If Pop coaches Denver...

risktaker91 · Post #1 » by **risktaker91** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:36 am

How good would Denver be? If Karl is replaced with Popovich.

Best of the West?

NetsForce · Post #2 » by **NetsForce** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:37 am

They'd be a significantly better team because the run and gun crap would be cut out of their gameplan and Melo would be utilized to his full extent.

Taiwan Killa · Post #3 » by **Taiwan Killa** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:40 am

I don't know how he'd be on offense. Obviousely he can coach defense. But what is he gonna do without a dominant post player and penetrator?

Melo is a nice post scorer but he's no Duncan. From the post Duncan is a more effective passer.

Post #4 » by **5DOM** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:05 am

NetsForce wrote:They'd be a significantly better team because the run and gun crap would be cut out of their gameplan and Melo would be utilized to his full extent.

i love your sig lol. hilarious

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #5 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:35 am

Wow, i think they'd atleast go to the wcf. But imo Duncan is based on the success of that team.

Post #6 » by **corona** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:37 am

could he bring horry with him? and maybe barry too? someone to hit 3's.
then he'd be very successful.

UDRIH14 · Post #7 » by **UDRIH14** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:37 am

question is ur bench

and most of denver nuggets players will be hard to get PT if they dont play defense

Nutty Nats Fan · Post #8 » by **Nutty Nats Fan** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:36 am

and most of denver nuggets players will be hard to get PT if they dont play defense

That shouldn't be a problem, considering they already are in the top 5 in Defense.

I do think Pop would make the Nuggets a lot better. I don't think his offense would be iso, iso, dribble, dribble.. TO, forced shot, etc.

Optimus_Steel · Post #9 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:05 pm

The question is would the Denver players, specially Melo and AI buy into Pops system?

hermes · Post #10 » by **hermes** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:11 pm

they would be better
but not as much as you would think, because the players SA has, is a big reason for success

but the team would improve greatly in a couple years with Pop because of his eye for talent

Blame Rasho · Post #11 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:29 pm

corona wrote:could he bring horry with him? and maybe barry too? someone to hit 3's.
then he'd be very successful.

He would play Smith more I can tell you that...

black06eclipse · Post #12 » by **black06eclipse** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:03 pm

that would be fun to watch.

-Pop is a big fan of Iverson's game so he'd probably find an even better way to incorporate him in the system.

-Melo and Nene would be used better in the post.

-and actually having some plays would help Denver in crunch time (altho they've been pretty clutch this year on wild buzzer beaters).

IQ_baller · Post #13 » by **IQ_baller** » Mon Oct 13, 2025 4:39 am

How good would Denver be if pop was in his prime coaching joker

WemBA Time · Post #14 » by **WemBA Time** » Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:37 am

IQ_baller wrote:How good would Denver be if pop was in his prime coaching joker

He'd probably do a bit better than some rando re-opening a 17-year-old thread.

nomansland · Post #15 » by **nomansland** » Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:59 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:The question is would the Denver players, specially Melo and AI buy into Pops system?

JR Smith, lol. He'd have been traded to Charlotte after 5 minutes.

Bornstellar · Post #16 » by **Bornstellar** » Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:05 pm

nomansland wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:The question is would the Denver players, specially Melo and AI buy into Pops system?

JR Smith, lol. He'd have been traded to Charlotte after 5 minutes.

Not so sure about that. Spurs tried to trade for Smith when he was with the NOLA Hornets for Brent Barry back in like 2005/2006 or so and the deal got to the league office too late and fell through. Pop wouldn't have tried to trade for him if he didn't think he could coach him