Game 64: Denver Nuggets (42-21) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (53-11) - 9:00 PM ET

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 11:52 am

Stanimal · Post #2 » by **Stanimal** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 4:15 pm

Giannis isn't gonna play, so I guess the players won't be motivated enough and they might lose this one too (although I believe they will win).

skywalker33 · Post #3 » by **skywalker33** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 4:28 pm

Stanimal wrote:Giannis isn't gonna play, so I guess the players won't be motivated enough and they might lose this one too (although I believe they will win).

Well the way the Nuggets have been playing lately, you guys should roll. That said, if we were to win, only team to sweep the Bucks (2nd year in a row for us I believe) this season does have a nice ring to it !! Plus would force you guys to win the rest of your games to reach your vaunted quest for 70 wins, talk about motivation !!

Post #4 » by **NuggetsWY** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 5:04 pm

Stanimal wrote:Giannis isn't gonna play, so I guess the players won't be motivated enough and they might lose this one too (although I believe they will win).

Most teams find motivation when they lose a star player and unlike some "other teams" :wink:

the Bucks have their star but their team is really about the entire team more so than just him. I still believe the Bucks can win most games against most teams. We shall see what happens in this game.

I do believe the Nuggets can beat any team, but only if they play the right way - which they haven't been doing too much lately.
Let's hope this is a good contest from both sides - it'll make it quite enjoyable.

Stanimal · Post #5 » by **Stanimal** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 8:59 pm

I was thinking of Nuggets

Post #6 » by **THE J0KER** » Mon Mar 9, 2020 11:42 pm

We are in danger when we playing vs bad teams which playing without their best player. Bucks without Giannis are still playoff level team, so we should win this routinely :lol:

Matches Malone · Post #7 » by **Matches Malone** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:46 am

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Post #8 » by **THE J0KER** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:44 am

Good that one of the Bucks starters have "Antetokounpo" on his backs, and other ones have "Lopez", so we not going to underestimate them!

Post #9 » by **THE J0KER** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:29 am

Considering how we suck this season playing vs worst teams it is good to see we lost only two quarters today and even won the game on the end vs Bucks 2nd unit! This is actually a perfect night for Nuggets considering Raptors beat Jazz in Salt Lake City.

Post #10 » by **NuggetsWY** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:10 am

Love the win but I'm not going to get too excited about this game for several reasons:
1. Milwaukee was playing without their top-3 scorers.
2. We scored 39-23-14-33 by quarter --- not consistent at all.
3. Our defense allowed 24-30-17-24 --- nice, but not consistent.
5. 12 team free throw attempts --- not attacking the basket enough.
6. Jokic took the 1st half off and didn't have a good 2nd half --- fine for a role player, but ...
7. Our bench didn't much, except for Grant.

Admit it, even in the 3rd quarter you were thinking we might lose this game. I know I was thinking that for a while.
Consistency - one win is nice against anyone. Can they do it again?

Mickey8 · Post #11 » by **Mickey8** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:16 pm

I am sorry, Jokic cant be considered top 10 player in the league. Top 10 players cant be this moody, cant be this passive on the offense and let their teammates to completely ignore them on that side of the ball ,top players take the initiative ,we know Jokic can play like the top player, he could be 25 ppg scorer if he wants to , but his inconsistency and mood swings are too much, Jokic ways of proving some kind of point every season is getting tiresome ,also Denver with Malone as the coach wont ever go far in the play offs ,he's refusal to change the offense , shake up things little bit wont take Denver too far , they will lose in the first round, they are playing worse than their record indicates, with this kind of play they already over achieved. I dont think they are favorites against anybody in the first round of the play off's.

Post #12 » by **THE J0KER** » Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:06 am

Mickey8 wrote:I am sorry, Jokic cant be considered top 10 player in the league. Top 10 players cant be this moody, cant be this passive on the offense and let their teammates to completely ignore them on that side of the ball ,top players take the initiative ,we know Jokic can play like the top player, he could be 25 ppg scorer if he wants to , but his inconsistency and mood swings are too much, Jokic ways of proving some kind of point every season is getting tiresome ,also Denver with Malone as the coach wont ever go far in the play offs ,he's refusal to change the offense , shake up things little bit wont take Denver too far , they will lose in the first round, they are playing worse than their record indicates, with this kind of play they already over achieved. I dont think they are favorites against anybody in the first round of the play off's.

A decade ago and so, Nuggets have a true superstar in a Carmelo Anthony, a player which for years tried to give his maximum almost every single game. Jokic is not *superstar*, but as a player, he is a clear upgrade compared to Melo! More useful and more positively impactful. Young Duncan was a monster but as a veteran, he was not that zealous and devoted every night, but still almost the same useful! Kawhi Leonard during regular seasons was overshadowed in production by so many players, but once playoff starts he was for so many years ultimately TOP5 player. Jokic has to me these veteran-Duncan vibes. I'm frustrated probably more than you about so many Jokic lazy nights, but in general, I don't worry about Jokic, I believe he will in playoff repeat that Kawhi-playoff pattern like he did already last season.

But Malone is a real big problem for Nuggets biggest goals. He is clearly not TOP10 coach in the league tactically and on-court decision making, and which is worse, he tends to damage the team in the long term by some strategically wrong decisions.

Mickey8 · Post #13 » by **Mickey8** » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:51 pm

Well , the problem is that he is considered as the superstar in the league , hes clearly face of the franchise that is third in the West Conference currently , for two straight years hes been mentioned as one of the MVP candidates. I hate to see him having games when he scores single digit points of barely double digit points when we know he can score 20+ points every night in his sleep when he wants to. Right now all he do is setting picks and doing occasional post ups when hes doubled or triple doubled and hes doing slow a.s moves then he just pass the ball , he doesn't look to score at all . there is no pick and roll or pop plays for him, he doesn't drive to the basket etc, and he did all of that when he had that stretch in January and February , in this instance Malone has to coach, he should instruct his players to involve Jokic on the offense , the Nuggets are more competitive when Jokic is aggressive not just passing the ball but being a threat scoring wise, even refs are punishing him by calling some ridiculous fouls on him , when hes in this pick setting mode, its ridiculous. It happens every year with him, if Malone can get through his head, they should trade Jokic or change the coach who will get the best out of him.