Comments on: On Chandler’s return and Karl’s distribution of minutes

By: Z

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:22:22 +0000

Still feel the Nuggets need to move Chandler and A.I. build around Gallo, Ty, and Faried although Faried struggles with Size most nights his hustle gets him by.
coach Karl is never gone give up on his small ball closing line-ups

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:30:07 +0000

I agree his bromance with andre miller is excessive, and he overvalues certain traits in his players (like bball “iq”) but he’s not an idiot. Karl’s Sonics got punked by Chicago? Right. I grew up in Illinois watching Jordan and the Phil Jackson teams. No team in the last 50 years was beating them. Nothing to do with GK getting punked.

I bet many of the odd lineup choices last night have more to do with challenging b2b in okc tonight. I don’t expect to see javale closing out OT tonight. More KK and manimal. It’s not sexy choice but it is “coaching”.

I don’t really get why Jham should be getting more minutes just because. What has he shown when he has played to warrant being the answer? Or stone? I like them, I just don’t see the major increase in value added compared to miller, or a slumping iggy playing through a shit night or brewer tearing things up. It seems to me gk makes decisions to maximize a certain bad for a certain good. Doesn’t make him an idiot. Stuck in his ways sure…what nba coach isn’t?

It’d be interesting to see if Jham could make a difference with more minutes but I bet we’d still see a shooter taking some bad shots while making some good shots. Same as lots of other players. What would we learn? Or gain?

By: Ackdog

Ackdog — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:26:58 +0000

Jordan hamilton should be in the “D” league. No time to develop him in the NBA. That is reserved for big men of the 7′ category

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:18:25 +0000

They’re playing Chandler to increase his trade value. He doesn’t want to be here, and I don’t think the Nuggets really want him either.

By: CJP32

CJP32 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:45:09 +0000

There are 42 games left in the season, and one thing we haven’t seen yet (besides Chandler) is an injury to one of our starting 5. Gallo missed one game and so did Tyson. However, all it takes is a significant injury to one of our Top 8 and the minutes are all thrown out again.

Chandler back means players lose minutes, but it’s the starters GK should be worrying about. They need to be healthy and ready for the Playoffs. Also, Andre Miller should not be playing 25 mpg for the rest of the year, I would expect that to drop to 20-23. Sure Brew will lose mins, maybe he plays 18-22 now.

JHam, Mozzy, AR, Stone and Evan will most likely play in garbage time.

By: ryanvdonk

ryanvdonk — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:48:11 +0000

while this might be the best two game stretch of wilson’s nuggets career (3rd partial season here, so that’s saying something) it’s ridiculous how karl treats his players. hamilton makes one mistake on the court and he won’t see the floor for a week. chandler shows to be a mediocre shooter, fades away under pressure (remember what happened against the thunder?) and is more fragile that your grandma’s fine china. yes he plays defense well, yes he has the body to be a force getting to the rim, but he has shown no consistency since coming to this team. yet despite this, karl puts him right into the rotation with consistent minutes fresh off his latest trip from the injured list.

so the precedent is set, other than a select few players, one’s who look to develop under karl WILL NOT SEE PLAYING TIME, while ones who developed elsewhere will. honestly this team is a little too deep, and the ones who suffer are the young players who need experience the most, maybe a trade is in order, where we get rid of like 3 of our guys for one really good player (and maybe someone who’s filler/bad expiring contract).

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:45:10 +0000

Right on.

While we have GK, it’s naive to be optimistic and it sucks to be an objective fan.

By: prospector

prospector — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:27:25 +0000

I have been thinking my problem w/Chandler is primarily that he gets paid too much cash, and I think JHAM has far more upside in his game… The reason for my anger is KARL’s rotations…. They are horrible and a high school coach could do a better job.. Last night Iggy and Andre Miller should have been on the bench i crunch time… Wilson could have filled in for iggy, and KK for Miller with a lineup of KK, Faried, Gallo, Wilson, and Lawson… You would have 3 scorers that can penertrate off the dribble, and pass.. With Faried & KK there would be better spacing on the court, and lot’s of opportunity for KK lay-ups…. Teams would keep a man on Faried, Gallo, and Lawson… This would leave openings for Chandler to do his thing (& hopefully learn how to dump a pass inside to his bigs)…. We would have won by double figures last night… But my friends this will never happen… NEVER… Because Karl is a freaking idiot, and will never, ever, ever, ever change… Andre Miller & Lawson should never be on the floor together.. You hear me .. NEVER… Why do we have Point Fowards like Iggy & Gallo if we are never going to utilize that skill?? I guess when Pippen was kicking Karl’s backside, he didn’t learn his lesson… Yo KARL this isn’t seattle…… DO YOU HEAR ME?? And your precious Seattle got punked by Chicago and THE NUGGETS….. And you are still rolling out the same small ball b/s… Karl you are pathetic.. You will never win a ring.. Never.. And you know what? You are far from the smartest guy in the room… But the are the most stubborn.. Congrats of being the big alltime winner in a league of re-tread coaches with no imagination.. Hard to believe you can coach 29 years in anything without at least one ring… Maybe it’s because your small ball lineups are terrible… Thanks Joshy & Masai for leaving us stunk in the endless loop of mediocrity… And please have mercy on JHAM and Stone, let those guys go.. Before the are ruined by the “mastermind” Karl.

By: Dubz

Dubz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:14:08 +0000

Chandler without question. However, Brewer can play the 2 while it’s a misconception that Chandler will play SG. He’s a SF/PF and Karl will use him accordingly. Brewer is a FANTASTIC energy guy off the bench but his effectiveness diminishes drastically with every minute he plays after 20. He’s a brilliant 15-20 mpg guy who does just about everything. Chandler however, is definitely good enough to be a starting SF on a large number of NBA teams. I’m betting he gets even a little more useage than Miller as the season progresses. Look for him to land in the 25-28 mpg range.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:06:40 +0000

Feel bad for Hamilton, especially. Like you suggest, he’d probably continue to develop with minutes and he looks to have what it takes from 3…something the Nuggets need far more of.