Dear President Connelly

Post #1 » by **NuggetsWY** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 1:28 am

Building a roster with only two legitimate point guards is ridiculous. There were already question marks and then add in the injury potential, it left us with a wing man playing too much PG and he just doesn't do well there. Trading one of those PGs for another PG that can't seem to fit on this team seems like a move that was made just so you could say, "We made a move at the trade-deadline". Yes, you did, but it was of no significant impact.

Building a roster with a SF that prefers PF and a SF that is better suited to SG was ridiculous.

Building a team with only two centers is ridiculous. As they say, "you can't teach height" and when one is injured, there is no backup that can reasonably play center for more than brief periods of small-ball.

But the most inexplicable roster aspect is to have three legitimate PFs plus a center and SF that play PF and trade a draft pick for another PF. Regardless of the reasoning, that doesn't make sense unless there is a follow-up move (and there wasn't). But to then draft another PF seems even crazier. Now, to add to those five-plus PFs, you signed a PF. Why? Yes he is great and I love him. Yes he seems like a good fit. But having six true PFs (plus two) on a team is mind-boggling. Did you sign Millsap merely to prove you could sign a free agent?

It is hard to remember any team in the last 50 years that has had a more out-of-balance roster.

Can you please find some way to balance the roster? Three players at each position is nice, especially if your coach will play those players. They do not all have to be starting quality or sixth-man-of-the-year candidates and they don't all have to be strictly one position, but there needs to be balance in case of injury.

Speaking of the coach; he clearly does not like using 1/3 of the roster. Of course we do not expect 15 players to play in every game, but when injuries occur, he tends to play people out of their positions instead of using his bench. He clearly does not like using young players and our three best young players have had to force their way into the lineup while other young players languish on the bench. Clearly your coach is inflexible, trying to force players into playing his style when it doesn't fit them. He has said publicly that things work better when he calls fewer plays, but he keeps reverting to his control tendencies.

Why have the Nuggets found virtually no opportunity for Morris to even visit the Nuggets? If learning from the bench is what your coach teaches, as he does with young players, does that imply Morris has zero chance of being on the Nuggets?

Finally, last year we heard about a "new training facility" but we don't hear about that any more. Yes, a great training facility helps attract free agents. We should have one.

Last year we heard about a G-League team and we don't hear about that any more. A G-League team seems a no-brainer since you could control playing time and playing style - thus accelerating young players in their development towards becoming Denver Nuggets. The hand-writing is on the wall and G-League teams are going to become more important as the NBA works out the one-and-down rule and other aspects of not-yet-ready players.

Ugly0598 · Post #2 » by **Ugly0598** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 9:16 am

I'm really surprised how far behind the ball Denver (and Portland) are at getting a G League team going. Plenty of big cities/venues along the front range to put a team or even Albuquerque or Omaha (rumored before).

skywalker33 · Post #3 » by **skywalker33** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 3:35 pm

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:I'm really surprised how far behind the ball Denver (and Portland) are at getting a G League team going. Plenty of big cities/venues along the front range to put a team or even Albuquerque or Omaha (rumored before).

Our FO is cheap....period. This is an area that seems stunted just to save KSE money. Now they piggyback on other teams but that doesn't help as they usually don't run the same scheme, so how can we see what our young players can develop into ?

The KSE front office is very frustrating that way, but in the end it is a business.

Ugly0598 · Post #4 » by **Ugly0598** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 5:45 pm

Yeah I certainly feel bad for the Nugs fans. Kroenke's run the Nuggets like a 3rd tier organization compared to the Rams.

Powder Blue · Post #5 » by **Powder Blue** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 6:41 pm

G-League...Ha, New Nuggets/Avs Practice facility...ha

The Rams stadium is going to cost almost $5 Billion...

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/27/los-angeles-rams-stadium-projected-cost-debt-limit-increase

Post #6 » by **NuggetsWY** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 6:42 pm

Powder Blue wrote:G-League...Ha, New Nuggets/Avs Practice facility...ha

The Rams stadium is going to cost almost $5 Billion...

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/27/los-angeles-rams-stadium-projected-cost-debt-limit-increase

Ugly0598 · Post #7 » by **Ugly0598** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 10:05 pm

Don't worry, the rumored Mexico City G League team has Kroenke covered...

Post #8 » by **NuggetsWY** » Wed Apr 4, 2018 11:02 pm

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:Don't worry, the rumored Mexico City G League team has Kroenke covered...

Post #9 » by **NuggetsWY** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 3:16 am

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:Don't worry, the rumored Mexico City G League team has Kroenke covered...

Watch out, we're going to convert you to DenverNuggetsFan88. :wink:

Ugly0598 · Post #10 » by **Ugly0598** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 3:52 am

NuggetsWY wrote:
UtahJazzFan88 wrote:Don't worry, the rumored Mexico City G League team has Kroenke covered...

Watch out, we're going to convert you to DenverNuggetsFan88.

Heh. The only NBA team that could convert me from being a Jazz fan is if a team moves/expands to Las Vegas. I've been exposed to a lot of Nuggets lately though with the playoff race.

skywalker33 · Post #11 » by **skywalker33** » Thu Apr 5, 2018 3:59 am

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:
NuggetsWY wrote:
UtahJazzFan88 wrote:Don't worry, the rumored Mexico City G League team has Kroenke covered...

Watch out, we're going to convert you to DenverNuggetsFan88.

Heh. The only NBA team that could convert me from being a Jazz fan is if a team moves/expands to Las Vegas. I've been exposed to a lot of Nuggets lately though with the playoff race.

Lucky You !!

Ugly0598 · Post #12 » by **Ugly0598** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 5:25 am

skywalker33 wrote:
UtahJazzFan88 wrote:
NuggetsWY wrote:Watch out, we're going to convert you to DenverNuggetsFan88.

Heh. The only NBA team that could convert me from being a Jazz fan is if a team moves/expands to Las Vegas. I've been exposed to a lot of Nuggets lately though with the playoff race.

Lucky You !!

Hopefully the Nuggets get in over the Pelicans.. just would rather see Jokic and Murray.

skywalker33 · Post #13 » by **skywalker33** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 6:39 am

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:
skywalker33 wrote:
UtahJazzFan88 wrote:
Heh. The only NBA team that could convert me from being a Jazz fan is if a team moves/expands to Las Vegas. I've been exposed to a lot of Nuggets lately though with the playoff race.

Lucky You !!

To be fair, I wish more of the Denver locals would support the team. I guess it's a Broncos/Rockies town though whenever I'm in Denver it seems.

Hopefully the Nuggets get in over the Pelicans.. just would rather see Jokic and Murray.

You must not get around here a lot ??? DEN is a great sports town, it's just we're more diverse and have more opportunities to spend our entertainment dollars on. I'd agree this will always be a Broncos town but the Pepsi center was rocking tonight !! We have all 4 major sports draws here (NFL,NBA,NHL, MLB) along with a strong soccer and lacrosse following as well. Then we have a variety of outdoors sports, cultural events, etc, etc...it part of the reason why so many people are flocking to Denver. Can you say that about Utah ?? Didn't think so. Seems like all you Jazz fans have are the Jazz and not much else for major sports.... Reading your posts feels like a lot of little embedded jabs. I for one don't care to listen. If that's your intent, feel free to refrain.

Ugly0598 · Post #14 » by **Ugly0598** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 7:11 am

I wasn't jabbing at all. Denver is the only multi sport town I occasionally am in for work. It is quite different in Salt Lake.

skywalker33 · Post #15 » by **skywalker33** » Fri Apr 6, 2018 4:40 pm

UtahJazzFan88 wrote:I wasn't jabbing at all. Denver is the only multi sport town I occasionally am in for work. It is quite different in Salt Lake.

Then feel free to continue to join our forum....but be NICE !! Welcome !

Zaccaibone · Post #16 » by **Zaccaibone** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:06 am

I read that Barton decline an 4 year extension earlier in Oct.

Post #17 » by **The Rebel** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:58 am

Zaccaibone wrote:I read that Barton decline an 4 year extension earlier in Oct.

Because of some quirk in cap rules they could only offer him $8 million a year or so. I personally am happy to see Barton go, especially considering the cap situation.