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[Powder Blue]

Down 2 starters, can we hang on to the 3 seed?

Discuss

[corona]

looking for iggy to shut down harden, and interested to see karl's rotations.

hopefully chandler starts, with brewer/fournier off the bench, and hamilton ready to go if either of those guys aren't getting it done.

[RRFB]

Sounds like Chandler will get the start.

Denver Nuggets ‏@denvernuggets 1h
#Nuggets coach George Karl says F @wilsonchandler will start tonight vs Houston. "I think he gives us the most trust and confidence."

We match up with the Rockets really well, even without Ty and Gallo. I think Randolph will get a big opportunity in Gallo's absence, I'm excited to see more of Fournier and Hamilton (hopefully) too.

[eathb_au]

I think Randolph will be the one getting minutes off the bench

[eathb_au]

Feels like watching the Nuggets implode before my eyes.

Chandler isn't close to the defender Gallinari is, Anthony Randolph is getting minutes now WTF, no floor spacing, Corey Brewer one of the worst offensive player in the league comes in and starts jacking up shots that only superstars in the league should take.

[Powder Blue]

Feels like watching the Nuggets implode before my eyes.

Chandler isn't close to the defender Gallinari is, Anthony Randolph is getting minutes now WTF, no floor spacing, Corey Brewer one of the worst offensive player in the league comes in and starts jacking up shots that only superstars in the league should take.

Did the 11-0 run change your mind?

[Powder Blue]

Brewer led the charge BTW, 3-6 and 5-6 from the line....

[RRFB]

Brewer is awesome when the rest of the team comes out lazy and lethargic, his energy is so contagious. He's not so awesome when he's taking pull-up jumpers in traffic, like the last four times he's touched the ball.

[Powder Blue]

Seems like this board overvalues Gallo and undervalues Brewer and Chandler

Can we at least agree Hanzlik is terrible?

[RRFB]

Yeah Hanzlik is awful. I'm pretty sure Blake Olsen is at least partially (Please Use More Appropriate Word) too.

That Iguodala oop to Faried was **** filthy.

[corona]

they both provide multiple face-palm moments every night.

i don't think blake olsen knew anything about basketball until after he got the job with altitude (and who knows how he pulled that off).

i think gallo going down takes the wind out of the "if everybody plays well, we can make the finals and give miami a run for their money" sail....but i think without gallo we can still be a WCF team. maybe more if chandler really steps up and lawson plays with aggressive confidence all the time.

[corona]

and yea....dala to faried was outstanding.

[corona]

and evan fournier the is the real deal.

can shoot, pass, drive, finish, has good awareness. definitely takes all that for karl to play a rookie.

[Powder Blue]

We are a well oiled machine, especially at home. Really surprised with how we battled back and blew out Houston.

[Powder Blue]

Corona would you say Fournier is showing more his rookie year than Faried?

Faried certainly looked good...but Fournier is looking a little better.

[Powder Blue]

A couple injuries and GK is now quick to empty the bench...

[corona]

idk, faried was an impressive beast pretty quickly when he got minutes and legitimately earned the starting spot by the all-star break.

fournier's certainly showing some darn impressive stuff....but its hard to judge until he starts consistently getting 20mpg and consistently doing the same things.

love his shooting touch though....its pure pure pure. and for someone that doesn't look all that fast, he certainly has a knack for getting in the paint off the dribble.

[RRFB]

Fournier can't possibly be 6'7" like his profile says, right? He's definitely got solid size for a combo-guard, but he doesn't seem that tall to me.

His jumper is so smooth though. And IIRC, that was the one part of his game the scouts didn't like coming into the draft. He's got a surprisingly quick first step too.

I'd sure love to match up with Houston in the first round. Hopefully they can pass Golden State for 6th.

[The Rebel]

Fournier can't possibly be 6'7" like his profile says, right? He's definitely got solid size for a combo-guard, but he doesn't seem that tall to me.

His jumper is so smooth though. And IIRC, that was the one part of his game the scouts didn't like coming into the draft. He's got a surprisingly quick first step too.

I'd sure love to match up with Houston in the first round. Hopefully they can pass Golden State for 6th.

He was just under 6'6" without shoes at the predraft camp.

I personally would also prefer the Rockets as opposed to the warriors, but right now I think the Nuggets should be favored even with the loss of Gallo.

[darivo]

Danilo give us a very good defensive presence and lateral moves; he gives us a very good court vision in the offense and real passes to right player in the best position to score.

Wilson is more solid defensively in the post but he doesn't have a moves presence against speedy players. He doesn't have a high vision court like Gallo.

They are different players, but great players both.

Brewer is like Wilson but in perimeter player.

While Andre Miller was in the floor in the first quarter, Denver plays slow and this give to Houston the possibility to get the 'tempo' of the game.
Wilson didn't have shoots and Denver was outscore.

But with Brewer and Fournier (GREAT!!!!!) Denver got a very high pressure in defense (I saw a full court press) and the team had some steals and very easy baskets in transition.
This gave to Denver the head of the game, and this was sufficient to lead the entire game.

Very good match from Iggy in every section. He did a step up in the attack, without Gallo he got more assists to other players which can't generate baskets by themself

What happened with McGee??? Randolph played a lot of minutes from Javale...