Why Would Nuggets Not Go All-In While They Have Nikola Jokic? | THE ODD COUPLE
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- THE ODD COUPLE - Chris Broussard & Rob Parker discuss what may turn out to be another disappointing free agency for the Denver Nuggets.
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Murray, who has missed 47 percent of Denver’s regular-season games over the past four seasons, is also living proof that Jokic is indeed the most valuable player in the league.
Who you rather smash tho?
That number is kind of inflated because of the year he missed due to his knee injury
@@michaelpowell9152even 20-25 games a season average is too much
4 years 😅 a sneaky one
@@hitman9198how tf yall gonna dictate what's okay for someone to play / work? He has had several possible career ending injuries and it's still the second best player and best closer on the team. Come live in reality
Nuggets overpaid MPJ. Now they are paying the price.
That’s the market
He didn’t show up like he was supposed to. Plays too soft and stays on the perimeter taking tough shots. No post game or finishing at the rim.
Spot on
If I were Joker, I simply would not extend my contract or even request a trade.
I think he's probably too loyal ... but if he wants to win another championship, he'll need to look elsewhere. Denver will still make the playoffs but no way they get past a team like the Thunder from now on.
Denver could be getting players for cheap because playing with Joker gets you paid, like it did for Bruce Brown and KCP. The problem is that the GM doesn't do that and only drafts rookies and expects rookies to help them win. It's ridiculous.
So you want him to over spend for average players?
no one lining up to play for denver though. No one requesting a trade to denver as well
@@chikitosebastian2099 They need to be invited first, or you think players are not interested in making money?
@@rootofallevi there are plenty of good players who are close to the league minimum. Just think how good Alex Caruso would look in a Denver uniform with Braun still coming off the bench. They could’ve been active on reaching the Bulls before OKC and Dan silent trade with KCP if he was interested.
@@SDesWriter it's still a business, why would they pay for Caruso? He don't move the needle. A backcourt of Caruso and Murray is t scaring no one. Ya dudes be overhypin Caruso, he is a average guard
Rob Parker would fire himself if a company takes a loss
He's that committed
😂😂
Hermes Conrad style 😂
@@hpthiefrespect
Brou is 1000 percent correct on this. GOIO FOR IT. The nuggets have done nothing this offseason
And last season was also bad. You do whatever it takes to keep Bruce brown. Legal or illegal!
Yall must not know the owner Kronke 😂. Trust me as an Arsenal fan Denver will learn the hard way that they are cooked. He doesn’t like spending money. My team hasn’t won a trophy for like 20 years
THIS! He only spends money on his NFL franchise lol
They got a ring. Hes probably satisfied. If jokic wants more rings maybe he can leave to go where an owner is willing to spend, like the ownership group in Dallas
people talk about how well run the franchise is, but honestly if they didn't completely trip over themselves and accidently draft the best player in the world with a 41st pick, they'd be right there with the Hawks and Pistons fighting for ping pong balls
Arsenal have won trophies just not the Prem for 20 years. They have been spending money the past 3 seasons and 100 million on Declan Rice just 12 months ago.. Come on man you’ve got be honest on here lol
What he was Arsenal owner?
Man Klay Thompson would’ve been the absolute perfect fit for them after losing KCP.
What's the difference between porter and Klay? They are the same player
@@rootofalleviimagine having two Klay Thompsons then
It would for sure help, but I'd say they need more of a 3 and D combo and Klay is getting too old to play both ends elite.
17 mil@@rootofallevi
@@gnomechomsky2524you don't need 2 of the same player making close to 30 mil a year especially when each is lacking on D this day and age. Denver tryin to save money, they not tryin to overpay
That's what sucks about small market teams. This Denver team literally lost because of lost depth.
The front office got cheap and believed that guys at the end of the bench that were passengers were ready to grind to help the Nuggets repeat. Denver should have paid more attention to the 2023 Warriors who did the same exact thing and loss.
@@therealdarrell282 excellent point. Being cheap is NEVER the answer.
@@therealdarrell282exactly right on the cheap part. Oh yeah Braun can take over for Bruce Brown, no he can't! And KCP is easily replaced, bull. Spent on the Rams for 5 minutes, undercuts a budding dynasty in Denver, shame on him.
@@eddievangundy4510 I agree. That would be like Boston selling the fans on JD Davidson, Drew Peterson and Luke Kornet being your first three guys off of the bench going into next season. Notice Boston did not follow the blueprint Denver did going into the 2024 season.
It’s like the lakers when they lost Caruso. I’m sure the front office thought they would just find another one. It’s not about being small markets, but it’s about making bad decisions.
Their front office gave $8.8 million per year to a garbage time player who might as well not even be able to start with tanking franchises - that's a fireable offense for the GM if you're managing a LeBron/Luka/Jokic/Giannis/Steph led team
With a PLAYER OPTION in the fourth year lol. Unforgivable. Dude didn’t even crack the playoff rotation, has gotten worse every year, barely even played in the regular season. Could’ve used that money to re-sign KCP and then some.
Nuggets get worse every off-season after the ring
they weren't really worse this season. Murray just underperformed greatly in the post season. If he was good Denver would have gone through Minnesota and Dallas for sure and I would take them over the Celtics too. Murray was just nod bad, he was horrible and was actively taking away from the team. If he played like in 2023 Denver repeats easily
@nikolakrstic8079 If Denver had Brown, they beat all those teams with how Mal was playing. Brown was a huge loss.
Now that Luca has hit his prime years, Dallas is going all in.
By getting a washed up Klay Thompson who’s past his prime ?
I wouldn’t call that going all in .
@@VLAD_P_ What else would they need to do for you to acknowledge them that they went all-in? They got best they could with Klay or you had a better option in your mind?
@@grumsigrumsi3185 if they signed KCP
And they still won’t win a title trust me. This is just like phx.
Boston spending $900 million on their starting five but franchises are losing money 🤷🏿♂️
❤ Denver is biggest joke right now I'm loving it 😂
When Tatum’s max kicks in 2025. Then Boston will get hit hard and will have to remove the current core. They are good for now.
They are good for the coming season but the season after that if they keep everyone they will be paying 200-250m in luxury tax alone
That's why the current ownership group in Boston is selling! They paid everyone and now are getting out to let someone else pay the bill!
Boston will face the same problem Denver is facing now but even worse. Smart move for the current owner to sell the team though because whoever steps in will be screwed.
1:18 Chris turns into Lois Griffin 🤣🤣
Lol I can kinda hear it🤣
😄😄😄
Hilarious 😂
I knew Reggie was on his way out. He did nothing these playoffs.
I hated him with the Clippers. Can’t defend and doesn’t do anything special. He always getting his eyes shot out. He’s slow rotating to the ball and always in the paint instead of guarding his man.
You can thank LeBron and KD for the new salary cap rules! Owners got sick of them stacking the deck, making super teams to win championships!
So Lebron is a GM? You don’t blame Pat Riley? How about Bob Myers?
Actually its the GSW that lead to this change. They were able to sign all 4 players to long-term contract by using their Bird right. Had KD decided to stay with GS, there was nothing in the old salary cap rule that can stop him from doing it other than paying tax money.
NBA contracts are out of whack. Players like Michael Porter being a max contract is the problem. He probly would have gotten on the open market tho, so owners need to come up with a rule to stop them from being dumb
It’s okay that the players get paid
Owners and GM choose to pay those guys, so its up to them to be smart about it.
You could see their bench was not as good as last years approaching the playoffs. I figured it would bite them in the ass and it did. To me Reggie Jackson was never a good idea and the young player Braun is limited in what he can do. But at least he gave them something in a few games. Unless they improve their bench I don’t see them winning again.
Jokic playing 79 regular season games, Murray being hurt, less depth, and the refs allowing a much more physical game while playing the wolves were all factors. The wolves being a more defensive/athletic team benefit from the physicality allowed in that series. Refs are way to soft in the regular season and then in the post season it changes series. Definitely makes it feel like there is an agenda out there.
The idea that Braun would take over for Bruce Brown never made any sense. If you actually watched Bruce Brown for any length of time on various teams you know how good and unique he is.
@@rlh12345it's not about the refs. It's about the ownership. Cannot have cheap skates running a sports team.
@@eddievangundy4510 Bruce is just more dependable in the playoffs -- he was even good on the Nets. Braun is good but no one fears his offense. I even thought Denver might be smart enough to trade for him when he got dumped to the Raptors ... but nope. Went cheap with a lame bench and lost because guys are too tired.
It’s an easy fix, TRADE MPJ for 2 or 3 SOLID role players ! I always told folks, that MPJ contract was a HUGE mistake! Yes they won a championship BUT his OVERPAY was always gonna come back to bite them in the butt! With the new 2nd apron, it only makes it MUCH WORSE!
Bruce Brown had to play his minutes in the finals because his shot was off. He doesn't do a lot when his shot is off.
I'd trade MPJ for Bruce Brown and a backup big today
Yeah his value is low, just take what you can get
If the owners don’t wanna compete then sell the team! It’s simple! 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ we need to go for it! Go get somebody!!
Agreed. This is some bullshit!!!
The only tradeable piece they have that can actually get true compensation is murray(jokic obviously).. no one is overpaying or over trading to get mpj or gordon.
mpj might do well with more responsibility
Murray, who has missed 47 percent of Denver’s regular-season games over the past four seasons, is also living proof that Jokic is indeed the most valuable player in the league.
just wait for Steph to ask out
MPJ and Gordon are both highly valuable pieces. The Nuggets wouldn’t trade them anytime soon
@@jonathang8996Neither one of those players are superstars. They are pieces to the puzzle if the team is put together well. Denver is cooked.
When your team is worth 2-4 billion and 3guys are making 500-600 million dollars as an owner it’s a little crazy. But you got to pay guys who bounce balls in a court 400mill
It's not as profitable as people think. It's a hobby for rich people and they have been making good money on the increase in franchise value
Nuggets need some good bench players
It's impossible to keep winning teams together now the nba new rules are horrible
Again we are talking about the Denver nuggets and KCP this is not the clippers with 3 all stars. Every player the nuggets lost was essential yes but nevertheless a role player . They could have kept them
Yup it’s nearly impossible to keep championship teams together without incurring huge losses especially if the team then doesn’t win
nuggets are small market thats the problem
True, it's gone too far with the new CBA. The organizations can't keep a team together anymore. We all don't like unfair superteams but we do like to see great teams win more than one championship.
@@Mericaa47 The owners put the rules in place to keep Golden State from winning by getting Kd for example
They do need to upgrade.. Y’all are food now..
Nuggets topic let's gooo! That GM/ownership group is being cheap and wasting Jokić prime. They are lucky Jokić doesn't have the American tendency for demanding a trade. He should want out. He running mate is always hurt and they have no bench. There's no reason Jokić shouldn't win more than 1 championship.
Exactly - same owner as the Rams and Avalanche and he did the same things to those teams.
“Nuggets topic let’s go” 🤓 teams cooked 😂
@@LouSeph Arsenal Fc too
@@LouSephSam Kroenke Walton. Married into the Waltons and now is a jackass owner.
If Jokic wants to win another championship he will need to go to another team. Denver got one and window is not shut even with Nikola.
Bro not every team is in a big market like the lakers and knicks. A lot of players prefer those teams as well over some city like Denver
As a fan it’s hard to buy a players jersey because you never know when that player will leave
How about support the name on the front of the jersey.
@@therealdarrell282 great idea buddy
Booth's real goal is to just up the stakes each year to make Jokic's MVP case more compelling
Your 100% right we may NEVER have another chance like this again here in Denver. Calvin and the front office HAS to do whatever it takes right now to get better.
Sports teams aren't that profitable to operate- that's why the Celts ownership is looking to sell on the title win.
Franchise valuation tho
It's not about operating profit, it's about you selling the team for a huge profit. Asset appreciation.
If you are in it to make an annual profit you need to sell the team and get out. Get the heck out.
They had to put those things in place cause a few teams lose money each yr
As a fan I prefer for teams to stay together.
Any arsenal fan will tell you don't expect a damn thing from the Kroenkes
Owner is cheap in Denver - he did the same thing with the Rams and Avalanche when they won.
They got 3 max players and Gordon getting paid, hard to move those pieces
Fans don’t care about free agency or trades. They care about winning championships
That's changed, now we care about both!!
Two words: DENVER NUGGETS 💪🏽
I am kind of with Rob on this one on. Some teams may just be satisfied with getting that title and not going to exhaust their resources to win. Like a GS, Lakers, Boston. With Denver not being a major market, and not many teams even get a chance to go.
Jokic needs to bounce after this contract ends, they need to go all in with that core
Why cant chris let ppl finish before he jumps in??
Because he has to listen to Nick Wrong in the daytime. And doesn't want to fight him.
Go all in on who? Paul george aint going there,why would the nuggets want Tobias harris? Klay thompson would have been interesting but i doubt klay would have been interested. Dejountae murray is a poor mans jamal murray,maybe a lil better defender but if dejountae doesnt have the ball in his hands he’s useless on offense. Go all in on who? Kd? Derozan? Zach lavine? Trae young? Theres not too many players out there that fit their team.
You do know the Nuggets tried to trade for PG right? The Nuggets don't necessarily need to go all in but they need to get better and not worse like they have been for the past two off seasons (this year so far and last year).
How about just retaining KCP lmao nobody asking for them to sign stars.
Go all in on keeping your good players
@@gabriel-uc1uz u realize Paul george decided NOT to go there right? So whats your point?
Klay,
Sports franchises are generally not that great investments for cash flow, but they are fantastic for capital gains.
Chris is the same guy who said Bron (at the age of 39 in year 22) has enough to compete for a title with the current Laker roster. , Now he is currently throwing a poo poo parade for Denver. last time I checked Denver still has Jokic Murray and Gordon... Go get it done. Ain't that what Chris told Bron to do 😂
Brou admitted on FTF Bron is probably not going to win another title. Murray is injury prone and Denver’s bench is getting weaker while OKC, MIN, and DAL are getting better.
@@bernyourhart in the words of Brou, get it done.
Nuggets know jokic is never gonna ask out that’s why cause historically the foreign superstar players never ask out go look at Hakeem he never asked out neither did Dirk and Giannis isn’t gonna ask out because in the minds of these foreign players they’re very grateful an NBA franchise thinks that highly of them
Rob comes back the numbers go up
Rob has been one of the very best talking heads in media for many years. But he's more traditional in his approach and is not into buttering up the superstars.
Jokic to Mavs in 2 years
Let's see, the player salaries have skyrocketed. The max and super-max is going off the charts. Owners are seeing the endgame. Think of the ones who've outright sold or sold off their majority stakes, the past 5 years. Milwaukee, Minnesota, Charlotte, Dallas and now Boston. The Celtics have nearly 1 billion dollars in salary commited and the owners have decided to sell. Cuban knew that Doncic is going to command around $400 mil soon. Billionaires are billionaires because they don't squander money, and will get out before they lose. Even deep pocketed Balmer decided not to cough up for PG. It's money friends.
Balmer knows statistics. PG is highly likely to get injured. If not Balmer would have paid. He’s in a league of his own.
the nuggets owner is part of the walmart fortune, he can afford it.
Denver needs 1 bench piece and 2 guard
Lets be honest, new appron situation killed the most Nuggets, if they know appron was coming they wouldnt give Porter that deal. thats the problem with all that cap situation. no one know its coming then when it did. it hit hard . You cant win in this league with 2 superstars and 4,5 medicrity players on 10m deals.
The problem with your argument is that every team has two superstars and a bunch of role players. That’s the way the new CBA works. So the nuggets have as good of a chance to win as anyone.
With that new rule we'll probably never have a dynasty again
@@sean24833Yep. That appears to be the NBA's plan.
@@sean24833Celtics can win a few more with current team
@tradingpost431 Calvin Booth made some dumb move which is giving 4yr/32M to Zeke Naji who is worse than a minimum player They overpaid Michael Porter Jr who is just a role player
Knicks fan here since 1989...i feel what Rob said 😢
They can still win with this squad
I think GSW and Nuggets must make THAT call
Calvin Booth sucks yo he wants keep draft picks instead of getting PG.
I am completely fine with them letting KCP go. He was a weak link in the lineup, Braun is already better. I'm also fine with them letting Brown and Green go, they're not worth the money they're being paid.
problem is they're not doing anything to replace those guys. why wasn't Denver going after Gafford at trade deadline? or anyone? they seem to be content to say "eh, we got the best player in the world, he'll carry us" and just hoping their draft picks pan out.
Braun can't score though
Their owner is cheap
You trippin. Loosing Bruce Brown was the reason they lost.
@@derrickcox645 they lost because Murray shot 40% in the playoffs and MPJ was MIA against the Wolves.
Brown was getting paid the same as Aaron Gordon this year. Even the Pacers realized their mistake and offloaded him at the deadline
@@derrickcox645they were up by 20 in that game 7 vs the wolves and they literally played jokic to much to the point he got tired.
For years I killed the media for killing Lebron's front offices and bringing up all-in and trades. Last year Denver brought back 7 of its top 9 rotation players and got bounced by a 22 year old. This year they are bringing back 5 of their top 6 including their core 4 which has been intact for a few years. The front office keeping tht core 4 together is going all-in. Everyone keeps sayig they have the best player in the world right? No excuses. He needs to be held to the same standard as every other guy who they gave that crown too. 3 MVP's in 4 years and we are sitting here talking about KCP, Reggie, Bruce and Uncle Jeff.
The same way Dallas wasted Dirk so will Denver waste Jokic. Same way Houston wasted Hakeem for almost a decade
Not winning a having a championship roster every year isn’t a wasted career most teams are only get 1 or 2 rings in an era if they are lucky
@@isaiahh4108you aren't wrong
@@isaiahh4108 when a player is a generational talent in the middle of they’re prime then it is wasted. If money is the big concern then trade Jokic now for the ultimate draft haul, blow up the team and rebuild, if this a money issue, because if you’re not going all in on a championship then you’re wasting everyone’s time.
You dont buy a team for the yearly money. Its about clout, and what can you sell the team for in 5-10 years which is alot more than what they purchased it for. Celtics ownersbought em for like $400 mil and worth $5 billion. Thats only getting 2 rings and going to 4 finals in 20 years.
Teams dont lose money, the things that get excluded from basketball revenue make millions. Real estate value, concessions, tax shelters , and other things make hundreds of millions. Why do you think the vakue of teams are so high?
So Denver management is satisfied with one ring and content to waste Jokic prime, rather than spending more money for key roleplayers. This proves this franchise never cared about winning.
Stan Kroenke married into the Walton family (who just bought the Denver Broncos). The dude is loaded. He got the funds to pay whatever he wanted.
Malone needed to play the young guys a little more the past few years for them to work on their games, but he kept going to vets instead of letting the youth learn and now he is being forced to play young guys because the GM won't sign many vets.
And another thing is the guys were paying max money too ain't performing up to par either. So last season guys like MPJ and Murray didn't earn their money last year.
The Nuggets already wasted 3 years of Joker's prime. They might win one more, but it seems less likely with every passing day
The Kronkies are cheap AF
You Would Think Players would want to Play with Jokic/Murray, Joker Passes it alot but Players don’t wanna Be 2nd Fiddle to a Foreign Player
They gotta ring..now its time to make money
Certain teams coaches owners and players are 1 time champs and people need to understand that...not everyone can be great more than once...
Denver is not a small market, it's considered a mid market
Boston damn sure paying everybody lol
While also trying to sale the team.
I know , how ????
Most of the time when players switch teams they get kind of loss. Dame def needed to leave the blazers but he had a weird year.
Kroenke cant spend money on the Nuggets, sorry. Arsenal needs a striker, a midfielder, and backup for Saka. Lets see what can be done if we got any spare change after that.
You can definitely tell Tim Connely isnt the PoBo in Denver anymore lol.
Its a long offseason but if they don't bring some talent around Jokic they are crazy..yes Jokic is a generational talent and they must maximize him if not he should pressure them to bring some players and if they don't he should leave them..they got a chance to be a dinasty come on!! Btw I believe in Maloun and I think they will be in the mix next season again..Denver was supossed to be in the finals with Boston this year but it is what it is..Jokic is that good that they will be in the mix for the championship every year but they need some debt
We need to officially stop pretending like the nuggets are contenders next year...they could be a 6th seed and if murray misses a lot of time a possible 7th seed
They'll make the playoffs but even with Nikola they aren't getting past teams like the Thunder. Window is shut.
NBA teams are a bad investment. They’re status symbols and you’re hoping to break even. $100m after taxes but accounting magic is likely $65m. $65m a year on a $2b investment then $300m per year in business expenses is a super bad investment. Realistically $2b down and $300m a year invested should net a cool $300m
Parity in the NBA actually hurts the league in terms of viewership. Just check the decline in ratings the past 5 years
Klay on Denver would put them back in the Finals.
Jokic would feed klay with assists lika a babushka feeds her grandchildren.
Klay is washed up he won’t even get Dallas back to the finals
it's hard to take anything that Chris says seriously now because of how compromised he is
Unfortunately we live in a money world and Denver just can't afford the contracts of brown or pope anymore unless joker and Murray take pay cuts
Can't afford or won't afford?
They definitely can they just don't want to pay any luxury tax
To Robs point the Florida panthers just won idc if they ever win again they won in my life and im fine with that
Maybe Denver can bring in Porzings hes a defensive juggernaut when healthy.
I here you, I here you. HA! Rob doesn't think the nuggets make enough money. Poor Denver. Think about the owner!!! He can barely afford to pay attention.
They keep downgrading after winning the chip
Don't go all in while you have Jokic, Cuz you don't loose other income. Also, you dont guarantee the next round with that sign. You have to draft well. And they overpaid MPJ so they don't have money.
I bet KCP averages like 14 or 15 ppg for the Magic. He'll get more shots for sure. Him and Suggs should be nasty on defense.
Not a title or bust organization...got their one
Even talking about Denver is boring 😂.. Chris forgot that the nuggets lost a lot b4 they put together this squad.
Why Denver didn't go all-in on Klay???? Been saying it since Klay hit FA....
Stan Kroenke's estimated net worth is 16,2 billion. He's a cheap owner.
U should take Klay and Moody (pick} for MPJ and retain KCP, trade Zeke and pick for Kispert, something like that, Joker doesn't need superstars, he need solid shooters, cutters and defenders
Denver has made no real moves. You have the best player in the nba and now the owner doesn't want to spend anything. Sad. You need to try and win now.
Why would Jokic play year in and year out, knowing that ownership will not pay for the players needed to win. Why would the best player in the world put up with that? He probably has his choice of teams, like just about every single team, or he can just go home. Right now Booth is in Europe. Is he trying to fix ownership damage?😎
Mpj got that 💩 contract and is still on the team because he went to Missouri. When that's a reason for team building ownership is screwing Jokic.
F..k the Kroenkes!
Ngl if you go all in on every decision you will see how short sided you have been over time maybe Bruce & kcp & jeff green wanted bigger roles or didn’t want to be Denver or nuggets knew they would have pay other players & the cap rules were changing
Denver doing ultimate choking job! Best 10 15 player whatever you think Jokić is .. and second year in a row u are biggest joke in the NBA... It's unbelievable it's mind-blowing and it's astonishing to not give everything to be best team...like my god i know Denver never going to have player like him... And maybe they deserve this. But Jokić my man, run!!!
seeing no loyalty is dissapointing, bruce brown leaving denver and everyone is like "go get that bag man!". There are no repercussions for his move fans should be angry.
Angry at the owner, not at the player. You need to understand that. The owner is named Stan kroenke walton. He married into money.
I can hardly blame Brown if Nuggets are offering 6 million and Pacers are offering 20.... It's sad as a fan but he has no idea how much longer he will even be in the league.
@@eddievangundy4510 yes, but I didn't see anger even towards the owner, I once wrote nuggets are like a third-world organization 3 years ago, and nothing changed. You got my dude Nikola and cannot find another superstar to play with him. Players leave after 1 year like it's nothing even after winning a ring, if I were in that position I would stay to win more rings, not chance money. I know you don't believe me cuz I am not in that position but I feel like that now, and you should too. "go get that money"...... what a ridiculous thing to say.
@@randygraham926 you are just proving my point. Where is the loyalty? you are being ridiculous for not blaming players, they leave like its nothing, even after winning a damn ring
@@randygraham926 Does bruce brown need that much money? no dude, its overkill
Funny how Klay would be amazing fit on x number of contending teams, but since he picked Dallas, he's washed.
Denver lost Bruce Brown and jeff Green -- made ZERO effort to replace them with DEPENDABLE vets. Could have signed somebody in the off season or made a trade at the trade deadline: the Knicks did it; Pacers did it; the Mavs did it -- and made it to the finals. GM (and owner) got lazy, stupid and cheap -- and the weak bench cost them a chance to repeat.
Nuggets might not have beat a deep Boston team but they would have been a MUCH tougher matchup as Boston lost 2 games to Denver and they have no one to slow Jokic.
Now Denver has a TERRIBLE bench, lost KCP, and Michael Porter Jr. is VASTLY overpaid for what he contributes to winning games. Denver's window is shut despite having Nikola.
If the Thunder are healthy, they should be going to the finals next season.😅
The real issue with the Nuggets is that they actually have players on their bench that can play but Malone refused to use them in the regular season and the playoffs. Had he played Hunter Tyson, Juluan Strawther etc - they could have repeated as champs.
They cant play and have not proven it
Well, I don't really believe that 100% as they were unproven. Except you're right -- they needed far more minutes in the regular season to see if they could contribute.
@@exiledknight3961
Not only can they play, they would be really productive with Jokic on the floor because he is a great passer and playmaker! Malone just messed up.
@@jakkeday1 thats based on nothing
@@exiledknight3961
I watched them play in college, in the preseason, in the G-League and in their limited minutes during the NBA season. These guys can play!
In reality, most guys in the NBA can play! For example, look at Sam Hauser at the Celtics. The guy was undrafted but he can play! Had he been on the Celtics, Coach Malone wouldn’t have given him a chance - end of!