Faried, Hamilton ... will George Karl play them?
by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 7:32 AM MST
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PrintOn draft night, the Pepsi Center media room was abuzz with talk of the Nuggets draft night haul. The team kept their own pick in Kenneth Faried (22nd). And later added a first-round selection in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks for Ray Felton that turned into Jordan Hamilton (26th) and veteran Andre Miller. The big question now, will George Karl's notorious legacy of not playing rookies haunt Nuggets fans again?
We have to hope that tonight's Free Fan Jam: Intrasquad Scrimmage isn't the only time where we'll see Faried and Hamilton featured ... or even rookies Julyan Stone and Cory Higgins (if they make the team.)
With a compacted 66-game season, this could be the perfect time for Karl to loosen up his player rotations. In a recent interview with Mike Evans and Scott Hastings, Karl talked about how people probably want to see him open up an "11, 12, 13" man rotation, but said he'll likely stick to a "8, 9, 10" player rotation.
Who would be in the rotation? Let's count them ...
PG: Ty Lawson (1) and Andre Miller (2)
SG: Arron Afflalo (3) and Rudy Fernandez (4)
SF: Danilo Gallinari (5) and Corey Brewer (6)
PF: Nene Hilario (7) and Al Harrington (8)
C: Timofey Mozgov (9) and Chris Andersen (10)
Guys fighting for minutes: Kosta Koufos (11), Faried (12), Hamilton (13), and anyone else on the roster.
It is difficult to argue with the 10 man rotation above. Karl has stated that he'd like to use Lawson and Miller in the backcourt together at times and that makes minutes even more scarce (I hate the two point guard lineup). One could argue that Faried be given some minutes at small forward in place of Brewer and that could likely be "Manimal's" best shot for minutes ... unless Harrington isn't performing.
One thing that could widen the rotation, foul trouble. Mozgov is young and NBA officials love to blow the whistle on young players, especially big men who are trying to play a physical brand of basketball. Birdman Andersen has a knack for picking up fouls as well ... Koufos, same thing. The young Nuggets big men will need to learn how to stay on the court so they can get their burn.
I do get Karl's point that a shortened training camp hurts the Rooks. We're only 10 days away from opening night in Dallas, so with less than a month of training camp (Dec. 9th-Dec. 25th) it's learn on the fly ... or else! But Karl has also stated, during his time in Denver, that he has no issues playing rookies.
Let's take a look at the regular season minutes given to random rookies throughout Karl's coaching tenure:
| Year | Team | Player | Minutes |
| 1986-87 | Golden State Warriors | Chris Washburn (3rd overall pick) |
11 mpg |
| 1993-94 | Seattle Supersonics |
Ervin Johnson |
6.2 mpg |
| 2000-01 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Michael Redd (2nd Rnd pick) |
5.8 mpg |
| 2005-06 | Denver Nuggets |
Julius Hodge (20th overall) |
2.4 mpg |
| 2005-06 | Denver Nuggets |
Linas Kleiza (27th overall) |
8.5 mpg |
| 2008-09 | Denver Nuggets |
Sonny Weems (2nd Rnd pick) |
4.6 mpg |
| 2009-10 | Denver Nuggets | Ty Lawson (18th overall) |
20.2 mpg |
| 2010-11 | Denver Nuggets |
Gary Forbes (undrafted) |
12.6 mpg |
Those eight players averaged just 8.9 minutes per game as rookies. Washburn was the third overall pick in the 1986 draft and couldn't get on the floor. He didn't last long in the NBA, but at one point he was highly thought of as a prospect. In his fourth NBA season, Ervin Johnson averaged 11.1 rebounds per game as a Nugget in 31.7 minutes per game, but could hardly see the court as a rookie, appearing in just 45 games. Michael Redd proved after his rookie season that he could indeed see minutes in the League and went on to have some big NBA success (before injuries robbed him) ... but not in his first year.
Nuggets rookies didn't fair too well, until North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson came to town. Hodge, Kleiza, and Weems were afterthoughts during their time as Rooks. Kleiza quickly showed he belonged on the floor jumping from 8.5 minutes as a rookie, in 61 games, to appearing in 79 games in his sophomore season and 18.8 mpg. Weems went from 4.6 minutes per game as a rookie in Denver (in just 12 games) to appearing in 69 games in his second season with the Toronto Raptors and earning 19.8 minutes per game to 23.9 minutes last season (his third year).
It's not looking good for the Nuggets' rookies. Maybe it's not too late for Faried and Hamilton to forge North Carolina onto their resumes instead of Morehead State and Texas, respectively. All the rookies can do is work their tails off, be ready, and hope at some point that the Coach calls their names.
On to the links ...
Ball Don't Lie's 2011-12 Season Previews: Denver Nuggets - Kelly Dwyer and Co., Yahoo! Sports
An interesting read to say the least ...
Can Nene Live Up To His Contract? - Madness, Nugglove.com
Our friends over at Nugglove tackle the Nene re-sign. A nice read and the popular power forward term comes up again.
Kenneth Faried: Nuggets' rookie on Denver, Dennis Rodman and being "Manimal" - Kenneth Faried, Denver Post
The Nuggets rookie answers fan mail!
Video: Nuggets nearing crunch time as they get ready for NBA season - Ben Hochman, Denver Post
Cool video from media day at Pepsi Center.
How Good Can the Denver Nuggets Be? - Jeremy, Roundball Mining Company
Our friend Jeremy has a great article on the outlook of the Nuggets this season.
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Here's another SBN link with weird info:
Says Rudy “appears to be heading back to Madrid.”
This is the first I have heard of this. Is there talk of him not playing for the Nuggets?
Nothing I have seen leads me to believe Rudy wont be playing for the Nuggets. George Karl, Masai Ujiri, Josh Kroenke, and Rudy himself all seem to talk about him being here this season.
Rudy was at media day and appears ready to go.
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by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 8:29 AM MST up reply actions
That story has been updated on SBN...
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by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
Can't believe we gave up JR's number just like that
No respect for JR at all…no respect.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
No joke
I was outraged. I said some about it in the last post and I was 1 rec from it being green. You should go rec it. It would be my first green
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 3:58 PM MST up reply actions
Not possible
with him still having one year on his contract, we’d have to buy him out or release him. Kinda like all those fools in China.
well looks like rudy is going to stay in Denver at least for now… his twitter photo showed him really happy with a nuggets uniform on
by francisko23 on Dec 16, 2011 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
That´s coming from Real Madrid and sport media close to that team.
Never from Rudy himself. Rudy´s Real Madrid former teammates are saying in interviews that they hope he does well in Denver although it would have the effect of keeping Rudy in the NBA instead of playing with them. They know Rudy wants to follow his career in the NBA.
I think over the past year it has been assumed that RUdy will play out his contract in the US and then return to Spain, just what people assume
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by waterboy31321 on Dec 19, 2011 8:44 AM MST up reply actions
The only way Karl plays rookies is if they were a Tarheel...
I think AL would actually back up Gallo and Bird spells Nene. I also think that Nene will still play some minutes at Center.
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Definitely on your depth chart thoughts. I wasn’t putting a dead set lineup up, just what a 10 man rotation would look like. Karl seems to be talking Brewer up – we’ve seen in the past some guys get talked about and then their playing time be very inconsistent … think no further than Shelden Williams. Will be interesting to see how the rotation shakes out because Karl has talked about wanting to use Koufos a lot this season too.
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by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 8:32 AM MST up reply actions
Brewer is this years Dontay Jones
Great defender horrible shooter
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 8:48 AM MST up reply actions
I gotcha
I thought Shelden was such an underrated signing last season. But yeah when KMart got back he was relegated to bench warmer…
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I liked Koufos' play last year
Sort of a garbage guy more than willing to protect the middle catch a few rebounds etc. Good player to harass opposing Bigs. Mosgov doesn’t have that.
I hope Karl takes advantage of our depth at the 5
Rotating Moz, Koufos and Bird keeps them all fresh (especially Bird) and allows Nene to play 35 minutes at the 4, leaving some time for the Manimal.
Think of the ultrafast lineup of Ty, Rudy, Gallo, Faried and Bird as an example of the situational variations GK could assemble. Among many others. Ooh la la!
Hope
I hoped the season would be cancelled so we wouldn’t have to watch GK and his superior coaching techniques screw the Nuggets.
Just Depends..
On how good the rookies are in practice, injuries, and circumstances. I do think the compacted schedule will provide more opportunities. The NBA is a tough place. When you get your shot, you need to take advantage.
Most of the stiffs will blame GK, but his main focus is winning games. The rooks help him win, they play. The don’t they sit.
The SBN story doesn’t provide context, could be saying Rudy is going back to Spain once he plays out his contract for the year. He is in camp, so I don’t it has anything to do with this year.
I like your thoughts on the Rooks and Karl.
If you can’t play, you can’t play … I agree. Best they can do is be ready and like you say, take advantage if they get a shot.
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by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 8:33 AM MST up reply actions
Just wait for injuries folks
they always happen. and we always say well we would have won had player X not gone down. well now we’ve got guys we want to see play ready to step in
Especially with a very short camp.
Have you seen the NBA injury list lately…it is growing fast.
So we are just assuming that AAA re-signs
or did I miss something?
The longer this drags, the more likely it is, I think, that AAA signs his one year tender and becomes a free agent next year. I’m glad that Ujiri is being patient and not overpaying, but I hope he is offering enough to get a multi-year deal. With another year under his belt to prove himself, and as an unrestricted FA, AAA could cost double next year. I’d give him 5 years starting at $6 million.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 9:08 AM MST reply actions
Even if he just signs the tender the nuggets have until June to give him a better contract
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
Potentially yes
But it would probably cost them a lot more than the amount they are discussing now.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
If I was the coach this is what I would do at least for the b2b2bs
Night 1 start Ty, AAA, Gallo, Nene, Moz bench of dre Rudy brewer Faried Al bird and Kof
Night 2 start dre Rudy Brewer Faried and Koufas with remainder as bench
Start subbing at 3-4 minutes in. Keep rotation short and use 10 or 11 guys.
night 3 same as night one
This would depend on the opponent for each game but it would allow our youth to run some teams into the ground and keep our guys fresh.
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 9:13 AM MST reply actions
Agreed
Playing a 10 man roster makes sense, but I don’t think there is a rule that you have to play the same 10 people every night.
by jbmmlang on Dec 16, 2011 10:05 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
What do think of my starter switch up idea?
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 10:31 AM MST up reply actions
But...
it ignores the fact that NBA players have egos and their pay is based on max production. Has any team ever switched starters on a nightly basis and been successful? to me, it is not a great idea to mess with the starters….now chaning up the minutes on back to backs (to backs) is fine…to account for people getting tired.
FAB5, very creative, out of the box thinking
How would we do with our backups starting the 2nd game?
We’d get killed. Pure and simple. How deep is the lottery next year?
But your concern is valid and Karl has to do some real good brain work to navigate our schedule. So, Karl will have to go deeper. Question is, who plays, what, when, where?
We are pretty adequate, or good depth, wise.
Oh, and just to point out the obvious, the other teams are going to be fatigued also so our tired legs are going to be running against their tired legs.
Also, from a quick look, we look like a pretty young team, a good thing as our legs register lots of miles.
And I have a feeling that many teams are going to be completely zonked in Mile High’s Pepsi center. So expect some of the same blitzes we saw after trade last year in Denver
Al Harrington is gonna play the 3
He’ll be the backup to Gallo. Faried will back up Nene. Brewer will struggle for minutes with the Nugs just like he did in Dallas.
I hope you are right on Faried
G.K’s history and recent statements would indicate he won’t get a lot of minutes.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
Pic has him out jumping
a legit 7footer, do that often and they’ll have no choice but playing the Manimal!
Release the Tebow!
this all sounds
very exciting. The whole idea of having a Rodman type player is very compelling. You know, a physical brute who does all the dirty work, all the while smiling while our typical players get the desserts of shooting, picking off a steal or 2.
Every team could use such a player. Fingers crossed.
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by Nate Timmons on Dec 16, 2011 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
Welcome and bring on your opinion!
Faried takes over for KMart
Hamilton will be better JR Smith
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by SD_Nugget_Fan on Dec 17, 2011 2:20 AM MST up reply actions
Agree With Most of Them
You guys give really great opinions around here. I’m hoping Faried gets some run this year. GK likes to use a 10 man rotation so this who I think he should use.
Starting five would be Lawson,Afflalo,Gallo,Nene,Mozgov
Bench would be Miller,Rudy,Harrington,Faried,Bird
That is just my opinion on what the rotation should look like.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:27 AM MST reply actions
I like that rotation myself
But I think Koufas gets minutes before Faried, and Brewer might get some run too. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
and then Koufos or Faried
lose there spot to Chandler when he gets back. I’m just assuming he signs the tender to play for a month and get himself to free agency next year.
Wilson Chandler won't be happy coming off the bench (He's a top 15 SF in the league)
We should trade his rights for a pick…
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Chandler's going to get a reputation for being a malcontent
Nobody made him sign a contract in China. He should suck it up come March.
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by margabelle on Dec 16, 2011 11:01 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
who would do that
unless they know they could sign him, which they won’t tell he gets back after the trade deadline. Best we get for him is a second rounder. If we are in it we might has well take him along for the ride and hope we can work a sign and trade in the summer.
I agree, he should be traded...
Any diea what we could get for him?
Good Rotation
That would be my preferred rotation but I fear Faried not getting a spot in the set rotation. Karl may favor Brewer to back up Gallo with Harrington backing up at PF. Would rather your rotation though.
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by stan_26 on Dec 16, 2011 2:51 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Its gonna be a long season, a lot of guys will get minutes, just maybe not consistent day in and day out
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by waterboy31321 on Dec 19, 2011 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
Faried
I know GK doesn’t like to use rookies but I’m hoping Faried gets playing time. He is very scrappy and will help us tremendously on the boards.
And another thought. I don’t get the Michael Ruffin signing. I know he’s from Denver but I just don’t get it. We already have enough big men. He is probably just another training camp body though
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:33 AM MST reply actions
He's gonna get a shot eventually
someone will be in foul trouble or injuries or whatever. I just hope WHEN he makes the most of it (cuz I know he will) that Karl realizes it and gives him more chances
My Rotation Suggestion
you guys are probably right, but I was just trying to find a way to find some scoring in the second unit. I like my rotation but Koufos will most likely get playing time over Faried which I’m not excited about
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:35 AM MST reply actions
Just listened to Jim Rome interview Jason Terry
The Mavs sound tough again. Hopefully their age and Lamar Odom’s brain get in their way.
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How is that guy not diabetic?
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by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 3:17 PM MST up reply actions
Mavs let Chandler walk
Haywood is a stiff and Nowitzski goes to the school of Ole when it comes to defense
They’re not repeating.
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I agree
I don’t see them repeating. I don’t think Odom, Vince Carter and Delonte West make up for the loss of Chandler, Barea and Butler. I see a lot of talent on the roster but it’s a lot of aging and fragile talent. And they are sorely going to miss Chandler’s D.
by Alaskan4Fat on Dec 16, 2011 12:39 PM MST up reply actions
Mavs
Who is their backup PG?
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:44 AM MST reply actions
I forgot
It’s Delonte West. Still i’m not afraid of the Mavs.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:46 AM MST reply actions
No reason for us to be afraid of them
recall wanting to get them in the first round last year.
I've always wondered
How things would have played out if we got the Mavs first round. Could have beaten them I think, we ha them figured out during the regular season and they hadn’t really started playing good ball until the second round.
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by stan_26 on Dec 16, 2011 2:53 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
The heat would be the champs most likely because it would have been the heat versus the thunder
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 4:05 PM MST up reply actions
I forgot about him too but It will probably be West getting the first shot at it
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:49 AM MST reply actions
Faried plays some, Hamilton less
For the simple reason that Faried can play D. No one expects him to score a lot, just putbacks, and he looks NBA ready for D and boards.
Hamilton should go to the D league for a while to work on defense, otherwise he’ll get murdered and end up sitting anyway.
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As long as Karl doesn’t get all loosy goosey and goes to the two pg backcourt in crunch time. However, I see him doing that and it will probably hurt us. If he does it in the playoffs again, he should be fired immediately
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 10:57 AM MST reply actions
I'm liking you already
anybody who wants to replace Karl has a friend in me. Unfortunately, Minny snapped up my preferred replacement.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
Phil Jackson
Anyway we can get him out of retirement lol.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:23 AM MST up reply actions
Don't forget that AAA was injured during the playoffs
and JR was in a whackier than usual phase. If Karl wants to play Dre in crunch time, it will be at Ty’s expense, not AAA’s. And don’t overlook Rudy.
i'm betting the crunch time lineup
will be Dre, Ty, AAA, Gallo, Nene. George loves the small ball. And it’s gonna get us beat in the playoffs again.
I'm not being mean
I’m just saying I prefer not to see a two pg lineup in crunch time.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
Praying
that you’re wrong skithebert.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
if that happens
if Karl loses us a chance at playoff wins because he insists on playing 2 point guards, he ought to be run out of town on the first rail available because, we all make mistakes, but that particular one is intolerable.
I think Karl might even try to sneak Rudy into that lineup
in place of Gallo and let Nene anchor the middle :)
by Alaskan4Fat on Dec 16, 2011 12:41 PM MST up reply actions
Good point
I love JR, but I’m not devastated to see him go. He is fun to watch but he drives me crazy. I think it’s best for Denver to cut bait with JR and Kmart because they have pretty much burned their bridges here. I hope you’re right about GK putting Miller in for Lawson in crunch time if it comes down to it.However we are talking about Karl, he will do anything.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
As much as we were down on K-Mart's health and his mega-contract
When he was healthy these last 3 or so years, he was a force. He beat the Lakers with a tip-in last year, and he almost had a gamewinning assist to Kirilenko against the Jazz.
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
I think everyone would agree
that Kmart would have been worth it at 1/3 the price. He played a period of about two months where he was the best player on the team, then got hurt.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 12:51 PM MST up reply actions
I think it will relatively easy to replace
Chandler and Swish . . and maybe even AAA. Decent swingmen (not withstanding our Demarr Johnson / Rodney White / Dahtey Jones affairs) are not that hard to find.
I worrty more about the big men on this team filling the K-Mart hole. Not only has his man-on-man defensive teriffic, but he was also often the quarterback of the defense and heady player. Plus, the man wanted to make plays in the clutch – on both ends.
I like what we have so far, but fear we may miss him more than we realize.
Recognize his strengths
but also his weaknesses. Nene a C with him at PF left us undersized. Now we have one of, if not the, biggest front lines. Should improve defense and rebounding. Moz is big enough to intimidate without leaving his feet, Birdman style.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:27 PM MST up reply actions
I'm going to tonight to see for myself . .
Just saying, we all think K-Mart contract coming off was a big deal but I just pointing out of the changes from last season 18-7 finish, he will be the most difficult to replace.
See you there?
I’m going to sit behind the normal visitors bench most likely. I’ll have my #5 smith jersey on
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
Brought the kids . . .
Didn’t see your note until I got back. Thought the Manimal and Rudy looked great.
Nuggets sign Michael Ruffin
Pete Williams not available?
Hoping
That Ruffin is just another body for practice.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:17 AM MST up reply actions
Karl has said repeatedly how much he loves AAA
I see Dre, AAA, Gallo , Nene, MOZ in the crunch.
Super small ball would be Ty, Dre, AAA, Gallo, Nene.
Yikes, I CAN imagine Karl doing that one…
Gotta go
It was fun talking about our team with you guys. I’ll talk to you guys later (Hopefully about Afflalo resigning).
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Dec 16, 2011 11:29 AM MST reply actions
Rudy and Al
Rudy brings more athleticism than your average Euro but last year he shot only 32% from 3 point range and 37% overall FG. Both those numbers are Way too low. He needs way better shot selection and just better shooting. Don’t tell me it’s because he’s a guard, look at Nash who gets his FG% over 54%.
So Ideally we want to see Rudy shoot 40% from 3p and 45% from the field.
As for Al Harrington. He’s got a chronic foot problem. I really don’t expect anything more from Al this year. Last year was The Real Al as in occasionally good and usually bad.
by Nuggburg on Dec 16, 2011 12:26 PM MST via mobile reply actions
steve nash has never had a FG% over 54%
the only guards with FG% over 50% last year where Lawson and Parker
You are right
His best year was 53%. He has been around 50% for years now. That doesn’t change that Rudy has an FG% problem. His 3 years are 42,38,and 37% in that order. You want to see a 2 guard at 45%. I think he could do if with better selection and more dunks and layups.
by Nuggburg on Dec 16, 2011 12:52 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Nuggets on a Sure Path to Mediocrity This Year
No Kenyon Martin… No Wilson Chandler… No Chauncey Billups… No J.R. Smith… No Felton…
No Melo – No Star – No Go-To Guy
Uneven Mosgov play… Inconsistent PG play… Weak Interior Defense… Awkward Chemistry
Great Year to be a Lottery Team… Congratulations Nuggets!
I disagree
with this, and with the post over at RMC saying the same thing. The Nugs are deep and talented, the west is in disarray, and any team could finish in the top 4, including us. Let’s see how they do before writing them off as locked into mediocrity.
And if they do suck, well, que sera sera, the upcoming draft is deep.
Chances are Good....
Nuggets will find themselves on the losing end of more games you “thought they would win.”
Perhaps, but chances are good
that this team ends up surprising and shocking the naysayers, just as they did post Melo last year. With more time to get used to that swarming, fast, teamwork approach, and avoiding injury to AA or Moz this time, chances are good they can carry it into the post season this year.
But I admit, I foresee myself screaming at Nene to ‘Just Dunk The Ball!!’ many times this season.
Wow, you are tapped directly into future events! Got any other special powers?
Seriously, the Nugs fast pace and depth will probably make them a great regular season team, particularly in the truncaded season. Not sure that works come playoff time, but regardless, until the games are played it’s all conjecture. Since the only team in the west that actually improved was the Clips, and others are falling apart at the seams or getting old, if the Nugs can skank their way into a top four seed, anything can follow.
I don't agree
although definitely Ty, Gallo and Moz have to take their games to a higher level.
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
I agree with margabelle
I think this team will surprise. A lot players at the perfect point in their development and set up for break out seasons.
I do think there are questions around chemistry, interior defense, and roles (i.e. who is the go-to guy), but I think we’ve got a bunch of hungry competitors who are going to work these things out as they gel.
This could be true...
But this season hinges on the development of young stars. This isn’t like our past seasons, or like judging many of the other squads. We are relying on several players who can boom or bust. When our core was generally the same, you could easily forecast our strengths and weaknesses. It’s far too difficult to make those kind of conclusions for this team’s makeup.
yep take5
just like the 25 games after the mello trade, when we stunk, when we had to back into the playoffs, when we…no, wait, hold up…
…actually we were the best team in the NBA after the trade and in the playoffs, we were competitive despite losing half our team to injury…and, oh, I get it take5, you were talking about your NY Knicks, right?
Administrators, this post doent have to be deleted, I’m posing with a smile :) OK?
exactly
the writer clearly doesn’t follow the team much if he thinks they are benching Ty.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
Didn't agree with that part, either
Otherwise I thought it a good preview. Didn’t impact my thinking, btw.
I think they have a good regular season team
with teams playing 66 games in 120 days, teams won’t be doing much game planning during the season. Nuggs will be able to fast break and wear out opponents. I dislike the fast break offense because I don’t think it works in the playoffs, but it should result in a good regular season record.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Come on Take5
why did you go off your knick blogs when they really need your contributions
We dont skulk around PostingandToasting, why do you skulk around here
I think we need to be concerned that
AAA has not been re-signed. This is not the situation we need to be in right now training camps are over and season starts real soon . It’s time to get paranoid. Seriously.
by tknuckle on Dec 16, 2011 1:05 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I wonder what the strategy is...
Is the Nuggets FO waiting for another team to roll out an offer sheet so that the Nuggets don’t overbid (or underbid and “disrespect”)?
I’ve had the impression that we will match any offer put out there up to a max bid. Am I wrong in thinking that?
The good thing about AAA
I trust him to stay in very good shape even if he is not signed and, once signed, he knows Karl’s “system” and should be able to fit in immediately.
Our season starts on the 20th (pre-season)
We need him in a nuggets jersey NOW.
by tknuckle on Dec 16, 2011 1:29 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
It looks like
they are waiting for him to reduce his asking price. My guess is they have a number in mind, and when he realizes no one will pay him more, he’ll sign with the nuggets. The only question is if he signs the one year tender, or a longer term deal. Hopefully it will be the longer term deal.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
With Ujiri
You have to be patient. He and Afflalo have both said they want AAA in a Nugs uni.
It’s just that Ujiri is trying to make the money right.
If no one is chasing AAA, why not negotiate the price? Ujiri is a smart man do not doubt the magnificent bastard!
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 1:31 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
No way they match a max bid. Doubtful they’d match more than 7 m per year. SGs who average 12 points a game and play solid, but not spectacular defense don’t get max deals. Apparently they don’t even get mid level offer sheets. Afflalo is just taking his time to realize that he is not as in demand as he, his agent, and a few ESPN analysts thought.
Faried will be part of the rotation; Hamilton, maybe
Faried will get minutes because he’s a natural Rebounder. He also blocks shots and generally scraps and bangs, George will love him and and so will we. Hamilton is a good player, and I think he’ll get Gary Forbes kind of minutes. Looking forward to seeing more of this guy, to see just how his skills look in NBA.
by Nuggburg on Dec 16, 2011 1:36 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Arron_Afflalo arron afflalo
needed silence before the storm
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:38 PM MST reply actions
very cryptic tweet from AAA lately....
MileHighReport.com
DenverStiffs.com
PurpleRow.com
PinstripeAlley.com
Okay
cryptic as usual.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
Arron_Afflalo arron afflalo
this is me …. and heres comes the version my future twitpic.com/7u5nay
2 minutes ago
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:40 PM MST reply actions
complete with non-existant photo. i was hoping he was wearing powder blue in it.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:40 PM MST up reply actions
it's coming soon. he just erased this tweet. i call it. a pic of him in a nugg's uni.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Whose Ball?
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:43 PM MST up reply actions
that chant is retarded. i wish they didn't do it at games
plus it’s a rip off of detroit.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
The proper term is mentally challenged.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
that is an extremely rude nomenclature
they can’t pronounce it. and no, i am not digging on mentally challenged people. they are great, but retards are fully capable people who act retarded.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
I was just kidding
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
i know i know.
i was borrowing a joke from some comedian. perhaps john caparulo? not sure.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:52 PM MST up reply actions
ya know, "retarded" sounds bad
but doesnt “mentally challenged” sound worst?
aaa has had 2 "rap" inspirational posts since then so he is building up
but they were not of consequence so i didn’t share them.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:53 PM MST up reply actions
Arron_Afflalo arron afflalo
sometimes even words cant explain ….. take action
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
Yep, AAA one of the most important things about your team & city
is that they want and love you. We want you here. We love your game. Come on, time is ticking away, sign already.
Nice Article Nate
Considering bird’s injury history, I believe Koufos will get plenty of minutes when bird inevitably hurts himself. As for the rookies:
when we are down, I would like to see Al Harington @ pf and Hamilton @ sf to quickly try to catch up with scoring punch.
Conversely when we have a lead, I would like to see Faried @ pf and Brewer in @ sf to help defend the lead off the bench.
Dude wants to get paid.
arron afflalo (@Arron_Afflalo)
12/16/11 1:45 PM
“be better than the best ….. until then have no settlement for less”
by tknuckle on Dec 16, 2011 2:24 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I think Afflalo is trolling everyone
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I seriously do. I think he knows we
are waiting with baited breath and he’s just sittin’ there laughing maniacally whilst twittering away.
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ZOMG
here comes earth ….. but remember that great GOD first
THIS IS CLEARLY ABOUT TEBOW!!! AAA must be thinking Denver!
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
I think he's in an airplane and is getting ready to land
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Well that's a scary airplane
no ceilings in his house
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
I think he means no ceilings in God's house
He’s in an airplane, and praying that it lands safely.
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I think I'm having fun with it.
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
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You mean in the ceilings in God's house on the airplane?
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No, No, No
we all know that god lives at Tebow’s house. Tebow has been monopolizing his time for years, that’s why there are so many problems in the world. If someone kidknapped god and got him out of Tebow’s clutches, world hunger would end.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
You decide :)
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LOL
If you ever listen to NFL radio, you’d know about coach “correct”.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:40 PM MST up reply actions
God built that house back when they were using asbestos in popcorn ceilings
I just hope that when he remodels, he uses a certified asbestos removal contractor. I cannot comment on the airplane that will deliver AAA to us. I must assume, however, that it has a ceiling. Also, pilots often speak of “ceilings” when referring to cloud cover. Thus it seems possible that AAA’s tweets about same are the result of neurolinguistic programming during his flight.
Furthermore:
“Sometimes even words cannot explain the needed silence before the earth ceiling storm.”
And thus:
“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”
Extra points for identifying who uttered the words directly above. No googling.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
Great guess
Got me laughing. But nope.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:50 PM MST up reply actions
Homer Simpson?
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:12 PM MST up reply actions
William "Bill" Bennett
the anti-Uncle Bill (Burroughs)
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by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
Crap, my smartass answer was closer than I thought once I googled it.
Here in US, you watch NBA; in Soviet Russia, NBA watch you! - LACKov Smirnoff
by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:25 PM MST up reply actions
I haven't stopped by...
Lots of High Fives for Cuddyer?
People guessing he ends up at 1st eventually?
It's a very mixed reception.
I’m pretty meh about it
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Of course you are
It’s baseball. “Meh” is in the definition.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
Hater
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(I"m joking btw)
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Sure you are
we all know your hurtful comments are why they had to repost the rules….
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
Baseball in Colorado wouldn't be so meh
if the Monforts weren’t so cheap…
I got a little excited when I heard the Rockies were chasing Carlos Beltran… Too bad he’s washed up
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
31 million for Cuddyer isn't peanuts
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Won't matter
is they don’t get some pitching….Our rotation is a bunch of 4th + 5th guys with a few minor league level guys thrown in. Can’t win in the NL west without pitching
I have no strong feelings about it one way or the other.
He’ll either help or he won’t…
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Wait is this a basketball site or a boring baseball site?
If I wanted a snoozefest I would read some Jane Austen :)
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Hey someone asked me a question.
Just answering.
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i've found it to be more about kittens than basketball. why's baseball off limits?
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 2:50 PM MST up reply actions
Kittens are interesting
baseball, not so much
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:51 PM MST up reply actions
But it's all about the STATS!
I hated Statistics in high school…
Calculus was more fun.
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
I like baseball, basketball, football
hockey, kittens and puppies, BSG, Torchwood and the Wire.
I think I’m eclectic. Like most people here :)
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I was not happy with the season
until the last 10 minutes of the finale. I like a lot of things :)
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Walking dead is pretty cool
But the 2nd season was kinda meh (Save for the last episode)
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
I'm so sick of Lori
I just want a zombie to grab her by her stringy hair and chomp. Although she’s so skinny she’d hardly count as a Happy Meal.
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You forgot Dr. Who
and it really sucks that there are no current series of SG1 or Star Trek.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:04 PM MST up reply actions
Netflix saves my ass
for Star Trek reruns… Finished up DS9 again (After watching the inital run 13 years ago)
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
If I listed every show I liked
it would be quite long. But I like TW better than Doctor Who.
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Never
Did you watch the weird americanized torchwood this year?
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:06 PM MST up reply actions
I liked it.
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It was a good start
took some getting used to, be interesting to see what they do next year without having to introduce all the characters.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:10 PM MST up reply actions
Except for that last 30 seconds
at which point I nearly through my remote through the TV. I literally yelled,
“F You Russell Davies”!!! “F You!!!!”
Grrrrrrrrr
But I’m totally in love with Jack Harkness
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remind me
what was the last 30 seconds? They had incinerated the doctor long before that.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
Rex being shot
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
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But that's not what pissed me off
I don’t want to be too spoilery in case people have seen the ending
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
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You know
that they can do anything they want after that. They had plenty of dead guys walking around for years on Torchwood.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
My beef was diminishing Jack with that little twist.
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGg
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We know that doesn't last
he has to be the face of beau like a million years in the future.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:46 PM MST up reply actions
No I mean Rex's status
and it’s the Face of Boe.
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That makes no sense
Why would French Nuns call him Boe?
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:13 PM MST up reply actions
He's from the Boeshane Peninsula
That’s why Jack was called the Face of Boe , poster boy for the Time Agency.
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I was never into Stargate
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I watch it. But I don't think I like it
LOL
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I'm starting to think
I’m watching Rosemary’s Baby in the Haunted Mansion…bleh
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SG1 was fantastic
Atlantis was a poor copy. The one on the spaceship was getting good when they cancelled it.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:08 PM MST up reply actions
i love both. i'm sorry you don't appreciate baseball
but it’s closer to topic than most of what goes on here.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 2:53 PM MST up reply actions
The other reason
is that bagging on baseball can get SD fired up. That’s reason enough on it’s own.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 2:58 PM MST up reply actions
This doesn't make you seem trollish at all :P
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If you're not having fun, why stick around?
Why rag on others’ fun? It’s oh so easy to IGNORE.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:13 PM MST up reply actions
surprised national media isn't making this aaa impasse into more of a story
i bet that nuggets are offering a more modest contract given lack of other suitors. aaa doesn’t want a modest contract, he wants a big contract, but doesn’t have much leverage besides just agreeing to QO and becoming UFA next year
how could aaa get so much attention in national media (see simmons article) about $50M and then he goes for weeks unsigned…and still unsigned post-nene and no word on espn.com, twitter etc? with pre-season starting tonight?
Unproven
He doesn’t have a long track record. Last year was his first averaging over 10 ppg (12.6). Who wants to sink enough money into a contract that the nuggets won’t match for a guy with such a short track record and who was in a contract year last year. He’s worth about the NBA average, not double it.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:03 PM MST up reply actions
This
As much as AAA fits into the jigsaw puzzle that is the Nuggets, he’s not worth a haul.
Here in US, you watch NBA; in Soviet Russia, NBA watch you! - LACKov Smirnoff
by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 3:29 PM MST up reply actions
i wonder how that simmons article played into things
it made AAA think he can get $50M for 5 years, messed with his expectations.
i bet FO wants to offer more like $35M for 5 years.
huge disconnect. but offers didn’t pan out as simmons predicted.
That's about where I would be
Start him off just above the mid-level with annual raises.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
Because Ujiri is a master at keeping things under wraps
I mean the media thought Nene was going to the Nets, but it must have been Ujiri negotiating him away from max money after Nene saw Marc Gasol get max money.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Nuggets FO's zipped lips have been extremely impressive
It makes them seem downright ethical, responsible and, dare we say it? Yes, even TRUSTWORTHY. I like how they do business, and I’m betting the players do, too, even if they aren’t necessarily getting the money they dream of.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:11 PM MST up reply actions
what about aaa's side of things?
could it be strategic for his reps to leak to press? or not?
All Ujiri had to say is that he is confident and optimistic that AAA will re-sign
That is all I need to hear from him. It will be done, not a matter of if but when.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
I'm no chess player in this regard
Don’t even know who Afflalo’s agent is. But it wouldn’t exactly seem to fit AAA’s style.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:27 PM MST up reply actions
gotta say, Ujiri is really impressing me
Wonder if he’ll can Karl
Chicago waived Bogans trying to make room for
AAA.
by tknuckle on Dec 16, 2011 3:18 PM MST via mobile reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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i read that they waived bogans
is the latter your inclusion? doesn’t makes sense to me either money wise or after siging rp. my guess is they had to cut bogans to sign rip
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 3:19 PM MST up reply actions
yea i dont see why they would want AAA and Rip
MileHighReport.com
DenverStiffs.com
PurpleRow.com
PinstripeAlley.com
AAA's thoughts:
“Well, I could go sit behind RIP in Chicago and everyone will forget who about me basically overnight, or I could be a starter and the team leader in a city that loves me.” Hmmm……
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
Afflalo is Boss.
by love4nuggets on Dec 16, 2011 3:26 PM MST up reply actions
tknuckle is just throwing out his own idea
reporting it as news. worry not nugget fans.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 3:23 PM MST up reply actions
How is that enough room
Isn’t Chicago well over the cap? Not getting AAA for the midlevel. Denver would match it like that.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:41 PM MST up reply actions
tknuckle just spreadin' some nonsense
He is worried the Nuggets won’t sign AAA just like Nessy was worried the Nuggets wouldn’t re-sign Nene. Just a concerned fan is all.
Yeah Chicago will not be able to sign AAA they put their eggs in the Hamilton basket so to speak.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Btw parking free tonight
says on Nuggets FB feed
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
I just have to say Denverstiffs is waaaaay better than RMC
Even with Andrew’s rants, you can at least tell he is a Nuggets fan. Jeremy and Charlie are hellbent on their rebuild or bust mode of winning a ship. Then why watch Nuggets games. We tried rebuild from the 90s to early 00s. It netted us a bunch of playoff exits.
We have youth that is good enough to take us to the playoffs and still has not reached their potential. You can’t write off what the Nuggets are doing just because you don’t agree with it. Well I guess you can, but you aren’t really a fan if you do that.
Plus I am telling you that 2014 NY pick WILL be a lotto pick so that will help significantly if Ujiri is still around because that guy can draft players (I know Faried and Hamilton are unproven, but they will be good).
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
I like reading RMC's sober, ponderous takes on Nuggets matters
I like DS way better, too, but RMC is a fine antidote, as needed. Also, they are far from the only ones advocating a reboot after the blow-up. I’m thrilled with the potential of this very Nuggets squad, as are Karl, the FO and probably plenty of the players. But I’m not a long-term professional team builder, either.
So I find both arguments to be legitimate. Regardless, here comes a fascinating season with one side having won out. Yee hah!
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:45 PM MST up reply actions
I know but you might as well listen to Chris Weber too
Why go to a Nuggets site for that insight, the national media is well ahead of people at RMC for that.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Plenty of Stiffs have advocated a rebuild, too
But I get you. We just disagree a little. And yeah, the national pundits don’t seem to do a very good job assessing the teams in flyover country, to say the very least. I like watching the affable Webber have fun on TV, but he’s not paying nearly enough attention.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
as for rebuild,
we’ll know in a year or two, if we have to go that route. For now, we should give this team a chance – hey maybe they’ll win 18 out of 25, you know, like last year
That's where GN ended up right?
he no longer posts here I take
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
Well GN is the only one who acts like someone who follows the Nuggets
I think the other two are like those grumps from the Muppets.
GN actually sees potential, and admits it could fail but sees more light than darkness. I agree that there are inherent risks in chancing it on Lawson, Gallo and Mozgov, but there is an even great chance of failure by doing the rebuilding thing and getting crappy draft picks.
Plus not many good free agents want to sign here so I think Ujiri is smarter than RMC gives him credit to be.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
it's interesting
the rebuild plan possibly gives us a better chance of winning a title in the next 10 years. But it also guarantees at least 2-3 seasons of terrible basketball followed by who the hell knows, quite possible many more years of terrible basketball.
Give me this quality core and years of playoffs with a still-outside chance of winning a title any day.
by Rainbow skyline on Dec 16, 2011 4:55 PM MST up reply actions
This
Give me this quality core and years of playoffs with a still-outside chance of winning a title any day.
We could rebuild and waste away several years, suffering as fans to end up….right in the same spot again. It’s a high risk/reward, low odds proposition.
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by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:30 PM MST up reply actions
That's what Dallas did
And people forget we are very young. I am not considering Fat Al and Birdman for our future.
So we are kinda rebuilding but have enough talent to compete.
We can develop our players. I think of Gallo, Hamilton, Faried, and Mozgov as players with a ton of potential which we can exploit. And if they are already good enough to make us competitive, they can reach the potential to take us over the top.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 6:15 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Billups happy to be a clipper
“It could have been much worse”
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:40 PM MST reply actions
"I could still be playing on the Knicks"
by Colin Neilson on Dec 16, 2011 3:42 PM MST up reply actions
Oh and speaking of:
If Melo and Amar’e pick this year to finally play some semblance of defense (career averages of 107 and 106 DRTG respectively), then there might be some truth to the claims of the Knicks having the “best frontcourt in the league”.
Unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be the case as Melo has actually gotten statistically worse according to DRTG almost every year he has been in the league. Hence the comments about Chandler needing to guard three positions (career DRTG 102).
Melo posted one of his worst defensive years last year by DRTG (107 pre trade, 114 post, avg. ~109), Amare not much better (108).
For all of Melo’s talk of playing hard on the defensive end, the advanced stats sure don’t back him up.
by Colin Neilson on Dec 16, 2011 3:43 PM MST up reply actions
Do folks remember Melo's rabid-dog defense on Kobe early in the 2009 WCF?
I thought the guy had gotten religion! He was a fucking BULL. But it didn’t last. I thought he looked injured after a couple of games. Anyway, it’s all over now. Hope the Knicks put a decent team on the floor this year, but I doubt they’ll go deep.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:48 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah Melo got injured during game 2
And that is why he disappeared, but nobody realized that and kept bashing him anyway.
That Melo was the best I have ever seen Melo, but alas it appears that is the best he will ever be.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
Yeah, the bashing never made sense
I wasn’t the guy’s biggest fan (see my sig), but he was/is an amazing basketball player. And a tremendous asset for the Denver Nuggets for a very long time.
And now we’re moving on.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:55 PM MST up reply actions
That whole post season was so exciting
and the beginning of the next season when Melo scored, then stole the inbounds and dunked over a guy and just screamed. But then the annual Kmart injury and Billups ran out of gas.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:53 PM MST up reply actions
You're giving me goose bumps
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:55 PM MST up reply actions
Yup. Was a magical moment and held a lot of promise.
But we saw how it turned out
by Colin Neilson on Dec 16, 2011 4:08 PM MST up reply actions
Over Milsap, right?
That was awesome. Alas, it was short lived.
Here in US, you watch NBA; in Soviet Russia, NBA watch you! - LACKov Smirnoff
by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:32 PM MST up reply actions
remember that very well.
showed us he could’ve been a real superstar if he actually wanted it.
by Rainbow skyline on Dec 16, 2011 4:58 PM MST up reply actions
I wonder how many games Chandler will foul out of this season having to cover three defensive positions
Here in US, you watch NBA; in Soviet Russia, NBA watch you! - LACKov Smirnoff
by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:32 PM MST up reply actions
here's the problem
Mello and Amare put up 50 points on 40 shots. Who scores the other 50?
Chandler get 10 rebounds, who gets the other 30?
Is mello their best passer at 7 assists per game. Who gets the other 15?
More importantly, who is the Knicks next head coach right after D’Antoni is canned for trying to coach teams in impossible binds?
Simmon's Assessment of Nuggets
DENVER NUGGETS
Needs: A certain two-guard with a badly misspelled name.
Additional notes: I hated the final price for Nene (five years, $67 million) for purely selfish reasons — it was just low enough that I can’t make fun of it, just high enough that they’ll probably regret it, and yet, a price they probably had to pay. I don’t think there’s ever been more money spent on a snark-proof, praise-proof free-agent signing.
What They SHOULD Do: Sign Afflalo before someone else overpays him, but make sure they leave enough cap space to match any Chandler offer as soon as he comes back. By the way? Don’t sleep on the Nuggets as a surprise contender — they have a chance to go 10-deep11 during a shortened season that gives young/deep teams a genuine competitive advantage. In fact, I’m penciling them into the playoffs, along with the Grizzlies, Spurs, Mavericks, Clippers, Zombie Sonics and Blazers. That leaves one spot for the Lakers, Rockets, Suns, Warriors or Hornets. Should be a tight race.12
saw this earlier
agreed with most of it. i don’t know why everyone is so high on the blazers this year. i live around portland and have followed them a pretty fair amount. i know they have LA and Wallace and now Crawford, but i just don’t see them being better than the nuggets this year. It wouldn’t surprise me if they were a 7/8 seed or even if they missed the playoffs.
Also, long time reader, first time poster. Go to every Nugget game here in Portland and am AMPED for this season. Cheers
Welcome fellow Nuggets fan!
I agree about Portland, wouldn’t be surprised to see them miss the playoffs. I also don’t get the hype with the Clips, I doubt CP3 stays healthy
I have a soft spot for the Blazers, but yeah, they always seem to be the pundits' pre-season darling
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by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:34 PM MST up reply actions
this is huge
“chance to go 10-deep11 during a shortened season that gives young/deep teams a genuine competitive advantage”
this could give us a huge advantage when veteran’s knees start breaking down. plus the altitude and our fast style of play?
we’re gonna be good this year :)
Wow, that's sure a snarky take on something so "snark-proof," eh?
But then Simmons isn’t running for Mr. Nice Guy.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 3:52 PM MST up reply actions
I love me some B.S.
Read his book cover to cover in no time.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:54 PM MST up reply actions
LOL
Sorry about that — Chalmers signed for $12 million over three years. I misread that. So if you’re scoring at home, LeBron, Wade and Bosh took less money so Miami could spend $40.5 million over the next three years on Chalmers, Mike Miller and Joel Anthony. Witness!
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
holy hell was he wrong about afflalo.
wrote a whole column about him that looks ridiculous a week later.
by Rainbow skyline on Dec 16, 2011 5:01 PM MST up reply actions
Wow, I could be so dumb
as soon as I saw Simmons name, my ears got red and I punched a puppy. Then I read the summary of his assessment and I have just gotten a very high opinion of Simmons, apologized to my puppy and became a big fan of ESPN (I didnt really punch any puppy BTW)
Already reported you to PETA!
;-)
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 8:21 PM MST up reply actions
Trying to decide if i should go to the Open Practice tonight...
Just saw that it will be streamed live on NBA.com also
MileHighReport.com
DenverStiffs.com
PurpleRow.com
PinstripeAlley.com
You should go because I can't :)
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Plus
You’ll be able to see a lot more in person. You might even get to meet some of the players. Just be careful not to hero worship any of them.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:15 PM MST up reply actions
single greatest post in the history of inteligible language.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
I won't tell you about
the annual bowling party where you can meet the entire team and spend an evening bowling and shooting pool with them.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:19 PM MST up reply actions
no thanks. only interested in how they play ball.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 4:21 PM MST up reply actions
That's why I'm not telling you.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:21 PM MST up reply actions
well thanks for not telling me. i know that took effort ;)
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 4:22 PM MST up reply actions
You are lucky there was a lockout
The summer league posts with guaranteed Andrew meetings with Josh, Masai, and G.K. might make your head explode. I think it is very cool that a random fan can go and sit in the stands with those guys. It’s enough to make me consider going to Vegas.
Formerly KS and CS
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Dec 16, 2011 4:37 PM MST up reply actions
I would like to know more about it.
Do you have a newsletter?
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he does. you already signed up for it. 'member?
your handle is lady gah gah.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 4:24 PM MST up reply actions
Man, Cuddyer, and now AAA
Colorado sports has been full of slow negotiations lately
Supporting efforts to create a genetic splice of Jonathan Herrera and Troy Tulowitzki since 2011.
The NewNugs 2011 - Officially back on the Bandwagon
I <3 Johnson
what is the link for the live practice on nba.com
i see it listed on the homepage, but nowhere for me to click. grr
don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
It's not live yet.
It should be when it gets closer.
Nuggets practice live on nba.com at 8:30 ET.
Didn’t see this posted anywhere else… Celtics, Mavs and Hawks are currently live
10-4. I'm in Hawaii and forgot
that you guys recently switched over to DST. We don’t do DST in Hawaii b/c we have plenty of sunshine all year long :P
don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
ZOMG!!!! So excite!!!
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About to leave the office to walk down to the Can for the scrimmage
Go Nuggets! Beat the…Nuggets!
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by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 5:36 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Anyone watching the scrimmage? I am
There’s a whole lot a dreadlocks going on
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They throwing signed stuff
shoes, t-shirts etc
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I was thinking this...but probably not enough people
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I just wanna know who's going to be our go to
guy for the game winning shots?
Ty?
AAA?
Gallo?
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Yay, Nene made a free throw! Progress!
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Are you on NBA.com?
It’s been good for me
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Who dunked that?
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Who's wearing 1?
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Damn Gallo.....
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ty lookin lean
he may be even faster this year… scary for opposition
don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
announcer teasing
Asking if fans want to see AAA back in a Nugs jersey…thought he would come running out or something…damn!
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by Phil H. on Dec 16, 2011 6:55 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I know when he announced that I'm like where is he ?
It would have been cool if he came out then.
Formerly GForbesTheNuggetsAgentZero
Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 7:09 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe at the start of the 4th quarter?
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Hamburglar forgot his cape
He’s hittin some shots though
Try to keep up AL
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 16, 2011 7:03 PM MST via mobile reply actions
He's just imagining the ball as a hamburger,
and the hoop as his mouth
by moondoggie12 on Dec 16, 2011 7:04 PM MST up reply actions
Rudy has a pure stroke
If he makes his treys, I will support him
more.
But no Rudy15, that will always be reserved for JR even if Rudy lights it up.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 7:04 PM MST via mobile reply actions
can the Manimal jump or what!
by InboundingLobPass on Dec 16, 2011 7:08 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Just ain't right to not have Kenyon out there.
Is anyone wearing 4?
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Nope.
Formerly GForbesTheNuggetsAgentZero
Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 7:10 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Who else is here other then me and Phil H?
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Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 7:11 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I was at the game
It was fun.
Rudy looked great. Faried looked really good as well.
Is Karl growing a goatee?
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I'm missing JR posterizing.....well...everyone
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Oh Ty.....Whoops.....
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My bad that wasn't Ty that was 13 whoever that is
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Brewer
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Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 7:25 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
So that would be Brewer?
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The bigs look active
Both Koufus and Moz looks like they have good activity in the post and around the rim.
Just sign AAA and I want to see this group own the Mavs in game 1
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 7:22 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Make it so
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Moz needs to get a mean streak!!!
He’s big and pretty quick….I just wish he was a little nastier
Manimal windmill slam!!!
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I thought Hamilton was on the Mavs according to ESPN lol
How is he at a Nuggets scrimmage?
Btw Faried should get minutes the way he is playing. Karl has no excuse not to play him.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 7:26 PM MST via mobile reply actions
It would be criminal for Karl not to play Faried
And I also think Hamilton should get more burn. He has a nice around the curl jumper.
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 7:30 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Watching this makes me Wonder
Who will be the 12 actives each night and who won’t make the 15 man roster. Right now I’d say stone Higgins and idk are the odd guys out…..
THIS TEAM WILL BE VERY DEEP
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Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 7:28 PM MST via mobile reply actions
i thought stone was on a real contract
and that ruffin, higgins, and carroll were on training camp only deals
don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
Something's happening
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Oh darn. Rookies have to dance LOL
I thought maybe AAA was coming out
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That's it? What kind of hazing is that???
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It was fun. I love that Harrington came out and talked to the crowd
I really like that guy
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He is. But he looks healthy and happy
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For?
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
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Huh? It started at 5:30 ish PT
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Which is 5:30 PT where I am
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Maybe they'll have it up on the Nuggets site later tonight?
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shoot now I gotta go
and do normal stuff, damn!
I am unknowing
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I am
aaaaa peed off
Are all of your PCs streaming video? Mine aint!!!!! But I could get the Blazer stream. Shooooooot!
guess I had it all wrong, my fault
thanks for replies guys
ZOMG! Afflalo tweets
arron afflalo
Arron_Afflalo arron afflalo
i hear u fans : )
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by SDcat09 on Dec 16, 2011 7:39 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
he is def. having too much fun with this.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 7:45 PM MST up reply actions
I'm telling you. He's trolling us
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i am aaa
either that or he was the knicks guy yesterday ;)
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 7:46 PM MST up reply actions
i was there.
i’m the cute kid in the lawson jersey
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 7:44 PM MST reply actions
and d.a. is calling for cutting kobe some slack about it
obviously he deserves a bit of heckling that he never got when he bought these past several years with an enormous ring.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 7:57 PM MST up reply actions
The most expensive ring for nothing bhahahahaha
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well not really nothing.
it bought him enough time for non-coloradan’s to forget about what he did.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 7:59 PM MST up reply actions
but then, i'm the guy that chant's no means no
to try to drown out the displace la fans in the can chanting mvp when he shoots free throws.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
No that is dead wrong!!!
Ugh I hate those previews, they suck
Gotta love the haterz. Keep that hate a comin'
by JR15 on Dec 16, 2011 8:11 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
did it also say verajao may flop
at least once this year?
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Dec 16, 2011 8:14 PM MST up reply actions
At least
they have young players with potential to be very good NBA players, instead of young players who forever belong in the D-league.
Atheist for Tebow!
Have you not seen Tristan Thompson play?
I’m not saying he is going to be an all-star but he is legit and will be a solid NBA player, most of the time, top 5 picks don’t end in the D-league or suck.
Not to mention they have other pieces in Gibson. I’m not saying they are making the playoffs, but I like what they are trying to do in the midst of being Lebron’d.
Atheist for Tebow!
Dude's a shooter
Shooters’ shots find the basket. This one is hilarious.
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 16, 2011 8:33 PM MST up reply actions
He will fit in
He looked good tonight. Can really shoot an pass. GK will love him.
Very humble
he was shocked someone wanted his autograph.
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
AAA
Just sign the contract so I can fire the cannon!!!!
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
What huh?
Where’s this at?
Formerly GForbesTheNuggetsAgentZero
Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 16, 2011 10:32 PM MST up reply actions
Just submitted a fan post on the scrimmage
I’m curious to hear everyone else’s takeaways.
Here in US, you watch NBA; in Soviet Russia, NBA watch you! - LACKov Smirnoff
by Artimus Mangilord on Dec 16, 2011 10:33 PM MST reply actions
Detroit resigns Rodney Stuckey to 3yr $25M contract
Nuggets now have a $$ number to resign AAA?
AAA on a plane somewhere today ....but where????
Arron_Afflalo arron afflalo
early workout ….. then its airplane mode
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
At this point with how he’s basically trolling us, you should know where.
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
Let's just hope the plane has a ceiling
And that AAA’s ceiling is high!
No. More. Stickyball.
by LongWindedHank on Dec 17, 2011 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
As long as AAA isn't high ....
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
It couldn't be anywhere else besides Denver, right?
How do the media peeps not have wind of what’s going on if he’s flying somewhere to sign a contract? Maybe he’s just traveling for the holidays.
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
He was in Denver last night according to some of the Stiffs at the game
someone said he was in the Press Box
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
I didnt see him
I was in the second row.
Let's start a riot!
by Army of Nugs on Dec 17, 2011 4:17 PM MST up reply actions
First preseason game is in 4 days......
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
That was sarcasm most likely
I don’t believe the press boxes were even open last night
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
Oh man....did I ever fall.
Can I have a hand up please?
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
x
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
Thank you....
/brushes self off
/goes back to twitter stalking AAA
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
No prob.
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
Waitaminute...you didn't help me out, you pushed me further...dammit I just got that
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Heh.
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/shaking fist
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
x
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
Man, that's two chasms in 24 hours. Rough day for me.
and still no one wants to help me out.
Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger was /2011'd
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
How was that movie rated G?
A little torture/murder for the kiddos…
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
Can we please send a DS correspondent from LA to LAX
and position them at the gates to DIA…thank you.
"Weltmeister!!" Zwei mal: 2010-2011...und weiter gehts
Me and SD are on it
Atheist for Tebow!
"I do not threaten, I merely state facts"
"Escort Al Harrington to the Agony Booth, immediately."
I just saw that AAA Tweet as well
My guess is he will be at the preseason game but not play. Hope this means they got a deal done. If he doesn’t sign a deal at all then does the qualifying offer automatically kick in?
Formerly GForbesTheNuggetsAgentZero
Denver Nuggets dove c'e squadra nel basket
il gallo selvatico. Andare cazzi!!!!
by The U.N. Fab Five on Dec 17, 2011 12:46 PM MST reply actions
That's a good question.
How does that work? Does it automatically kick in if no other teams make him an offer?
by tknuckle on Dec 17, 2011 1:40 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
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