Game Thread September 1, 2020: Jazz at Nuggets - Game 7

[Ron Mexico]

I've been very doubtful of this game, but I'm starting to have a change of heart.

Jazz let off the gas and Denver's incredibly hot shooting in the fourth has really been disheartening for the team. Everytime we get close at the end the hit an incredible 3. I also think the Jazz have been distracted by the social things. But I think they get in the right headspace for this one.

I want the Jazz to win this one badly. We need to see how we do next round so the team can make better moves going forward.

It's hard to be upset with Denver's hit shooting when we have been shooting incredible as well. Although we are a better 3 point shooting team.

I think the person to bench is Ingles. Let him come in later and get more touches off the bench. The ball needs to be in Mitchell's hands first and Conley's second.

 

[Revolution 9]

Is there a site I can put 2 grand on the Nuggets?

 

[Revolution 9]

Agreed with some of you. Royce is a nice roll player, but he plays way too big of a role with us. We overpaid and over extended.

He's Don's bestie and apparently Quins pet.
We're screwed

 

[Revolution 9]

Niang sucks

please let this be our last game with him.

 

[Revolution 9]

watch us extend Niang to a 4 year deal.

 

[Revolution 9]

The defense isn't happening with Ingles, Royce, and Niang. but I've known that all year.

Had Quin made a commitment to Oni, Tucker, or Brantley we would be better off for it. They may not have been enough either but clearly
the others were never going to get it done.

 

[UB]

Everyone just going to ignore this like they did Black Lives Matter?

"Cultural appropriation, at times also phrased cultural misappropriation, is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from disadvantaged minority cultures.:

The Social Effects of Jazz

Zola Philipp

www.york.cuny.edu

"Furthermore, jazz is considered an integral part of African American culture. ... Jazz music emerged out of “hot music” from New Orleans at the turn of the twentieth century and some of the structures were inherited from Africa and passed down to blacks from slavery to freedom (Dorsey, 2001)."

You seem to be asserting that jazz music is only for your preordained class of black people. Are you implying Jazz is not for black people in Utah? Also, why am i responding to someone’s alt...not even a very witty alt at that.

 

[toddychurch]

I've been consistent with my views re: the current roster. Never liked the extra year given to Ingles for no reason. Never liked going after a smaller PG instead of a bigger one a la Brogdon. And I've never like the O'Neale extension. Oh, and I've never been a fan of Niang. Ever.

Keep preaching! I love it! I agree with this post as much as I possibly can.

 

[LoPo]

Agreed with some of you. Royce is a nice roll player, but he plays way too big of a role with us. We overpaid and over extended.

He's Don's bestie and apparently Quins pet.
We're screwed

Check it out: Royce is having to fill the defensive AND rebounding gap left by Favors, Rubio AND Bojan plus poor signings Ed Davis and Jeff Green. Add Conley who has been a disappointment on the defensive end. Ingles has been subpar too.

Royce is playing 35mpg (regular season was 29mpg). Mitchell isn't guarding Murray because we need his energy for offense. O'Neale needs his energy for defense so bashing him for offensive production isn't quite fair especially since he's playing 6 minutes a game more. Dumping on him for having to carry more responsibility for our thin team while guarding the 2nd most "in form" player in the playoffs is unfair.

The most incredible offensive player of the playoffs has been Donovan. Denver has Grant, Craig, Dozier, Harris, and sometimes Murray they throw at Don. We have Royce, Ingles and sometimes Don to throw at Murray. We need one more defensively oriented guy on the perimeter.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Man, if the Jazz seriously lose this series after having a 3-1 lead I will forfeit following them next year. It'll be embarrassing and a failure of a season too. Well, I hope they win tonight. The Nuggets have the momentum now and are going for the kill.

 

[Gameface]

Is there a site I can put 2 grand on the Nuggets?

Yes.

 

[whatthe]

watch us extend Niang to a 4 year deal.

Lol, but seriously, I would want to keep Niang. 6'7" is the height they talk about when you need to be to get a shot off at any moment. But I would use him as a specialist. A minute or two at a time to get a bucket, not for long stretches. And I would ask him to loose weight, we don't need him guarding the post or for defense, we need him to be faster on offense in my opinion. I would have him do a ton of Kaatsu training for speed and reaction time improvement.