I’m a Nuggets fan and agree. Embarrassing. I’m disgusted by this team. Really all year, but especially the playoffs.
I think more than mentally weak is just the roster and limited athletic ability. Gordon and Watson are their only plus athletes and defenders and Watson hasn't even played. Braun is a passable defender but just average NBA athlete. They've got a lot of offensive skilled players but compared to rest of NBA and especially in playoffs they really lack the athletes of the competition. They really need a 3 and D SF or guard next year. I think Cam Johnson is too similar to Porter. Wolves won't part with him and definitely not to the team he's been taunting all series but they need a guy like Mcdaniels.
I refuse to believe it’s strictly an athleticism issue. This core won the title 3 years ago. I realize Gordon is hobbled, but no way our starters are that less athletic than the Wolves without Edwards and DiVincenzo. And they still punked us in the 4th quarter.
The Pistons are this years Rockets. Young team that actually tried hard during the regular season only to find out that it's a different game come April. This is part of the reason the product is suffering imo.
Is Cunningham fully recovered? Between less ISU guys playing and Inside the NBA being off TNT I haven't watched as much this year. What is recovery from a collapsed lung, like full send as soon as he is cleared? I would assume there is still some ramp up and that can't be helping.
I guess I'm not sure and haven't been paying as much attention either. He has been averaging 29, 7, and 6 for the series, so if I had to guess I'd say he's pretty close to 100%
24 turnovers in their last 3 games though. Could well be that he's trying to do too much because they don't have much offense that you can count on in the playoffs outside of him.
I should of said it's not strictly that just a part of the blame too. Other than Lakers I think nuggets would be least athletic team in playoffs. Both make up for it with really skilled players. I agree that they have wrong coach to try to make up for their shortcomings he's like his dad more offensive minded but not of good as coach. Even with all this said I think Nuggets have good chance to comeback and move on given start of Timberwolves. Going to come down to tomorrow's game imo
First round didn't set up well. It's actually exceeded slightly in expectations as I didn't think Pistons and Magic would be as good as it's been. Conference Semis has a chance to be really good.
Not a lot of it is really watchable and I steadfastly refuse to chase streaming so I’m highlights and social media only.
