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LOL.  They called Burke for that?

Smith got hip checked into Thompson.  Foul on Smith.

Get these ****ING refs off the court.

Oubre is doing a respectable job on LeBron.  He's quick enough to play LeBron tight and he just absorbs the contact without getting flustered.  It eggs him on.  He's tough.

Sato should come in for crunch time, not Thornton.  He's playing well.

Oubre's best night of the season.  This is a tiny line up.  We're playing with fire.

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No it's not.  He's not healthy yet either.  He's in a bad head space.  But he's still playing pretty well.  And this team still can't do anything without him.

On the plus side, Burke has had two good games in a row.  Sato still looks legit.  And Oubre finally had a good game.

Where is Nicholson?  Why did he fall out of the rotation?  That guy is so much better than Jason Smith.

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Is there another bad contract out there that we could trade Beal for after 12/15? 

Also...look at how sparsely used (or terrible) EG's bench is.  Unreal.  All that $ spent, and nothing to show for it.  Aside from Sato, and sometimes flashes from KO, it's trash. 

 

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Saw this on Real GM:

DeMarcus Cousins is often mentioned by Nuggets fans, since he previously played under Malone when he was the coach in Sacramento. But I’m more intrigued by Boogie’s old Kentucky teammate, John Wall. Most teams don’t need a point guard, since it’s one of the deepest positions in the league, and even if Wall were considered an upgrade, he might not be worth the assets it would require to get him. But the Nuggets are a team in need of one. Maybe that point guard is Mudiay, but he isn’t necessarily the answer at just 20 years old, and with shaky shooting and decision-making. Wall is the sure bet: a legitimate 20-plus-point-per-game scorer, a lightning bolt in the open floor, and a virtuoso navigating defenses.



Don’t be fooled by the Wizards’ dominant win over the depleted Celtics on Wednesday night. They are in shambles. Washington ranks bottom-10 in many important categories: defensive rating, net rating, assist percentage, assist-turnover ratio, and true shooting percentage. If this slide continues, maybe they should acquire a care package of youth and draft picks for their one true superstar?

There have been absolutely no indications Wall can be had, but it’s at least plausible he could become available. Just to toss an idea out there: Maybe Mudiay, Nurkic, and both 2017 draft picks would be enticing for Washington. The Wiz would still have Otto Porter and Bradley Beal, with their own first-round pick, two high-to-mid first-rounders in a deep draft, and tons of young talent. Wall would join a team that has more talent than any he’s played on before, moving to a city that might actually put up a billboard with his face on it. The Nuggets would have their top-flight superstar who fits seamlessly next to their sharpshooting guards, and versatility at wing and forward.

You might think that the Nuggets shouldn’t even make that trade. Wall isn’t a perfect player, after all. That’s what makes their standing in the league so interesting: There are multiple paths to contention in sight.

Prospecting in Denver

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8 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said:

We should consider trading for Willie Cauley Stein.  Got a lot of Kenyon Martin in his game and we could use a legit defensive presence in our front court.

Yup, intrigued by him as I am with Noel. Both provide rim protection, can run the floor, and score through game flow instead of demanding the ball. Either, and a wing who could hit a 3 every now and then would be nice, but that would require Ernie to have a properly functioning brain.

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