2020 Playoff - Western Conference 2nd Round: [3]Denver Nuggets vs [2]LA Clippers
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https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/259555/Marcus-Morris-Blames-Blown-Leads-On-Not-Finishing-Or-Playing-Hard
Clippers losing doesn't appear to have anything to do with the Nuggets' efforts. I mostly agree with his viewpoint - because mostly I believe they have more talent. I just don't believe the gap is as big as most of the NBA believes it is.
Clippers losing doesn't appear to have anything to do with the Nuggets' efforts. I mostly agree with his viewpoint - because mostly I believe they have more talent. I just don't believe the gap is as big as most of the NBA believes it is.
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Roland2000 wrote:Great respect for Jokic. I haven't really watched much Nuggets this year so I didn't know what to expect when finally checking out the game yesterday. You guys were down and it seemed hopeless. Then Jokic just decided that he was going to keep taking it to the basket. He got fouled and got shots. Kept coming back and then the rest of the team started really locking everything down on D. Great Game! Great player. He decided that he wasn't going to lose. Simple as that.
Jokic and Murray have a habit of doing that this entire season. We are a 2nd half team, and often that becomes a 1 quarter team, it is strange the way it happens, but every Nuggets fans knows that you do not turn the game off before midway through the 4th quarter. For the 1st half it is usually trying to get other guys good shots and seeing if 1 or 2 of them are hot, and if not it becomes Jokic taking over. No matter what the score we know that Jokic can will us back into most games.
Our defense also picks up considerably the later games go, we are one of those teams that our offense going well makes our defense suddenly come alive. People forget we were top 5 in the league for the 1st 6 weeks before the injuries started piling up, and we are still missing our 2nd best perimeter defender in Barton, who rumors are that he is close to coming back to the bubble.
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NuggetsWY wrote:https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/259555/Marcus-Morris-Blames-Blown-Leads-On-Not-Finishing-Or-Playing-Hard
Clippers losing doesn't appear to have anything to do with the Nuggets' efforts. I mostly agree with his viewpoint - because mostly I believe they have more talent. I just don't believe the gap is as big as most of the NBA believes it is.
I don't think they have more talent, I think Kawhi is the best player on the court, but I think Jokic and this playoff Murray are the next 2, and I think our role players are better than theirs, but very few players are going to come out and admit they got their asses handed to them 2 games ina row.
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So, with Jokic showing out, does this change the appeal to any FA’s who might want to play along side of the Joker ?
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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skywalker33 wrote:So, with Jokic showing out, does this change the appeal to any FA’s who might want to play along side of the Joker ?
Does Denver have salary cap room for that? I assume getting Millsap off the books or much reduced would help. But we've already got two max players, and we have to plan for MPJ in the long run.
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manchambo wrote:skywalker33 wrote:So, with Jokic showing out, does this change the appeal to any FA’s who might want to play along side of the Joker ?
Does Denver have salary cap room for that? I assume getting Millsap off the books or much reduced would help. But we've already got two max players, and we have to plan for MPJ in the long run.
Certainly not this year but in the future who knows. I was dreaming of a Kahwi, Jokic, MPJ, Murray dynasty happening in 2022
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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The Rebel wrote:Roland2000 wrote:Great respect for Jokic. I haven't really watched much Nuggets this year so I didn't know what to expect when finally checking out the game yesterday. You guys were down and it seemed hopeless. Then Jokic just decided that he was going to keep taking it to the basket. He got fouled and got shots. Kept coming back and then the rest of the team started really locking everything down on D. Great Game! Great player. He decided that he wasn't going to lose. Simple as that.
Jokic and Murray have a habit of doing that this entire season. We are a 2nd half team, and often that becomes a 1 quarter team, it is strange the way it happens, but every Nuggets fans knows that you do not turn the game off before midway through the 4th quarter. For the 1st half it is usually trying to get other guys good shots and seeing if 1 or 2 of them are hot, and if not it becomes Jokic taking over. No matter what the score we know that Jokic can will us back into most games.
Our defense also picks up considerably the later games go, we are one of those teams that our offense going well makes our defense suddenly come alive. People forget we were top 5 in the league for the 1st 6 weeks before the injuries started piling up, and we are still missing our 2nd best perimeter defender in Barton, who rumors are that he is close to coming back to the bubble.
Now, if only our regular-season-middle-of-the-pack defense shows up for a whole game instead of our new worst-in-the-bubble defense.
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Still rooting for you all. I think seeing how Jokic has performed, from a selfish standpoint, people should be a lot more impressed with what Rudy did last series.
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babyjax13 wrote:Still rooting for you all. I think seeing how Jokic has performed, from a selfish standpoint, people should be a lot more impressed with what Rudy did last series.
You're right, it does seem selfish to say. But I guess it's also selfish to point out Rudy is at home right now so I'd have to disagree with you.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:Still rooting for you all. I think seeing how Jokic has performed, from a selfish standpoint, people should be a lot more impressed with what Rudy did last series.
You're right, it does seem selfish to say. But I guess it's also selfish to point out Rudy is at home right now so I'd have to disagree with you.
Dear god you are always so grumpy, lol
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babyjax13 wrote:skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:Still rooting for you all. I think seeing how Jokic has performed, from a selfish standpoint, people should be a lot more impressed with what Rudy did last series.
You're right, it does seem selfish to say. But I guess it's also selfish to point out Rudy is at home right now so I'd have to disagree with you.
Dear god you are always so grumpy, lol
Well, at least I don't go over to over team boards to taut my own team's players. Kinda like back-handed compliments, not a fan of those either.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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babyjax13 wrote:skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:Still rooting for you all. I think seeing how Jokic has performed, from a selfish standpoint, people should be a lot more impressed with what Rudy did last series.
You're right, it does seem selfish to say. But I guess it's also selfish to point out Rudy is at home right now so I'd have to disagree with you.
Dear god you are always so grumpy, lol
Pretty much, but he's a faithful fan!
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skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:skywalker33 wrote:
You're right, it does seem selfish to say. But I guess it's also selfish to point out Rudy is at home right now so I'd have to disagree with you.
Dear god you are always so grumpy, lol
Well, at least I don't go over to over team boards to taut my own team's players. Kinda like back-handed compliments, not a fan of those either.
I hope this is cathartic for you, lol.
Anyway, would be fun to see Denver come back two series in a row from being down 3-1, hoping it happens.
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babyjax13 wrote:skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:
Dear god you are always so grumpy, lol
Well, at least I don't go over to over team boards to taut my own team's players. Kinda like back-handed compliments, not a fan of those either.
I hope this is cathartic for you, lol.
Anyway, would be fun to see Denver come back two series in a row from being down 3-1, hoping it happens.
Sorry if I offended you, sometimes I do get ..."grumpy", we'll just go with that. But we have a good team (one of the best I've seen in 40+yrs) yet because we're a smaller market we get a lot of flack. Babyjax, I do respect your opinion, have And1 many of your posts but I do note they can come with a little twist. Please accept my apology, you're welcome anytime over here, I'll try to tame my keyboard.
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:skywalker33 wrote:
Well, at least I don't go over to over team boards to taut my own team's players. Kinda like back-handed compliments, not a fan of those either.
I hope this is cathartic for you, lol.
Anyway, would be fun to see Denver come back two series in a row from being down 3-1, hoping it happens.
Sorry if I offended you, sometimes I do get ..."grumpy", we'll just go with that. But we have a good team (one of the best I've seen in 40+yrs) yet because we're a smaller market we get a lot of flack. Babyjax, I do respect your opinion, have And1 many of your posts but I do note they can come with a little twist. Please accept my apology, you're welcome anytime over here, I'll try to tame my keyboard.
Just remember - SLC is a smaller market than Denver --- but neither holds a candle to my Cheyenne
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NuggetsWY wrote:skywalker33 wrote:babyjax13 wrote:I hope this is cathartic for you, lol.
Anyway, would be fun to see Denver come back two series in a row from being down 3-1, hoping it happens.
Sorry if I offended you, sometimes I do get ..."grumpy", we'll just go with that. But we have a good team (one of the best I've seen in 40+yrs) yet because we're a smaller market we get a lot of flack. Babyjax, I do respect your opinion, have And1 many of your posts but I do note they can come with a little twist. Please accept my apology, you're welcome anytime over here, I'll try to tame my keyboard.
Just remember - SLC is a smaller market than Denver --- but neither holds a candle to my Cheyenne
C'mon WY, we all know Cheyenne isn't a "market" ......small or smaller, it's a big town at best !!
Texas Chuck wrote:I'd like to see Utah, and Denver lose
Exactly as I've been saying all along !!
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skywalker33 wrote:NuggetsWY wrote:skywalker33 wrote:Sorry if I offended you, sometimes I do get ..."grumpy", we'll just go with that. But we have a good team (one of the best I've seen in 40+yrs) yet because we're a smaller market we get a lot of flack. Babyjax, I do respect your opinion, have And1 many of your posts but I do note they can come with a little twist. Please accept my apology, you're welcome anytime over here, I'll try to tame my keyboard.
Just remember - SLC is a smaller market than Denver --- but neither holds a candle to my Cheyenne
C'mon WY, we all know Cheyenne isn't a "market" ......small or smaller, it's a big town at best !!
I grew up in a county of 10,000 but since leaving home to go into the army, the smallest place I lived, until here, was Portland. This is definitely more like a "mini mart" with two gas pumps!
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I'm so impressed by your team. Glad you got rid of the clowns such as beverly and morris. No one gives you guys the credit you deserve. Good luck in the WCF! Give em hell!
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Congrats guys.
Imagine a Miami/Denver finals , oof
Imagine a Miami/Denver finals , oof
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