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Looks like he's gonna be able to get some PT based on his defense but it would really nice to get him some help on the offensive side of the ball. Well, here's my left-field, out-of-the-box suggestion, wonder if we could entice Carmelo Anthony to work with Watson. Now I don't EVER expect PW to be the offensive juggernaut Melo has been, but if we could somehow get him to the 12-16ppg range, what a weapon he could become with his defensive prowess. Now I don't know if Melo has the capacity to teach, but if he could impress some of his knowledge into PW, WOW is all I can hope for.

skywalker33 wrote:Looks like he's gonna be able to get some PT based on his defense but it would really nice to get him some help on the offensive side of the ball. Well, here's my left-field, out-of-the-box suggestion, wonder if we could entice Carmelo Anthony to work with Watson. Now I don't EVER expect PW to be the offensive juggernaut Melo has been, but if we could somehow get him to the 12-16ppg range, what a weapon he could become with his defensive prowess. Now I don't know if Melo has the capacity to teach, but if he could impress some of his knowledge into PW, WOW is all I can hope for.

We don't have the roster space for Melo, so unless he wants to start coaching I doubt he comes here.

I do hope we find a better shooting coach, I like both Braun and Watson but they both have to get better on offense.

skywalker33 wrote:Looks like he's gonna be able to get some PT based on his defense but it would really nice to get him some help on the offensive side of the ball. Well, here's my left-field, out-of-the-box suggestion, wonder if we could entice Carmelo Anthony to work with Watson. Now I don't EVER expect PW to be the offensive juggernaut Melo has been, but if we could somehow get him to the 12-16ppg range, what a weapon he could become with his defensive prowess. Now I don't know if Melo has the capacity to teach, but if he could impress some of his knowledge into PW, WOW is all I can hope for.

I think Watson is more likely headed for the G league. The athletic ability and his defensive talent are there but his offensive game needs work. This is a perfect situation for him to work on his game in Grand Rapids with some quality coaches.

If they do keep him for the rotation, I doubt he gains many minutes and that might set him back. At some point he has to make progress and that will require some patience.

Don't want Melo anywhere near the Nuggets.

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skywalker33 wrote:Looks like he's gonna be able to get some PT based on his defense but it would really nice to get him some help on the offensive side of the ball. Well, here's my left-field, out-of-the-box suggestion, wonder if we could entice Carmelo Anthony to work with Watson. Now I don't EVER expect PW to be the offensive juggernaut Melo has been, but if we could somehow get him to the 12-16ppg range, what a weapon he could become with his defensive prowess. Now I don't know if Melo has the capacity to teach, but if he could impress some of his knowledge into PW, WOW is all I can hope for.

We don't have the roster space for Melo, so unless he wants to start coaching I doubt he comes here.

I do hope we find a better shooting coach, I like both Braun and Watson but they both have to get better on offense.

Agreed, don't want Melo on the roster but his playing career is close to ending, was suggesting him as a shooting coach/consultant

You don't need to be a NBA player yourself to be able to coach, I'm sure the Nuggets have that covered already. The only guy in recent years who has struggled with his shot mechanics was Gary Harris if I'm not mistaken, and that's probably because of injuries anyway.

Richard Miller wrote:You don't need to be a NBA player yourself to be able to coach, I'm sure the Nuggets have that covered already. The only guy in recent years who has struggled with his shot mechanics was Gary Harris if I'm not mistaken, and that's probably because of injuries anyway.

I agree that you don't have to be an NBA player to be a coach but it would be interesting to see if he could help develop PW's offensive skills. Again, if he could, we could create a star player from a 30th overall pick, help him reach his potential.

skywalker33 wrote:

Richard Miller wrote:You don't need to be a NBA player yourself to be able to coach, I'm sure the Nuggets have that covered already. The only guy in recent years who has struggled with his shot mechanics was Gary Harris if I'm not mistaken, and that's probably because of injuries anyway.

I agree that you don't have to be an NBA player to be a coach but it would be interesting to see if he could help develop PW's offensive skills. Again, if he could, we could create a star player from a 30th overall pick, help him reach his potential.

Iirc, PW said he's pretty close with Kevin Durant, and he's kinda a good shooter Ofc, don't think KD is going to coach him, but maybe he picks up a thing or two from him.

Richard Miller wrote:

skywalker33 wrote:

Richard Miller wrote:You don't need to be a NBA player yourself to be able to coach, I'm sure the Nuggets have that covered already. The only guy in recent years who has struggled with his shot mechanics was Gary Harris if I'm not mistaken, and that's probably because of injuries anyway.

I agree that you don't have to be an NBA player to be a coach but it would be interesting to see if he could help develop PW's offensive skills. Again, if he could, we could create a star player from a 30th overall pick, help him reach his potential.

Iirc, PW said he's pretty close with Kevin Durant, and he's kinda a good shooter Ofc, don't think KD is going to coach him, but maybe he picks up a thing or two from him.

Reports about him coming out of HS says he had good form and was anticipated to have good offensive potential but not like that has ever been substantiated. He had one "decent" Summer League game that looks like luck, but could also show some potential. Expecting him to see a LOT of G League time.

skywalker33 wrote:

Richard Miller wrote:

skywalker33 wrote:
I agree that you don't have to be an NBA player to be a coach but it would be interesting to see if he could help develop PW's offensive skills. Again, if he could, we could create a star player from a 30th overall pick, help him reach his potential.

Iirc, PW said he's pretty close with Kevin Durant, and he's kinda a good shooter Ofc, don't think KD is going to coach him, but maybe he picks up a thing or two from him.

Reports about him coming out of HS says he had good form and was anticipated to have good offensive potential but not like that has ever been substantiated. He had one "decent" Summer League game that looks like luck, but could also show some potential. Expecting him to see a LOT of G League time.

That was my expectation as well. However, he has impressed when he is getting minutes. That block in the Phoenix preseason game where he was initially faked out and then recovered to come from behind was a thing of beauty. His athletic ability is off the chart and he seems like he has some offensive skill as well.

He still needs development but he has talent.

This play definitely shows some potential.

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This play definitely shows some potential.

Just LOVE that type of energy, didn't give up on the play, then came back for the block.

Nice to Peyton getting some PT in the Clippers preseason game. Definitely showed his defensive chops but still gotta work on fitting into the offense.

PW looking like he's taking his training seriously, he's averaging 24 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game, 3 steals per game, and 3.5 blocks per game down in Grand Rapids. Nice read on the rookies progress.

https://www.denverstiffs.com/2022/11/8/23445760/film-study-peyton-watsons-strong-debut-grand-rapids-gold

Was over on the G-league site for the Gold, and noted they're listing/playing Watson as a SG. At 6'7" thought they drafted him as a SF/Wing but I can see where they'd try him out at SG with his slight frame (200lbs). If Andre Miller can develop his shooting into what UCLA didn't we've scored huge in the 2022 draft.

skywalker33 wrote:Was over on the G-league site for the Gold, and noted they're listing/playing Watson as a SG. At 6'7" thought they drafted him as a SF/Wing but I can see where they'd try him out at SG with his slight frame (200lbs). If Andre Miller can develop his shooting into what UCLA didn't we've scored huge in the 2022 draft.

I am not sure I want Andre Miller teaching anybody to shoot, but I would think our player development coaches can help him out. It seems that most of our guys have developed into pretty good shooters.

Watson just has to develop into an average shooter and slasher and he will be able to fill an important role.

The Rebel wrote:I am not sure I want Andre Miller teaching anybody to shoot, but I would think our player development coaches can help him out. It seems that most of our guys have developed into pretty good shooters.

Watson just has to develop into an average shooter and slasher and he will be able to fill an important role.

I see your point about Andre teaching shooting, I guess I was pointing out that the UCLA staff never took the necessary time with Peyton, but I'm guessing that's what our G-League team was brought in to do. And from what I keep reading, PW has shown the potential to be an outstanding offensive player. He's putting up numbers with the gold, but that IS the G-league.

I went back and looked at the comments at the beginning of this thread -- very interesting.

Just throwing it out there, since 80% of the starting unit is listed as Questionable, why not give 20+ minutes to both Peyton and Cristian tonight, we have nothing to lose (except a meaningless loss).

Like to see Peyton getting some minutes, also getting praise for some competition. Read KD had some nice high praise for him after he was guarding him in the PHX game. Seems they were working out during covid