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Fair match-up for the Nuggets UNTIL you consider the guards. Washington guards could go off in this game. Mudiay can't casually trail their guards around picks and the whole team has to protect against their guards fast breaking and driving. I'm not a gambler but this game would leave me afraid to bet on the Nuggets, even though I think they might win.

WY pointed out Malone is considering lineup starting changes, I do agree we need to make a few. Only question I can think is how this will affect our bench chemistry and scoring ? Jokic NEEDS to be in the starting lineup though, no doubt !!

And while he is changing lineup, we could also change some players with WAS xD

skywalker33 wrote:WY pointed out Malone is considering lineup starting changes, I do agree we need to make a few. Only question I can think is how this will affect our bench chemistry and scoring ? Jokic NEEDS to be in the starting lineup though, no doubt !!

Totally, totally, totally agree. Some say start Chandler - I say no! I love a bench with Faried, Chandler, Barton (until someone is traded). I think Nelson has done well this year (but I still want to trade him). However, coming off the bench has worked. Mudiay wouldn't like it, but he belongs on the bench as well.

Nurkic on the bench? I think he deserves to start but I also think Jokic is probably the better center and deserves more minutes. I'd love to see them each play 26-30 mpg.

Starters?
PG Murray
SG Harris but until he's back, start Gee (just to keep the bench together). I'd love to start Beasley but I just don't think he's ready for major minutes.
SF? Argghh! Gallinari's not playing well, maybe because he's never fully recovered. Can we start Hernangomez? I think so. That leaves Arthur starting at PF and I'm OK with that for now.

Is that ideal? No way, but balancing bench with starters is so important and so far, Malone seems to mostly, but not always, focus on the starting lineup and take the leftovers for the bench.

Muddy out with an ankle sprain, Bet you Nelson starts. Not sure if other changes will be made.

Powder Blue wrote:Muddy out with an ankle sprain, Bet you Nelson starts. Not sure if other changes will be made.

Lol 'lineup change' if this is the case.

While I would try starting Murray over Mudiay, starting Nelson really makes the problems on this team even worse.

eathb_au wrote:

Powder Blue wrote:Muddy out with an ankle sprain, Bet you Nelson starts. Not sure if other changes will be made.

Lol 'lineup change' if this is the case.

While I would try starting Murray over Mudiay, starting Nelson really makes the problems on this team even worse.

Stealth tanking, it would be one of the best drafts to do it in !

Chandler having one of the worst games of the season, hitting a wall right now. Gallo isn;t lighting it up either, can't think Porter is that good of a defender.

3PT SHOOTING ???? Barton 1-6, Gallo and Chandler both 1-8 that's 3-22 .....I can say anything but pathertic, morbid...UN-FRICKEN-BELIEVABLE !!!!!! And 24 assist to 27 turnovers......lets just tank NOW and at least be honest about it !!

Wow, if this is how we play against lesser (record-wise) talent and how bad we are playing at home, I can easily see a top 5 draft pick this year.

Didn't hear "young team" tonight but heard a lot of "tired legs from back-to-back". The only players that played more than half of both games were Barton, Nelson, Chandler. That's just 3 players. Maybe the rest of the team should have played with more energy? Maybe the coach should have played his bench more? Last night the bench outscored the starts by a bundle.

Murray only got 17 minutes tonight. I'm betting he could have played more. Hernangomez only played 12 minutes. I'm betting he could have played more. Mike Miller could have played 10-15 minutes scattered through the game, just to give guys a break. Even Beasley could have done 8-10 minutes.

And what's with Faried? The box score says "DNP - Coach's Decision". Can that be right? If "legs are tired"; shouldn't he have been playing?

<sigh> Just don't understand Malone's rotations.

NuggetsWY wrote:Didn't hear "young team" tonight but heard a lot of "tired legs from back-to-back". The only players that played more than half of both games were Barton, Nelson, Chandler. That's just 3 players. Maybe the rest of the team should have played with more energy? Maybe the coach should have played his bench more? Last night the bench outscored the starts by a bundle.

Murray only got 17 minutes tonight. I'm betting he could have played more. Hernangomez only played 12 minutes. I'm betting he could have played more. Mike Miller could have played 10-15 minutes scattered through the game, just to give guys a break. Even Beasley could have done 8-10 minutes.

And what's with Faried? The box score says "DNP - Coach's Decision". Can that be right? If "legs are tired"; shouldn't he have been playing?

<sigh> Just don't understand Malone's rotations.

Well, Murray was playing with a bruised leg he got from the BKN game. As for Malone's rotation, is there one ??