on the board when the Nuggets drafted at 24) to 2020, when Bane was an obvious choice over Nnaji. a big blunder I keep pointing to: tanking Nurk's value and then trading him *with a FRP* for Plumlee. The FRP turned out to be #20 in that draft, so even if the team had pulled the Mitchell for Lyles+24, OG would have still been available to draft -- and if the team had both 13 and 20, they probably would have worked out more guys projected in the 20s and therefore been able to both get OG *and* not panic and pick Lydon because they didn't have another guy on the list. |
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Post by nuggetshipster on Jul 10, 2024 11:03:43 GMT -5
and if Tim didn't waste two FRP on Zeke and RJ and instead drafted two of McDaniels, Bane, Pritchard and/or Quickley, the Nuggets would have more than one championship right now. hindsight GMing is worthless. Booth has been getting a lot of grief from the peanut gallery lately. But really there were some bad draft blunders from 2017 (missing on Mitchell, Adebayo, White, Anunoby, Hart and others — all available with the Nuggets ‘ 11th pick and White, Hart and Kuzma all still on the board when the Nuggets drafted at 24) to 2020, when Bane was an obvious choice over Nnaji. Booth gets more grief from me because it is completely different situation than with TC. |
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