[West] 2025 Playoffs, Second Round

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Monta Ellis Jalen Williams have it all!

 

[Tetsujin]

Really hate to give Calvin Booth credit at anything but I can really see what he was doing when he tried to trade MPJ (and I'm assuming one of their young guys) for Zach Lavine.

 

[Tetsujin]

Adelman coached teams and cataclysmic game 7 meltdowns, name a more iconic duo.

 

[SacTownKid]

depends how they are allowed to defend Caruso having one fouls is absurd

Yeah, but it's a long time known thing, you can play physical in the playoffs. Handsy defenders suffer. Trying to just go for steals and aimlessly swatting at balls come playoff time is hit and miss. Some games players play 30 minutes, another? 10.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Adelman coached teams and cataclysmic game 7 meltdowns, name a more iconic duo.

Not much he can do Westbrook and MPJ are net negative players who shouldn’t be playing so if Murray isn’t having a good game you’re kinda screwed

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1923235124277027186

J-Dub:

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Murray isn’t getting back on defense or trying to rebound

 

[Tetsujin]

With Gordon hurt and MPJ being MPJ, the Nuggets are way too small to win against a motivated OKC team.

 

[Tetsujin]

Murray isn’t getting back on defense or trying to rebound

Man already has his suite booked in Cabo starting on Monday.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Really hate to give Calvin Booth credit at anything but I can really see what he was doing when he tried to trade MPJ (and I'm assuming one of their young guys) for Zach Lavine.

He also might have been right on letting Brown And KCP go in favor of more time for Braun and the young guys. They are still short on depth by a player or two but Holmes would have helped with that had he not got injured.

 

[Tetsujin]

Well regardless of how this game ends, the Nuggets should absolutely be thinking of wholesale roster changes (despite having no tradable picks at all) this summer but their GM is also currently their owner.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Denver going to challenge this call and mess around and get it upgraded.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well regardless of how this game ends, the Nuggets should absolutely be thinking of wholesale roster changes (despite having no tradable picks at all) this summer but their GM is also currently their owner.

The thing is how? The only really valuable contract is probably Gordon at this point. Teams that are so stacked at the top like that probably have to take a step back and clear some cap but that means losing talent to do so.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Upon further review, maybe the (alleged) ephebophile was actually Thunder Monta Ellis?

 

[Tetsujin]

The thing is how? The only really valuable contract is probably Gordon at this point. Teams that are so stacked at the top like that probably have to take a step back and clear some cap but that means losing talent to do so.

They should probably be looking at next year as a gap year and try unloading MPJ/Murray for expirings/whatever they can to lighten the load.

With a bunch of teams looking to 'superteam' up this summer, there are probably deals they could make.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

SGa getting a flagrent foul when he’s reaching in and he’s in Gordon’s space is wild I hope Minnesota kills this team

 

[Joshyjosh31]

They should probably be looking at next year as a gap year and try unloading MPJ/Murray for expirings/whatever they can to lighten the load.

With a bunch of teams looking to 'superteam' up this summer, there are probably deals they could make.

It’s said the owner won’t allow a Porter trade cause he went to Missouri

 

[SacTownKid]

They should probably be looking at next year as a gap year and try unloading MPJ/Murray for expirings/whatever they can to lighten the load.

With a bunch of teams looking to 'superteam' up this summer, there are probably deals they could make.

The Giannis situation will interesting because that could be the future of Jokic too. The only way the Bucks can justify their situation is convincing Giannis to do the same wait game that Jokic might have to. Murray is a good player but paying him 50-60 a season could be hard to unload. And it should be, he's not worth it. And people think LaVine is on a bad contract, lol.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Point proven how does bruan get called for a foul tyere

 

[SacTownKid]

Jokic has put in the effort on defense this post season. When he did that before the Nuggets got a ring.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I am enjoying this game, on multiple levels.

 

[Tetsujin]

Aaron Gordon apparently the greatest defender in the league because without him healthy this Nuggets team looks like the 2021 Kings on defense.

 

[Tetsujin]

The Nuggets just can't make a shot haha

 

[SacTownKid]

Aaron Gordon apparently the greatest defender in the league because without him healthy this Nuggets team looks like the 2021 Kings on defense.

Well, Perry better not say one thing and do another. Just about close to being the last 4 teams all top 8 in defensive rating this postseason. Nuggets were 10th and the odd one out in a game 7. The two teams out in the West? 1 and 2. Yeah, I'd say defense matters.

 

[Tetsujin]

David Adelman seeing his head coaching job slip through his fingers like sand.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Richard Jefferson lying his ass off.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

How is that a foul on Westbrook haha

 

[Joshyjosh31]

David Adelman seeing his head coaching job slip through his fingers like sand.

They went 7 with the number one seed with MPJ hurt

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Denver legit has a worse roster than us they just happen to have Jokic who needs to leave that dumpster fire. Watson, Westbrook, and strawther as your bench players maxing out Murray after his play all season and in the Olympics.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

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