“Denver moved to 46-19 on March 6 and has gone 7-10 since then. Not exactly a confidence-inspiring run as the Nuggets enter the postseason with a healthy supporting cast for Nikola Jokić for the first time since 2020.
For stretches of the season, like the one referenced by Mares, the starting lineup seemed perfectly engineered to dominate (the bench has generally been awful all year). Jamal Murray showed flashes of the ceiling he hit in the bubble. Michael Porter Jr. was living up to the “6’10” Klay Thompson” comparisons. Aaron Gordon seemed to have embraced more of a bully-ball style that was juicing his scoring efficiency. And Kentavious Caldwell-Pope looked like the ideal, gap-filling three-and-D wing.
But losses like the one to Utah, or the Houston Rockets earlier this month, or the San Antonio Spurs in March, shouldn’t happen to teams with this much talent.
And despite finishing first in the Western Conference (and holding down that spot since December), Denver misses out on an A because of its insistence on taking its foot off the pedal.”
by TheeGreenHawk99
3 Comments
Sounds pretty accurate to me
Idk we finished first in conference and everyone’s healthy. That’s an A if not A+ season if you asked anyone before season
B+ is pretty fair overall for them this year, although kinda weird to me that grizzlies ended up getting the same grade for this season as well, both given all the problems they had off the court esp with Ja and that they finished with the same playoff seed as last year and essentially the same record compared to last year as well … just me tho