Comments on: Rapid Reaction: Denver Nuggets 107, Golden State Warriors 101

By: Booker Addison

Booker Addison — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:12:52 +0000

I’m AI’s biggest fan (Go Arizona!), but I agree with this assessment of AI’s offensive game. He needs to go toward the hoop. The near Trip Dub was nice and he is the glue guy and he is quietly leading (see his Gallo embrace), but you can’t give a guy an “A” on a 7 for 24 shooting night.

I am impressed they pulled this one out though. A W is a W when you’re on your 4th game in 5 nights, especially on the road on the backend of a B-to-B.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:41:58 +0000

Great perserverance and endurance but boy it took a lot to get past the very mediocre Warriors and that includes them pretty much blowing it with missed FT’s in the crunch …twice. Now i give them that the sked has been brutal thus far and it aint easy to get fired up every night, specially on the road, but theer are still clear flaws with this team. Its nowehere close offensively to where we closed last season; the shooting is just outrageous and the pace is not “Nugget” good. Now I’ll acknowledge the D has been better on the whole, but we haven’t really played any juggernauts outside the Heat either (and they put up 119). We were never a half court set up offense and we still aren’t, but our speed and transition is what kept us alive against the big dogs, but that pace is missing big time now.
I might be a bit over critical here, but GK still struggles with his rotations and the adjustments are not happening correctly and quickly enough. When the season started I gave them 15 games to start showing what they can be…and I think they will need al those games.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:33:49 +0000

Great win that the Nuggets toughed out! I know their legs were tired, but the main weaknesses of this team are becoming obvious. We can’t shoot, and we struggle guarding other teams bigs and rotating to their 3 point shooters. Hamilton needs to start getting minutes. He would have helped in a game like this against a team that plays up and down and every defensive mistake is not as crucial. Or we need to trade Wilson Chandler for a pure shooter, or package him with Koufos or Hamilton or someone to Cleveland for Varejao. Great teams play great defense and that just doesn’t seem to be GK’s main focus right now which is incredibly frustrating. I like his hustle but if Kosta Koufos is playing 20-25 mins a game come playoff time, this team wont be going very far…

By: Avarra

Avarra — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:31:51 +0000

I also agree with the post. Miller has never been a speed guy so the fact that he’s lost a couple of steps is actually ok. He’s sharper than ever and I think he’s teaching Ty behind the scenes, which is, I think, his real job. I’ve noticed that Ty’s assists are WAY up this year and since Miller is a first-rate passer, things couldn’t be better.

So I’m pretty cool with Miller making a mistake here and there. The guy’s a class act, one of the smartest players in the game right now and he’s nothing but a boon to the Nuggets.

By: Trip

Trip — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:15:03 +0000

What an encouraging game. I know it was sloppy play by almost everybody on the floor for the nuggets, and only scoring 107 in 2 OT, that is unusually low for these guys. However my point is, very nice to see that when Gallo is still finding his shot and Ty doesnt really have a great game himself, we can find ways to put some W’s on the schedule. I think Manimal may play better against the Warriors than any other team he just has special games against them. Example last year, i think he had 15+ points and 10+ rebounds going in to halftime against them one game.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:30:51 +0000

Much of this game was an affront to the basic tenets of basketball (the ball is supposed to go THROUGH the net, not clang off the rim), but I can’t be too hard on the Nuggets due to how tired they must have been. In the 4th game in 5 nights, they put forth an impressive defensive effort and made big shots when necessary.
If they could just make a few more free throws, they would have won this game in regulation comfortably. What’s wrong with Ty’s FT shooting? Did he take lessons from Andre Drummond this offseason?
Finally, only the Warriors could let someone drive right down the middle of the paint for an uncontested dunk when leading by 2 in the waning seconds of overtime. High comedy!

By: doktarr

doktarr — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:29:53 +0000

Karl started McGee in both overtimes because he’s extremely likely to win the tip, earning the Nuggets an extra possession. (The opening tip in the game is for show, since teams just alternate posessions in later quarters, but the OT tip matters.)

This was a smart move by Karl on a night where I thought he managed the lineups very well.

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:43:51 +0000

Misty is speaking TRUTH here:

“We need a different plan of attack.”

Just like last season, the Nuggets’ offensive “schemes” are either absent or wanting. They do not take advantage of the talent the team has.

That said, the Nuggets need another serious shooter. Or they need to play the ones they have. Corey Brewer does sometimes provide an offensive spark off the bench, but if he’s who we’re relying on for that, well…

By: Ty

Ty — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:45:35 +0000

To those talking about Tys d down the stretch, go watch what he did to me Steph curry in 2 OT

By: Mark from Charlotte

Mark from Charlotte — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:14:24 +0000

16/27 at the free throw line 59.3% WOW………….