2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN WINS 4-3)

[durden_tyler]

If Denver wins again, will teams finally adjust their rosters to counter Jokic? Or will they keep doing the same thing?

If you can do it the Warriors style (not this year’s Warriors obviously), go small and involve Jokic in ALL pick and roll and pick and pop plays, sacrifice defense and just outscore them via the 3, then that is still the best shot at Jokic and the Nuggets.

So while (i think) the Nuggets will beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals (and Thunder/Mavs next round) those teams are capable of stretching the floor a la the prime champ Warriors so if they do that i think they have a good shot of taking down the Nuggets and Jokic.


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[thinktank]

You got to attack him on defense with a physical center.

Who?

Not 3 pt shooting guys is your clue.

You have no names = You have no plan either.

[GrandTheftRondo]

I don't think the Celtics have a chance.

You were in here after game 2 yapping about how your Wolves would have won last year too.

[ItsDanger]

Who?

Not 3 pt shooting guys is your clue.

You have no names = You have no plan either.

LOL

[zero rings]

You got to attack him on defense with a physical center.

Who?

Not 3 pt shooting guys is your clue.

To answer you question, no. Teams aren't going to load up on unplayable stiffs just to whack Jokic when they face Denver lol

[thinktank]

I don't think the Celtics have a chance.

You were in here after game 2 yapping about how your Wolves would have won last year too.

False. I said we played them tougher than anybody else last year without Naz and McDaniels. At no point did I say my team was going to win this series, or would've won last year.

We were missing Naz and McDaniels, and when we pointed that out at the time we were told we were crazy.

We’re not crazy. Y’all are.

This is a new season, the Nuggets are a different team. The Wolves are a different team.

It’s so stupid to compare teams year to year and act like they’re the same teams.

We’re different in the playoffs because Naz and McDaniels are healthy.

You owe me an apology.

[Patches Perry]

If Denver wins again, will teams finally adjust their rosters to counter Jokic? Or will they keep doing the same thing?

If you can do it the Warriors style (not this year’s Warriors obviously), go small and involve Jokic in ALL pick and roll and pick and pop plays, sacrifice defense and just outscore them via the 3, then that is still the best shot at Jokic and the Nuggets.

So while (i think) the Nuggets will beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals (and Thunder/Mavs next round) those teams are capable of stretching the floor a la the prime champ Warriors so if they do that i think they have a good shot of taking down the Nuggets and Jokic.


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Nuggets have kicked it up another gear from their first 7 playoff games, and it's hard to imagine them losing, but you're right that with significant matchup changes, series dynamics can be totally different. Nuggets are clear favorites but I'd want to see how things look with Thunder/Mavs and Boston before crowning them.

[GeorgeSears]

If Denver wins again, will teams finally adjust their rosters to counter Jokic? Or will they keep doing the same thing?

By all accounts, the roster construction to stop the Nuggets has worked defensively:
- McDaniels has limited Murray to 16.8 ppg and below 43% shooting.
- MPJ is avg. 12 ppg, down from 22ppg he avg. against the Lakers.
- TWolves have stalemated the Nuggets in rebounding.

The problem is that they can't keep up offensively. McDaniels is a limited offensive player, as is Rudy, and Conley (to an extent).
Off the bench, Naz Reid can make shots, but he can't create.

There is immense pressure on Ant and KAT to carry the load.

[ItsDanger]

Who?

Not 3 pt shooting guys is your clue.

To answer you question, no. Teams aren't going to load up on unplayable stiffs just to whack Jokic when they face Denver lol

Always the extremes huh? Keep failing then. Watch him FIBA.

[GrandTheftRondo]

they don't....who's going to stop Jokic on their team

Who is going to stop Jokic on any team? Denver NBA champions for the next 10 years confirmed.

Celtics in particular don't have a center that can bang with Jokic....Porzingis, 37 yo Horford, Kornet

It's like they built their roster without thinking about Jokic at all

lol what team has someone that can bang with Jokic?

He’s made minced meat out of Anthony Davis and Rudy Gobert, the two best big men defenders in the game. If there was some magical Jokic stopper every team would be after him.

Game isn’t won or lost on individual matchups anyway.

Both teams play completely different styles and a Boston will try to blow the Nuggets away offensively.

[thinktank]

Draymond is SO THIRSTY.

[SweaterBae]

omfg Draymond AGAIN on Gobert.

[Chuck Everett]

God, I am not here for Draymond in the media. What an insufferable blowhard.

[zero rings]

Not 3 pt shooting guys is your clue.

To answer you question, no. Teams aren't going to load up on unplayable stiffs just to whack Jokic when they face Denver lol

Always the extremes huh? Keep failing then. Watch him FIBA.

Go ahead and name all these big physical centers that are going to stop Jokic.

[SweaterBae]

Draymond is SO THIRSTY.

Weak ass bitch.

[rockmanslim]

Draymond has an unhealthy Gobert obsession

[thelead]

Draymond is obnoxious

[ForeverTFC]

Man Draymond can’t control himself right now

[thinktank]

omfg Draymond AGAIN on Gobert.

They can't even look at Draymond. They're embarrassed for him.

[Johnny Firpo]

Jokic better than any version of Lebron

Offensively, he surely is, but LeBron still rates out higher overall. Let's stay realistic.