Why can’t the Nuggets beat the Wizards? w/ Big Wos | DNVR Nuggets Postgame LIVE
Jokic put up a near 40 point triple double but the Nuggets fell AGAIN to the Washington Wizards. Where does the team go from here? Big Wos from The Ringer joins us on the postgame lounge to break down the loss. Adam Mares, Duvalier Johnson, Big Wow, and D-Line Co. come to you LIVE from the DNVR Bar for this postgame edition of the DNVR Nuggets Podcast!
Start – 0:00
Fast breakdown – 2:35
Dev’s big takeaway – 4:35
D-Line’s big takeaway – 6:02
Wos’ big takeaway – 6:35
Adam’s big takeaway – 8:30
Big Wos’ perspective on the Nuggets – 18:30
What statement are they making in statement week? – 35:20
Superchats – 51:10
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This version of the Nuggets always finds a way to play down to the level of lesser opponents but only occasionally plays up to the level of stronger teams. It’s not a matter of effort or energy or intensity. They have no defense and if they can’t score more than 130, they lose.
hope jokic leaves this bum ass team
First round exit
yall not questioning how OKC doesnt have fouls? lol
I will say this again our gm should have traded MPJ at the deadline for defense help
Jokic is already 30 and has only been to the Finals once in his career. LeBron took an absolute TRASH Cleveland roster to the Finals when he was 22 years old. In his prime, LeBron went to EIGHT consecutive Finals, went to the Finals 9 out of 10 years and won rings for THREE different franchises during that time. Jokic is NOT the next LeBron….there will NEVER be another LeBron.
This is insane, this defense is piece of sh…….
We are not as bad as we look. The coach’s ability is the biggest issue. A good coach should rest the exhausted Jokic and Murray and let the bench players play against weaker team. A good coach would let players with better defense play instead of prioritizing seniority. I.e. Replace MPJ with PW or Zeke . Don’t play three guards as starters. Westbrook is just an enthusiastic defender in terms of attitude, but he is not actually a good defender.
Remember when KCP said that Orlando was the team that puts defense as a priority?
Hmm. Peppermint farms remembers.. lol.
Great job guys. Even after the worst game of the season you are still on point and very entertaining. Make more colabs with Big Wos, he is also very entertaining.
Denver won 8 games in a row without Westbrook, literally blowing out teams halfway through the game. And then he came back and this is a completely different team. The man is simply a loser. Denver is 7-11 when Westbrook takes 5 or more 3-pointers. Not only that. Westbrook literally does not stand on the perimeter at all. He just pulls back to chase rebounds. The man doesn't exist in 3-point defense. That terrible habit of his throughout his career to leave the perimeter chasing rebounds makes defense from the outside impossible. Plus Porter is one of the worst defenders in the entire league. Plus Malone plays with Jokic for 40 minutes 15 games before the end almost constantly.
Malone is a terrible coach. Denver with Malone, Westbrook and Porter has nothing to look for in the playoffs.
Denver's record with Westbrook is seventh. Play in team. Horrible how blind Malone is about Westbrook. But he was blind even to Barton. He does not see that Westbrook is playing the alibi defense. He stands and waits for rebounds, avoids defending 3 points from the outside.
Has anybody seen Westbrook defending 3 pts line? That is freaking clown!
It is insane that Calvin Booth said " We dont want back up center because Jordan is good" are you kidding me that is pure insenity.
Yes let Malone plays 40 mins per game you freaking ignorants. I dont know who is worse–Malone or Booth. But Westbrook is main problem. He just doesnt play defense on the perimeter
Joker is only constant in that team.
Malone should play in the playoff— Jokic—Gordon—Zeke—Braun—Murray. That is our only chance. Russ and Porter are atrocity in defense.
If Jokic loses MVP, will be pointing a finger at this shit organisation. Can’t believe what they’ve done to our man…
Top teams moving to higher gear now, booth and malone have nothing.
The coach shouldn’t treat Westbrook as a star or a starting player. There’s a reason he’s on a minimum contract. Other teams leave him open and don’t defend his three-point shots for a reason. If he’s used as a bench player and plays no more than 15 minutes per game, he can be a decent minimum-contract veteran, but he’s no longer a star.
They never recovered from losing Bruce Brown. Jokic and Murray compromises their defense.
Jokić also has his flaws. There’s no doubt that he is the best player in the world, and his team-oriented style of basketball is fantastic. However, Jokić is not a great leader. As a player with such high basketball IQ, he should know that MPJ and Westbrook shouldn’t be in the starting lineup together. But he’s too nice and too emotionally attached to his teammates, so he doesn’t point it out. He is the only one on the team with the authority to address these issues. Malone is not a good coach—he doesn’t understand how to make these decisions but completely listens to Jokić.
Should of traded mpj for one or two defenders when he was on fire
The win against OKC was a one off. 60 % shooting is not the norm. That only happens maybe every 20 games.
I'm starting to think it's the coach. We give up to many open shots out of zone.
MPJ was the only guy on that side of the court guarding 2 guys . Witch ever guy he closed out on the other guy was getting a open look. Where's the rest of defense?
Denver being exhausted is 💯 on Malone. You can criticize Booth all you want, and yes, he’s made some stinker decisions (he’s also made good ones like CB), but Malone 2 YEARS IN A ROW NOW has overworked Jok & the starters. He coaches like a stubborn boomer, too arrogant to make changes.
I hope Josh K looks hard at Malone this offseason.
The guest saved the show
If I were Jokic, I would ask for trade outta this. It's just too much.