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I would like Chandler from bench in this one, don't think anyone can even try to do something to Durant from our bench if Chandler is in starting 5...

Nuggets put in a good strong effort, Harris had to put a lot of energy guarding Steph and Klay. If we nailed a few more of those 3pters this could've been an upset.

For the effort

Great effort on offense - remarkable! GSW does a great job on switching and helping on defense. They bait teams into too many 3s but even with that - great effort on offense.

Murray probably runs & cuts the most of any Nugget on offense. Who else does a lot of motion on the Nuggets?

Too much "spectating" and "head turning" on defense. GSW take advantage of that - perhaps the best in the league. Gallinari especially got caught several times. But he wasn't the only one. When the wings let their man drive without defense, it leaves the bigs hanging (often picking up fouls) or the bigs leave their man open. Pachulia sure had a great night, for that very reason.

Box score shows one stat I don't think I've ever seen before. Harris had the worst plus/minus on the Nuggets. Probably had to do with him playing defense against a couple of great guards - leaving him on the floor only when those guys were out there.

Yes, plus/minus can be very misleading but when comparing players within a team, it's a strong indicator overall. For this one game, it was definitely misleading. If you watched the game, Harris actually played fairly well.

The biggest issue I saw with this game was that Malone kept leaving in lineups too long, he would find one that worked, then would leave that lineup alone until they were so gassed the defense and ball movement suffered. Part of that is conditioning'. One thing that has always bugged me about the way the Nuggets do things is that they seem to focus on muscle mass, and aerobic conditioning takes a back seat.

Rotations - how many on this forum have questioned Malone's rotations?
Does he have any semblance of a regular rotation?
Do players have a clue as to how many minutes they will play from one night to the next?

The Rebel wrote:The biggest issue I saw with this game was that Malone kept leaving in lineups too long, he would find one that worked, then would leave that lineup alone until they were so gassed the defense and ball movement suffered. Part of that is conditioning'. One thing that has always bugged me about the way the Nuggets do things is that they seem to focus on muscle mass, and aerobic conditioning takes a back seat.

Wooooo are you questioning the great Steve Hess?? Better watch out

Powder Blue wrote:

The Rebel wrote:The biggest issue I saw with this game was that Malone kept leaving in lineups too long, he would find one that worked, then would leave that lineup alone until they were so gassed the defense and ball movement suffered. Part of that is conditioning'. One thing that has always bugged me about the way the Nuggets do things is that they seem to focus on muscle mass, and aerobic conditioning takes a back seat.

Wooooo are you questioning the great Steve Hess?? Better watch out

I know how dare I question a guy that insisted on Nene gaining so much weight his legs gave out? The guy who has a habit of bulking up our players to the point of losing their speed and quickness. I like Hess, but when guys are constantly having knee problems, when they are constantly losing quickness, that is on the guy having them put on the weight.