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If Pop coaches Denver...
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:36 am
by risktaker91
How good would Denver be? If Karl is replaced with Popovich.
Best of the West?
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:37 am
by NetsForce
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:40 am
by Taiwan Killa
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:05 am
by 5DOM
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
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:35 am
by CITYOFANGELSX3
Wow, i think they'd atleast go to the wcf. But imo Duncan is based on the success of that team.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:37 am
by corona
could he bring horry with him? and maybe barry too? someone to hit 3's.
then he'd be very successful.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:37 am
by UDRIH14
question is ur bench
and most of denver nuggets players will be hard to get PT if they dont play defense
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:36 am
by Nutty Nats Fan
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:05 pm
by Optimus_Steel
The question is would the Denver players, specially Melo and AI buy into Pops system?
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:11 pm
by hermes
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
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:29 pm
by Blame Rasho
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...
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:03 pm
by black06eclipse
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).
Re: If Pop coaches Denver...
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 4:39 am
by IQ_baller
How good would Denver be if pop was in his prime coaching joker
Re: If Pop coaches Denver...
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:37 am
by WemBA Time
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.
Re:
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:59 am
by nomansland
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.
Re: Re:
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:05 pm
by Bornstellar
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