What we need to see from the Denver Nuggets in game 3
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Dont worry Nuggets fans. NBA will not allow anywhere near that same amount of contact game 3
Love Joker, but seems to me he's so chill that even on a good day, he wouldn't even care if he weren't playin' anymore. Doesn't seem like a leader to me
I believe we can come back.
At the very least I hope team learns some lessons from these games. The worst possible scenario would be us winning 1-2 games this series, get kicked out and change nothing going into the next season, blaming this one on injuries and fatigue.
Coz with the way this roster is used fatigue and injuries are going to repeat.
All that being said, I don't believe this Minesota team is as GREAT and unbeatable as they seem atm, but if we are to win we need to match them defensively instead of trying to overpower their defence with our offense.
This series os OVER. Jokic looks like He is not into It. J.Murray looks bad and It is hurting the team.
Now, add to the the fact that the Wolves are playing great defende, has a Killer Alpha as the main Guy and is more physical, stronger, and hungrier
I dont ser the Nuggets doing anything more than a winning a game(If that much). They are ready to quit
All we need is 10 min of defense and offense in the beginning of the next game
Be th4 dog or grt put down
Denvers play has been SOFT last year their def was smothering
Murray is a diva who i would like to be traded let's see him playing with out jokic he's not a all-star for a reason.
Joker seems totally disinterested, and if you watch the game, there are players who feel the same way…
i think Malone wanted to get ejected, be honest…
It not Jokic here, yes he is the best player on the nuggets but the issue is Murray. Murray has to step up, Murray has to show some leadership. Jokic will do the rest.
The series is not over. It is shocking the league opted not to suspend Murray given how clownish he behaved but it is what it is. The Wolves can’t let up a bit if they want to end the Champs season.
I don't agree on that take about malone and the refs. He was sticking up for his guys after some atrocious no calls. It just swung the other way after that ..which had nothing to do with the act in my opinion…that's how the pendulum swings sometimes
Gilespi is talent bal handle…
Wolves came out and punched them in the mouth in game 2. The refs decided they were going to call a loose game and the Nuggets chose to whine about it instead of punching back. Sometimes Nikola drives me nuts with the nice guy routine. I want to see him hammer people on the block. We miss Bruce Brown bringing that dog to the fight.
Adam, i don't understand your point tossed trash on Jokic ,no one don't playing good ,how he cen wins if he is not gets hands from team,he cen win by self ,Murray don't playing cuplo months, and always excuse for his bad game 🤮
We lost this series. We have no bench to spark any energy. Jokic, kcp and jamal is hurt. Ag is pretty useless. Mpj could give us 20 still but that just means we'll lose by 15 instead of 35
Everybody acting like the series is over after two games. Nuggets have not played their brand of basketball since the start of the playoffs. We are due for a breakout game!
Jamal Murray thought game 2 was rough wait until game 3. Since he didn’t get suspended he’s going to see what messing with the refs gets him. He made the money gesture towards the refs, threw a towel and the heat pad at the ref. Got in their face and only got $100k fine? Remember how the refs treated Allen Iverson? This will be worst. Wolves in 4 🐺😂
This is not based on reality. Hopes and wishes. Nuggets are going to get crushed in games 3 and 4.
nobody is qualified for a job here…. snorts a lugee … and starts stating the obvious again.
What we need to see from game three. Is the rules of basketball being equally applied and followed correctly, with fair and accurate officiating!
I'm a Bucks fan. DO NOT, take the Nuggets' title win last season for granted. You never know when things can sour. Life can come at you fast. This era of basketball is very competitive, you can look up one day and your team is in the play-in, bounced in the first round, or miss the playoffs completely. (One of these things has happened to every title winner since 2018).
Maybe replacing Bruce Brown and Jeff Green with two unproven kids wasnt that great of an idea
Less crying from Murray would be a great start.
The idea all time great do not suffer sweeps is just a stupid lie coming from I dont know who.
Jordan got swept multiple times, LeBron did. KD did. And if those 3 did, multiple times, then this idea is just stupid and doesnt matter.
Having said that, Jokic path to all time top 10 got stopped like Giannis did. And thats a shame because its their gms/small teams fault and the rosters they played with (injury prone players included)
Well…
let's be completely honest about few things:
1. Malone is not leading this team and after his last presser – it seems that we can't expect him to regain leadership (if he ever really had it – which I'm not convinced in at all). He looked lost and idea-less. Noting absence of Gobert as some kind of an excuse for Malone is borderline cognitive dissonance or at the least – gaslighting.
2. Murray was awful all season and he's even worse now. He's simply the WORST contributor in the 1st unit, hands down. We (not me personally – when I say "we" I mean you/most of you) ignored clear signs of immaturity, lack of character, no accountability, abrasive attitude and absence of professionalism in this person. He came to the season completely out of shape and fat – injuries ensued and never got to a point to be ready to REALLY play an NBA game this season.
We (I mean you) ignored this, lots of wishful thinking was spewed, tons of empty "positivism" sold (mainly to oneself). And the problem is still there, and has grown… Who'd guess!?
3. Nuggets roster is incomplete – it's missing 2, and with Murray being exposed and useless, 3 contributors. We (again, I mean you) chose to keep our mouths shut about it… And it never got fixed, not even a try. Now, we have 5-5.5 players on our roster.
4. Jokic. Finally. I don't know what he can do to fix above. I'm pretty sure that he's well aware of the problems and him not being able to fix them and close the gap. If I were him – knowing this would be enough for me to completely disconnect.
I didn't create the problem, I can't fix it, no one else can at this point – so f*k it.
Thinking anything else would be irrational – and Nikola is anything but.
Nuggets are cooked. They are bullied, offensive rebounding is not a factor unlike in lakers series and it will never change.
They showed extreme frustrations both coach and players, like throwing towell and heat pack at the refs.
Nuggets are not just cooked, they looked so defeated and lost.
Jamal decides if he is playing or not unfortunately.Malone is too loyal even though he knows he is hurting the team now.Joker for the first time ever is super annoyed with Murray.
In hindsight – a couple more wins during the season would made a huge difference in playoff. The team has not been anywhere near their best during the LAL series. Yoke giving up in Game 2 is a bad sign.