Nuggets’ BIG Question From Preseason PLUS Jonas Valanciunas The HAMMER
Matt and Swipa break down the Nuggets’ defense through two preseason games and give their assessment of where they are and where they’re going. Plus, can Jonas Valanciunas be an every night player, and should he be? What about a 16-gamer? And a reminder not to get caught in preseason swings.
0:00 Intro: Checking in on Nuggets’ preseason defense
5:13 Cam Johnson’s defensive role and challenges
15:13 Jokic dictating defensive coverage decisions
20:38 Is Jonas Valanciunas an every night player?
26:40 Peyton Watson’s impressive preseason performance
31:49 Reminder: Don’t overreact to preseason results
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5 Comments
Come on Matt,Cam is a better shooter ,higher IQ, can put the ball on the floor and better defensively .Why are you bringing up his lateral movement .Do you remember that MPJ was a pylon and couldn't his jumper without a sidestep.Stop complaining about a great trade.
Good call on Big Val, Matt.
Things that aren't talked about enough. Val will help Jokic by drawing fouls on bigs and beating them up.
Jokic puts bigs in foul trouble all the time. Getting 1 or 2 additional foul calls against a starting center is huge. Jokic cooks bigs in crunch that try to guard him with 5 fouls. He cooks most backups in that situation as well. Val will help soften the opponents front line.
I don't need to see Holmes or Zeke at the 5, small bigs have not been a recipe for success for the nuggets.
In my opinion cam is an overrated defender and so was Bridges.
The best thing about the cam trade was the money Denver saved
Seems like the expectations for cam are a bit high