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  1. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yeah, it wasn't at Tatum's level for playmaking, but the principles were similar, and it was a nice job by them to figure it out on the fly. Kudos.
  2. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Rewatching the 2nd half now: Minnesota and Ant did a good job of what I'd call almost "Tatum adjustments" against the overloaded D and late help. Quick passes when the help took a wrong step that created rotations, rim reads to pass out to the perimeter instead of shooting in a crowd, using Ant...
  3. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Everyone respects their title. Jokic is the best player in the world. People just got tired of the juggernaut talk, because it was clearly misplaced. They're a very good team that won a title in a high-parity league with a somewhat (but not ludicrously) easy path.
  4. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    There was no way to pull Joker up 20. It happened 1 minute into the half. That would be a ridiculous and indefensible substitution pattern. It was already down to 6 points with 5 minutes left in the 3rd.
  5. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    By "don't really see" do you mean Boston has 45% odds, or 10% odds? The former is defensible (although I don't agree). The latter is insane.
  6. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Related to the offensive issues: they finally ran (hard) into the limits of "let's win all the close games because we execute well down the stretch." Minnesota blew them out twice and won the first 43 minutes tonight. It turns out that those 43 minutes matter a whole, whole lot, and you can't...
  7. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yes, answers for Ant and Luka are the thing the Celtics have in the highest supply. Those guys don't even do tons of "come off a screen and pull a 3" (they prefer stepbacks), so you can safely play drop. Boston is going to be fairly comfortable on D.
  8. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yup, we sort of act like it's somehow less honorable, or "stacking the deck" to have so much depth, but - the Wolves could have had it if they had spent assets on not-Rudy - the Cs earned depth by developing their white dudes - they've been over the cap the whole time, with (mostly) only bad...
  9. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    People must be pretty into it there, yeah?
  10. lovegtm

    Jaylen Brown: Will he be enough in Year 8?

    Yeah but he also gets beat a lot less off-ball as a % of those plays.
  11. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Ha, have had the same thought for weeks. Put the seed after the city!
  12. lovegtm

    Round 3: Celtics vs Pacers

    Yeah, Minnesota has the best shot to completely shut down Boston's offense.
  13. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yup, KP is now a big advantage in both series, rather than an issue against Jokic. Huge.
  14. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yeah, Ant is the guy they want. Luka+Kyrie not a bad 2nd choice.
  15. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Denver's rep is going to take a big hit from this series, and deservedly so. Blowing a 20 point 2nd half game 7 lead, at home.....oof.
  16. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Whenever I watch Naz, I'm constantly impressed with how good he is. Insane Minnesota could have had him, KAT, Kessler, and used AllThePickz for someone like Donovan Mitchell.
  17. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yup, I wasn't there for awhile, but they look like the best team out of the remaining 3 in the west right now.
  18. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Yeah, Denver's defense is great. However, if you watch their games this year against a good, playoff-focused offense like Boston, you'll see them having to make a lot more tough choices as they fly around. Minnesota simply isn't forcing that at all, in any way.
  19. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    I say this in not even that judgemental a way, since Minny has been bad for so long, and was good this year: it really looks like they didn't prioritize learning to run playoff offense during the regular season.
  20. lovegtm

    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    I've been a Dallas skeptic, but I'm starting to believe in what they can do vs. Denver. They can run real offense, which is the real key to beating Denver.
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