bwgood77 wrote:lilfishi22 wrote:Denver is in real trouble.....29/18/16 from Jokic and a last second shot from him to force over time against the Nets. They even got good games from Murray and Westbrook
I wouldn't be terribly concerned if I was them or other good teams with slow starts. It's so early. In 2006-7, we started 1-5 and then had winning streaks of 15 and 17 and before you know it, we were 36-8 and ended up with the 2nd best record in the league.
The same year, the Mavs started 0-4 and then had winning streaks of 12, 13, 8, 17 and 9 and before you know it, they were 61-11 and ended with the best record in the NBA.
I think Denver is a little worse, having lost KCP, but they still have their core. I'm not sure Dallas is much worse, but I imagine them losing DJJ hurts defensively in the long run. But Lively is still developing and they have a nice C rotation, and a lot of guys who can shoot. And are solid rebounding with the Cs, Luka and PJ.
I do think Denver finishes 5th or so but I won't be surprised if they make the 2nd round again like last year.
The poor start is less about the poor start but more indicative I think of the state of their roster. Like I said before the start of the season, they are capable of being the #2 team in the West if they have all pistons firing because they still have the best player in the world imo but I also think that's less likely than ever in the Jokic era. So they clearly have room to improve but there is a ceiling that I think will be noticeably lower. Unless Jamal gets back to form and consistently carry a big regular season load or MPJ takes another step to be more than just a starter level player but rather an all-star level player, I think it's going to be tough.
