2024 NBA Playoffs: West Semifinals: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN WINS 4-3)

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No tech for shooting KAT with finger guns. Malone doesn’t get a tech or ejected for walking across the court to get in the ref’s face, no tech or suspension for throwing a towel on the court during live play, no tech or suspension for throwing a heat pack on the court during live play. Rigged

Gobert makes money sign at ref and gets fined $100,000

Murray makes money sign at ref and gets fined $100,000, and throws a towel and heat pad on the court for ..free?

He got the all in one package tech.

There may be truth in that. I believe $100,000 is the biggest monetary fine that the league can apply, in the CBA. Suspensions come next.

So now you know. If you’re a player and you’re going to be an ass, be a complete ass and get your money’s worth.

[dc]

Right. And hiring Chris Finch was critical.

Rosas also deserves credit for drafting Ant over Wiseman or LaMelo, which clearly set the franchise on the right course. But before we give him too much credit, note that he was trying to trade the #1 pick right up to the draft.

Ehh, ANT was basically the consensus #1. It wasn't a very enthusiastic consensus, as he had a disappointing season at Georgia, but he was the guy. Wiseman was just a mystery box with 3 college games under his belt, which he didn't even look all that impressive in. Lamelo himself didn't have a very impressive year in Australia. It was a bad draft and ANT was just the default #1 simply because there were no better options.

Trading Wiggins + pick for DLo worked out indirectly for them. It kept KAT happy and wanting to stay in Minni and allowed them tank better and end up with ANT.

[shrink]

Right. And hiring Chris Finch was critical.

Rosas also deserves credit for drafting Ant over Wiseman or LaMelo, which clearly set the franchise on the right course. But before we give him too much credit, note that he was trying to trade the #1 pick right up to the draft.

Ehh, ANT was basically the consensus #1. It wasn't a very enthusiastic consensus, as he had a disappointing season at Georgia, but he was the guy. Wiseman was just a mystery box with 3 college games under his belt, which he didn't even look all that impressive in. Lamelo himself didn't have a very impressive year in Australia. It was a bad draft and ANT was just the default #1 simply because there were no better options.

Trading Wiggins + pick for DLo worked out indirectly for them. It kept KAT happy and wanting to stay in Minni and allowed them tank better and end up with ANT.

Ant was not the consensus number one. He was very raw, and people questioned his commitment to basketball (how laughable does that sound now?).

[dc]

Ant was not the consensus number one. He was very raw, and people questioned his commitment to basketball (how laughable does that sound now?).

Again, he was the consensus. It just wasn't very enthusiastic because his freshman year was disappointing. Nobody was taking Wiseman or Lamelo over him. Basically, he was the default choice in what was deemed a craptastic draft. Nobody was throwing a party over landing the #1 overall that year.

In a workout with the Warriors, Kerr told him straight up that he slacking and he needed to play/practice harder. ANT has been quoted as saying Kerr was absolutely right and he took the advice to heart. Even with those criticisms, he was going #1 because he was the most talented player and the guys taken behind him had even bigger question marks.

[Worm Guts]

Ant was not the consensus number one. He was very raw, and people questioned his commitment to basketball (how laughable does that sound now?).

Again, he was the consensus. It just wasn't very enthusiastic because his freshman year was disappointing. Nobody was taking Wiseman or Lamelo over him. Basically, he was the default choice in what was deemed a craptastic draft. Nobody was throwing a party over landing the #1 overall that year.

In a workout with the Warriors, Kerr told him straight up that he slacking and he needed to play/practice harder. ANT has been quoted as saying Kerr was absolutely right and he took the advice to heart. Even with those criticisms, he was going #1 because he was the most talented player and the guys taken behind him had even bigger question marks.

There were definitely draft experts who thought LaMelo should have gone first.

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Ant was not the consensus number one. He was very raw, and people questioned his commitment to basketball (how laughable does that sound now?).

Again, he was the consensus. It just wasn't very enthusiastic because his freshman year was disappointing. Nobody was taking Wiseman or Lamelo over him. Basically, he was the default choice in what was deemed a craptastic draft. Nobody was throwing a party over landing the #1 overall that year.

In a workout with the Warriors, Kerr told him straight up that he slacking and he needed to play/practice harder. ANT has been quoted as saying Kerr was absolutely right and he took the advice to heart. Even with those criticisms, he was going #1 because he was the most talented player and the guys taken behind him had even bigger question marks.

There were definitely draft experts who thought LaMelo should have gone first.

We desperate Wolves fans were reading everything, and we didn’t know who Rosas pick until he actually chose.

[eyeatoma]

Lol rigged league.

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Coming from an Embiid fan and what he did to the Knick players lol.

Coming from a Jokic fan and what he did to the Morris brother. Also been ejected multiple times in the playoffs for his temper. Face it the Nuggets are a bunch of whiners.

[Shaka_Zulu]

Lol. They sentenced him to the Wolves Den.

As a previous poster posted, he is sentenced to a whole game of:

[Loaf_of_bread]

Lol rigged league.

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What is there to say.. ok, a fine of around a couple hundred bucks to the average person..

That isn't sending a message. Guy threw an item twice on the floor. What an immature, sore loser..

Hard for his teammates to step up, and want to hang with him, against the juggernaut of the Wolves.

[Mk0]

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Pathetic

Not really equivalent, either. I'd be mega pissed to be fined 160 when making 50k because the budget is still tight when you're making 50k. I wouldn't give a crap with the scale up

I think the point is more of, "this is a parking ticket" to him. Like sure it sucks and you are upset about it, but that isn't going to stop you from ever parking on the street again.

[Mk0]

Lol. They sentenced him to the Wolves Den.

As a previous poster posted, he is sentenced to a whole game of:

Thank you, thank you. I will be here all series. Don't forget to tip your server.

*I have been slammed at work or I would have put NAW, McDaniels and Murray's faces on it. Someone help a brother out!

EDIT: ooh and Ant in the background! Damn.

[thinktank]

Again, he was the consensus. It just wasn't very enthusiastic because his freshman year was disappointing. Nobody was taking Wiseman or Lamelo over him. Basically, he was the default choice in what was deemed a craptastic draft. Nobody was throwing a party over landing the #1 overall that year.

In a workout with the Warriors, Kerr told him straight up that he slacking and he needed to play/practice harder. ANT has been quoted as saying Kerr was absolutely right and he took the advice to heart. Even with those criticisms, he was going #1 because he was the most talented player and the guys taken behind him had even bigger question marks.

There were definitely draft experts who thought LaMelo should have gone first.

We desperate Wolves fans were reading everything, and we didn’t know who Rosas pick until he actually chose.

It’s nice that the internet has archives. Edwards was the consensus #1.

https://www.nba.com/news/2020-consensus-mock-draft

A tight-lipped FO does not a lack of consensus make.

[AleksandarN]

Lol rigged league.

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Coming from an Embiid fan and what he did to the Knick players lol.

Coming from a Jokic fan and what he did to the Morris brother. Also been ejected multiple times in the playoffs for his temper. Face it the Nuggets are a bunch of whiners.

How many flagrant fouls Embiid has? Do you really want to go down this path.

[Wolfgang630]

We can only hope the Nuggets win game 3, but this is feeling like a sweep. It’ll be another subpar first quarter. Murray will still be injured and get shut down. Joker will play non chalant

[nbafan38]

We can only hope the Nuggets win game 3, but this is feeling like a sweep. It’ll be another subpar first quarter. Murray will still be injured and get shut down. Joker will play non chalant

Unless Murray magically heals by Friday the brooms are coming out. I'd expect a bounce back game from Jokic but he can't beat a team as talented and hot as the wolves without any consistent help.

[Wolfgang630]

We can only hope the Nuggets win game 3, but this is feeling like a sweep. It’ll be another subpar first quarter. Murray will still be injured and get shut down. Joker will play non chalant

Unless Murray magically heals by Friday the brooms are coming out. I'd expect a bounce back game from Jokic but he can't beat a team as talented and hot as the wolves without any consistent help.

Yeah he can’t do it himself. It is what it is, but it’s lame people are crapping on him as if he’s supposed to do it. No great player does it themselves. Fricking the Lakers Magic and Kareem got swept in the playoffs.

[kveble]

Denver should pull an Embiid and just drive to the basket and flail your arms in the air to get fouls. Easy foul every possession if the defensive team keeps their hands up.

Or does this only work for Embiid? I have to say that NBA rules/officiating is pretty confusing.

[eyeatoma]

Coming from an Embiid fan and what he did to the Knick players lol.

Coming from a Jokic fan and what he did to the Morris brother. Also been ejected multiple times in the playoffs for his temper. Face it the Nuggets are a bunch of whiners.

How many flagrant fouls Embiid has? Do you really want to go down this path.

How many ejections does Jokic have, go down that path.

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[Shaka_Zulu]

Lol. They sentenced him to the Wolves Den.

As a previous poster posted, he is sentenced to a whole game of:

Thank you, thank you. I will be here all series. Don't forget to tip your server.

*I have been slammed at work or I would have put NAW, McDaniels and Murray's faces on it. Someone help a brother out!

EDIT: ooh and Ant in the background! Damn.

Lol now you have to do it lol