Comments on: Rapid Reaction Denver Nuggets 119- Chicago Bulls 118

By: Troll

Troll — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:30:37 +0000

I’m holding you to that googergieger. No more GK complaints from you!

By: mike

mike — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:12:58 +0000

ginobli would be the best player on this team too. as per usual you are smoking something. Tyson Chandler is one of the top 3 defensive bigs in the league and he is essentially the same player as faried on offense (complementary finisher offensive rebounder). In fact if they had him instead of Mcgee I would put them in the class of top teams in talent.
Dirk not close as well as the gasols (when Pau is traded and featured again next year it will be obvious)
Blake Griffin is an above average defender now. He is a top 10ish player in the league not close.

Paul George you can make a contention now but next year he will be better than anyone else.

And there are another 5-10 guys you can have arguments about in terms of lawson, iguodala and Gallo. If you’re going to argue guys that aren’t close like marc gasol and blake griffin there is not discussion to be had.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:57:49 +0000

Is anyone watching this game???get the thread going!!! We’re RUNNIN the Thunder. The refs are trying, but I think we might be too good tonight. It helps that they can’t hit anything. But, we’ll take it. Let’s talk it up!!!

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:44:17 +0000

Karl isn’t an incompetent coach but has his lacks…

Or his a genius?

Sometimes his coaching is horrendous(see last night)..

The very question is:with Karl the Nuggets can pass the first run?

I hope..

Ps for me Karl is a mediocre/sufficiente coach..
Because with that basket style(Doug Moe docet) win in regilar seaon but don’t fit in play offs…

By: James

James — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:23:31 +0000

Amen. I hope these people aren’t this negative about everything else in their lives. (“I just got a $50,000 raise? It should have been $60!”) No way to live.

But take heart. Googer said he’d never complain about Karl again (and thus, we wouldn’t have to read 12 posts about Karl’s deficiencies after 12 straight wins), so this could be a really big one for this site.

Some jest in that – there is a lot of good analysis on here, even from Googer, but the complaining after a win (much less the 12th in a row) is mind-boggling. I think some of these people truly hope the Nuggets lose in the playoffs just so they feel validated.

By: nugswin

nugswin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:17:41 +0000

Ted Stepion. Wow, you’re legit old school!

By: Troll

Troll — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:34:38 +0000

Can this be set up? Seriously would be hilarious! Hastings and King co broadcasting a nuggets/bulls game. Where do I sign up? Can they fight like in hockey? If so do they get a 5 min roughing penalty and have to let the other one get the air all to himself for 5 minutes. Great idea.

By: Troll

Troll — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:30:55 +0000

You are a moron. His system is to run. Just like D’Antoni’s system. Except GK’s works. It utilizes the fact that we play at altitude here in Denver and allows us to run visitors off the court. That is why his system is a perfect fit for Denver and this roster. Do you even realize how bad this team would be if a coach made this roster into a traditional half-court, jump shooting team? We would be looking forward to the lottery, not the 3-seed in the best basketball conference in the NBA. What he has done with this team has been nothing short of amazing. Would I like more set plays at the end of games? Sure. More road wins? Absolutely. But replace him with any coach in the NBA and this roster is horrible. You focus solely on GK’s few flaws rather than stepping back and looking at the entire picture. Every coach has his flaws. We are lucky to have a coach with so few and even more lucky that his system fits our home court advantage so well also. Be thankful for what you have because the grass really isn’t always greener on the other side.

By: Troll

Troll — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:22:15 +0000

Lol so after all the debate about the nugs not having a “closer” anymore, now everyone knows it is gonna be Lawson? Lol get real dude. And now we’re down on GK for giving Lawson another chance after just recently hitting a game winner? Lawson deserved to take that shot, Ill Will had a great game, no doubt, but there are more options for the offense as a whole when the ball is in the hands of your PG.

By: googergieger

googergieger — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:46:14 +0000

Spurs? Well system and coach there. I mean Parker and Duncan who’s age does hurt him sometimes are the two who we probably have no comparable talent to. Though if you look at our overall talent, we’d probably win in that department. Same with Clips. Paul is the clear upgrade they have. Griffin? Arguable. He gets the calls but his team mates work harder for his points than he does, and his defense is powerful weak. Again our overall team talent is among the best in the league. Nine player rotation with no real weakness. I mean over all. Some players might not be strong in one area but are in others to make up for that. And we have a team that can make up for the decencies of some with the strength of others.

Anyways some of the players you mention are arguable. Faried seems to have Gasol’s number. Yes Pau had one or two strong games against Faried in the playoffs but in general Faried’s energy seems to wear Pau down. Dirk is an offensive minded guy. Very one dimensional. Strong scorer. Especially when healthy. Unguardable even. But defensively is going to be a push over. Paul George isn’t even an argument. He plays more minutes, takes more shots, and has the ball in his hands more than Gallo, and still Gallo is a more efficient scorer, better one on one defender, and the assist/turnover ratio cancel each other out. So really only rebounding? Which even then, the Denver Nuggets team rebounds better with Gallo on the floor, and we lead the league in rebounding. So something to be said for that. Again Griffin is arguable. Offensively he’ll give you plenty and again his team mates work harder for his points than he does. Rebounding? He’ll get you defensive rebounds when the offense is running back on defense. He’s a good passer. He’ll give you that I guess. Chandler?! Iguodala does more for us defensive than Chandler does for the Knicks if you go on the on/off the court numbers. What else does Chandler bring to the table? Sure as hell isn’t offense. Rebounding? Tip outs I guess, and even then he isn’t a better rebounder than Faried. If it wasn’t for the tip outs starting to get logged as rebounds Tyson would probably average around six rebounds a game. Harden is another one dimensional guy. And again you look at our team and most of the teams of the guys you mention and our over all talent squashes theirs. I mean Heat’s top two players are just so good and they get the whistle help as well, our overall talent has troubles with them but even still, our overall talent is amongst the best in the league.

Again, like others you just seem obsessed with the four letter network idea of superstars and super teams, and the acceptance of the argument, other players are better than Denver players because they are.