Denver Nuggets MUST find help at Point Guard this offseason
On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn goes over the All-NBA awards for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Then, Ryan breaks down the Denver Nuggets point guard position and why the Nuggets must find another playmaker they trust. Do Bruce Brown, Jalen Pickett, or Tyus Jones still fit the bill?
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Should have kept Westbrook. At least he gives his best on playoffs.
"Antonio Mc Dye Us?" Lol! Shame on you, Ryan!!!
Those grades for PG are hard to hear. Surprised about BB and Pick having more turnovers. If Pickett could handle the ball, and beat the full court pressure, he would be good, because his defense and shooting were decent
I liked the money ball theory where you get two for one for Murray. You have to hope Pwat can be your second bucket getter.
Stop making excuses for that troll Jamal. Hes never once been good or great. Chip run was all Jokic. Murray disappeared every single play off in his career. Trade that bum for two solid players. They deff dont need to pay PWatts over 15 mill thats just stupid. Paying Pwats 20+ mill is just another hole, getting two guys for his whatever value is way better.
A B for Murray is overly harsh.
If Harden can make a career out of being a regular season player then there's no reason why Jamal can't.
If you're looking to trade Jamal there are plenty, absolutely plenty, of teams that have high value with him. Can't do anything in the post season if you don't get to the post season.
The thing is Murray is not playing 'smart' as you say. He has a tendency to over dribble and miss the open players. Just to be clear and give him credit, he is also a great passer when he wants to pass. And he can pull off some spectacular shots. But 'smart'? Not really.
Grading is right on. Nuggets wasted there time with a Pickett/Zeke type players. Either you are fast or you are not. The value for Murray will never be higher then it is right now. I trade him for D/ball handler.
I think than Picket was OK, but he can not play with Murray in same line up. He was much better in normal line ups, but this year Nuggets have 5-10 losses just because they force this small line up.
Murray should be out, and try to find some defense, Picket can be back up. Jamal was in regular season maybe 10 % better shooting against tanking teams than play offs, his stats is overrated for this reason. From 20 best games from Jamal maybe 3 were with good teams. Also Jamal does not like to play off ball, he put his hands over waist and stay instead of trying to open.
Why in Minnesota series he could not try to play off ball with some screens, answer was very simple, he did not want to try to work hard for catch and shoot situations.
How many wins Jamal bring in regular season? not too many because he was hot against tanking teams (most of this matches they would win without him). Joker was better against good teams because he is not stat padding if it is not necessary like last year against Wizards.
Of course us fans know McDyess ….silent killer, and overall basketball stud
The Nuggets lack speed and athleticism. They are cooked.
Murray making the third team all NBA team is meaningless. He is on the team and Stephan Castle is not. Is there anyone who really thinks Murray is the better player? Really? So, accordingly, after three minutes, and quit watching.