smackeddog wrote:

tkf wrote:come on nuggs, making brian roberts look like chris paul... smdh

roger mason you arse wipe... really this clown throwing up BS.. LOL

there you go denver.. you play like clowns, you lose to clowns..

Sounds like a Knick game...

LOL, i was saying that to myself as I was typing it.. haha

dk7th wrote:

playa2 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

tkf wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:I will say this, Whoever gets Houston I would worry about the refs and Harden. He already gets supernova treatment from the refs and that may go to another level in the playoffs. However, I do wonder if the refs might hold their whistle. It will be interesting to see how Harden will be treated by the refs in the playoffs. Then again maybe his season norms for FTs will continue.

honestly it won't matter how he is treated if houston is getting blown out.. I like the rockets, but they will have a real challenge trying to get out of first round this year... that will change next year I am sure..

the nuggets are a bad matchup for the rockets.

I tried to tell TKF, but he's still hanging on Denvers Nuggets.

stay away from standardized tests... the only way your interpretation works would be if i had said "the nuggets are a GOOD matchup for the rockets."

harden may be the superstar you think takes over at the end of games but what good are last minute heroics if you are being run out of the gym?

LOL.. playa is honestly lost....

The players they have aren't 2nd season finishers , just role players.

playa2 wrote:Because the playoffs aren't the regular season !

The players they have aren't 2nd season finishers , just role players.

NYDiva wrote:

dk7th wrote:it could be moot as it is. nuggets arfe not going to overtake the thunder and houston is going to have ahard time leapfrogging golden state. i think harden is a GREAT player but the nuggets are obviously the better team.

a denver-memphis first round could be fascinating if not epic. i like gasol a lot and conley has really developed into a top notch player. but denver just comes at you in waves. it's the same issue with anyone who has to face them: how do you slow them down? how do you keep them out of the paint and not get into foul trouble. they have youth and depth and karl has spread the minutes around so they will be fresh as well.

i don't see why dudes around here are crapping on denver. they are legit!

Lack of a superstar and the belief that when the game slows down in the postseason, Denver won't be as effective. Kurt Rambis was on ESPN the other day calling them 'pretenders' and questioned their halfcourt game.

they don't really have a halfcourt game. they don't have isolation players for one thing. but then again they don't appear to need a halfcourt offense. i really don't think this is an issue for this team. they never get tired because of their depth and as a result it seems like the majority of their points come in transition and semi-transition.

you know who else doesn't have a halfcourt offense and who gets a majority of their buckets pushing the ball? that's right: the heat.

"but the nuggets can't defend like the heat can." i say the very depth that so many disparage on basketball forums is the nuggets saving grace.

i predict that the nuggets are going to exhaust teams by pushing the ball and using their depth to do so.

dk7th wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

dk7th wrote:it could be moot as it is. nuggets arfe not going to overtake the thunder and houston is going to have ahard time leapfrogging golden state. i think harden is a GREAT player but the nuggets are obviously the better team.

a denver-memphis first round could be fascinating if not epic. i like gasol a lot and conley has really developed into a top notch player. but denver just comes at you in waves. it's the same issue with anyone who has to face them: how do you slow them down? how do you keep them out of the paint and not get into foul trouble. they have youth and depth and karl has spread the minutes around so they will be fresh as well.

i don't see why dudes around here are crapping on denver. they are legit!

Lack of a superstar and the belief that when the game slows down in the postseason, Denver won't be as effective. Kurt Rambis was on ESPN the other day calling them 'pretenders' and questioned their halfcourt game.

they don't really have a halfcourt game. they don't have isolation players for one thing. but then again they don't appear to need a halfcourt offense. i really don't think this is an issue for this team. they never get tired because of their depth and as a result it seems like the majority of their points come in transition and semi-transition.

you know who else doesn't have a halfcourt offense and who gets a majority of their buckets pushing the ball? that's right: the heat.

"but the nuggets can't defend like the heat can." i say the very depth that so many disparage on basketball forums is the nuggets saving grace.

i predict that the nuggets are going to exhaust teams by pushing the ball and using their depth to do so.

The Heat also have the best player in the game who has the ability to create shots for the outside shooters in the halfcourt. They can mix it up offensively better than the Nuggets can.

I actually think the Nuggets aren't a mirage, I believe their depth and young legs and coaching is to their advantage. On a personal level, I root for them b/c I still love Gallo and am super impressed by Faried. I even like McGee and dig his athleticism and wingspan. My biggest concerns are the lack of a superstar and experience. The superstar issue is less about having a go-to guy down the stretch (I think Lawson or Gallo can be that for them), it's based on the way refs call the games in the playoffs. That's why I actually believe Houston has a better chance than some might think b/c of Harden's sick ass ability to get to the line. That could be a game changer.

NYDiva wrote:

dk7th wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

dk7th wrote:it could be moot as it is. nuggets arfe not going to overtake the thunder and houston is going to have ahard time leapfrogging golden state. i think harden is a GREAT player but the nuggets are obviously the better team.

a denver-memphis first round could be fascinating if not epic. i like gasol a lot and conley has really developed into a top notch player. but denver just comes at you in waves. it's the same issue with anyone who has to face them: how do you slow them down? how do you keep them out of the paint and not get into foul trouble. they have youth and depth and karl has spread the minutes around so they will be fresh as well.

i don't see why dudes around here are crapping on denver. they are legit!

Lack of a superstar and the belief that when the game slows down in the postseason, Denver won't be as effective. Kurt Rambis was on ESPN the other day calling them 'pretenders' and questioned their halfcourt game.

they don't really have a halfcourt game. they don't have isolation players for one thing. but then again they don't appear to need a halfcourt offense. i really don't think this is an issue for this team. they never get tired because of their depth and as a result it seems like the majority of their points come in transition and semi-transition.

you know who else doesn't have a halfcourt offense and who gets a majority of their buckets pushing the ball? that's right: the heat.

"but the nuggets can't defend like the heat can." i say the very depth that so many disparage on basketball forums is the nuggets saving grace.

i predict that the nuggets are going to exhaust teams by pushing the ball and using their depth to do so.

The Heat also have the best player in the game who has the ability to create shots for the outside shooters in the halfcourt. They can mix it up offensively better than the Nuggets can.

I actually think the Nuggets aren't a mirage, I believe their depth and young legs and coaching is to their advantage. On a personal level, I root for them b/c I still love Gallo and am super impressed by Faried. I even like McGee and dig his athleticism and wingspan. My biggest concerns are the lack of a superstar and experience. The superstar issue is less about having a go-to guy down the stretch (I think Lawson or Gallo can be that for them), it's based on the way refs call the games in the playoffs. That's why I actually believe Houston has a better chance than some might think b/c of Harden's sick ass ability to get to the line. That could be a game changer.

Its all on expectations. I doubt the thought they'd be this good this year adn this latest streak really propelled them into a discussion many thought they would not be in.

Same for Houston.

So at the end of the day, or the season anything more than a first round exit is a nice improvement for a franchise in transition.

Are they for real? The last month they have been!

Playa will never be correct because nobody saw it coming, thus, you can't see it leave either.

Im enjoying the season and their games!

As an aside, so glad Chris Paul was finally warned for his ridiculous flopping.

playa2 wrote:Biggest pretenders in the west LA Clippers and Nalods Nuggets

Thats "Dolan Steggun's"!

If the trade is what turned that franchise then it can be said that Dolan really can rebuild!

The Steggun's failure or success is really not important to me. I can see that a Steggun elimination would make you really happy!

Im only concerned about the knicks advancement, not the by-Proxy failure of the Stuggun'S

dk7th wrote:

playa2 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

playa2 wrote:

dk7th wrote:

tkf wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:I will say this, Whoever gets Houston I would worry about the refs and Harden. He already gets supernova treatment from the refs and that may go to another level in the playoffs. However, I do wonder if the refs might hold their whistle. It will be interesting to see how Harden will be treated by the refs in the playoffs. Then again maybe his season norms for FTs will continue.

honestly it won't matter how he is treated if houston is getting blown out.. I like the rockets, but they will have a real challenge trying to get out of first round this year... that will change next year I am sure..

the nuggets are a bad matchup for the rockets.

I tried to tell TKF, but he's still hanging on Denvers Nuggets.

stay away from standardized tests... the only way your interpretation works would be if i had said "the nuggets are a GOOD matchup for the rockets."

harden may be the superstar you think takes over at the end of games but what good are last minute heroics if you are being run out of the gym?

Sorry I misunderstood you early this morning, still the Rockets would scare the Nuggets . Harden has been to the finals and knows what it takes to lead his team. Nobody on the Nuggets can handle that type of pressure in the NBA, just wait and see knuckleheads.

it could be moot as it is. nuggets arfe not going to overtake the thunder and houston is going to have ahard time leapfrogging golden state. i think harden is a GREAT player but the nuggets are obviously the better team.

a denver-memphis first round could be fascinating if not epic. i like gasol a lot and conley has really developed into a top notch player. but denver just comes at you in waves. it's the same issue with anyone who has to face them: how do you slow them down? how do you keep them out of the paint and not get into foul trouble. they have youth and depth and karl has spread the minutes around so they will be fresh as well.

i don't see why dudes around here are crapping on denver. they are legit!

yea, I find it funny dk, but you know why folks are trying to crap on denver.. it is so evident...I would gladly switch teams right now and put denver in the east, i would punch that ticket to the ECF with confidence...

Denver also scores on makes as well, I literally seen a team score a basket and denver makes one pass to faried for a dunk before the defense is cross half court... you can't defend that, and lately they have proven that they can win the ugly, slow down games....