Destino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Pulled up the stats (end of the third) expecting the Lakers to be shooting terribly, they’re not. They’ve shot 50% from the field so this isn’t one of those dreaded “bad shooting nights” that are an inevitable part of nba basketball. Nuggets only have one more made basket. Difference is 10+from the free throw line and 5 more made threes than the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 If the Nuggets don't win a title over the next 5 years it will be an OKC like failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hersh said: If the Nuggets don't win a title over the next 5 years it will be an OKC like failure. OKC had three MVPs. Denver has zero. And Denver appears to be choking hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Too much Denver. Lakers offense was a mess the last 3 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Denver almost blew it when they slowed their offense down. Their success hinges on not letting the Lakers set their defense. They have to attack early in the shot clock. Lakers looked exhausted at the end of that game too. Reminds me of what the Spurs did to Miami in the finals they won. Other than shorting out the AC and trying to give Lebron heat stroke (game 1?) they poured on the energy in the first half and finished off an obviously exhausted Heat team in the 2nd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) These teams are evenly matched. Could be a long series. Hopefully Denver doesn’t wear down Edited September 23, 2020 by Momma There Goes That Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Two more games. I didn't expect them to win tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Destino said: OKC had three MVPs. Denver has zero. And Denver appears to be choking hard. And they didn't. Murray, Jokic and Porter Jr with a great supporting cast over the next 3-5 years is a team built better than OKC teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Hersh said: And they didn't. Murray, Jokic and Porter Jr with a great supporting cast over the next 3-5 years is a team built better than OKC teams. I like this Denver team, I think with luck they can make a run. I don’t think they’re good enough yet though. Also, an odd thought occurred to me. It is easier to keep stars for 3-5 years than a supporting cast around them. Stars get more expensive and good role players sign bigger deals after a good couple years. Once teams take on multiple max deals they have to draft extremely well and develop players to maintain a deep roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The fuse has been lit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Destino said: I like this Denver team, I think with luck they can make a run. I don’t think they’re good enough yet though. Also, an odd thought occurred to me. It is easier to keep stars for 3-5 years than a supporting cast around them. Stars get more expensive and good role players sign bigger deals after a good couple years. Once teams take on multiple max deals they have to draft extremely well and develop players to maintain a deep roster. Agreed. One of the main reasons I said 3-5 years is that Murray and Jokic are signed for a few years at only $30 million per and they will have money coming off the books. Plus, this front office shows they can draft well without being at the top of the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I think they need to get better defensively to win a championship. Jokic and Murray aren't the kind of defenders to be the foundation for a championship level defense, they're going to need other guys to become high level defenders, maybe Bates-Diop and/or Bol now that Millsap is old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I’m thinking Heat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Don’t hurt em, Tyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 That Tatum out of bounds call was horrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just now, abdcskins said: That Tatum out of bounds call was horrible. JVG is right that it’s a horrible replay rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, abdcskins said: That Tatum out of bounds call was horrible. Yes... but it made this finish more fun to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Dude what is Butler doing?! That's three free throws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Don’t get why Butler reached in. Let him go to the basket and get a two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 This one goes out to @TryTheBeal! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 That was a pretty garbage game for a conference finals. Sloppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy said: That was a pretty garbage game for a conference finals. Sloppy. There was a really terrible stretch where it seemed neither team could hit a shot, no matter how open. Even in the paint. I agree, sloppy game for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COWBOY-KILLA- Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 One win away from the Finals! The Heat, Flexxin in Primetime!! Herro!!!! Love watching players becoming as good as they can be right before our eyes!! Lets get back to work and finish this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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