OT: Daily Thoughts

[Teens On Acid]

Those jersey's have losing written all over them....

fitting then that we bust them out now.

that being said, i love them. so happy to see them retro. i'll be copping a Lawson one for sure

What's to love about those? There is zero style to them. They need to bring back the rainbows, those were legit.

they're clean, simple and neat. I like the color scheme. the only thing that needs work is the type treatment.
and yes, i agree , the rainbow jerseys were great.

[eathb_au]

The season is over Shaw, play Vasely, Miller, Mozgov, Fournier more.

I don't know why he keeps persisting with Anthony Randolph or giving Foye 35 minutes+ a game.

[Powder Blue]

The season is over Shaw, play Vasely, Miller, Mozgov, Fournier more.

I don't know why he keeps persisting with Anthony Randolph or giving Foye 35 minutes+ a game.

Randolph has only played 6 total min in the last 5 games, I agree about Miller and I think Moz is what he is..

[pickaxe]

One more month.

Tbh I really need to see the other side of this draft and quick.

Regardless of how optimistic I feel, this draft really needs to get done and we need to have a new season to discuss.

I predict this will be the most discussed offseason in Nuggets history.

[TSA_Denver3]

Post All Star Break: Kenneth Faried is averaging 18.7ppg and 8.3rebs
Trade value going back up.

[Teens On Acid]

so that's us out of the playoffs then

[eathb_au]

I have barely watched any Nuggets games the past 3 months so all I'm asking is if Shaw has improved asa coach as the season has gone on.

From a boxscore point of view, the Nuggets have been playing with effort lately.

[tstrick33]

Just saw that we have the right to exchange draft picks with the NY Knicks next year... This could be very helpful to us if Melo decides to sign with another team.

[Teens On Acid]

Just saw that we have the right to exchange draft picks with the NY Knicks next year... This could be very helpful to us if Melo decides to sign with another team.

you JUST saw?

[The Rebel]

The right to exchange with the Knicks is in 2016

[eathb_au]

I like the new RealGM layout.

Watching the Nuggets vs Spurs is depressing.

[josh_nuggets]

Havnt posted in a while....not really motivated during this season

After faried's march do u feel like he is worth an extension worth 10-12 mil a year?

also i read an article about wilson chandler and how its time to trade him... do u reckon it would be wise to trade him? basically an expirng deal, many teams could be interested

[The Rebel]

I think it was time to trade Chandler last season, he has never looked all that happy in Denver, and this year it showed that he should never be more than a 4th option on offense as a starter, trying to make him a 2nd option left him a little exposed. Although his defense and his contract should give him some value this year.

As for Faried, from what little I have seen over the last few weeks it looks like he is improving all around. The one problem I have with Faried is the same one I have always had in that I hate undersized PFs, I have just seen to many undersized athletic bigs end up with their careers cut short due to trying to constantly play in the paint against guys much bigger then them. That being said if the Nuggets do not trade Faried this offseason than they need to give him that extension even if it is $10-12 million a year.

[tstrick33]

I know Faried has been extremely impressive this month but it is just one month and it's in games that have no relevance to us.

If he consistently put up these numbers, I would definitely be on board. I fear our FO is going to make another mistake by paying big dollars for potential.

We are already in salary cap hell w/ no big contracts expiring for a few years.

If I'm the Nuggets, I try as hard as I can to use Faried and our pick to move up in the draft. The #10 is not looking like a franchise player.

If we can get a franchise player in this draft and then gut it out next year to sneak in the playoffs as an 7/8 seed. We'll be sitting on 6 expiring contracts (McGee, Chandler, Gallo, Hickson, Mozgov and Foye) the following season. Hopefully then, we can start to make some moves to make us a contender.

[Powder Blue]

I've watched more college ball than ever the past 2 weeks....

Faried and a 10-12 pick wouldn't get the Nuggets into the Top-5 so using the term "Franchise Player" is out of the question unless we draft an over-achiever. Don't get your hopes up and expect a player anywhere near Melo to be added draft day.

Including Faried in a trade will only move the Nuggets up 3-4 spots (Assuming someone ahead of us is interested in him). I feel like Faried is worth more than 3 or 4 draft positions.

[tstrick33]

*Potential Franchise Player. They have similar attributes to players who are franchise players.

There are seven players, IMO, that are potential franchise players. Moving up to get into the top seven is well worth losing Faried (who you probably lose to free agency anyway).

Right now, staying put around #10 will get us Doug McDermott or Nik Stauskas who are pretty similar to Gallo. Maybe they get Rodney Hood (still similar to Gallo) or roll the dice on Cauley-Stein, but for the future of the Nuggets I think they need to invest in this draft.

[josh_nuggets]

*Potential Franchise Player. They have similar attributes to players who are franchise players.

There are seven players, IMO, that are potential franchise players. Moving up to get into the top seven is well worth losing Faried (who you probably lose to free agency anyway).

Right now, staying put around #10 will get us Doug McDermott or Nik Stauskas who are pretty similar to Gallo. Maybe they get Rodney Hood (still similar to Gallo) or roll the dice on Cauley-Stein, but for the future of the Nuggets I think they need to invest in this draft.

At 10 Garry Harris would probably be available as well.... I wouldn't mind stauskas. Has potential to be next klay Thompson

[Powder Blue]

*Potential Franchise Player. They have similar attributes to players who are franchise players.

There are seven players, IMO, that are potential franchise players. Moving up to get into the top seven is well worth losing Faried (who you probably lose to free agency anyway).

Right now, staying put around #10 will get us Doug McDermott or Nik Stauskas who are pretty similar to Gallo. Maybe they get Rodney Hood (still similar to Gallo) or roll the dice on Cauley-Stein, but for the future of the Nuggets I think they need to invest in this draft.

You say 1-7 are potential franchise players.... So would LAL, SAC, DET who are currently 6,7,8..trade their pick (potential franchise player) for the 10 or 11 and Faried (In a contract year). I don't think they will but we'll see.

[tstrick33]

I think SAC would be the most likely trade partner if we want to eat Jason Thompson's contract. They could definitely use Faried, and D'Allesandro would love to add an ex Nugget.

If we can get Randle, Vonleh or Gordon, I say do it because it will add some much needed toughness down low.

[The Rebel]

I keep seeing fans posting that there are 7 franchise guys in this draft, yet all the experts keep saying there is not really a single franchise guy in this draft, more likely an all star or 2 and some really good starting quality guys. I am not sure I would trade Faried for the chance to move up 3 or 4 slots.