if your whole playstyle through whole season is going 1 on 1 and then getting mad at people for not helping you where they didnt practice those shots or taking the steering wheel its just dumb, for him and his stans. thats why healthy cp was our best shot because he wasnt letting this **** happen
If you were watching closely, the Nuggets displayed weakness against the Lakers. While nobody saw the game 2 blowout by the T-Wolves coming, it was obvious to me the Nuggets are not as good as last year. They aren't as deep and lack the same pep in their step.
I think the Nuggets regressed a little and OKC and Minny improved 2 tiers. Their beginning and mid segment of the season were mediocre and they made a run to finish 2nd but they already showed the weakness you spoke of. The Rockets beat them.
Nowadays, there are precious few teams I watch much during the regular season besides the Rockets, and the Nuggets definitely aren't one of them. Not surprised to hear this. I had serious doubts after they whiffed in free agency and didn't bring in a player at least comparable to Bruce Brown. I suppose they might have expected significant growth from Christian Braun but that clearly didn't happen.
The way the NBA cap works, when a team gets too many guys that want to be paid, they got to let them go. Finals winners are especially prone to this. Denver lost some of its depth and it shows. OKC and Minny will face that same music in time. They will have to thin out their rosters once enough guys current contracts run out and want to be paid.
I disagree with him saying great teams don't post up players who don't score in post-ups or run pick-and-rolls with players who aren't good at it. You post up Hachimura and run pick-and-rolls with Hayes because you know they have to bust their ass defensively. Great teams sacrifice a play or two throughout the game because they know they have great players who can make up those lost plays and that it's best in the big picture. That comment sheds light on LeBron's mindset and why he dominates his teams. That was the only interesting thing I heard.
Nothing about the Lakers rarely does. I really miss the 2013-19 Lakers. They were so irrelevant that I actually didn't have to hear about their greatness every day of the week. A return to that would be soooo refreshing.
