Mavericks vs. Nuggets: Second half thread
by Nate Timmons on Feb 8, 2012 8:19 PM MST
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PrintDallas leads 64-53 at the half, the Nuggets showed a couple signs of life that they are still in fourth place out West and in the playoff hunt ... where is the energy this Denver team had just a little over a week ago?
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"They're two-deep at the crazy position!" - Kenny "The Jet" Smith.
Epic failure
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Feb 8, 2012 8:22 PM MST up reply actions
You can never be sure, SBNation sites have a short delay on revealing new comments.
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Nope
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We cool?
I was having the worst night of my life the other day. Was being an A-hole. Sorry
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Feb 8, 2012 8:25 PM MST up reply actions
We had a problem? I don't even remember
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I was Be@%#cthing about all the OT in Game thread
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Feb 8, 2012 8:28 PM MST up reply actions
Oh. that. Meh. It's all good.
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Dallas keeps playing the Box plus 1 zone I was talking about this afternoon
Mad e me laugh when I saw it
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by The U.N. Fab Five on Feb 8, 2012 8:23 PM MST reply actions
We really need someone to make some jump shots.
Dallas will continue to pack the lane and daring the Nuggets to shoot until we do.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
The worst that could happen
is for George to put guys in that might provide some energy. That would suck.
by The_WJM on Feb 8, 2012 8:26 PM MST via Android app reply actions
Who's going to be worse in the NBA,
Zeller or the Plumlees?
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Is that a band?
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AAA. down by 10 now!
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Lawson gets fouled more than anyone who doesn't ever get a foul call
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Well that was fun for like 3 seconds
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I was optimistic for a nano second
by The_WJM on Feb 8, 2012 8:34 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
2nd half thread canceled due to lack of interest
by The_WJM on Feb 8, 2012 8:42 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Until we re-discover our defensive presence, this is what we're gonna see.
I’m not sure if it’s the injuries, the schedule, or what, but we’ve completely fallen apart on defense. We don’t rotate, don’t fight over screens – or hedge out strong. We look lazy and lost.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
He has as many points tonight
as the sum of his points for the entire season prior to tonight. Way to go man!
Again, no rotation.
Their offense is not complex. They just set strong screens, and we’re doing nothing to get over them
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Where did everyone go? LOL
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Man, I would love to draft
any of the UNC or Kentucky starters. A few Duke players as well.
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So would George
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but but but UNC!
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Kendall Marshall could probably play center.
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LOL.
One year I have no problem with his UNC obsession.
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TY TREY!!!!!
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derp....RUDY
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RT @SpearsNBAYahoo: RFA Wilson Chandler plans to re-sign with Nuggets once he returns from China, his agent Chris Luchey told Y! Sports.
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"They're two-deep at the crazy position!" - Kenny "The Jet" Smith.
I wait to hear from Hochman
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ILL WILL coming back!
Restricted free agent forward Wilson Chandler plans to re-sign with Nuggets once he returns from China, his agent Chris Luchey told Y!Sports
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
yay?
Can he come in tonight and make a jump shot? Maybe play defense? Rotate to the open man?
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
We need his shooting!
2012! Which way do we want the USA to go?
by SD_Nugget_Fan on Feb 8, 2012 8:44 PM MST up reply actions
Sure but will they keep it that way?
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Nice Sheldon reference
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:48 PM MST up reply actions
Hey guys
did you miss me?
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:48 PM MST reply actions
How can we miss you if you won't go away?
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That's not nice cat
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:51 PM MST up reply actions
I'm just kidding.
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K2!!!
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shhh don't scare it
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Definitely keep watching, then.
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Now make your free throws al
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:48 PM MST reply actions
and married to the below average looking Kardashian
by The_WJM on Feb 8, 2012 8:52 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Fuck the KarKrashians
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:53 PM MST up reply actions
Maybe we can get Mugsy Bogues and Spud Webb out of retirement and go real small
by The_WJM on Feb 8, 2012 9:12 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Make a stop!!!!!
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Why is Rudy guarding Dirk?
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:50 PM MST reply actions
still no excuse to let the one Mav down low outrebound the 3 Nuggets under the basket
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Watching the Dallas feed (it's complicated)
you guys just missed the grossest commercial ever.
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Selling a Texas-Toast double cheesburger
with a Texas-twang.
Also, “special sauce,” all complements of What-a-burger.
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What? A Burger?
Al asks
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On a lighter note
Is there really a suckier team than Dallas.
The returning NBA champs and they can’t even put half a team away for good.
Come on guys!!!!
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People say Kardashian
I think of Cardassian…
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
by CombatChuk on Feb 8, 2012 8:56 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
ha, rec'd for truth
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You apologize right now to Cardassian. No seriously. Right now
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But he doesn't deserve to be called a Kardashian.
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Miller has be very quiet tonight
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That was an ugly sequence, right there
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Why?
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Could be that he recognizes his top bench scorer is tired
And needs a rest since he’ll need him out there for closing time.
Is your love worth the nausea it could bring?
Of course not
Still I find the immediate speculation that it is something negative to be a bit, um, pessimistic.
Is your love worth the nausea it could bring?
You said Al was in the dog house
And I think it could be that he is just tired.
Running up and down the court tends to wear you out. You make mistakes.
If GK is angry at anyone, it should be himself for leaving Al out there while tired, which is when mistakes and mental errors happen.
Is your love worth the nausea it could bring?
I didn't know that.
Without quote marks, I have to figure it is you.
The guy on the radio might be wrong. He might be right.
Is your love worth the nausea it could bring?
Oh so Dallas can do that but Rudy can't??
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What the fuck rudy reestablished
Fuckin refs
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 8:58 PM MST reply actions
FFFFFFF
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Hey bout offensive rebounds? Just sayin
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FMITFGA
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
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you button-hooked me
North Carolina was the first place in the U.S. that gold was discovered.
David Thompson then moved to Denver and played for the Nuggets.
I can figure it all out
except the last two letters.
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by Fly Agaric on Feb 8, 2012 9:01 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
last two are "goat ass"
North Carolina was the first place in the U.S. that gold was discovered.
David Thompson then moved to Denver and played for the Nuggets.
That thing is fucking pointy
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I love how Mahimi can "roll" to the basket while hugging the man he picked,
and it never gets called
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
I will never understand NBA officiating
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:01 PM MST reply actions
What's to understand?
Close your eyes, blow your whistle randomly, and point to the superstar :p
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
There's probably more Tim Donaghy's out there officiating
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:02 PM MST up reply actions
Hope fading.
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mark Cuban was telling the truth
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:04 PM MST reply actions
What. the Fuck was that?
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... sigh ...
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How many attempts and rushed shots and then an idiotic foul?
/smh
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Not running at all
and our half-court offense sucks.
Dallas has no reason to guard us on the perimeter, so they don't
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
this is CRAY
how can this team just not shoot! These are not bad players! They are getting good shots!
I don't want AAA attempting eight 3 pointers
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:06 PM MST reply actions
The team as a whole has lost confidence in their ability to hit open jump shots.
You could see it in that sequence which ended with K2’s “offensive foul.” Ty then AAA, then Ty, then Nene all passed up open shots before Nene fumbled it to Kw on the layup. They really need to make some to get their confidence back
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
let's start a campaign
Bring back JR and Fire Karl
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:10 PM MST up reply actions
yeah he's been out there
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:09 PM MST up reply actions
Man what the fuck happened to the Nuggets??
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injuries and poor coaching
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:12 PM MST up reply actions
wasn't he the same douche
that called that goaltend in the thunder blazer game?
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:13 PM MST up reply actions
When was the last time we made both free throws?
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team
doesn’t look like they believe. Freakin Tony Allen. The team hasn’t looked the same since he just BULLIED them out of a win.
I really hope that our record before the injuries wasn't a fluke.
Chandler is good, and he’ll help, but if we’re really just not that good of a team he isn’t going to save us. We have a lot to lose in the next month before Gallo gets back.
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We are about to lose our record
The Nuggets is the only team in the NBA who has not lost 4 games in a row since 2006. Dang, that was a nice one to have.
The Nuggets are an amazing 50% FT shooting team.
I especially like when our PG and SG can only make 1 0f 2.
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Rec. Same.
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Me three
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Well that was fun
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I love the Nuggets but the officiating is making it tough to watch
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:14 PM MST reply actions
I think that the NBA should either hire more refs,
or just simply fire all they have right now and bring up high school dads who ref their kids games on the weekends. Can’t be worse than the debacle that reffing has been this year.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Man, Austin Rivers game winner.
Doc Rivers was so stoked haha.
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Does any big man have the ball knocked out of his hands
more than Nene?
Dirk just passed Adrian Dantley on the all time scoring list
puts him at #21.
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man
good teams can play despite some bad calls. But neither the team nor the refs are even giving us a chance. I’m out.
Hang in the Nugget nation
I’m taking a vacation from Denver stiffs…talk to you when Chandler comes back!
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Whaaaa? :( Have fun
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Wow Matrix, haha.
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2 things. 1) it is bad when you are rooting for it to be within the last two minutes of a half
so that the ref’s can get a call correct, and 2) when is g.k. going to realize that meticulous coaches like carlisle game plan more for his idiotic tendencies than for those of our players?
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:20 PM MST reply actions
Ummm...for most of the past 5 years, Denver has owned the Mavs.
I don’t think that they are the best example to use to denigrate Karl’s coaching.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
ummm, have you watched the last 7-8 games?
i’m referring to carlisle being meticulous and not missing something so obvious as his trend to go small and making an utter mockery of it in the pick and roll.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 PM MST up reply actions
that too!
anyone hear al’s interview praising carlisle and seemingly every other coach he’s played for BUT karl last week?
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:24 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah
there’s a reason for that
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
And I'm saying that for all his meticulous planning,
in the past, he has not shown the ability to exploit the weaknesses of Karl’s coaching. Yes, I have watched the last 7-8 games, and yes, I too have seen that we cannot defend the PnR, shoot jump shots, or rotate to the open man. The Mav’s offense tonight was not designed specifically to take advantage of the Nuggets weakness, it’s the same offense they’ve run for years, which Karl has shown a propensity for beating.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
in years pased karl did not utilize the 5 pg lineup the way he is this year!
forget about what happened when melo was on the team, or when we had 15 players at our disposal to open the year. like it or not he has 11 now, sorts out the shortest 5 and goes with them at any opportunity he gets.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
the mav's don't generally have the luxury of running a pick and roll that consistantly puts dirk on
a fucking 2 guard. that was game planning specifically for karls deficient size.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 PM MST up reply actions
Honestly, I would like our PnR defense to be better,
but to the Mavs credit, in the fourth, when Denver hedged and recovered well, Dallas would patiently reset and run the PnR again…and again, until either the guard came free, or they got the switch on Dirk. Also, for all the talk of the Mavs being a soft team (I know this somewhat disappeared last year), tonight every single player on their roster set harder, more solid screens than I’ve seen from any player on the Nuggets this year (or for many years, tbh).
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
and the success of their p&r had NOTHING to do with the fact that they outsized us on the switches?
DESPITE having very good and sizeable players at karl’s disposal should he decide for the first time all year to not be stubborn?
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:39 PM MST up reply actions
and you don't think the fact that the nuggets always roll before setting a screen
is karls strategy? he has said as much in interviews.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:40 PM MST up reply actions
If you read what I wrote,
I was saying that even when we did play good PnR D, the Mavs were patiently persistent, executed extremely well, and got what they wanted. Listen, I’m not a Karl apologist. I have plenty of issues with the things he does. However, I am willing to concede that he most likely knows a hell of a lot more about the game than I will ever know. And I also have no idea what he does in practices: how he handles them, if he teaches, etc.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
i did read what you wrote, thuis my counter that karl putting midgets on the court plays right into the mavericks plan
on the p&r.
i’m not going to pretend to know anything i don’t but i’m not going to spout off about something i don’t.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:45 PM MST up reply actions
The PnR was with Nene and Rudy
6’11" (kinda) and 6’5"…not exactly midgets
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Karl has always played small ball.
And I know you are exaggerating. Listen, I’m not happy about the way things are going either. I am not sure what the answer is. What I do know is that clamoring for something that is not going to happen (i.e. a change at the coaching position) just makes this board more divisive than it should be, imo.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
he has always played small ball. but he's always had a "star" on the court while doing so
there is a reason small ball “all of a sudden” is not working. he’s not going to get “star” whistles so what he does is handicap his players by forcing them to go up against players taller than them KNOWING that even if they get fouled it is not going to be called. if that won’t fuck up a jump shot i don’t know what well, and lets not even delve into the problems this causes on the boards.
guess what? the opposing coaches are on to this, of course g.k. is about to say how it is all the players fault.
shit k.k. is playing well. better take him out and put al in.
by Patrick KB. Nugget on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 PM MST up reply actions
Karl is an idiot
that is all
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:21 PM MST reply actions
Hell no
I’m not listening to that moron
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:22 PM MST up reply actions
Hahaha
"All you fuckers who think we won't be good anymore, fuck you" - GK
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I've studied him plenty
plus he will just have some moronic excuse and throw someone under the bus
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:24 PM MST up reply actions
On the plus side, the Rockets are blowing out the Blazers at the Rose Garden
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
I'm watching The Association again....
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When is the next one on?
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 PM MST up reply actions
Next week I think
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I know we all have issues with Karl's coaching,
some more than others, but when no one – and I do mean no one – on your team can consistently hit open jump shots, it’s handcuffing for a coach.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Look on the bright side
their are teams that have it worse than us. the Hornets come to mind
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:25 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah but George
needs to get these guys motivated. We have too many poor starts to games
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
I thought that having a deep bench was supposed to be a motivating factor
George said “if you don’t hustle, there’s another guy who will take your minutes.”
Since he’s not following his own advice, can we have Melvin Hunt take George’s minutes?
It might be a start but I don't consider it to be
when stone only plays 7 minutes
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
How long should he have played?
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at least 15
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
I would have preferred to see those 15 at guard
and not at small forward. Why couldn’t Faried get some burn at Forward? Psssh, George….
I willnever understand the man
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:39 PM MST up reply actions
3 Observations.
1. Nene is a pussy. A very, very rich pussy.
2. Afflalo has regressed in every aspect except for his pocketbook.
3. George Karl has coached far too many games to look this terrible.
Well said NuggBuckets
I couldn’t agree with you more
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:27 PM MST up reply actions
Our Team is Broke Right Now
That was some pretty ugly basketball, and the last 5 games have looked a lot like this. Little energy, poor shooting, no movement on offense, lousy defense, and just overall flat play. Sure we miss Gallo and Mozzie, but Nene, AAA , Dre, and Ty are not doing much to pick up the slack. What happened to the hustling defense? What happened to the motion offense? What happened to all the great passing and team work? Hate to pile on, but they look lousy, even at home, and more and more seats are empty at Pepsi Center….
I don't think there's a winnable game in February
Schedule and injuries have just doomed us. I just don’t know if I can watch this train wreck.
Hey Chris Webber.......you suck.
by tknuckle on Feb 8, 2012 9:27 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Well no one is gonna make ya...
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
I will watch this train wreck until the bitter end
because I’m a die hard fan
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
I know the feeling.
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Just think if we can make the playoffs
Starting
Mozgov
Nene
Gallo
AAA
Ty
Bench
K2
Harrington
Chandler
Rudy
Miller
that’s pretty damn good if we somehow stay alive for the playoffs
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:33 PM MST reply actions
Statistically it is not as bad as it seems.
Of all the stats, 2nd chances, fast break points, free throws attempted and made, etc the only one that was of any significant difference was that dallas got 18 more shots from the floor than Denver. This is mainly due to a lack of a steady scorer.
It’s not like Dallas (last years champs) kicked our butts.
The two big issues for me are
Giving up offensive rebounds and giving up wide open 3’s. If we can clean up those two things (and make some shots) we will be fine
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:36 PM MST up reply actions
No no no no.
Those extra shot attempts are stupid turnovers because nobody is moving and people (Nene) watching rebounds as they fall into the other teams hands. Extra possessions are almost always hustle stats.
Then we need to hustle
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:38 PM MST up reply actions
Hand Down, Man Down
Another night where the opposing it scorching hot from outside and that is no accident. The Nuggets rotations are all screwed up, and too often they are too late running at a wide open shooter. It’s like target shooting for the opposing teams right now.
The Nuggs won a lot of games last year with great hustle and I just don’t see it right now.
Tomorrow night will be a challenge
The warriors have some snipers on the perimeter. It could get ugly if we don’t have good rotations
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 PM MST up reply actions
On the other hand,
they don’t play any defense, so maybe we could get some confidence back. I really think that the team’s confidence is at an all time low as far as shooting, and because they’re not shooting well, they appear to be a half step slow in every aspect of the game. I’m sure a lot has to do with injuries and fatigue, but we really cannot use that as an excuse.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
The warriors might not play D
but they still scare the hell out of me
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:41 PM MST up reply actions
agreed...Did you see Ellis just go off on the Thunder last night?
They still lost, but dayum!
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
Ellis is a beast
48 points. they had a stretch in the 3rd quarter where they couldn’t miss
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:45 PM MST up reply actions
Ugh
It’s frustrating watching the team now. It’s not the losses, but the terrible perimeter defense, bad effort on the glass, and relatively stagnant and boring offense.
On the bright side, we’d have the 19th pick if the season ended today. Woo!
I believe
they are tuning him out.
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:43 PM MST up reply actions
Nuggets are playing scared
Scared they’re going to get hurt, scared they’re going to get tired and hurt, scared they’re going to get in foul trouble and not have enough guys to finish a game. Scared of playing period. No one will admit it though.
"Woohoo Denver, Yeah... All right Denver justify my love!"...
"Ohhh; the Denver Broncos?!?!?!" ...Homer Simpson
"Denver isn't considered a frontier maam, not these days"... Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) in an episode of Wanted Dead or Alive set in 1871, filmed in 1958.
"Denver, Colorado: one of the foremost sports centers in the country..." Narrator on the Bat Masterson TV show
Where's that guy that predicted we would go 5-0 on our last long road trip? We need him to rally the team again :)
by Buffalo Bills Forever! on Feb 8, 2012 9:43 PM MST reply actions
Well guys
I’m going to go play some NBA 2K12 in a couple minutes. At least the Nuggets win when I play that game
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by TheMozgovCocktail on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 PM MST reply actions
Murphy's Law in Effect..
I am sure everyone is crushing the Nuggets. They deserve it right now. Just not playing with confidence. Look tired and frustrated. This rough patch is either going to make the team closer, stronger and better. Or they are going to implode and the season is lost.
Hope the bottom has been reached.. but you never know when you have Murphy’s Law rolling.
Grind on tomorrow.
He did,
I would say that the rest of the team played with one emotion – frustration.
Just don't hold on to the damn basketball!!!
I'm still convinced that we let shitty officiating
get in our heads, and then missing shots on top it sends us into meltdown mode.
That said.
I think we will win tomorrow.
Jason Hammel - permanently /2011'd
Happy Now?!
OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Ya officiating was terrible
Rudy just said in postgame interview "we down 8 but the faces are we down by 20, we just have to fight
Missed shots more than officials..
It is not a good sign when everyone starts passing up wide open shots. Whole team was too pass happy. Definitely a frustrating game, just never could get over the hump.
Any win is needed right now.
Corey Brewer needs to come back soon
With the death of his father a few days ago he can play off of high emotions which could be contagious
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