Game 55 Preview & Thread: Nuggets at Wizards (5pm MST)
by Nate Timmons on Feb 19, 2010 9:15 AM MST
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PrintDenver Nuggets at Washington Wizards, Feb 19, 2010 5:00 PM MST
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Well, back on September 28th, 2009 Mike Miller's expressionless accompanying photo, from the Wizards media day, foreshadowed his team's season. There hasn't been much to cheer for in the Nation's capital in regards to their NBA team, but hey - they do possess a lot of upcoming salary cap room.
Big Z talks for first time since trade to Wizards ...
Fear the Sword full link to story here.
A nugget:
Ilgauskas spoke to the Cleveland Plain Dealer for the first time since his trade on Wednesday, and while he admits being angry, he isn't so angry he won't return - if Washington lets him.
Right now I'm a Wizard,'' he said. "I think eventually they'll let me go, but that's just my guess. They haven't told me anything yet. First I've got to go to Washington, and hopefully after a couple of days they'll let me go home."
The particulars ...
Records:
Denver: 36-18 (23-5 at home, 13-13 on the road) before cavs
Washington: 18-33 (10-16 at home, 8-17 on the road)
Denver current streak: Won 1. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
Washington current streak: Won 1. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Injuries:
Denver: Renaldo Balkman (mid-back strain) is out and his status is listed as indefinite. Chris Andersen (lower back strain) is listed as questionable for tonight's game and his status is listed as day-to-day.
Washington: No injuries on report. Gilbert Arenas is out for obvious reasons.
Opposition's Take: Bullets Forever
About the only thing that has changed from Miller's picture above? He no longer is sporting the burnt out surfer look that would make him a perfect guest-star on John From Cincinnati ... you know, if that show hadn't gotten canceled after going nowhere. Take a look ...
Perhaps Miller's boyish new look was also a sign of things to come for his team as the Wizards are now in position for a youth movement themselves. Gone are veterans Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and Antawn Jamison and in their place is a young scorer who fell out of favor with the L.A. Clippers in 26 year old Al Thornton, a 29 year-old all-around talent who was cast off from Dallas and is trying to rediscover his game in Josh Howard and a couple of draft picks (Cleveland's first-rounder and and Sacramento's second-rounder).
Check out his feature story on Josh Howard's off-court issues
Did the Wizards do the best thing in blowing up their team? I would have to say yes. As previously constructed the Wizards were one of the highest-salaried teams in the league, but were not NBA title contenders. The Wizards now have a chance to rebuild, but the problem? Current General Manager Ernie Grunfeld is the one responsible for most of the Wizards moves that led them to having to rebuild in the first place. If the team truly wants change they should look for some new front office help this off-season.
With their new-look squad the Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-99 on Tuesday, Feb. 16th. The Wizards were without their three most prominently traded namess (Butler, Haywood and Jamison) and the team stepped up to beat the Wolves.
Minutes have now opened up for power forward Andray Blatche (33 points vs. the Wolves), center JaVale McGee, shooting guard Nick Young and Howard. The Nuggets will also get their first look at former Nugget Earl Boykins who is averaging 7.5 points in roughly 18 minutes per night for Washington.
It's sort of odd that the Nuggets haven't faced the Wizards after 54 games, but Denver needs another road win and a team trying to gel like the Wizards could provide an easy one. Over the Nuggets final 28 games ... 20 of them will come against teams that are battling for playoff position and to get into the post-season (21 of 29 if you count last night's thriller). The Nuggets haven't dominated sub .500 teams this year (like they did last season) and have played quite well over the top dogs in the league, but this final stretch is going to be brutal.
While Denver stood pat at the trade deadline yesterday (Feb. 18th), things have been anything but standstill for the Nuggets. The team has been battling minor injuries to its star players all season and the man on the bench, George Karl, is now in the limelight with his own battle.
We saw the Nuggets fight incredible hard last night as they beat the hottest team in the NBA as the Cavs were winners of 13 straight and 15 of 18 ... two of those three losses came at the hands of our Nuggets. The Nuggets played a hell of a first half, let the Cavs assume control for a bit in the second half and ultimately clawed their way back into the game and took care of business in overtime thanks to Melo's jump-shot facial on King James.
One thing I did notice about the game last night ... J.J. Hickson is an energizer. His athletic ability reminds me of a young Chris Andersen or Kenyon Martin. He's able to make his impression on the game by playing above the rim. It's no wonder the Nuggets were looking to add a young athletic guy like Tyrus Thomas or Hakim Warrick at the deadline ... those two guys might not give Denver the best defensive match up against the Lakers, but they both would have given the Nuggets a boost on the offensive end with their ability to explode to the rim and probably would have made some highlight worthy blocks. Hickson just played with a different energy level last night and it had an effect on the game.
Melo, K-Mart and Billups all went 43+ minutes last night so it'll be imperative for Denver's bench to play well against the Wizards this evening. The Nuggets didn't get out of Cleveland as early as played with the overtime period and the early start tonight (5 p.m. MST) wont do Denver's legs any favors, but if the Nuggets play the right way tonight they should earn a win.
And by the right way I mean the Nuggets need to share the ball (typically an issue against lesser team on the road for the Nuggets), protect the defensive glass (always tougher when you're tired) and get to the rim (slowing the game down with foul shots and high percentage shots will be key). We've seen too many road games where the Nuggets get into jump-shot mode and play lazy defense and after a big win against the Cavaliers, it would be a shame to drop what should be a gimmie game tonight.
Views you can use:
- After shooting 5-6 in the first half, Arron Afflalo didn't attempt a single shot in the second half last night in his 24 minutes of play.
- Kenyon Martin's 17 rebounds accounted for 35.4% of his teams' total boards (48). The Nuggets are now 20-8 when K-Mart reaches double digits in rebounds.
- The Nuggets are 7-2 in games where J.R. Smith attempts 3 three-pointers or less, among those games are wins against the Suns and the Cavaliers (both times).
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lets get a blowout
and some rest.
Melo/Billups/JR/Ty should be taking it to the rim. AAA didnt play much in the second half, so hopefully his jumper is on point again tonight.
need to get the W tonight, and hopefully an easier W where starters are not playing 40min.
After last night
I’m going to say that they’re going to be tired and play like garbage, but I wouldn’t mind a win tonight.
what a joke!
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4926633
doc rivers and phil jackson complaining about the cavs landing jamison and the possibility that Z will end up back in cleveland after 30 days.
How does it work in NBA when a player is released
Doesn’t the draft order from the previous year determine who gets first dibs.
When Big Z gets bought out he becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent and is free to negotiate with all teams.
The only team he can’t re-sign with right away is Cleveland … he must wait 30 days to re-sign there. Just like how McDyess waited 30 days after the Nuggets bought him out last season before he re-signed with Detroit.
It looks like Atlanta and Dallas are already expressing interest in Big Z and Denver might get in the mix as well (not confirmed though.)
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by Nate Timmons on Feb 19, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I saw your questions
On travis’ chat just a few minutes ago…. haha he upsets me once again! I really hope we can land Gooden. I think if we told him we’d resign him in the offsason he might consider it.
"Don't chase the money, chase the dream"
by Garrett Olsen on Feb 19, 2010 2:27 PM MST up reply actions
isn't there also...
a rule saying that free agents signed after a certain date aren’t eligible to play in the playoffs?
that is intresting...
would be of best interest to not allow a player to come back to the same team like that until after the season is over or make it a 6 month thing.
by Colsportsfan on Feb 19, 2010 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
Balkman's Injury
Nate – I haven’t read anything about Balkman being out due to back spasms, other than in your “particulars” in the last couple game threads. Just curious, where do you find that info?
I grab my info from a few different places.
The Nuggets come out with daily injury reports on their game day notes pages on NBA.com (here is a link).
Balkman’s injury went from “spasms” to “strain” on the injury report and he also talked about his ailing back on his Twitter account which is: kOoLwiTaK
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by Nate Timmons on Feb 19, 2010 10:38 AM MST up reply actions
When was he "in"?
" Renaldo Balkman (mid-back strain) is out and his status is listed as indefinite. "
Supposedly he doesn’t work in practice and we know Karl doesn’t play him.; guess he strained it cheer-leading from the bench.
Iverson has your answer here ... PRACTICE!
HAHA
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by Nate Timmons on Feb 19, 2010 1:40 PM MST up reply actions
Naldo's Back
Vicki & I had a nice conversation with Naldo and his Dad recently. He does practice. The “don’t practice” is the same thing said about JR when he couldn’t minutes. Press report what they are told… Anyway…
He did hurt his back in practice and even had to go to the hospital due to the injury.
Back to the game!
Thanks!
Vicki's Husband
(Russ)
Nate's cap space comment...
I believe Melo is a loyal guy and will reup with Denver this summer (he actually wanted to last summer) but I also thought that if there ever was a team that could lure him away, it was the Wiz. He grew up in Baltimore and I believe he was a Bullets fan (at least a fan of Bernard King, but King actually played for the Knicks and the Bullets so I suppose it’s hard to tell which one he’d be fan of since Melo was born in NY). It was never a problem because the Wiz were always WAY over the cap thanks to Agent 0, Antawn and Caron…but now that they’re getting cap space, it complicates things. Like I said, I believe Melo will reup, but I just hope he does it sooner than later or that the Wiz spend all their money this summer.
Loyalty
As the Cavs will learn this summer, loyalty only goes so far.
Yeah but you're talking about a franchise's loyalty to a player, not a player's loyalty to a franchise.
In that respect, Melo and Bron Bron differ greatly
The Wiz will not compete for a championship
So, if Melo’s priorities are right (even without loyalty), he’d probably want to stay in Denver.
And, apart from loyalty are roots. If wife and son are happy here, why leave if the money offered is not to different from team to team?
We still have Melo through next season, right?
So there is no need to worry or speculate until then. Right?
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Oh man, don't even bring that up
Melo won’t go anywhere. He has stated that he wants to stay in Denver, and Denver it shall be. Unless something happens, he’s not going anywhere. PERIOD!!
I'm not bringing anything up
That wasn’t already brought up.
I am just making sure that Melo is under contract through the end of next season. What happens after 2011 doesn’t really matter. There might not be any basketball the way I see it.
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Was Melo really a fan of Bernard King?
That would be interesting and kind of funny because his game resembles Bernard King’s so much. King is definitely high on the list of guys I wish I was alive to see in their primes. I love watching him on youtube. You can see the physical small forward who’s game was understated yet totally unstoppable and could score in any way. The one thing that King had that I wish Melo did was that awesome running two-handed put the defender in the rim stuff. And the thing King had that I’m glad Melo doesn’t is his cocaine habit. I guess that’s a good trade-off.
After shooting 5-6 in the first half, Arron Afflalo didn't attempt a single shot in the second half last night in his 24 minutes of play...
Arron Affalo didn’t touch the BALL, did he? That is on his teammates. You got a guy who is almost shooting 100% and you don’t find a way to get him the ball!!??
What’s up with that?
Probably because he wasn't focusing on scoring points
And more focusing on taking away points from the player he was defending. I have ZERO problems with that.
Swats.
Did ya'll know
Mike Miller is shooting like 57% from 3 point this year… I think he has made 40 of 70 three pointers. Thats pretty crazy if you ask me… Denver can’t let him go off tonight.
"Don't chase the money, chase the dream"
Heh, Karl is smiling.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:11 PM MST reply actions
Ugh
I know. Not good. It would help if someone on the Nuggets would acknowledge his existence instead of just hoping he goes away.
Anyone know why the altitude camera is so zoomed out?
You can barely even see what’s happening
by Cargo5 on Feb 19, 2010 5:20 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I'm not sure
Usually its not this bad, regardless of where we play
by Cargo5 on Feb 19, 2010 5:25 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Wow.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more quiet arena.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:32 PM MST reply actions
The Mancheser Academy when I thought I would have been a good comedian.
Just thought I’d join you guys in my pwnage.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:38 PM MST up reply actions
its not even a compression sleeve...
its like a legit white T that he just ripped the sleeve off haha
I'm distracted from the game...
… cooking tacos for dinner.
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Earl Senior!
I forgot he was with Washington. Nice to see him.
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It's funny
seeing Ty guard someone shorter than he is.
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http://atdhe.net/13610/watch-denver-nuggets-vs-washington-wizards
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:39 PM MST up reply actions
Earl Boykins vs Ty Lawson...
can you say up tempo basketball?
Earl Boykins vs. Ty Lawson:
What I’d look like trying to guard Ty.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:44 PM MST up reply actions
Agreed
A loss against a rolling Utah team on the road after beating LA the night before is acceptable.
A loss against a Wizards team that just blew it self up is NOT OK under any circumstances.
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That's the most frustrating part of his game
Forget turnovers, shot selection, I don’t understand why a guy with such a deadly jumper isn’t even an average free throw shooter.
I presume the mental aspect has something to do with it.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:48 PM MST up reply actions
Melo seems to have dedicated himself to getting over 80%
and now he’s fearless taking it to the hole. I’d venture that Melo’s increased scoring average is due to all the FT attempts and makes at the line.
Perhaps.
Btw, Melo’s fearlessness reminds me of something I read a while ago about Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Basically, this person said Magic was the greatest of all time because he played in an era where fouls weren’t called as often as now (or a decade ago); i.e. when basketball wasn’t about ticky-tacky bailout calls and taking it to the rim meant getting whacked. Magic had to play without the rules aiding him, whereas Jordan played with the rules helping him.
Well, it’s coming from a Lakers fan, so take it at that, but it still makes you think. What if the refs weren’t so reticent to blow the whistle? Melo may not end his career in any “GOAT” discussion, but the fact that he battled so hard inside has to mean something to this end.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
Here it is...
http://blog.sbnation.com/2010/1/12/1248550/as-the-nba-turns-to-deception
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
If you ever watch warm-ups before a home game
JR will take three-point shot after three-point shot. Never will you see him work on his stroke from the charity stripe. So frustrating.
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He should have a talk with Mahmoud and learn a little something about his OCD...
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
stupid question but,
Is it against the rules to jump when shooting FT shots?
by InboundingLobPass on Feb 19, 2010 6:13 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I'd imagine so.
Otherwise you’d see people doing it.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:14 PM MST up reply actions
yeah
Well maybe JR should use the underhanded (granny shot) its legal but nobody does it…
by InboundingLobPass on Feb 19, 2010 6:30 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Its not against the rules to jump...
while taking a free throw. Players are taught to keep their feet on the ground to avoid crossing the line. You can jump if you land behind the line.
Me is confoosed.
I could swear Tacos looks just like Graham.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:46 PM MST reply actions
Worse
was when JR wasn’t wearing a sleeve at the beginning of the season and he and Afflalo would be on the floor at the same time. Even their numbers are almost the same.
Hahaha.
I wonder if that’s why AAA did so well shooting 3’s. They thought they were passing to Smith!
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:52 PM MST up reply actions
Whoa.
Clinton and Bush on TV. At the same time. Sitting next to each other. Fighting the same cause.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 5:50 PM MST reply actions
Yeah, I guess...
But still. Disconcerting.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:26 PM MST up reply actions
Clinton
I bought tickets to see Clinton give a speech here next week about being a better humanitarian.
Funny thing is, the speech is being held at Caesar’s Palace!
Melo looks to be back in form
Now, if Denver could find its defensive focus….
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He doesn't look tall enough to be a volleyball player...
Although he is usually next to Scott Hastings…
He's around 6'3", I think.
And Hastings is 6’11". Hastings says he has shrunk an inch in old age, though.
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Did anyone watch the Lakers-Celtics game?
I think I nearly fell asleep during it. No, I probably did fall asleep.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:15 PM MST reply actions
It's not even that.
The ending was pretty much who would stop clanking shots first. Guess it was Boston.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:20 PM MST up reply actions
Especially good game
in that the Nuggets gain a game on the Fakers
These Friday night games kill me since I'm never home
Oh well we seem to be in good hands. I hope everyone has a good night!
Nuggets up by seven
Defense is not good, especially underneath.
Denver should be up 15 against the Wiz.
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Really?
At least the Nuggets are winning. I hope they plan on player better in the 2nd half.
Thanks for letting know.
Melo is shooting pretty good
The offense is looking sharp. But Washington is getting way too many easy buckets underneath. No Andersen tonight.
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Nuggets need to jump on them
And if CB1’s shot isn’t falling as he has a tendency to do in the third pass the ball
The third quarter...
… is starting OK. I like it.
Good pass from Nene just then.
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Nuggets are looking better and better all the time
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Nene double double tonight?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Mr. 3 Shot!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I was being sarcastic...
talking about Melo’s insistence.
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Why was that a foul?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Fucking bull shit
Humberto learned his flops from Mono
Ugh Afflalo gimpy :(
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
yup...looks like his ankle
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
MELO!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Who's in now?
Tacos or Joey?
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.
by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 19, 2010 6:47 PM MST reply actions
Tacos
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Do you think Tacos knows he has this nickname?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Nah, he scratched himself
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Chauncey is nails tonight
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Niiiice Chauncey again!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Charlotte beating Cleveland by 9 points
they are also fatigued on the road.
But Washington is not nearly as good as Charlotte. Who would have expected that?
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the only trouble smith never gets into
foul
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
denver only has 11 assists
they need to make A pass let alone an extra pass.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Nope replay shows clean block...
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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Why do the Nuggets take for granted these sub .500 teams?
Please no back to back excuse
I agree
They have to win this game. It will totally negate any good that came from beating Cleveland last night.
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I was giving Melo a hard time...
… but when Denver was pounding the ball into him, he was getting some points and getting to the line and Denver was maintaining its lead.
I hope he comes back soon.
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You got that right
He’s suffering from that Kobe syndrome. He should get his team mates involved
So what is the deal with no foul on Affalo?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Forgot the jumpers JR, get to the rim
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
okay guys time to get serious
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Finally JR scores driving
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Denver never set the tone early on defense
Now this Washington team of scrubs has some confidence and energy.
It’s getting out of hand. Get the starters in, George.
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Jeez
I go to the kitchen to help with dinner, and I hear the crowd erupt in cheers every 10 seconds. It all started when Melo got selfish.
umm, no
it started when melo came off the court
by Rainbow skyline on Feb 19, 2010 7:14 PM MST up reply actions
exactly
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
this seems like a great time to insert the starters
and take this game back under control
by ColoradoAggie11 on Feb 19, 2010 7:16 PM MST reply actions
ugh that was a bad pass
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I'm getting mad. Time to shut off the game
Later.
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We're down by SEVEN?!!
I’m SO glad I’m not watching this shit!
Birdman, for the love of God, get better soon!!
Chauncey to the rescue
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
how much time is left...
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
okay I thought maybe my feed was behinde
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
wow...how was that an offensive foul?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
well poo
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
meh..let's not freak out altogether
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
meanwhile, if utah can get past the mighty warriors they are a 1/2 game back
and with a much easier schedule remaining. we are looking at a 4th seed because of fucking ridiculous losses like this
by Rainbow skyline on Feb 19, 2010 7:30 PM MST reply actions
Yep people better not say we don't play these type of teams in the playoffs so who cares
because we have gifted LA home advantage with losses like this the entire season, now they may not even get the 2 or 3.
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FUCK MELO
Is this going to be an acceptable loss because bird was out and it was a back to back
I would put this loss more on the bench play
They literally got outscored by Nene all by himself
by ColoradoAggie11 on Feb 19, 2010 7:32 PM MST up reply actions
wow
how can we play so well at cleveland and yet suck against so many bad teams? What happened to taking every game seriously
by ColoradoAggie11 on Feb 19, 2010 7:31 PM MST reply actions
good game nuggets...
- 500 teams why!!!!!!! wizards are like a -200 lol
and they dont have arenas, haywood, butler, jamison, what is WRONG WE BEAT THE CAVS FOR GOD SAKE!!!
JR and Tacos were both 0's in the plus / minus column tonight....
KMart however was an uncharacteristic -14.
well there you go
Can’t blame this entirely on Melo
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
coz half our bench warms seats and nothing else, i hope this cancer makes Karl retire, if we had a better coach we would dominate
by Hilder15Melo on Feb 19, 2010 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
really...you're going to play the cancer card?
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
are you kidding me?
was Karl supposed to heal Bird’s back? Or Kenyon’s knee that CLEARLY bothered him throughout the game? Malik Allen has been in the league long enough to know that if you don’t want to chase the 4 all the way out to the 3 point line? fine, but atleast get to about the free throw line.
...
WHile I have been on the side of ‘fire Karl’ for the last 2 years. He has done a good job, but still wish someone would come in that would play all the bench guys in games like this where our starters are obviously exausted.
Given that..
You should be banned from this blog for wishing someone would leave due to illness. I understand not liking Karl, but I gues syou just don’t like people or care about them
I hope Karl gets his treatments, feels better and comes to realize he needs everyone on the team to win not just 8
Petro or graham should have played
Instead of that wasted man we call Malik “I Can’t Play For Shit But Apparently Nobody Notices” Allen!
tacos is a proven veteran
with a solid jumpshot. Graham is a 3, not a 4. He would not have mattered. I can see the arguement for Petro, but I really think that Dallas game was a bit misleading. He has a decent jump hook, but he plays like a 6-9, not a 7 footer. He routinely had loose rebounds wrestled away from him, he never really got in position to box out. Look at Kenyon on rebounds, and look at how LOW he is. I mean he’s almost sitting on the ground when he boxes out. Petro doesn’t have enough meat on his bones to battle for rebounds. And i seem to remember Malik Allen snatching an offensive rebound or two, so lets not blame him
Its probably appropriate
to blame the whole team
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I blame the Cougar
The Nuggets did well yesterday when you couldn’t post.
They were doing well tonight until you came on the tread
Poof!!!!!!!!
jerk if i had a banhammer
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
4 rebounds, one assist, 4 points
What do you call that?
Meh, hopefully we’ll play better on Sunday. We have a day off and almost everybody will be healthy. I just hope K-Mart’s knee can survive.
Hard to take us seriously
after this action. Dear god, just ruined all the value of last night’s win.
All it means is the Cavs win is now worthless
Denver can’t expect to win games playing Malik Allen 23 minutes. They needed to pick up a useful big in his place and perhaps they still can
this is true
nothing personal against the guy, but he has no business getting real minutes for a real team. I’m sure he’s a nice guy but he’s no longer a viable NBA player. If he gets real minutes, we are giving the opposition a gift. I’d rather just play a 3 guard lineup. Hell, a 4 guard lineup.
denver had 12 assists for the game
9 assists in the first half. enough said
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
lets just say this day is cursed
Washington beat nugz, cats beat cavs and 6ers beat san antonio… hopefully this trend continues so the warriors win and we can forget about this game
FUCK MELO
Me lost this game With his one on one mentality.
by samdman on Feb 19, 2010 7:39 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
yeah, I wish he'd just quit.
I liked it much more when we had Vincent Yarborough playing his spot. Good ole days.
hahaha samdman you are a joke
Carmelo leads the Nuggets to the biggest win of the season last night and you say “Fuck Melo” the very next night, when they are playing on the second night of a back to back away after playing in overtime.
Grow up, you child.
Swats.
i completely understand
being tired, missing shots, making a bad pass. but when you play stupid, theres no excuse. its not like melo is dumb, he just takes things too personal and then didnt bother to run back on D so the wizards cut the lead, took the lead and then extended the lead.
I quit growing and being a child as many years as you are old. Boy
Thank for proving me right. I knew some brilliant person was going to make that excuse of the back to back schedule for this loss. You might as well go on to say that this was an acceptable loss.
You genius with your lack of faith in the Nuggets should have diddly squat to dispute.
Melo played like shit tonight. He took on a me against Thornton disposition which was detrimental to the team. How could you not see that?
Take a hike off a short cliff
by samdman on Feb 19, 2010 8:59 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Yep, it was an acceptable loss.
If you don’t see that playing an OT game away then another game away on the very next night would wear a team down in the 4th quarter you’re even more blind than I thought you were.
Swats.
I'm the first one to rec this?!?
Melo lost that game singlehandedly! If he passes every time he touches the ball, once he realises that he can’t beat Thornton (which should have happened by the first time he got pwned again in the second half), we win this game going away!!
As soon as Thornton got on Melo, he was as good as doubled.
And in another thought, Melon should be charged with a TO for every one of those shots he took—they were as good as lost the second they were released.
Wow we lost by 10
Before you blame the bench
Washington brought 5 players off the bench to Denver’s 3. They played a total of 115 minutes to Denver 60.
Denver’s short rotation tired out and cost them this game. GK just plain doesn’t like Lawson. His homecoming playing in front of 40 family members and he played much less than anyone else. Still led the team in assists
I don't think Karl hates Lawson
He’s a rookie and he obviously wasn’t playing well or he would have gotten more minutes.
I'm done hoping this team will "get it" against bad teams
luckily Boston is solid, I am seriously more worried about the game at GS then the game at Phx.
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Fuckin bitchhhhhh
This is so disappointing…
I want to see this team rip each other in the lockerroom and have a players meeting after this loss.
How can you lose to the Wizards??? What’s the **** meaning of that win in Cleveland if you lose this type of game?
It would be disheartening if they go, “ahh this is just one of 82 games, you lose games”… I wanna see some fights in the locker room… somebody/ some players are not doing their job if you lose to a pathetic team… show they care about winning.
This game also shows how glaring our rebounding can be… I see Blatche jumping up and down like he was on trampoline crashing the boards while Nene just stayed on the ground, protecting his balls. In the final two minutes of the game, just like in the Cavs game, we couldn’t get any damn rebound.
How can this team not address a GLARING weakness?
the biggest reason we lost this game
in my opinion, is Bird. Sounds strange, but Bird always moves around on offense. Someone has to start the movement to get the offense moving. Malik Allen is too old to be slashing. Essentially Nene and Kenyon had no help, and lets not forget Nene just got pounded last night by Shaq. We were simply lacking energy. JR may not have been efficient, but I like that he was getting to the rim. Melo had a good first half, but really sucked at handling the ball in the second half, which was surprising. Chauncey played great. Nene played decently. Kenyon banged his knee, and I think that bothered him. Ty just seems really hesitant, which is why George doesn’t play him a lot. There was a clip from training camp this year where George Karl said to Ty “If you pass up an open jumpshot, you are signing a contract with me that you will get something better” Ty always passes up open shots, and doesn’t create anything. He just gives the ball back to Chauncey.
Yeah Kenyon played 43 minutes last night too
He’s definitely getting banged up. The Nuggets only play 3 bigs, and he anchors everything. I think Kenyon is going to miss games down the stretch because of how important he is come playoff time. I’ve just accepted one of our bigs is out we’re a mediocre team. Malik Allen is the first big off the bench. Losing badly to a front line of Blatche/McGee/Oberto is exactly why Denver tried to acquire Tyrus Thomas
by runningdonut on Feb 19, 2010 8:02 PM MST up reply actions
As bad as this sounds I am actually just starting to expect us to lose to bad teams on the road at the very least and win a very close game at home. I am getting to the point that if we do win these games I will be happily suprised.
I just don’t understand how we can’t get up to play other teams. Look at the standings and see where you want to be. If you want to finish second in the division and fourth or worse in the conference then games like this are fine. However if you want to shut the mass media up about how the Jazz and Mavs are the ones that will challenge the Lakers then you have to bring it every night no matter if you are playing top talent or D-league scrubs.
I think these losses are most disappointing because we know our team is better than this. The nuggets can still beat any team in the league when they actually show up for the game. I still believe in this team but I agree with others that say you cannot expect to win the game when injuries require you to play Tacos. We need to get one of the bigs that will hopefully be bought out.
Cannot wait for the next game where we are playing a top-ish team and therefore should be up for them….I hope
by ColoradoAggie11 on Feb 19, 2010 7:51 PM MST reply actions
Our biggest problem
is lack of a killer instinct. Sure, we don’t have any Derrick Coleman types who don’t like the game at all, but we have far too many dudes who don’t really get bothered by bad regular season losses. Certianly its been a lot better since Billups replaced AI, but overall we still are filled with “there’s always tomorrow” types (and GK is a great enabler of this mentality). There is just no urgency. Unfortunately, I don’t think this is a skill that can be learned, you have it or you don’t.
I agree with the lack of killer instinct
But this goes on Melo. He played right into Thornton’s hand.
You would think that by now he would know how to get his game on by passing and getting his other team mates involved.
Melo was worst than AC this game. That’s bad.
It's not right to single out Melo
They weren’t passing the ball. The bench didn’t show up today. They were taking poor shots…
But I could be wrong, seeing as I didn’t watch the game.
MELO was taking bad shots
he killed all the momentum and double digit lead we had in the 3rd qtr. he played 1 on 5 offense and forced us to play 4 on 5 defense.
So why even post?
.I mean you have a right to but you look like a fool
Melo got clocked by Thornton.
That's cool
and one other thing. The bench consist of more players than what Karl played
I meant the bench players who played in the game
I still wish he played Petro and Graham.
I guess I’m going to have to watch the highlights, though there probably aren’t any.
melo
was such a bitch tonight. i hate when he plays like this. fucking 4 straight possessions he forced it. he went like 8 possessions without passing to anyone.
He passed the ball one time
one fucking assist
i put some blame on chauncey
idk why the fuck he kept feeding melo in the post. give it to nene or something
ok...calm down people
Melo was not AC
he was the only thing we had going in the first half
but now that you bring up doomsday, I’m probably the only person on this site who doesn’t mind a healthy does of AC once every 10-12 games. He reminds everyone (Chauncey included) to play basketball 5 on 5, even if AC lacks the talent. He is strictly pass first, and plays decent D. He would not have made an impact in this game, but I wish some players had AC’s mentality. If AC had melo’s talents, he would be called doomsday for a different reason. Melo forced it a bit near the end, but it was probably a continued heat check from last night. That was his best game of his life, not a solid excuse, but I saw this coming. Its like when Karl gets worried when JR makes 10 3 pointers, because he knows the next game JR is going to keep shooting no matter what.
Do you do drugs?
If you don’t maybe you should take a dose of something to get back to realization
whats wrong with what i said
you said it yourself that Melo was playing 1 on 5. I agree, and Chauncey was encouraging that behavior. I didn’t say “I wish AC played tonight”, I said “I wish some of our players had AC’s pass-first mentality at times”
just so you see it, samdman, you are a joke
Carmelo leads the Nuggets to the biggest win of the season last night and you say “Fuck Melo” the very next night, when they are playing on the second night of a back to back away after playing in overtime.
Grow up, you child. The Nuggets lost this game for more reasons than just a tough night from Melo.
Swats.
+1
He’s been railing against Melo all night and virtually no one agrees with him. So when you disagree, he resorts to personal attacks.
Joke
If anyone’s a joke it’s you Ole faithful.
Typical lame explanation. Everyone except for you knows that when Melo gets assists and his team mates involve the Nuggets are a better team.
How many times did he try to take on Thornton? What happened to the momentum after his fail attempts?
All day Jay
Who TF ru. You don’t know me to judge me even if you did your thoughts don’t budge me.
I’m a realist and Melo put Me into the game instead of playing team ball.
How is that a personal attack?
"you don't know me to judge me"
that’s very true, I wish you would adopt that yourself. But bashing others and then saying you shouldn’t be judged is hypocritical. No one knows you and we shouldn’t judge what type of person you really are but you shouldn’t judge others just because they disagree with you.
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This is a classic case
of the pot is calling the kettle black. LMAO
You know that ole saying
about if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
What the fuck was that?
Can someone tell why we can’t beat .500 teams? I’m honestly tired and frustrated with these types of losses. Tired of the front office not trying to get a big and these guys not playing hard every night even against shit teams. Fuck it I’m losing hope.
by tknuckle on Feb 19, 2010 8:16 PM MST via mobile reply actions
You know what?
Good night for the Nuggets.
I don’t give a shit what any of the other fairweather Nuggets fans (samdman) have to say about this loss. They tried to the end and the wheels fell off because they were just exhausted. They laid it ALL on the line to beat the Cavs, THE BEST team in the NBA, at home, where they had lost 3 times all year. They had to go to overtime to do it. Chauncey and Melo played 43+ minutes.
This game was winnable, yes. But I do NOT blame this team for being worn out after the effort they gave last night to win.
And you know what? Ultimately, this is a game in February, the Nuggets still hold the tiebreaker over the Utah Jazz, and they can still catch LA for the one seed. Under any other circumstances I would be angry about this, but give me and the Nuggets a break.
If you’re crapping on Melo or the team after this loss then you should just sit and spin. There will be tough nights like this from every team. The Cavs lost. The Spurs lost. Dallas wins and the Jazz and Blazers have yet to finish their games.
Swats.
by BeefySwats on Feb 19, 2010 8:49 PM MST reply actions 2 recs
we beat the teams that matter
in a perfect world, we would go 82-0. But obviously that can’t happen. So do you idiots want to beat the good teams? or beat up on the bad teams? We are frickin undefeated against LA and Cleveland and Orlando. Would you rather us lose to Cleveland last night and romped the wizards tonight? That win last night was important psychologically. The talk of how the “meaning of that game is lost” is just for us fans. In the playoffs, Nuggs will know they can bang with anyone in the league.
And you know what else?
Give Washington some fucking credit. All the time here its not that the other team played well and gutted out a win, it’s that the Nuggets “just sucked”. Bullshit.
Andre Blatche, Nick Young and Singleton all turned it on in the 4th. Props to the Wizards given their tough situation and pulling out a great win.
Swats.
i dont know if any of you read Gilbert Arenas's blog from a few years ago
but i did, and he had this one entry, where he said that this Andray Blatche kid was one of the best pure scorers he had ever seen. Back then Andray never played in games, so i remember thinking that this was just Gilbert pumping up his teammate, who was a rookie at the time. After tonight…damn Gilbert knew what he was talking about.
it would still be nice
to beat some .500 teams handily like we should. that way we can get more rest and get other guys PT.
Of course it would
But give some consideration to the situation first. You don’t play second nights away on the road in mos-
Oh wait, that’s right, we’re the Denver Nuggets, where we get scheduled 22 back to back games during the season.
In any case, we beat the teams that matter, and that’s what matters. Tell me something – would you rather be 0-4 to the Lakers and Cavs and pummel the Wizards and Timberwolves? Because I wouldn’t. I will take a drop to a team like this so long as we prove that we can beat the “elites”, and still maintain our standing. And so far, we have.
Swats.
we dont only lose to sub 500
on back to backs (i think). to me its more of a lack of focus than being tired. even with us being tired i think if we played smarter we could win more of these types of games like tonight.
its not like this is the first time this season this has happened. more like 15th time.
I agree that it doesn't always happen on back to backs.
But there is an important understanding to look at games and understand how previous events have affected them. There is NO excuse for losing to the Timberwolves at home with rest, to the Kings, etc. I completely agree with that.
But for people to not see they played close until 8 mintues in the 4th and just couldn’t finish after last night is shortsighted, fairweather and does not give the Wiz enough credit.
Swats.
imo
we gave it away in the late 3rd/4th bc we got lazy. once we gave the wizards momentum and confidence, there was really nothing we could do. josh howard and co. smelt blood and put the nail in the coffin.
we can agree to disagree tho. i aint fairweather man, i have no problem if we lose, just play the right way.
Whats your drug of choice
Ratline?
Look at the standings? Can you see UTAH in the rear view mirror or his your head so far up your ….. well you know
You can’t keep losing thes petty games and think they are of no consequences.
I don't think we would be so mad if this wasn't a recurring theme
are there some excuses for tonight? Yeah some but the Nugs have done this over and over again. They could have finished them off in the 3rd and earned the rest, but instead of being up 15 they allowed Washington to cut it to 9. Then they started the 4th off poorly allowing Washington to get the lead through hot shooting. This team wants to be a championship team they have to show the tough mentality not only against the best teams but also the worst. Saying that I’m looking forward to kicking Boston’s ass Sunday and getting this loss behind us. GO NUGS!
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Again
I don’t think the Nuggets “allowed” anything. They were simply out of gas. The Wizards knew it and they are a roster (now) full of young players who were hungry for a win against a good team.
Swats.
Well we disagree on that
I saw times during this game where the Nugs got overconfident and became lazy for stretches, losing focus and not playing with the proper mindset.
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As a counterexample, look at the Bobcats
A much more dangerous team than people realize, yet they have very similar problems the Nuggets have. The Bobcats have beaten:
The Hawks
The Cavs 3x (once in Cleveland)
Phoenix (in Phoenix)
The Nuggets
The Spurs
and Houston
And have lost to the Nets, twice.
Swats.
Exactly, which is why they are not a top tier team
because they can’t play their best against both the good teams and bad(no consistency). Now I don’t think Charlotte is as good as the Nugs by any stretch. Sure they will be a tough match-up in the playoffs but without home advantage I don’t think they can get very far. The most concerning thing for me about these type of losses is that it’s another game lost in the standings. No one knows how the last months play out, if the Nugs stay healthy they should get the 2 but that is a huge If, which is where having a several game cushion heading into the last month of the year is very helpful.
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I was hoping we'd be a little bit better than Charlotte
Being a supposedly tougher team coming off a WCF berth last season.
The Charlotte Bobcats have never made the playoffs in franchise history. They just had their first all star of all time, Gerald Wallace.
by runningdonut on Feb 19, 2010 10:14 PM MST up reply actions
Bullshit
You think the players and staff aren’t upset about this loss? Let the fans be too. Make all the excuses you want, the team doesn’t have that luxury. Washington is one of the worst teams in the NBA, they just blew it up to start over. Cool story about Nick Young the underdog hero, it almost makes me want to go rent Rudy and pop open some wine coolers tonight. They split this road trip.This is a loss, the win against a half strength Cavs team is a win. Good enough if you just want to make the playoffs.
by runningdonut on Feb 19, 2010 10:11 PM MST up reply actions
+1
no one’s writing off the team, but to say this is a good night for the nuggets is ludicrous.
by Rainbow skyline on Feb 20, 2010 3:03 AM MST up reply actions
just got back from the game
we started out a little lackadaisical and kind of cruised along into the 4th. usu the 4th is when denver puts it in overdrive but we were settling for jumpshots. jr smith didnt fight through a screen and let nick young(!!) score a layup on him. team look disjointed in key stretches on on offense when they needed clutch shots in the 4th. lots of shots came up front rim and the legs appeared tired. wiz played with college mentality and blatche impressed me with his inside out game. josh howard always seemed to be a nug killer while in dallas and did it again. left singleton open for that 3. billups did shove young with the elbow hard and b/c young is so much smaller he sold it well and the ref bought it. gave back the cleveland upset with this one. hope birdman is ok. wore my billups alternate figuring they would wear their ucla blues and they wore the 3rd alternates again. crowd was into it in 4th which is rare at verizon. Beat Boston.
after boston, which i assume he wil miss
we’re off until thursday at golden state. hopefully he skips that game too, and gets a full week off and only misses two games
Well, this sucks
I’m not sure K-Mart can hold up much longer. I’m hoping the Front Office signs another big who can play as hard (or somewhat) as him. Then, when Andersen comes back, martin can take a well deserved rest as well. We all know Andersen is going to play better when he comes back, so we won;t have to worry so much. But, unless that happens, we’re in trouble.
K-Mart will sit games out down the stretch
I’m sure that’s why they made a strong push for Tyrus Thomas. Think about it, he played 43 minutes and 38 minutes on a back to back which they split. Banged his knee in this game and came back anyhow. Find more minutes for Graham or sign someone better than Malik Allen – he can’t replace what Bird or Kenyon bring to the table and he’s being asked to do both
by runningdonut on Feb 19, 2010 9:51 PM MST up reply actions
What you see is what you get
Billionaire $tan, isn’t shelling out anymore $$$$.
Kmart, Bird, Nene will be out of gas come playoff run and poof the Nuggets will be done.
$tan got his pockets full and these brilliant fans can’t wait until next year to give $tan some more of their hard earn wages.
Probably a while
“Back spasms” may be more than just that. He was hobbling in Cleveland. I would expect him to sit on Sunday vs. the Celts.
Swats.
on more than one occasion
either JR or Afflalo was wide open at the 3, but Chauncey or Melo just ignored them.
fuck. this is absolutely ridiculous, im tired of this team.
they get a good win and then they get the most horrible Loss possible.
We are not gonna get the #2 seed
"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 Feb 20, 2010 2:38 AM MST reply actions
oh wow, we are just 1 game ahead of the #4 seed.
amazing job Nuggets, how to blow out a big win like yesterday’s
"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 Feb 20, 2010 2:55 AM MST up reply actions
0.5 games ahead of the Jazz for winning the division
this is getting UGLY
"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 Feb 20, 2010 2:57 AM MST up reply actions
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