Ty will come around once he can gain some confidence in his outside shot again. He’s short so he will get his shot-blocked a lot but there’s no excuse to not keep on trying. He’s a lot like Gallo, in order to open up his outside game he needs to prove he can score going to the rack.

Faried is the motor of the team but against larger PF’s/C’s he end ups getting overwhelmed. Duncan/Gasols/Randolph, Griffin, Love are all too big for him to effectively defend. I still feel that if indeed we do trade players this year it needs to be for a back-up PF who can defend the larger PF’s/C’s, someone with bulk and is primarily a defender (i.e. Ed Davis, Jason Maxiell, Jordan Hill, etc.). We don’t currently have anyone on the roster in that mold and it’s becoming a glaring weakness. ARandolph is not the answer due to his light weight and Quincy Miller will likely be a large SF.

I’ve read a lot of posts from people clamoring to get McGee to start or at least have increased minutes. I actually think Karl is doing the right thing. He’s got to make McGee earn his starting spot, make him realize that he’s a really bad game away from getting benched. McGee has had a tendency in the past to not mentally participate in games, gets distracted easily. He has a real short leash on him for good reason, to provide him with some inner self-discipline. That’s something Javale hasn’t had a lot of in the past. Make Javale earn the starting spot will pay dividends for the future.

Hopefully they can keep the same mindset last night throughout the season and just improve upon execution.

If shooting doesn’t improve, we’re in trouble ’cause I’m not sure this team can overcome.

I love to see Javale putting up all star numbers, playing big in the fourth quarter where Nene tended to disappear. How is Nene doing in DC? Has anyone heard?

I’m worried about making the playoffs.

I will say last night showed Karl still has the ear of this team. Gallo realizes this team is willing to live or die with him as the #1 option. As long as he goes to the hole like he did last night, no problem. I hope he realized trying to get fouls and not going hard is weak sauce.

We match up well with the Grizz and have history with them. So you can say this game didn’t mean much or it meant a lot. I think the latter, they showed heart and realized what a win should look like. Everybody played solid D, hit a big shot or grabbed a big board, that is the team they must be to compete

Ultimately, I think things will work out fine. To me, there’s too much bashing of George Karl, Ty Lawson and Danilo Gallinari going on here.

Starting with Karl, I’d like to ask the people who want to replace him what they expect will happen? You have a young team, with athletes built to play Karl’s uptempo game, who would be asked to learn a new coach’s offensive and defensive schemes. I have a hard time believing that they wouldn’t regress, particularly on the defensive end, where they seem to be showing some promise lately.

Second, you can BET there would be teams lining up if Denver wanted to trade Lawson. Sure, he’s struggling right now, but all young guys go through that. I noticed the comparison to Tony Parker above, but does anyone remember Parker’s first couple of years? Everyone saw the talent, but there was plenty of kvetching whether Parker would actually develop into the player people thought he could be. It’s only in the last two years that he’s really become a guy who can carry a team on his back. Early on, he would dribble into trouble all the time because he was so quick. Now he’s learned how to handle those situations.

Gallinari is also young and trying to figure out his role. I like that he’s being more aggressive as of late, but that’s something a young player needs to learn. It’s hard to remember as a younger guy that you need to play your game even when there are older guys around you. I don’t know if Gallo can turn into Dirk-light, but let’s give the guy a chance.

And, as for the calls to give McGee more minutes, I suspect there’s a plan behind bringing him along slowly. Remember, he’s still less than a year away from being the knucklehead among knuckleheads in the zoo known as the Washington Wizards. I think that the Denver braintrust wants to make sure he knows he has to earn every minute he gets…particularly after giving him a big contract. After working hard, Karl gives him some big minutes late against Memphis and he helps win the game. Good. Let’s build from that. (I remember alot of whining here a few weeks ago about how terrible he was playing.)

I think we all need to step back and realize that this team is being built brick-by-brick and there will be times when the look like a work-in-process. Yes, I think had they kept Afflalo and Harrington, they’d have a better record than they do now, BUT I think the long-term outlook wouldn’t have been as good. Iguodala is better than either of those guys, and helps instill a defensive mindset that they will need in the playoffs. But, they need to fit him in as well.

Let’s see how they’re playing in March before we write them off.

Look at Gasol and Randolphs stats, look at the offensive rebounding numbers for Faried. 13 points on 10 shots, 13 rebounds – of which 7 were offensive. Wake up, we don’t win the game without those.