I guess the best way to start this discussion is to present current standings

Moderator: THE J0KER
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
NuggetsWY wrote:Anyone think the Warriors are worried?Probably not!
Anyone think other teams might be worried about the Nuggets in 2 or 3 years?![]()
Anyone still believe we should have traded our young players?
THE J0KER wrote:In just 3 days many things are changed:
Clippers team continues to bleeding, also Utah without Gobert, and now Memphis is without Conley... maybe Western TOP8 playoff teams will be locked already around Christmass and we will battle with POR and NOP until end of the season for 6-7-8 spot. That is why tonight match vs Pelicans is so important, especially after that frustrating loss in Portland.
psimanic1 wrote:THE J0KER wrote:In just 3 days many things are changed:
Clippers team continues to bleeding, also Utah without Gobert, and now Memphis is without Conley... maybe Western TOP8 playoff teams will be locked already around Christmass and we will battle with POR and NOP until end of the season for 6-7-8 spot. That is why tonight match vs Pelicans is so important, especially after that frustrating loss in Portland.
tomorrow night is more important![]()
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Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
THE J0KER wrote:
Millsap almost season-end injury seems that will not have a tragic influence on our efforts to reach playoff after 5 years. Utah with Gobert out and in-slump Memphis (with injured Conley) are in worse position, and LA Clippers join the club with a fresh "out for two months" B.Griffin injury.
From this perspective, by far most realistic scenario now seems 8th place on the West after the end of regular season.
kololoco wrote:THE J0KER wrote:
Millsap almost season-end injury seems that will not have a tragic influence on our efforts to reach playoff after 5 years. Utah with Gobert out and in-slump Memphis (with injured Conley) are in worse position, and LA Clippers join the club with a fresh "out for two months" B.Griffin injury.
From this perspective, by far most realistic scenario now seems 8th place on the West after the end of regular season.
Yeah, looking at the standings, seems near impossible for you guys to miss the playoffs, but not because you are good, but because there are so many bad teams in the west this year. I still expect OKC to turn it around by mid season, and get into the PO, but Clippers are definitely out, and I think Utah has slim to 0 chance of being better. And this even may be a bad thing for you guys, since I really think you need a coaching change asap, and the fear of traumatizing the team and missing the playoffs will keep Malone till the end of the season, maybe longer, and that is a dead end. I think there is something wrong with Jokic. He didn't have such ups and downs last year, he plays with less joy. He is so talented that he mostly still gets the job done, but it does not look good.