Analyzing our 4 losses so far
by stiffy on Nov 24, 2009 10:11 AM MST
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Just looking back on our 4 losses vs the Heat, Hawks, Bucks, and Clippers, I noticed that their combined record is 32-20 (if my math serves me right). That ain't nothin to cry over. The only losing team is the Clippers and that game was tough one because we had no business losing on that much rest if we're on a championship run, regardless of if it was on their court or not. But the other 3? I consider these to be pretty defensible. Basically the 3 other losses were in the midst of the road trip and to teams with winning records on their courts. On top of Wade always giving the Heat a chance on any given night, we lost at the currently #2 in ESPN Power Rankings Atlanta Hawks, and the surprising Bucks with some little guy doing things that haven't been done since a guy named Jordan.
It certainly sucks to have lost to these teams because I think we're better than all of them, but I really liked the Hawks unit coming into this season for some reason and I've always known playing on their home court to be a tough scenario even when they were "down" in years past. I also have an unabashed man crush on B-Jennings and they simply caught us by surprise (I'm going to flat out say we probably underestimated them, but to be fair, who wouldn't underestimate that team that early in the season?) and they caught us in a vulnerable state after the emotional Bulls win. But we beat all these teams in a playoff series without a doubt, and I think we can beat all of the West in a series with the exception of the "prove it before I buy-in" series vs. the hated Lakers. I like our shots vs. PHX, SA, DAL, HOU... pretty much everyone but that Laker hump we need to get over.
So while we may have had a few bumps in the road thus far and are only #5 in ESPN's estimate, I'm not going to sweat it. Our losses in retrospect don't look all that bad. I do hope we've been using this incredibly boring lull in the schedule to keep guys fresh though. Still lots of back to backs to go and only one (vs. the Clippers but in our house) against one of the teams that beat us thus far.
Just trying to keep the chatter up in this terrible schedule we've been given early in the season with so many days off. Boooooring!
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there is an article about josh smith. he has given up taking 3 point shots. he has shot one 3 pointer all year. his field goal percentage is 54%, turn overs are at a 4 year low and his assists are a career high at 4.3 per game. the only thing that is a problem is denver shoots them early in the offense when they fall behind in their losses. now that earl is back he is starting to get carried away with 3 pointers at times. denver keeps the 3 pointers to a minimum their chances of winning will increase.
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by nohoops4u on Nov 24, 2009 3:38 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
JR theory
Watching Earl when he struggles the last 2 years I have a strange theory that he puts a tremendous amount of pressure on himself to score. When his J doesn’t fall I feel he intentionally plays off the 3 point line knowing he has a short leash and eventually he starts chucking bad shots. JR can be one of the best 6th men in the game but his confidence seems tied to his shooting in that role, if you look at the stats he’s likely to go 8-10 from 3 one night and 1-11 the next. I think it might benefit both JR and Afflalo if they were to switch roles. Either way I think the Nuggets are good but with JR getting 2nd or 3rd most minutes on the team (which he can handle) I think we might have an easier team stomping out teams before they make a big run to get back in it and steal a W.
by runningdonut on Nov 24, 2009 11:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed 100
I really like Afflalo’s d in the starting lineup though so I can see how GK is having an issue with this.
by Gasus on Nov 25, 2009 1:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
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