Nuggets @ Blazers

[Powder Blue]

We going to play up to the level of our competition?

[Teens On Acid]

am i really seeing this lineup
Ty
Foye
Chandler
Randolph
Hickson

THIS is why we're not winning games. that's all there is to it.

[Powder Blue]

Randolph with 9 pts 3 reb and a block in 7 minutes. Q and Four in there as well

[Powder Blue]

Foul trouble leading to some odd line-ups

[eathb_au]

Thanks for the buzz kill Hickson.

[eathb_au]

When the heck is McGee back because Hickson is so useless on defense it's unbelievable.

[RRFB]

Really wish we had Arthur to defend Aldridge right now.

[Powder Blue]

Refs not helping out at all

[eathb_au]

Hickson SUCKS.

[Teens On Acid]

what an epic collapse

[Powder Blue]

All those turnover and sloppy posessions yet we still had a chance but at the end they were too much to overcome. I didn't realize Aldridge scored the last 15 straight for Portland, that certainly didn't help.

Is Mcgee drinking milk wtf is taking so long?

[The Rebel]

I have to watch the 2nd half at some point today, however the 1st half was not great. I will say that I decided to go to bed after I seen Hickson twice call for a switch on the offside so that he could get closer to the basket, leaving foye on his man twice while the SG was out at the 3 point line and Hickson was standing under the basket.

[pickaxe]

First thing I thought of when Hickson made it to the team is he's been battle tested alongside Lebron during the Cavs conference runs. Even if you get to the finals....we don't even have Lebron and somehow think Hickson will help us.

Lebron might have had an early title if not for Hickson eating up a roster spot.

[pickaxe]

I am intensely curious about what Shaw is seeing in practice that is not translating to the court.

Also wondering if we can just trade a handful of our crap players for one young big backup center. I might retain some faith before the draft. That extra center would bolster and compliment any future move. Seeing as two of our seven footers are down.

Also what step does Mozzy need to take to get back into the starting lineup?

[The Rebel]

I am intensely curious about what Shaw is seeing in practice that is not translating to the court.

Also wondering if we can just trade a handful of our crap players for one young big backup center. I might retain some faith before the draft. That extra center would bolster and compliment any future move. Seeing as two of our seven footers are down.

Also what step does Mozzy need to take to get back into the starting lineup?

What Shaw seems to be doing is giving man to man defense a priority, and for whatever reason is ignoring team defense, which kind of makes sense given that he played in an era when man to man defense was the only thing you could play, and the Lakers built their championship teams heavily on man to man with kobe, shaw, and company on the wings.

Fact is Hickson is slightly better at man to man post defense than either Faried or Mozgov, but both Mozgov and Faried are significantly better at everything else, including help defense and offense.

The guy i would like to get is Radulijica (he is 26 but still a rookie) from the Bucks, he has played well when he got the chance due to injuries but the Bucks have Sanders, Henson, and Pachulia in front of him on the depth chart, plus a couple of other PFs that can play center if needed. If the Nuggets could trade Foye and Miller for Mayo and him, plus a 2nd either way I would be happy with that.

[josh_nuggets]

Just watched the game then, didn't have acsess to internet yesterday... Man hicksen sucks, we could have won the game if he didn't foul Wes Mathews at half court