Matchups and depth for sure. That game 7 will always hurt. I hope that FAIL lights a fire for the team.
lexalander
Yea matchups made us miss wide open shots.
HuonNyx
The West was a gauntlet and the East was a cakewalk. The amount of wear and tear on whoever came out of the west would have been a real disadvantage against the Celtics.
Mr_Saxobeat94
I don’t think we had the depth. People underestimate this Celtics team. Imo, speaking dispassionately, Nuggets likely lose in 5 or 6.
Daki399
My exact thoughts as well. Like perhaps we still lose but imagine Jokic going against Celtics front court … KP is even injured so what they have Hoford 38 year old . Meanwhile Timberwolves managed to throw 3 C’s against Jokic alone ,often doubling him too. Not having rotational C for Jokic also killed us in that G7
Status_Flux
Nuggets likely still lose but I do think we’d have done better than the Mavs. Not that that’s a super high bar since they’re probably getting swept
bluetiges
Even some Boston fans know this. Was talking to one about how jokic somehow just knows how to kick their asses. I still think they would’ve gotten over the line since they can defend his playmaking side
FiendishBoy
I’m a Celtics fan and I’m petrified of Jokic in the finals
ephen_stephens
Sam is a real NBA fan and I’m here for it.
Lake_Shore_Drive
Nuggets on paper sweep Boston.
If you look through the last part of the season and the playoffs, the Nugs as a whole was not clicking or playing their best.
Joker willed them to the 7th game of the second round, but it was not gonna be our year the way they were playing.
demoralizingRooster
Which is why dropping a single ‘meaningless’ game near the end of an 82(?) game season against a team with one of the worst records in the NBA greatly reduced the Nuggets chances of repeating this year. Every single game counts in a championship season and the #1 seed Nuggets would have likely seen a very different outcome this year.
LamboJoeRecs
And health. Or when a team has to expend itself so much to win one series.
Nuggets had to do so against the Lakers. Wolves did so against the Nuggets and they were ripe for Dallas.
pfeifits
Jokic definitely has a more favorable matchup with Boston, especially with Porzingis out (6’9″ Horford, and 6’7″ Tillford backing him up), than with Minnesota, with its three headed monster (Gobert, KAT, and Reid). Plus, Gordon can run wild without multiple 7 footers at the basket. Defensively, they are a challenge for any team, but we do have length to bother their shots to some extent. At any rate, it would let the Nuggets play how they typically play instead of the challenges that Minnesota presented.
AnnualNature4352
celts would have smoked whomever they played. they were the best all season and all post sesaon.
not sure why the nugs and wolves completely underestimate the celts and overestimate their teams. Jokic playing 47 minutes in a game, tells you how deep they were and the wolves having ant & kat shit the bed against an average defensive team with 2 scorers would have been mopped by the celts.
im not a celts fan and have little interest in EC teams, but its very clear they are the best team in the league by far. the construction of the team is flawless, their offense flows & is deep enough for anyone on their team to have a night off against the best teams. They have quality defenders at the guard position and their interior is anchored by an old guy that can shoot the 3, has good enough d and is very experienced.
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Matchups and depth for sure. That game 7 will always hurt. I hope that FAIL lights a fire for the team.
Yea matchups made us miss wide open shots.
The West was a gauntlet and the East was a cakewalk. The amount of wear and tear on whoever came out of the west would have been a real disadvantage against the Celtics.
I don’t think we had the depth. People underestimate this Celtics team. Imo, speaking dispassionately, Nuggets likely lose in 5 or 6.
My exact thoughts as well. Like perhaps we still lose but imagine Jokic going against Celtics front court … KP is even injured so what they have Hoford 38 year old . Meanwhile Timberwolves managed to throw 3 C’s against Jokic alone ,often doubling him too. Not having rotational C for Jokic also killed us in that G7
Nuggets likely still lose but I do think we’d have done better than the Mavs. Not that that’s a super high bar since they’re probably getting swept
Even some Boston fans know this. Was talking to one about how jokic somehow just knows how to kick their asses. I still think they would’ve gotten over the line since they can defend his playmaking side
I’m a Celtics fan and I’m petrified of Jokic in the finals
Sam is a real NBA fan and I’m here for it.
Nuggets on paper sweep Boston.
If you look through the last part of the season and the playoffs, the Nugs as a whole was not clicking or playing their best.
Joker willed them to the 7th game of the second round, but it was not gonna be our year the way they were playing.
Which is why dropping a single ‘meaningless’ game near the end of an 82(?) game season against a team with one of the worst records in the NBA greatly reduced the Nuggets chances of repeating this year. Every single game counts in a championship season and the #1 seed Nuggets would have likely seen a very different outcome this year.
And health. Or when a team has to expend itself so much to win one series.
Nuggets had to do so against the Lakers. Wolves did so against the Nuggets and they were ripe for Dallas.
Jokic definitely has a more favorable matchup with Boston, especially with Porzingis out (6’9″ Horford, and 6’7″ Tillford backing him up), than with Minnesota, with its three headed monster (Gobert, KAT, and Reid). Plus, Gordon can run wild without multiple 7 footers at the basket. Defensively, they are a challenge for any team, but we do have length to bother their shots to some extent. At any rate, it would let the Nuggets play how they typically play instead of the challenges that Minnesota presented.
celts would have smoked whomever they played. they were the best all season and all post sesaon.
not sure why the nugs and wolves completely underestimate the celts and overestimate their teams. Jokic playing 47 minutes in a game, tells you how deep they were and the wolves having ant & kat shit the bed against an average defensive team with 2 scorers would have been mopped by the celts.
im not a celts fan and have little interest in EC teams, but its very clear they are the best team in the league by far. the construction of the team is flawless, their offense flows & is deep enough for anyone on their team to have a night off against the best teams. They have quality defenders at the guard position and their interior is anchored by an old guy that can shoot the 3, has good enough d and is very experienced.