Denver Nuggets ready to face new-look Milwaukee Bucks

Denver Nuggets ready to face new-look Milwaukee Bucks

All right we are back here with Mile High Sports myself swiper Ryan Blackburn AKA as Jamal Murray knows Ryan churn so so we have a spectacular game coming up where you have honestly I think in the last four seasons these are probably the two best players in the world Nika yic

Jannis anent kmo and the Milwaukee Bucks man they’re coming into town with a brand new coach after being the second seed by the way and then not of a sudden Doc Rivers so you’re telling me they get a Hall of Fame coach and okay and they got two Allstar starters in Damen lard

And Janis TMO yo this is a big deal big deal baby let’s go let’s go I you already know that janisan DMO is probably very happy about this news that Doc Rivers is is the next coach but I gotta tell you like he was vouching for Adrien Griffin and Adrien Griffin lasted

43 games I I don’t know what’s going on there because they were 30 and 13 I know it wasn’t perfect man I know that things were were a little bit off but like it’s just so fascinating to see how these things go in the NBA like what was Rock

What was Doc Rivers doing I called him Rock divers because that’s what people call him as the GM back back of the day uh what does Doc Rivers like actually add to that group right now I have no idea well I think I will say this I’m

Not a doc protector at all but I think he’s goingon to add a lot of structure to what they’re doing on both ends of the Court true and again relationally people love him so I think the issues that were coming over Adrien Griffin some of it sounds like it wasn’t just on

Court stuff remember they had Terry stots on the roster to start the year off had a philosophical disagreement Terry stot leaves and then here we go and so and I think the thing is is that Giannis obviously did sign off an Adrien Griffin he says that you know he didn’t

Know he was being dismissed I’ll take him for his word okay but they’re adding Doc Rivers to this they are their only mission for them is to get back to the finals winning Championship they haven’t been to the finals since they played versus Trey young in Eastern Conference

Finals since James Harden had a muscle torn off of his leg and Kyrie Irving had an ankle injury so so bad put them out for months yeah so here’s the thing they maybe more than any other team in the East I would even say more than the

Celtics have to make a finals run because they traded for Damen L they got rid of Drew holiday Milwaukee Wisconsin loves Drew holiday won a championship with him they jannis said I need more help I’m not signing my contract until you get me a better player so they

Literally said here Damen Liller you have one of the clutchest players in the NBA one of the best scorers in the NBA one of the best offensive guards in NBA history true with Giannis and Chris Middleton and Brook Lopez two dpy candidates oh my goodness Chris Middleton red into four man he looks

Pretty good and I I’m I’m pretty impressed with what he’s been able to do Brook Lopez obviously is clearly on the downside of his career he does not look like the same level of Defender and I think that’s one of the problems that Adrien Griffin and and the Bucks really

Had is that their defense just isn’t the same and it’s not all because of Dame you can’t just blame Damen Lillard for all of it man because the minutes where Dame was off the floor and Giannis and Brook Lopez were on they’re actually worse defensively like that’s crazy and

I know it’s just be it’s not just because they’re playing campaign or guys like that like they’re playing some pretty decent perimeter Defenders around Giannis and Brook and it’s just who not really working like Andre Jackson is a rookie who’s who’s pretty solid and like Chris Middleton is still

Like yeah but like Malik Beasley is now like their their guy yeah that’s pretty funny but like look they don’t have the same defensive Personnel that they obviously did but like that’s that’s what Yannis and Brook are supposed to be there for and that’s that’s just not really happening so when

You look at this match up versus the Denver Nuggets on Monday what do you foresee as being the match up the Nuggets will have to take advantage of in order to be able to secure a victory versus the Bucks oh it’s Jamal Murray in the pick and roll no question like this

Is one where Jamal has to really impose his will like he’s going up against Malik Beasley former teammate former guy that they were drafted in the same draft class and Malik is absolutely going to try to take that match up pretty seriously with him and he’s going to do

What he can on the defensive end Dame is not going to guard that matchup they’re going to put him on kcp and so whether it’s Dame or whether it’s Malik Beasley or whoever they put in front of Jamal like he has to take advantage Jamal had

20 points I think in Denver last game in the home game that they played and they were running that double drag really high and bringing Brook Lopez to the level and Brooke couldn’t step up that much he was lighting him up a three-pointers I think that should be

Another game plan just like how can we get Brooke and Giannis honestly both as in space as much as possible get them away from the rim but if you look at the numbers the nuggets have actually dominated when they’ve been fully healthy versus the Bucks the last three

Seasons sure and joic in particular putting a crazy numbers versus the buck so I think that they don’t offer enough defensive resistance to some of this is going to be we know Giannis is about to score because Giannis always dunks on the Nuggets a lot especially in the

First quarter yeah that’s true his his first quarter dunk rate against Denver is probably like 50% of his shots I have to I have no doubt that Aaron G ord’s going to let up a couple joic will let up a couple and Denver’s probably not going to be as great defensively early

On in this game but that’s what Denver does is they they tighten up throughout the game and as like when if Denver’s still in this one if they are still in this game they’re going to tighten up that defensive pressure more and more and more and I think a guy like Aaron

Gordon’s going to really step up but I look to joic I Look to Murray in this one I Look to Michael Porter who there was one game back when when Porter was just coming onto the scene heading into Milwaukee and he crossed over Chris Middleton sent him to the floor it was

Actually one of his final games before sustaining an injury but like I think that Denver they can really take advantage of Milwaukee defensively their their defense just isn’t good enough and they’re not in great form and Denver after this this Philly match up on Saturday they’re going to be in pretty

Good form I think offensively and then they got the thunder coming up right after that so this honestly is a part of that continuation of the nuggas playing versus these really Elite teams that have a lot going for them that I think the nuggets are going to be amped up to

Play against because they play versus 76ers and the Bucs at home they go on the road to the Thunder and then they come back to Denver for two more games so again for the next five games are going to be at home they should have plenty of energy for these matchups

Again and you just got beat by 38 points to the Knicks yeah so I expect this to be really good game I think actually the nuggets are going to pull out a victory versus the Bucks too I just don’t think they’re afraid of what the Bucks do let

Me ask you this is there a matchup because we we’ve seen now Philly we’ve seen Boston we’ve seen New York go up against Denver we’ve seen Miami obviously in the past they haven’t really changed that much is there a team out in the East that you would fear the

Most of any of these teams that that Denver could face in an it’s still going to be the Celtics CU they’re going to put a 47% of their shots from three and they’re going to three hunt because they’re going to have games where they’re smoking 50% from three 24

Attempts in the first half they made 12 threes next thing you know to score is you know 67 to 58 or something like that yeah but as we see the nuggets the way the Nuggets play and why they’re so dominant is they they go like this it’s

Just little by little by little at a time you might get these really big leaps but they’re always going to try to hunt you so I still think it’s the Celtics Chris D porzingis as a pick and pot player is going to be really important but here’s the thing they they

Have no defensive answer for Denver yeah none because even if the regular season Stu look really good for them Jamal Murray is going to give them problems mpj as a spot up shooter is gonna give them issues and then kcp Aaron Gordon pton and then on top of that and you get

In playoff setting versus Joker he’s going to do whatever by any means necessary so I think it would be just Celtics I think after that would be the Bucks and honestly I don’t think the 76ers is that much of a threat just because I know they’re just not going to

Be the same level of team in the playoffs it is fascinating to think about like the regular season version of the Sixers I think is the most dangerous team to Denver but I don’t think you’re going to get the regular season version of them in a playoff setting like or

Especially in an NBA final setting so I think I agree with you why is it not the Bucks well here’s the thing not they also don’t have a defensive answer Jamal Murray will be extremely comfortable versus that match the Nuggets play Damen L twice in the playoff setting and they

Played versus since 2012 four times a year like there couldn’t be a guard they’re more familiar with than Dame true Dame is also 6 foot2 he is going to get mismatch hunch it the entire game think about down a stretch of a fourth quarter and it’s a tight game last five

Minutes oh I know exactly what I’m doing bring Yannis up bring Dame up guard guard screen what’s up yeah let’s get it like that’s exactly what they’re going to be pointing at so on the other end they’re going to have to twist through mpj twist through kcp quu Jamal Aaron

Gordon and then yic at the level who we’ve seen be elite as a pick and role player so even what they’re going to present I don’t think they have enough to overcome the onslaught that Denver will have versus the buck so for me I think Giannis is an incredible player

But Giannis is just not the type of player that for me playing versus jic I just don’t think that’s going to be enough to overcome that matchup I I still have a little bit more of a healthy fear of the Bucks just because when you combine like because what we’ve

Seen with Dane before is he’s been paired with guys like Yousef nurkic and Mason plumbley in a playoff environment NS caner this is a different Beast entirely because Giannis is going to put so much pressure on that Rim against a team like Denver whereas Denver could

Kind of bait Dame into passing it to nerkish or passing it to plumbley or passing it to other guys back in the day whereas now like if you pass it to Giannis like he’s going to be a freight train he’s going to run over whoever he’s going through I think about

Question about Dame is kind of on the spot I’ve looked this up I don’t see any series Dame attack past the second round where he’s been even like an all NBA level player because he’s played like two series past the second round but that’s what I mean though but then

There’s just he doesn’t but even in the playoffs when you when they play versus nugget the first time 201819 he wasn’t the best player on the court for them it was CJ McCullum that’s true he just doesn’t have I think the physicality gets to him so I think if you were to

Say one two three four rounds for a six foot2 guard we’d seen Steph Curry struggle get into a final setting versus LeBron James true so I think Dame getting and that’s why Jamal is is just a different kind of player people like like where’s this jabal coming from well

He’s a 6’4 and a half guard that’s extremely physical and extremely crafty big guard four helps you know so I think the Bucs would still be formidable but I don’t even if you had to rank top two teams that you think would come out the East who would they be uh Celtics

And it’s probably still the bucks but like sounds like heat slander to me it could be the heat I mean look man the heat just faced the Celtics and it was a regular season game I understand but like Terry rier I also think that the Celtics just have better defensive

Personnel now than they did before and Jimmy yeah didn’t Caleb Martin average like 19 points a game like a 65 true shooting last year as an off ball score it’s true they didn’t have drew holl then who didn’t have drew H the Celtics what’s

Drew H gonna do he’s G if he’s not onam Murray just have like an 83 shooting versus true holiday Caleb Martin is not Jamal Murray like this Jimmy Butler D is I I understand I understand I get it but like what I will say scary out there I

Just I the heat can’t keep getting away with him man he getting away what they’ve been to two finals in the last four years three Conference Final how the world is that possible what do you mean bam Jimmy Shooters defense okay okay okay are you really saying hold on

Wait a minute hold the Applause hold the ranker appla minute wait a minute are you telling me that you think what the Heat have done the last four seasons would you say it’s fake I don’t think it’s fake but like I think that it’s mostly about other teams faltering and

Not rising to their what’s the difference with the Celtics now I Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown they have they elevated to the point where you’re like they’re not going to shrivel up at all I do think that they’ve grown up a little bit since when I think they’ve so you

Got to go through the you got to go through the doldrums we haven’t even seen him in the playoffs yet I have a question will they put their first round opponent out in less than six games this year who the Celtics yes yes okay so if it’s Trey young again if

It’s Trey Young by himself by the way there’s no way there like let’s they went six last year ain’t no way I’m not shaking your hand on this I want to know four or five games with the with the hawksw or with the first round any anybody in the first round anybody in

The first round Hawks okay I’m not saying the Nets not the Nets the Nets don’t count that’s not a real basketball team talk about their first round matchup I know but the net don’t have a one a player they will win their first round match up by five or less we’re off

Topic we’re off topic sound like a great to to me I think uh this is going to be a fascinating game on Monday I’m looking forward to uh joic vers Giannis is always a pleasure it’s it’s a it’s unfortunate that that never shows up on national TV

Because it should have been the national National Television no on NBA TV I think so it’s just cool man like it’s it’s it’s just not like I I don’t understand it those have been the two best like overall players in the last half decade and that just just doesn’t matter okay I

Guess the Milwaukee and Denver Market doesn’t move anybody guess not so we’ll see what happens but uh if you want to sign us s all right well nuggets bucks Monday we’ll see what happens it’s m High Sports swiper Ryan churn see you soon

The Denver Nuggets will look to follow-up their victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night when they take on the new-look Milwaukee Bucks. This will be the Nuggets first chance to face the Bucks with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dame Lillard and now Doc Rivers as head coach. Ryan Blackburn and Swipa Cam preview the matchup between two teams with championship aspirations.

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