Game 58: Denver Nuggets (39-18) @ Dallas Mavericks (26-31) - 8:30 PM ET
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:20 pm
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Yuri Vaultin wrote:is it me, or does Barton seemingly freeze certain players out of the offense? Beasley for example.
That can be fixed with using these two in different rotations. But I can't see how to fix the fact that Barton does not fit Jokic game. Actually, I have some ideas about the upcoming offseason this summer.Yuri Vaultin wrote:is it me, or does Barton seemingly freeze certain players out of the offense? Beasley for example.
We don't play OKC until Tuesday, but I agree it will be huge in our playoff run.THE J0KER wrote:Tomorrow home game vs OKC is key for our chances to stay #2 on the West.
skywalker33 wrote:We don't play OKC until Tuesday, but I agree it will be huge in our playoff run.THE J0KER wrote:Tomorrow home game vs OKC is key for our chances to stay #2 on the West.
The Rebel wrote:I do not remember a single time in watching NBA basketball that I saw a team's starting PG standing with his hands straight up in the air trying to get a pass 4 or 5 times in 1 game, at one point Murray was jumping up and down trying to get Barton's attention but was ignored. Hard for our starting PG to get going when he never sees the damn ball.
I noticed in the 3rd quarter we finally ran a couple of dribble hand offs and pick and rolls, since Barton has been back, and with IT now playing, I was beginning to think they took those out of the playbooks.
Our small ball lineups are just going to have to outscore other team's benches, Juancho is not big or strong enough to guard bigs, and Thomas is not stopping anybody in the backcourt. I don't know if I like the idea, but it does not appear that Malone wants to cut Beasley or Morris's minutes while still ensuring he gets Thomas some minutes so that is the way it will have to be. I would much prefer to see Morris/Beasley/ Juancho/ Vanderbilt/ Plumlee, but that is just me. Some of you know that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Thomas.
The Rebel wrote:I do not remember a single time in watching NBA basketball that I saw a team's starting PG standing with his hands straight up in the air trying to get a pass 4 or 5 times in 1 game, at one point Murray was jumping up and down trying to get Barton's attention but was ignored. Hard for our starting PG to get going when he never sees the damn ball.
I noticed in the 3rd quarter we finally ran a couple of dribble hand offs and pick and rolls, since Barton has been back, and with IT now playing, I was beginning to think they took those out of the playbooks.
Our small ball lineups are just going to have to outscore other team's benches, Juancho is not big or strong enough to guard bigs, and Thomas is not stopping anybody in the backcourt. I don't know if I like the idea, but it does not appear that Malone wants to cut Beasley or Morris's minutes while still ensuring he gets Thomas some minutes so that is the way it will have to be. I would much prefer to see Morris/Beasley/ Juancho/ Vanderbilt/ Plumlee, but that is just me. Some of you know that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Thomas.
SkillzFromThe6 wrote:The Rebel wrote:I do not remember a single time in watching NBA basketball that I saw a team's starting PG standing with his hands straight up in the air trying to get a pass 4 or 5 times in 1 game, at one point Murray was jumping up and down trying to get Barton's attention but was ignored. Hard for our starting PG to get going when he never sees the damn ball.
I noticed in the 3rd quarter we finally ran a couple of dribble hand offs and pick and rolls, since Barton has been back, and with IT now playing, I was beginning to think they took those out of the playbooks.
Our small ball lineups are just going to have to outscore other team's benches, Juancho is not big or strong enough to guard bigs, and Thomas is not stopping anybody in the backcourt. I don't know if I like the idea, but it does not appear that Malone wants to cut Beasley or Morris's minutes while still ensuring he gets Thomas some minutes so that is the way it will have to be. I would much prefer to see Morris/Beasley/ Juancho/ Vanderbilt/ Plumlee, but that is just me. Some of you know that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Thomas.
Prepare for more of that for the rest of the season. This happens a lot with Barton.
IT will be fine.
I just wish Torrey Craig gets some minutes. I would LOVE if he took some of Will Barton's minutes but Malone loves Will. They're desperately going to need a guy like Craig in the playoffs. I like Millsap but he's too slow to keep up with SFs. I like Gary too but he's too small for SFs.
NuggetsWY wrote:The Rebel wrote:I do not remember a single time in watching NBA basketball that I saw a team's starting PG standing with his hands straight up in the air trying to get a pass 4 or 5 times in 1 game, at one point Murray was jumping up and down trying to get Barton's attention but was ignored. Hard for our starting PG to get going when he never sees the damn ball.
I noticed in the 3rd quarter we finally ran a couple of dribble hand offs and pick and rolls, since Barton has been back, and with IT now playing, I was beginning to think they took those out of the playbooks.
Our small ball lineups are just going to have to outscore other team's benches, Juancho is not big or strong enough to guard bigs, and Thomas is not stopping anybody in the backcourt. I don't know if I like the idea, but it does not appear that Malone wants to cut Beasley or Morris's minutes while still ensuring he gets Thomas some minutes so that is the way it will have to be. I would much prefer to see Morris/Beasley/ Juancho/ Vanderbilt/ Plumlee, but that is just me. Some of you know that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Thomas.
and that's my real problem with Barton on a Malone coached team - many have said Murray is not a true PG, that he's a SG and Malone likes Barton to play point - "point" means setting up other players - our best point is Jokic and Barton doesn't even throw the ball to him to start plays, not often enough in my opinion
skywalker33 wrote:SkillzFromThe6 wrote:The Rebel wrote:I do not remember a single time in watching NBA basketball that I saw a team's starting PG standing with his hands straight up in the air trying to get a pass 4 or 5 times in 1 game, at one point Murray was jumping up and down trying to get Barton's attention but was ignored. Hard for our starting PG to get going when he never sees the damn ball.
I noticed in the 3rd quarter we finally ran a couple of dribble hand offs and pick and rolls, since Barton has been back, and with IT now playing, I was beginning to think they took those out of the playbooks.
Our small ball lineups are just going to have to outscore other team's benches, Juancho is not big or strong enough to guard bigs, and Thomas is not stopping anybody in the backcourt. I don't know if I like the idea, but it does not appear that Malone wants to cut Beasley or Morris's minutes while still ensuring he gets Thomas some minutes so that is the way it will have to be. I would much prefer to see Morris/Beasley/ Juancho/ Vanderbilt/ Plumlee, but that is just me. Some of you know that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Thomas.
Prepare for more of that for the rest of the season. This happens a lot with Barton.
IT will be fine.
I just wish Torrey Craig gets some minutes. I would LOVE if he took some of Will Barton's minutes but Malone loves Will. They're desperately going to need a guy like Craig in the playoffs. I like Millsap but he's too slow to keep up with SFs. I like Gary too but he's too small for SFs.
I like Craig too but his shooting is so iffy it moves him down the depth chart when everyone is healthy
The Rebel wrote:skywalker33 wrote:SkillzFromThe6 wrote:
Prepare for more of that for the rest of the season. This happens a lot with Barton.
IT will be fine.
I just wish Torrey Craig gets some minutes. I would LOVE if he took some of Will Barton's minutes but Malone loves Will. They're desperately going to need a guy like Craig in the playoffs. I like Millsap but he's too slow to keep up with SFs. I like Gary too but he's too small for SFs.
I like Craig too but his shooting is so iffy it moves him down the depth chart when everyone is healthy
Craig has his uses, especially against slashing guards where he is long and quick enough to recover at the rim enough to drive those type crazy. He is not someone that is a great perimeter defender and is not really effective off the guys who play real well off the ball, but what do you expect from a guy who should be our 5th SG/SF.
I have a feeling we will be seeing him more in the playoffs if we get the Jazz, Rockets, Clippers, or Kings, but for now I am okay with him getting spot minutes.
Although as crazy as it sounds I would not be upset if we went back to the rotations we had when Barton was out, we could just pretend Barton was still out.