11/24 | G19: Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST

NaturalThunder · Post #41 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:58 am

We can't do anything right tonight. What the heck is going on?

Our only hope is to turn this 20 point deficit into a 12-14 point deficit by the half and hope for the best. The Nuggets are a bad defensive team and we're sitting at 36 points with 3 minutes to go in the half. This is a loss.

getrichordie · Post #42 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:58 am

Westbrook looks tired. He’s not running in transition and he just settled for a contested pull up 3. He’s had some nice defensive reads this game, but he just looks slow tonight. As they say: as Westbrook goes, so does the team.

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Post #43 » by **bondom34** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:59 am

On to the next. Lots of weird scores right now too.

NaturalThunder · Post #44 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:59 am

kdthunderup wrote:We look tired, open shots aren't going in and the Nuggets have brought it tonight. Still not over but it's looking pretty ominous so far.

Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

Post #45 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:59 am

bondom34 wrote:
Knrstz wrote:By the way, anyone who doesn’t agree with me that we could use lyes is wrong. He would be great on this team.

Yep, I'll own that one. Hadn't paid much attention to him but he'd be a decent upgrade from Grant.

Most nuggets fans seem willing to move him too.

Post #46 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:02 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
kdthunderup wrote:We look tired, open shots aren't going in and the Nuggets have brought it tonight. Still not over but it's looking pretty ominous so far.

Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

My goodnes man, RELAX. This game by itself means nothing. Even good teams have bad games. We were due for one.

Post #47 » by **bondom34** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:02 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
kdthunderup wrote:We look tired, open shots aren't going in and the Nuggets have brought it tonight. Still not over but it's looking pretty ominous so far.

Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

They're not at full strength though. TLC's like the 4th SG. Adams is 0-6, and its a 1 game sample. They weren't as good as they looked vs the Suns but in a game, its just that. Houston is losing to the Cavs right now ,and I'd take the same attitude there

kdthunderup · Post #48 » by **kdthunderup** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:04 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
kdthunderup wrote:We look tired, open shots aren't going in and the Nuggets have brought it tonight. Still not over but it's looking pretty ominous so far.

Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

This is our worst performance of the year, I would not put too much stock into this.

getrichordie · Post #49 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:04 am

Denver isn’t even at full strength. I haven’t seen Gary Harris or Will Barton who are important pieces for their team.

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Post #50 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:05 am

Russ’ shots are always short.

1bigfan13 · Post #51 » by **1bigfan13** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:05 am

If I were Billy Donovan I would bench every starter for the rest of the game. They aren't winning anyway, might as well send a bit of a message about playing smart and with effort.

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getrichordie · Post #52 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:06 am

kdthunderup wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:
kdthunderup wrote:We look tired, open shots aren't going in and the Nuggets have brought it tonight. Still not over but it's looking pretty ominous so far.

Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

This is our worst performance of the year, I would not put too much stock into this.

It’s a back to back for our depleted roster. Abrines just got back and so did Westbrook. This game isn’t a huge deal, but I’d hope we would have more fight.

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Post #53 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:06 am

getrichordie wrote:Denver isn’t even at full strength. I haven’t seen Gary Harris or Will Barton who are important pieces for their team.

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Their injured team is better than our injured team tonight. By the way 20 point leads in the nba mean very little.

Post #54 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:08 am

I would consider it a moral victory if russ could actually get a three point shot far enough to actually go in.

getrichordie · Post #55 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:10 am

I don’t like that Russ is resorting back to his old ways of trying to cut a large deficit down by chucking 3s. I sincerely hope we can blame that on his conditioning as others have pointed out that he looks “pudgy.”

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RalphSampsonJr · Post #56 » by **RalphSampsonJr** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:11 am

Jesus glad im boxscore watching this one. Denver has had one of the worst defenses in the last 10 games and we only got 42 in the half?!
Adams 0-6?! Yucky

kdthunderup · Post #57 » by **kdthunderup** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:11 am

getrichordie wrote:
kdthunderup wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:Yeah, we're definitely not winning this one.

I could've probably dealt with a loss tonight. But getting completely blown out of the gym on our home floor by a true playoff team at full strength is extremely disheartening. We're not as good as our record says we are.

This is our worst performance of the year, I would not put too much stock into this.

It’s a back to back for our depleted roster. Abrines just got back and so did Westbrook. This game isn’t a huge deal, but I’d hope we would have more fight.

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Yeah it has been a disappointing effort, defense, hustle and rebounding isn't there. We have been settling for lazy, contested shots after we were generating good shots to start the game, our offense now looks disjointed trying to play catch up. Hopefully we can come out of half time and put on a bit of run, put a bit of pressure back onto the Nuggets, currently they are getting every shot they want.

kdthunderup · Post #58 » by **kdthunderup** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:15 am

It's been a classic case of us generating good shots to start the game and miss most of them and the Nuggets make every shot they take, everyone gets frustrated and stops doing the things that would keep us in the game.

getrichordie · Post #59 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:17 am

Just give Burton all of Patterson’s minutes tonight. Patterson has been completely useless for us in the past few games. Hell, give Nader TLC’s minutes.

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kdthunderup · Post #60 » by **kdthunderup** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:20 am

We are shooting 29%, I dont see us keeping that up. I think we lose but it will be by 10 points or so.

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