(How do you get out-coached by this guy?)-Los Angeles Clippers
-Indiana Pacers
-Charlotte Bobcats
-Atlanta Hawks
-Chicago Bulls
-Milwaukee Bucks
-New York Knicks (gasp!)
All seven of these teams are well below .500, and yet they have beaten the Denver Nuggets this season. While certainly every NBA team has off nights, the Nuggets haven't exactly made up for these losses against better opponents. The Nuggets are also 6-11 against the top 8 Western Conference teams.
Basically, had the Nuggets won just 3 out of 7 games against the sub-.500 opponents noted above, and picked up just ONE more game against the top 8 Western teams, we'd be looking at a 37 win team right now - right at the top of the Western Conference. This is why you don't blow 23-point leads to the Milwaukee Bucks!
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George Karl's excuse for the loss was "they ran out of steam". They played a second road game in three days (Gave up 135 points in Chicago) and then drove in a bus to Milwakee and lost after a 23 point lead. This is entiley the coach's fault.
I am glad George Karl didn't make any trades. I think the Nuggets are good enough, and it's not like the rest of the West did anything to improve: Shaquille O'neil, Jason Kidd, Pau Gasol, Kurt Thomas, etc.
We must be content to be in the lottery next year.
Juda- That Larchmont Deli sandwich sounds great. being an NBA fan, and a fan of the Western Conference, I say keep Karl. Better for the Lakers. Also, if the Nuggets get Randolf or Artest, Karl might become a good coach again. Plus, Coby plays for the Lakers, and I don;t want o upset him, if his daddy is fired. Great Blog!
Although I don't disagree Carl has done little with the marquee talent on his roster, I absolutletly place an EQUAL amount of blame on the players. It kills me that they can get 16 points up on a team early and then they need multiple timeouts to discuss why they have quit: pushing it, playing defense, doing what got them the lead, etc. Why must you call a timeout for that? They're professionals, why isn't someone on the FLOOR telling the others "come on, stop standing around, block out on rebounds, hustle it up the court". No timeout needed. I hate to admit that they are the most talented yet Stupid bunch of players that don't seem to appreciate a large lead nor display a killer instinct (witness the ineptitude in the games they blew with 20+ point leads). A certain Denver QB comes to mind that had all the talent but dumb as a box of rocks (constantly making "rookie" mistakes in your 13th year?). The Nuggets should not be losing to bad teams, they should consistantly beat bad teams badly. Their performance through 4 quarters could piss off the Pope.
Larry Brown is a great coach. That being said, let someone else have him. He is known to be very needy...needs constant attaboys, needs to be told his value, his greatness, his talent, etc. And, you MUST know he won't stay once he feels unappreciated. It's called HISTORY.
You can add Sacramento to this lost as the Nuggets in the midst of the playoff race and with an opportunity to move into the 7th seed blew a home game after 5 days rest. More fuel for the fire.
they need to get larry brown and fire george karl. and the only way they would fire him is if they dont make it to the playoffs so hmm..
The season is now over and the Nuggets ended up losing 10 games to teams that finished the Regular Season with losing records. Amoung those games, 8 of them were ones in which the Nuggets scored 109 points or more. Play even a little defense in those 8 games and the Nuggets are the #1 Seed in the West. George Karl is to blame for his team's inability to slow down the NBA's worst teams. He should be fired unless the Nuggets beat or lose to the Lakers in 7 games.
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