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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:33pm On May 07 |
kendrick9:What are you waffling about? Murray is a made man. All these other jokers you're mentioning have not made even Conference Finals and you're chatting to an NBA champion The entire team is playing historically badly anyway not just Murray. Who is the more reliable 2nd option? Paul George? Name the person and amuse me If them born them well let them trade Murray and completely shut down their title window. You want to trade the reason they didn't bow out in the first round? |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:49pm On May 07 |
A40: I think it was in the beginning of the season that Roland was pointing out the Nuggets lack of depth to me. They were also losing some mumu games that gave me cause for pause. But after seeing some of their GMs comments I see a guy that has rested on his oars and might as well be a fraud cos Tim Connelly who is actually Minnesota's GM now did the heavy lifting of the Nuggets present roster. This joker is trying to punt this season for supposed long term winning. Well obviously your dumbass cannot scout or evaluate talent so good luck pulling that off cos how do you in this era happen to draft two young dudes that cannot phuckin shoot or generate their own offense (Braun, Watson)
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Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:52pm On May 07 |
birdman:Refreshing brand of honesty on display here. Wow |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 1:56pm On May 07 |
kendrick9:Well warranted. Embiid is a tried and tested playoff no show. What else do you call an MVP with zero conference Finals appearance in 8 seasons or since he was drafted in 2014 |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 2:08pm On May 07 |
joshboo:The bad starts in all 5 games were loud warning signs that this team had holes. This version of Nuggets probably lose to last season's version of Lakers I expected Nuggets shooting to improve not be historically bad. I can't even give Timberwolves credit for this because I refuse to believe their defense is that good to make you shoot 32% from the field as a team at home. I'm puzzled at the Nuggets GM who kept Jordan and extended an unplayable Nnaji for 4 years. You saw what happened to Jokic in the bubble and you knew you would run into the Timberwolves again with 3 big guys and it didn't occur to you to get players to counter that. Just cause you got away with it last season and Murray elevated his game 2 Likes |
Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 2:46pm On May 07 |
A40: This their GM dey craze. |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 2:51pm On May 07 |
Let me now burst una head. I don't believe even the Lakers lose both games at home and look this bad against the Timberwolves |
Re: The NBA Begins by kendrick9(m): 3:23pm On May 07 |
A40:The team is playing bad because players like Murray haven't shown up. If Lakers weren't mentally weak against Denver they would have knocked them out. People praising Murray about being clutch but if he had did his job efficiently the Nuggets wouldn't be needing buzzer beaters heroics. It's just not sustainable and Wolves are showing them out. Murray is not made, he has one ring and the jury is still out if he's suitable to be the second option. No way should Murray be taking the most shots, he's inconsistent and playoff Murray is overrated because there's not enough data to see if he's just being streaky. Trade him and get someone who's consistent every night |
Re: The NBA Begins by kendrick9(m): 3:27pm On May 07 |
A40:Not Embid fault If Harris went for 0 points. There's been criticisms about Embid toughness in the past but year Embid proved that wrong. Walking on one leg, and bells pallsy he still balled out. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 4:09pm On May 07 |
kendrick9: I knew they'd give them a good game because they are big. I even mention same to @A40. What I didn't know was that the wolves would totally annihilate them. I'm shocked to be honest. |
Re: The NBA Begins by joshboo(m): 4:37pm On May 07 |
kendrick9: I knew Minnesota will knock them the F out |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 5:53pm On May 07 |
kendrick9:Murray has been sub par these last few games but so has the rest of the team. It's not like the other players have been great and Murray has been the only one stinking up the joint. That is patently false They needed buzzer beating heroics because the Lakers are a formidable opponent parading two All NBA level talent. How many teams can you beat your chest will gentleman sweep the Lakers. The way y'all talk like the opponent is also not trying to win. There's a clear match up problem. Jokic is turning the ball over, Murray is getting doubled from 90 ft. Something is clearly amiss in and with this team because everyone knows they are capable of better kendrick9:This is pure opata yarns you dey yarn. There's no jury out with Murray. Go and ask PG, CP3, Harden, Russell Westbrook, Booker, DeRozan, Butler, Bam, Brown, Tatum and co how difficult it is to win a championship. Jamal is a Made Man. No basketball pundit worth their salt thinks otherwise 60 playoff games 24-6-5 tells me he's not overrated or inconsistent in the playoffs. He's a certified playoff riser He's been the best player in multiple playoff series the Nuggets have won Go and tell this to Nuggets fans in Denver and see if they won't stone you with tomato cans. Jamal Murray is as good as it gets as your second best player. If you're a GM you couldn't come up with a replacement for Murray, you're just talking to talk 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 7:02pm On May 07 |
A40: Yup it was at the start of the season. From the start of the season and after the trades, I knew they were in trouble come playoffs. They did not do a good job of putting their roster together, especially their bench. Braun hasn't carried on or even improved from last season, if anything he has declined. Jackson, like I predicted at the start of the season is too streaky to depend on. They also don't have that rebounding presence which makes the Timberwolves a bad matchup for them. If they can steal game 3, which seems herculean at this time but not impossible, they can stretch this series longer than the Timberwolves want. They have to absolutely rebound well because the Timberwolves are punishing them under the rim. On defense, the Timberwolves have excellent perimeter defenders in Jaden and Alexander Walker and they have kept the Nugget's shooting percentages down. |
Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 7:09pm On May 07 |
Roland17: If they play the same way they played yesterday in game 3, it will be another blowout. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 7:26pm On May 07 |
larride: I have to agree. They were lethargic and indifferent yesterday, not sure why. I mean, we agree the Timberwolves are a great defensive team but the Nuggets could not even do the simple things right. |
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 9:01pm On May 07 |
birdman: Another of this nostalgic rubbish. Where was Kobe's vaunted leadership when the Lakers missed the playoffs 4 years in a row, While he was been paid the max. 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 9:17pm On May 07 |
greypencils: Lol. You funny though. Bro said LeBron abandoned the team |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 9:41pm On May 07 |
Roland17:You were right but more importantly they made some very confusing moves. If you want to go all in on youth then why did so many of your young players get so little playing time besides Braun and Watson Jackson has never been good enough to make significant contributions on a title winning team. He did absolutely nothing vs the Lakers or Heat. Was basically a mascot and yet you extended him instead of allowing your young guards fail in a controlled environment in the regular season or make some type of move before the trade deadline. Kept DeAndre then extended Nnaji but gave him no playing time Braun and Watson are two guys that have seriously underwhelmed these playoffs. There's nothing these two guys do particularly well they don't defend, don't rebound. Can't score 2 buckets in a row. It's crazy I won't put all the blame on just the GM since he's not on the court but seeing him say that he basically punted on the season boldly assuming that a team with 2 of it's 3 best players are injury prone and have suffered multiple severe injuries that have knocked them out seasons is a fireable offense. Who told your dumbass that you're allowed to punt a season so you can go for multiple championships later Roland17:That's a huge ask. I see a team that has let go of the rope. At least based on Game 2. I don't know that they believe they can beat the Timberwolves. I saw a lot of complaining to the refs yesterday and I don't like that. If you're explaining you're losing When a team is bullying you like that you bring in an enforcer and you punch them in the mouth, not literally but figuratively take someone's head off. Even if they get ejected you've sent a message and everyone will play fair moving forward 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 12:09am On May 08 |
Roland17: They are intimidated, then the ref was allowing the Wolves to get away with alot of physicality while blowing for foul against the Nuggets for any small touch. Instead of keeping their cool and getting in flow of the game, they lost their heads started shouting at the refs and everything just went sideways from there pretty fast. |
Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 12:57am On May 08 |
This Boston v Cavs since interesting. |
Re: The NBA Begins by larride(m): 1:09am On May 08 |
These guys combined for 74pts in the first quarters and combined for 34 in the second quarter. Them wan use brick blind my eyes for that second quarter. |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 2:41am On May 08 |
Khanben: 1. Do you think Kobe with this year's Lakers would have been swept by the Nuggets? 2. Do you believe Lakers with Kobe would be up 20 pts in 4 games and lose them to the same team in one playoffs series? Na simple questions o, dont do too much shalaye 1 Like |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 2:45am On May 08 |
larride: I expect them to bounce back if Murray is not suspended. But being down 2-0 at home will be too much to overcome in the end. I think Lakers sent them to sleep and they over-estimated themselves. Even KCP was feeling like Ray Allen in round 1 2 Likes |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:17am On May 08 |
This series go hot. No gree for anybody Inc. |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:30am On May 08 |
Looking at this game interesting that both teams can get 9 guys to play. |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:31am On May 08 |
SGA whistle is crazy bruhhh. This isn't basketball. Damn I thought it was the playoffs |
Re: The NBA Begins by birdman(m): 3:31am On May 08 |
Looking like a long night for Doncic already. Can Dallas keep this pace? |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:34am On May 08 |
If na these refs blow for Murray yesterday e for good. This is absurd |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:36am On May 08 |
Kyrie has been shocking in the first half of these games. |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:58am On May 08 |
What was Nuggets GM doing when Mavericks were getting a Gafford? Can you imagine this guy backing Jokic instead of the remains of DeAndre Jordan |
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 4:16am On May 08 |
Anyone watching this game and denying SGA as a free throw merchant is insane This joker kicked someone in the nuts and was rewarded with free throws |
Re: The NBA Begins by Khanben: 4:19am On May 08 |
birdman: Dude, kobe got swept or got a gentleman sweep , multiple times with teams as strong as this or better. Kobe, that was part of the worst finals lost in my lifetime. The same kobe that lost 1-4 with his team having the best 2 players in the series. At least in this loss, we can say that Denver had not only the best player but also 3 out of the top 5 players were on the Nuggets. Kobe got swept by the Mavs in 2011 This attitude of elevating past players to mythic levels is just baffling. People act as if there is no video evidence of these players playing. 1 Like |
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