Game 27 Preview & Thread: Nuggets at Hornets (6pm MDT)
by Nate Timmons on Dec 18, 2009 2:26 PM MST
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PrintDenver Nuggets at New Orleans Hornets, Dec 18, 2009 6:00 PM MST
It's been sort of a hide your face start for the New Orleans Hornets this season, but the good news is that Chris Paul is completely healthy again after missing eight games and the Hornets are 4-2 since his return. The Nuggets will be tested at the hive against last season's playoff foe.
The particulars ...
Records:
Denver: 19-7 (12-1 at home, 7-6 on the road)
New Orleans: 11-13 (9-3 at home, 2-10 on the road)
Injuries:
Denver: Chauncey Billups (left groin) is listed as questionable tonight.
New Orleans: Sean Marks (right shoulder strain) and Ike Diogu (left knee strain) are both out.
Opposition's Take: At the Hive
If you have ever questioned George Karl when he says going .500 on the road is a great success, look no further than the Hornets. NOLA is just about as good as Denver at home, but out on the road ... well their 2-10 record speaks for itself and is exactly why the Hornets are on the other side of .500 right now. And you can't point to Paul's injury for all that road blame as the Hornets had four home games and four away games during his absence. With Paul in the lineup the Hornets are 5-3 at home and 2-6 on the road.
And on the road is where the Nuggets will be tonight. Denver has a chance to get a little breathing room above that .500 mark with five of their next seven games coming on the road, but they should not overlook the Hornets tonight.
NOLA has a little bit of a different look this season as they shipped out the oft-injured Tyson Chandler and sharp shooting Rasual Butler in the offseason. They replaced Chandler with Emeka Okafor, but they didn't really find a replacement for Butler as Devin Brown (former Nugget) has stepped into the starting shooting guard role (from the bench) and rookie second round pick Marcus Thornton has provided some scoring off the bench (10.6 ppg in 19 minutes per game).
The Hornets know what it's like not to have their floor general as they went 4-4 with Paul out of the lineup (which is quite impressive). In Paul's absence rookie (21st overall pick) Darren Collison out of UCLA stepped up and filled the starting role nicely. Collison averages 20 minutes per game, 8.7 points and 3.9 assists on the season, but with Paul out his numbers rose to 27.7 mintues, 13.6 points, and 5.8 assists. His turnover ratio climbed just a bit as expected with his increased minutes from 1.85 to 2.5, but still not bad for the "rook".
Since Paul has been back he has been on a tear averaging 15.8 points and 13.7 assists. A.C. and Lawson should each have their hands full tonight.
Denver now faces a similar problem with Chauncey Billups likely to miss a couple of games for the Nuggets. Rookie Ty Lawson has shown he is more than capable at running the Nuggets offense, but the Nuggets have the luxury of not asking the rookie to do to much with veteran Anthony Carter slated to start in Billups' absence. I'm sort of on the fence with the Lawson conundrum. Do you start him and see what he can do or do you keep him protected a bit by bringing him off the bench? It's a tough call, but not disrupting his current role with the team may be the best move at this point in time. But the Nuggets must find a way to replace his 17.4 points and 5.7 assists, but he will still be offering his insight from the bench I would assume.
Staying with the similarity card ... Emeka Okafor's role with the Hornets is eerily similar to the role Nene plays with the Nuggets.
- Season stats for Nene: 13.2 points on 57% shooting, 8.6 rebounds and 1.08 blocks.
- Season stats for Okafor: 10.6 points on 54% shooting, 9.6 rebounds and 1.90 blocks.
Okafor is not much of a focal point on offense, but maybe he should be. Like Nene, Okafor could use more shots as he has only recorded double figure shooting attempts in 8 times this season, likewise Nene has only recorded 10 games of double figure shooting attempt nights.
Okafor typically feasts on the Nuggets and in his career he averages 15.8 points and 13.7 rebounds against Denver, but last season in his two games with the Bobcats against the Nuggets he put up 12 points and 13 rebounds combined. Perhaps Denver has figured out a way to contain the big fella ... we'll find out.
Peja Stojakovic's offense is tailor-made for Carmelo Anthony. Peja is mainly a stand still shooter at this point in his career and when he does take the ball off the dribble he could be guarded by a street post. But veteran players have ways of scoring with angles and Melo must stay in front of him. Peja has hurt Denver with his shooting in the past, so while he is an easy matchup for Melo ... Melo does have the tendency to leak off his man and allow them open looks.
A great defensive matchup tonight will be Kenyon Martin against David West. K-Mart made West a non-factor in the playoff series between the two teams last season and I'm sure West remembers that. Paul and West love to run the pick-and-pop game and Denver has shown they like to trap Paul coming off the screen ... it will be interesting to see how Denver decides to play the pick-and-pops tonight.
Views you can use:
- The Nuggets are 1-0 with Billups out of the lineup ... that one game came on February 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City where Melo's runner in the lane gave Denver a thrilling 114-113 win
- The Nuggets are 48-30 with Anthony Carter in the starting lineup all-time
- Former Nugget Devin Brown plays his best against his former team ... with at least 17 games played against an opponent Brown averages his best numbers against the Nuggets (and Suns) with 9.1 points per game
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This could be a trap game
But the predicting the game is hard because of these players: Darren Collison, Devin Brown, Peja Stojakovic, and Marcus Thornton. If we control all of them, we’ll see win #20. If we let one go off, we should be fine. However, if two or more go off, we will be in trouble.
If we let Julian Wright or James Posey go off, everybody on the Nuggets should give their best double facepalm
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I would really like to see
Awesome LAWSOME do his best CP3 impression and school everybody!
Afflalo shut down everybody.
Melo feed Nene
and Kmart dominate Okafor
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM MST reply actions
Karl will not put KMart on Okafor unless Okafor gets secretly swapped for Dwight Howard
Okafor gets few touches, and having KMart on him would make him even more of a nonfactor than he is. KMart will put David West into fits though.
Also, something that you should notice is that Nene is a very good passer, almost to the point to insanity. Okafor rarely gives up the rock and loves to hog the ball, at least he did in Charlotte.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
keys to the game
nawlins will try to double and triple team melo as soon as he catches the ball. they used this tactic against dirk when they played dallas twice this season. first game dirk had 13 points in an overtime loss. he had 10 points in a 4 point win last time they played. melo gets rid of the ball when he catches it there will be open shots all night. west had 32 points last game against detroit. kmart stays in the game he should handle west. nene did not stand out against chuck hayes in the rocket game. hornets will give okafor a chance to go at nene early and often. denver will need to defend the perimeter. hornets are 5th in the nba in 3 point attempts.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
I predict a loss
just because it seems that teams often get a not nearly satisfactory taste of revenge against teams that smoked them in the prior year’s playoffs (Denver-Lakers game for example). The Hornets might be especially hacked off by their 50 point loss in game 4.
I wonder if there are any stats on how teams this year have fared against teams that outed them the year before….
Elephant in the room
How can we forget the 121-63 shellacking the nuggets put on the hornets in theor last appearance at the hive. I think that game alone adds much more to this game than anyone wants to admit. We straight up embarrassed these guys and I don’t think they only have short term memories.
true except
butler and chandler are gone. that dilutes the revenge factor. the coach from last season is no longer there also. byron scott is still calling the shots it would be a blood bath.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
CP3
doesn’t have Jones impersonating his shadow either so who knows what’ll happen.
this is a perfect game for Afflalo to show how easily he replaces whatever Jones left.
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 4:12 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Interestingly enough
Jones is averaging 13.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg and is shooting 80% from the line in 32 min.
Afflalo is averaging 7.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.5 apg and is shooting 71.4% from the line in 24.06 min.
Jones is horrible from 3 point land at 15% vs. Afflalo at 44.6% though.
A lot of what Afflalo does
Doesn’t show up on a stat sheet though.
Plus Jones is a scoring option on his new team.
Afflalo isn’t really a go to option for points since we have Melo and JR and CB and … well you get the point.
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 6:18 PM MST up reply actions
ok, message me at..
xaiver_jax@yahoo.com, I just don’t want to get the guys who run this site in trouble.
Looks like Lawson doesn't want to lose his role to AC once Billups returns.
Very niice!
Julian from Australia
I dunno. I think this is AC's last stand
George is pretty high on Fly Lawsome
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
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Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Our transition D just stinks
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions
Someone in this unit needs to step up
Our starters are really bad with Melo covered up like this. GK will not call a timeout when the lead is cut into honestly this game feels like its already over
they score at will
this is painful
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:38 PM MST reply actions
Why do..
we play much better when we are down by 17 then when we are up by 17?
I am sick of the roller coaster rides Nugs!
I can not stand CP3
he bitches all the time
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 18, 2009 7:48 PM MST reply actions
Ok Nuggets, you are showing me why WE ARE NOT A CONTENDER
o
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:49 PM MST reply actions
just fucking ridiculous deffense
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:50 PM MST up reply actions
it might sound good to you after this 3rd period, not to me though
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:51 PM MST up reply actions
Just a guess
Melo — 3-12 FG, 11 pts
Through 3 quarters. I mean, with Chauncey out you would think Melo would step it up
by Uh on Dec 18, 2009 7:53 PM MST up reply actions
i surprised that melo hasnt taken more of a distributor role, when cb1 missed the OKC game melo had like 11 assists
also, ty shouldnt b so shy with the 3s….. lets go win this nuggets
MARTIN SHOOTING 20 FEET JUMPERS
GOD I LOVE THIS TEAM
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:54 PM MST reply actions
Melo
Holy #$#$@ sh#t. We are wasting a great performance from Ty Lawson
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Melo is a nonfactor
KMart shouldn’t think about using his player deal until he stops shooting 22-foot twos.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
at best
his D has been ridiculous
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 7:56 PM MST up reply actions
Imagine that
Funny how they called a timeout when their lead started to slip away. I wonder why teams do that?
Hmm I really don't know
Maybe somebody could possibly think of doing that. Hopefully that somebody is on our team, and super-hopefully it is possibly the guy making the game decisions…
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Same for JR as in shooting long 2's
But unlike Martin, JR actually makes a lot of his
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
So I don't really have much of a problem with JR on that
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
JAMES POSEY!!!!
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Nice to see that he has found himself a niche in Hornetsland bricking 3's
WHY THE HELL DOES PEJA HAVE OVER 20 POINTS?
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
JR MISSED A SHOT!!!?!?!!!
Time for Melo to show everybody why he’s the NBA’s leading scorer. I don’t care if he flops to the line as long as we win.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
AC in
Uhoh
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
OMFG ANTHONY CARTER STEAL
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
DAMNIT GameCast failure
Stupid AC
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
And Arron Afflalo bricks again
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
WHAT THE HELL ARRON?
Spellcheck fail
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
damn AA, you dont have it tonight, dont fucking shoot it
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:01 PM MST reply actions
He was open
This is a Dahntay Jones type game with the Nuggets, except even Dahntay wouldn’t shoot bricks over and over if he knew he couldn’t do it that night.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Pull Afflalo for Melo
I know that he’s usually a very good 3-point shooter, but 0-6 is just unacceptable, even if he’s open.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
u should here these hornets announcers, they aer literally laughing at AA
its so disrespectful, they r like saying he is dahntay jones, and they like say he sucks, rly pissing me off
IS ANYBODY GONNA GET A FUCKING HAND ON A SHOOTERS FACE?
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:05 PM MST reply actions
Is AC really going to play the whole fourth quarter?
Might as well chalk up the L now. There’s no denying it bad coaching played a huge role in this and the Nugs road struggles.
they need to be more physical with chris paul
He will fold like baby when you are physical with him
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 18, 2009 8:07 PM MST reply actions
nice d! *not(
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply actions
I've just drawn up a special play
Nene picks up Lawson and throws him toward the basket for the dunk.
wash, rinse and repeat
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply actions
Holy crap....Landry was elbowed in the face by Dirk Nowitzki
Landry lost 3 teeth literally, and the NBA tv announcers say they found the teeth in Dirk’s arm
this is not a joke…holy crap
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Yes!! They showed the replay
Landry took the charge with Dirk’s elbow right in his mouth.
Landry ran off the court pointing to his mouth. Dirk went flying to the floor and started grabbing his elbow immediately. There is talk it may be broken.
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
He was driving to the basket
made a move, jumped, smashed Landry in the mouth with the elbow from hell…
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
WHOA
Looks like Dirk has been watching too much UFC
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
are they going to put a hand in someones face
no defense what so ever
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 18, 2009 8:09 PM MST reply actions
2 words
GAME OVER
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:09 PM MST reply actions
We can't keep making excuses
Nuggets should be playing better on the road against teams like this, period.
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
AMEN
Im tired of all the excuses, we should have won this one, we were leading by 17 dammit!!
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:18 PM MST up reply actions
Nice to see JR showed up tonight
to bad melo didn’t. Also why is AC in over Lawson that is just stupid
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 18, 2009 8:12 PM MST reply actions
fuck chris paul
he is still a little bitch. Its like they forget we owned them in the playoffs last year
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 18, 2009 8:17 PM MST reply actions
thats really
Yesterday’s news,
and of course they haven’t forgotten, thats why they need revenge…
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 8:18 PM MST up reply actions
I don't like CP3 never had.....overrated..:)
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
GEORGE KARL'S PLAN IS COMPLETE
.500 on the road!!! All about the great success train! I’m telling you Nuggets fans great times are on the horizon. Sign GK to a lifetime extension now
+1
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:19 PM MST up reply actions
D & starters
I don’t think the D was that bad. It was bad for a while in the 3rd Q, but normally if the Nugs hold a team under 100 points they’re gonna win.
I think the starters missed CB getting everyone into the rhythm of the game. The second unit played like it was supposed to, but the starters didn’t.
Not an excuse. It’s just what I think happened.
The defense
wasn’t bad but there was a 5 minute stretch of laziness in the third quarter which lost it for us. Also a poor effort on the rebounding front against a team we should compete with on the boards
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:24 PM MST up reply actions
Wow, nice game...
Please either make a trade for a big man or fire GK, please, make it happen
"Do not rest in defense. You can spend 24 seconds in offense on resting. If you do good enough on defense, you will be able to rest on offense."
by Lucas Navarrete on Dec 18, 2009 8:22 PM MST reply actions
Really?
There is a laundry list of reasons for the poor performance on the road. If you don;t put bad coaching at the top of that list I have serious doubts you watched the game. It was clear what worked in the first half and what didn’t, it’s like we completely ignored that in the second half making no adjustments whatsoever. GK is not immune to criticism man
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:28 PM MST up reply actions
I agree that he's not immune,
but the comments here are stupid.
generic hyperbolic statements about GK aren’t reasonable, given the game I watched.
I think a better explanation for the loss is that the starters weren’t in rhythm because CB is out. Sure, GK had to make adjustments and maybe they weren’t all the right ones.
But the Nuggest missed a lot of wide open shots, and that’s why they lost.
Our starting lineup blew it
Combined with the lackadaisical management of the game and refusal to call a timeout while losing the lead, the loss was pretty much a foregone conclusion. But better coaching could have given us a fighting chance. We will be okay when CB gets back but this loss is on GK
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:39 PM MST up reply actions
Or is it possible
That NOR made adjustments to us after the first half, I didn’t get to watch the game so I can’t say much but seems to me if something was working for us in the first half and we didn’t do it much in the second it would likely be because NOR made their own adjustments to prevent us from doing what was working
Either way
You’re being outcoached right?
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:46 PM MST up reply actions
you're being completely unrealistic
the nuggets had numerous open looks (especially from the 3) and they didn’t make those baskets. What more is GK supposed to do if they’re getting open looks?
hahaha
I really don’t see how its Karl’s fault that Melo didn’t perform…
the dude is the leading scorer in the league and he’s bound to have an off night.
This isn’t the end of the world, though I think the tape of the game will be reviewed and some knowledge will be gained.
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 8:24 PM MST reply actions
karl has control of lineups, minutes, subs, plays defense. But i guess he has no power over the game
Do you not understand how sbnation works? What is the purpose of quadruple posting the exact same sentiment? Just stop, please. We get it, you don’t like Karl.
..
Do you not understand how sbnation works? What is the purpose of quadruple posting the exact same sentiment? Just stop, please. We get it, you don’t like Karl.
by snafu
Quoted just to drive the nail down
As bad as this loss seems, I remain optimistic
Remember, the Nuggets had no Chauncey, an extremely subpar night from Melo, and a poor night for Afflalo.
The Hornets had Chris Paul nearly going for a 30-20-10 night, and Peja (Peja!) with 24.
The game was in New Orleans, where the Hornets are good.
Seemingly a bunch of missed free throws (17-23)
THIS IS PROBABLY NEVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
The stars were aligned in the Hornets and CP3’s favor today.
Yeah, this was a game they should’ve won. Yeah, this is just another in a disturbing trend. But ultimately, this game was #1 unlucky and #2 all that other stuff.
by Uh on Dec 18, 2009 8:31 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
NATE & ANDREW
Is there anyway SB Nation could provide a scorecard while the game is in progress?
my work has blocked like every sports site other than this one (thank god) and I’d like there to be a link to a scorecard to see everyone’s stats, especially if you click the “Complete Coverage” link. Or maybe there is one I just missed it?
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 18, 2009 8:32 PM MST reply actions
Hate to say it
In addition to needing a big man I think the Nugs may also need another 3 point shooter too.
by runningdonut on Dec 18, 2009 8:43 PM MST up reply actions
Not Worried
NOR is a very good home team, we were down Chauncey, Chris Paul is well Chris Paul, NOR is stilla playoff caliber team
hey Zach...saw your post at Purple Row....we all want you to come back
we liked your post!!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
whoa sorry for the double post. don't know what that was about
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Thanks man
I’ll be back soon enough, I forget about the other blogs sometimes but I’ll make sure to come round more often
lol, you remember correctly, I am female
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
welcome man!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
hey Zach...saw your post at Purple Row....we all want you to come back
we liked your post!!
Dear Rockies-Thank you for a wonderful rollercoaster season! Best turnaround in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Garrett Atkins-So Long, Farewell, Auf weidersehen, Goodbye!! You were a great Rockie! GOOD LUCK!
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba- Re-sign!! he's en Fuego!!
Brad Hawpe- I hope I get to see you in a Rockies uniform again!
Dexter Fowler - prowling CF, WC in his talons, leaping Utleys in a single bound!
Melo Didn't Show Up
Hate to say it, but this was a complete lack of effort on Melo’s part. He was standing on defense and forcing bad shots. It was almost like he wanted his buddy CP3 to win. Melo has won us a lot of games, but I put this loss squarely on our Superstar for a lack of effort.
Melo can't show up
Right….blame it on Melo for not showing up. GK sealed the deal when he announced two days ago AC would start. Hmmmmm what would my game plan be if I were NO? I don’t know…..Maybe double team Melo and let AC do whatever the hell he wants?
The whole Idea is to spread the court out. If GK would have STARTED JR or Ty, he would have been better off. At least the odds would have been better with people that actually have a shooting percentage.
Melo just had a horrendous night
He was being guarded by Peja Freaking Stojakovic for a good deal of time, and Peja hasn’t played defense since 2002. Melo also let Peja have his own offensively…KMart deserves a lot of the blame for his terrible jumpers and not playing good D on David West when it mattered. And of course, the GK+AC combo.
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