Kentavious Caldwell Pope responds to an interviewer: “I don’t think they did anything to take away anything… I don’t think that really mattered. It was all about our energy and effort we put out. We played a horrible game I would say, in my eyes and still almost won the game.”
by kurruchi
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Kentavious Caldwell Cope
We snatching moral victories from the Lakers yeaaah buddy
2-0 in moral victory
Didn’t know KCP played for Boston now
im sure he skipped out on his post game 2 interview just because
Cope
Edit: also what happened to “who says were the favorites” lmaooo
Damn, Nuggets are kinda low-key unlikable
Bulletin board material
Basketball Gods don’t like statements like some of the ones coming from the Nuggets.
This is the exact type of quote that will age badly
Says the man that fouled a Logo Lowry 3
Please let this be aged like milk material
Pre Miami dub tomorrow
I heard the same shit from the Celtics and look how that turned out. Heat are going to shock the world because nobody is giving them the respect they deserve when they’re playing them.
That’s what the Bucks, Knicks & Celtics fans kept saying too.
True Lakers taking the moral victory
They quite literally did slow the Nuggets offense down.
The pace was 86.50 in game 2 (slower than the DEADBALL ERA, for reference lmao) which the Nuggets played at a 95.56 pace all postseason and a 98.74 in the regular season.
Good defense does not always mean makes and misses., which is where you guys on here always get this wrong by constantly reciting the offensive rating.
Miami clogged up passing lanes, fronted Jokic to make his catches harder, threw different half court coverages like 1-3-1 out there to muddy passing reads, using Jimmy and Bam to guard the Murray/Jokic PnR, and played great transition defense limiting outlet passes.
All of these eat at the shot clock by not quickly giving up the quality looks Denver is looking for, limiting total possessions.
Also, all of this combined means Jokic is more inclined to iso and bully-ball in the post to try to score, which obv also eat at the shot clock.
This snail pace is exactly what Miami wants because that plays right into how they want to run their offense.
Because they know if they can control that and hit their 3’s, they have a chance.
I agree the team played like shit, KCP was one of the worst along with MPJ. But to say the heats adjustment did nothing is too much man, it very clearly did.
First time all playoffs I’d say denver has taken a punch in the mouth
He’s still a Laker at heart ❤️
How the tables turn. Denver 1 moral victory closer to their 1st chip
We have become the one thing we swore never to be – lakers fans.
Why is it that almost always role players start the beef? Williams and Horfort with the time-out sign poking the bear. Now KCP…
Ahhh just make the Heat more motivated. I love it. From the press today Miami is all loose and Denver is just acting like they are one bad break away from being in their heads.
Keep talking and underestimating the Heat. You’ll see what happens.
Stage One: Denial.
Play better before you say stuff like this KCP you’ve been hot garbage in this series
KCP I love u, but not a fan of this comment.
Teams have been saying this the entire playoffs. ‘Miami didn’t do anything, we just played bad’….that’s the whole thing. Miami is tough and smart and disciplined and they MAKE you play bad.
KCP didnt used to talk like this
“i wasn’t even trying bro”
Nuggets in 4 oh wait
Miami about to go up 2-1
The series is now 1-1 in moral victories
Damn that’s actually impressive that Miami won game 2 despite the fact that they didn’t do anything to take away anything. What happens when the Heat start to do anything to take away anything?
Murray was the same too in his presser. He was talking about how they dominated 3 quarters. How about being outclassed in the 4th quarter 2 games in a row? Denver doesnt seem to have the intensity they showed against the Lakers.