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If Calvin is forcing Malone to play his picks and, in the process, depleting second-round picks, I'm not sure why owners are allowing that. After all, Calvin is on an expiring contract, and Malone is the one staying with a diminished roster.

Reggie is useful with murray hurt lol...

I'm not loving Calvin Booth doing anything to get a deal across. I didn't realize we gave up reggie and 3 2nds... If Daron isn't going to be in the post a ton I don't see how we're gonna function off picket backing up guards either. As for Daron I like him as AG/Jokic's understudy. I think they both have valuable skills he can learn a lot from and his versatility and more importantly work ethic and attitude seem like good indicators he'll practice well and do his best to hustle and compete. Honestly I hope we keep KCP because CB, Peyton and Daron feel like a solid bench defense to me. And hopefully a bigger body would let Zeke be on the perimiter more Ig. although I'd rather they trade Zeke if that's somehow possible w/o Booth giving away every last pick for a mediocre return...

I'm all about developing these young guys. Especially Watson, Braun, Stawther, and Holmes. But we need a veteran point guard upgrade. If Monte Morris is available on a vet min, that's a no-brainer.

LMAO! Will said: "the fans don't want Reggie on the team" Fans own no stock and nobody listens to them.

My comment is mostly on the extension for Murry...everything is clear that he played great in the season when they won the Championship...but that was miami and la...but those are not 500+ teams...He's good against teams that don't have a defense or that care more about the joker...but that's why this season we had the chance to see how much Murry can do when Minnesota stuck him...not to mention no-joker min...It also helps that the rest of the team sacrifices themselves for Murry...It's sad because it's not for 3x mvp...so thanks to Malon philosophy

Pickett is not an NBA caliber player. He's terrible.. have you seen him play? P.S. This girl is very articulate I like her.

Actually such a good pod. More reaction pods plz! I need to know the takes ASAP

It's like that scene from Moneyball when GM tells his manager "You can't start Pena at 1st base tonight." And the manager says: "I'm not going through this with you! I make out the lineup cards!" And the GM says "You do make out the lineup cards. But, Pena now plays for Detroit!" Same thing with Reggie Jackson. Calvin shipped him out so Jalen Pickett would get minutes. Malone doesn't want to play these young guys because they're trying to win a championship with Jokic and the young guys aren't ready and he doesn't have time to get them ready and still win games now.

Why childish laughter?

Thank you for putting chapters btw

Reggie Jackson played 82 games in the regular season for Nuggets. His per game averages where similar to last season. And with KCP leaving as well I think Nuggets are kinda falling apart. The youngsters available to play like Piquet, Gillespie and Strawther dont have the experience and evidently the skill level and ability to step up for that task. Fans were quick to talk shit about Reggie, but they will see how much he will be missed. Even if Nuggets make some miraculous trade and bring in some veteran or solid role player to fill that hole.

I feel like they’ll use the extra cap space from KCP and Reggie leaving to sign more role players. I don’t think this is a sign to panic, I think they need to readjust their bench after that Murray extension. I’d expect them to sign a back up ball handler and a three and D wing/guard with this extra cap space

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It would be difficult for me to convince someone that even Murray's new max contract is tradeable.

We were built on a second round pick(41)...stripping ourselves of tradeable assets gives insight on how other teams value our players...we may be digging a hole

Great pod but im confused why youre so depressed. Reggie was completely unplayable as the season wore on. He didnt play well next to Jamal and his style of play doesnt help develop the other young bench guys... Whatever the plan is, im glad it involved moving him whatever the cost. Love the guy but cmon.

There is an obvious misalignment between Malone and Booth. Maybe these moves of releasing Reggie and not resigning KCP are moves to force Booths vision of playing his guys like Pickett and Tyson. Just a thought ?

Nuggets GM and FO are so pathetic. Didn't Booth recently say that "Watson is better than Bruce Brown"? Now, that oversized chimp is saying "CB is better (or as good as) KCP"!? :)))))) Calvin Booth, Denver Nuggets GM :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Building a "dynasty" :)))))))))) What a pathetic demise. Jokic needs to demand a trade and GTFOOT.

And now we have it. 7 picks for 1 (one) low pick draft (~25) and $5M off the CAP. That's what Nuggets FO managed to do. Give 7 picks (they have nothing till 2040) for one guy that is, at best, a g-league power forward. Nuggets FO and the Franchise are PATHETIC. P A T H E T I C. OKC got Caruso, Jovic, they might get one more contributor too... Many other teams (LAL and such) made moves to improve.... Nuggets lost KCP and are giving $52M per year to one Jamal Murray. Everyone else is getting better (again) and Nuggets got WORSE. Much WORSE. AGAIN. A G A I N. I feel embarrassed to even talk about it. Jokic should just demand a trade, expose this piss-poor franchise, and go somewhere where he'll have someone to play with. Nuggets have ran out of luck. One lucky draft pick 8 years ago can go only so far.

You go girl ❤

i’m a mavs fan. but in my opinion it’s time for Reggie Jackson be an end of bench guy and go get a legit bench guard who can create at a higher level. also the KCP elephant in the room is interesting

If KCP will leave, I think Tyus Jones is the best ball handler Nuggets should 🎯 target

If Watson can get a consistent jumper KCP will be missed much less. I think we’re a year out on finding out who he can be. My hopes are high if he can develop consistent offense.

I hope homegirl’s shocking upset statement was in jest lol.

Here's something no one is talking about - Even though it is not his personality type, at some point someone from the FO needs to ask Jokic who he wants to play with. When Jokic stood during the 4th quarter vs MIN he clearly was not happy with 1 or 2 fellow starters IMHO. He is nearly 30 yrs old and is coming into his own. I believe he has an opinion (trade players like Murray and MPJ and acquire players like Bogy, Milicic and even maybe Luka) they would pick up the phone. This is Jokic`s team and we are ALL just playing for him.

Don't think nuggets were good enough to win the title this year. Simply because they didn't switch to playoff gear as they clearly did last year. The Spurs game foreshadowed things to come and against LA we were not playing championship ball.

I still stand by the fact that MPJ should be traded if the opportunity arises. I read a lot of articles and no one is interested in MPJ. He is on a max contract and is simply not a player for the play offs, where the pressure is higher than in the regular season. When the title was won, he had a streak of games without hitting a single three-pointer this year against Minnesota, even worse. Next season, if Jamal doesn't improve, the same thing should be done with him. Both the MPJ and Jamal are in downfall and will continue to do so. Their career highlight was winning the ring last year, and while the other players are progressing in all teams, both are either in the same place or even worse, without progress in their game, fitness...

This smells like another Jeramy Grant situation :/

Yep, ball-handling. But more - playmaking. When Jokic is off the floor - Nuggets look LOST, especially on offense. Jamal, being slow and lacking quickness - and generally being LATE to make decisions - is just not it. Not in the 1st unit and even less on 2nd. Wolves exposed Jamal fully. Put him in jail with a bit of physicality and Murray looked pathetic out there. So, a "creator" - able to organize the offense, drive into the paint, open up space... WITH OR WITHOUT Jokic. Then, the backup center... Jokic simply cannot play all games, and the most minutes and THEN play 45minutes in playoffs. It's stupid, reckless, hypocritical (Nuggets FO is often heard saying "we need to help Jokic rest" - but always do exactly the opposite). Nuggets FO/Booth are so incompetent - it's mind-blowing. Everyone knew last off-season what's coming - KCP contract, AG contract after that, and they didn't even try to solve the problem (bb and jg) at the minimum, let alone look forward a year or two. They DID NOTHING. Less than nothing - loaded the roster with low 2nd round picks that no one wanted for years, and none of them actually made ANY impact and, it seems, progress. Jamal "being eligible" is an item? :))))))) Nuggets would be smart to TRADE his fat ass while trading might be good. Giving him a max again would be the stupidest thing ever. Again - EVERYONE and their cousin figured out Jamal - he's done, his peak is behind us and TRADING him would be a sign that Nuggets FO actually have some intelligence left. Here's how it's gonna go: Either Nuggets FO will, all of a sudden, grow a brain and balls and make significant moves (trade Jamal or/and trade MPJ... make moves for zeke, reggie, last year's drafts... and the kitchen sink) OR Nuggets FO will again do nothing and waste another year (actually 2) of Jokic's prime. And then - rebuild will become the only option.

grace starting off her small-ball lineup explanation with a seven-footer is so on-brand lmao…props to will and zamora embracing the full on downsizing concept

How Biston have all this stars while we have only one and on top of that got a CBA plroblem like how ?

Grace is so right; turn Luka into a hub and put in more scores. Dare them to out score. A good ol fashioned shootout 🤠

Celtics as 3 and D personified is so real

Point Guard and a Center for the bench is a must. By the time the 2nd round picks get good enough to play (and thats a IF) Jokic will be at the end of his career. CP stays he needs to stop all the talking to the ref's. Tired of all the Nuggets crying to the ref's. A waist of energy.

This bench is too Little too Light to run this system they remind me of the Dallas Cowboys

I think the fact that Celtics are great at shooting 3s is gonna make this way harder for the MAVS to where they lose. No more living in the paint (I hope). Even though Luka was my mvp Boston are truly amazing (or can be).

Shaq is a r a cist

Loved this ep! Except yall are wrong. I'm from the future and Dallas wins cause big guys jump high and dunk basketball. In the future we know that Kornet was the Celtics only hope, but Joe was too scared to admit it and play him. Heed this warning ye dwellers in the past, and listen to the legend of the ol Dallas Dunkaroos Beneath the stars of Texas' wide expanse, The Dunkaroos rode forth, their spirits high, To challenge Boston’s Celtics in a dance, Of skill and might beneath the moonlit sky. In dusty courts where legends find their place, The cowboys of the court, in boots and spurs, Prepared to meet their foes in rough embrace, As cheers of townsfolk joined the prairie’s purrs. With lassoed dunks and shots like bullets true, They rode the hardwood plains with steady aim. The Celtics, though they fought with valor too, Were tamed like broncos in this wild game. And as the final buzzer marked their reign, The Dunkaroos stood tall on victory’s plain.

How about Jamal Murray was injured and leave it at that? This finger pointing and blame culture shows that Denver won't be back. Your head coach has a history of clashng with the front office. I'd start there. The Lakers were getting 70 points in the paint because of Jokic.

Jokic played 34 minutes a game. None of their other starters averaged more than 31 minutes per game. There is a coaching gene where a guy flatly refuses to play young players. BTW: Kyrie Irving missed the same number of games as Jamal. Finger pointing culture in Denver is a bad look.

Smart, level-headed analysis. Love this!

MPJ had his best NBA season so far, _and_ he was better than Jamal these playoffs. But it's still unacceptable to disappear for a whole series when you're paid that kind of money. You just can't do it. And that goes for Jamal as well, no more playing himself into shape during the season, he has to step it up big time.

omgsisa

Maybe, maybe not...

It's easy to say "just keep KCP" but what if he gets $23m offer like Bruce Brown? They can't just pay him without going deep into the 2nd apron, and that hugely limits their ability to get other players down the road. They still haven't replaced Bruce Brown. Reggie Jackson was unplayable and didn't score in the last 3 games of the MN series. No way that Jalen Pickett who played in 27 games and averaged 1.6 ppg during the regular season and played 11 playoff minutes is going to be ready to be the backup point G in the playoffs next season. Bruce Brown gave Denver 26mpg and 12 points in the playoffs by comparison. No wonder Jamal was so much better last year! The unpleasant conclusion is that the right move is to trade Michael Porter and break up his $35m salary into 3 chunks and get veteran backups at C, PF and PG who will be ready to give significant minutes NEXT season. There is just no way that Strawther, Pickett and Hunter Tyson will be ready next playoffs. Jokic is going to turn 30 next February. They can't just wait for the young guys to develop!

It's not about how hard he trains, it's about how smart he trains. Working out with his dad? Is his dad a professional strength and conditioning coach? With some practical and theoretical background? He is constantly getting non-contact soft tissue injuries, which means, most probably, he is poorly physically prepared. Or just trains in a bad way... Regarding his inefficiency, one of the reasons is a lack of games played but also horrible shot selection. I watched all Denver games in the playoffs and a lot during the regular season. Jamal, at moments, has such bad shot selection that it's annoying... For instance, against Minnesota, there were a lot of situations in which he tried to post up Ant... Wait a second, bro, you aren't bigger, you aren't stronger, faster... What the hell! Then he tries bullying but bounces back because Ant is rock solid, and then it ends up with a crazy fadeaway, stupid shot! His attitude is as if that's a mismatch, but it's far from it... Whenever he took good shots, he would score most probably... So the conclusion is to train and play smarter!

Es maybe Malone should get more blame maybe he is not the best coach for this team

Sell MPJ this summer, while you still can. You can't rely on a player who scores 7 points in a deciding game at home. Plus with his height, he could have become a new Pippen. But it seems he is not interested in playing defense.

No back up center, no back up power forward, poor back up point guard, young guys are second round picks … there is too much reliance on Jokic to bail us out.