tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82377656408864699852011-04-21T11:16:30.155-07:00Denver Nuggets Analysis and Information BlogBeecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198712388451167824noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237765640886469985.post-80895853580848153642008-03-01T06:48:00.001-08:002008-03-01T06:49:42.508-08:00

@ Houston – protecting a 14 game win streak, hottest team in basketball playing at home, ultra motivated after losing Yao, will do anything to protect their playoff slot, have only lost 9 games at home, and none for a long time, 38-20.Phoenix – fresh off the Shaq trade, desperate to prove it’s working, a team that has always had the Nuggets number, 39-19.San Antonio – Second best team in the

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30 day vacation and back to the Spurs, per multiple news outlets.

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According to the Boston Globe, Our Favorite Alien has reached an agreement, and will sign the buyout by about 3 pm Pacific Time.

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Just ask Hoopshype:"Go to any park or playground in any major city in America – from D.C. to Memphis to L.A. – and you will see pickup games with a style and rhythm of basketball unique to the outdoor run.Or, you can watch the Denver Nuggets.This team is super-talented and entertaining. However, their resemblance to a team getting a run on the blacktop might let them hold the court for a few

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From Slam magazine:"Before today’s Houston gloom, you could sense a separation between the Top 7 out West, leaving that eighth spot to a battle between G-State and Denver. Not to evoke any images of team-brawls, but in a scrap, with Playoff Lives at stake, I’m going with the squad that has an actual Franchise Player (Baron), a dude name Jax, Monta From The Bottom and a coach that probably swigs

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Cassell is what we've needed all along. He's a thoroughly professional gamer who knows how to run a team, how to motivate teammates, and how to win. He has the cred.He doesn't have to play big minutes, just start and finish. He takes the pressure off of AC and can still let JR play big minutes if he's hot.He's no longer a great defender, but he knows how to limit his man. This guy is a master

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Why standing pat was bad:Every other team in the top 8 in the west made a serious move to improve themselves. Denver did not.Denver has a blatant need for a quality PG to move AI off the ball and allow AC to play backup. If they play AI at point, they have a blatant need for a quality 2 guard. In any case, the backcourt needs improvement either with a creator or a shooter.Denver looks more and

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Mike Miller: 20%Kyle Lowry: 60%Ron Artest: 50%These are the leading three.

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Something seem wierd about the potential Zach trade. Either Nene is in worse shape than originally thought, or the plan is to turn around and move Zach, Kenyon or Nene for someone else. Do the Nets have a J-Kidd backup plan?

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Otherwise known as: should JR Smith be let out of the doghouse?As the Nuggets look at possible moves that could improve the team prior to the Feb 21st deadline, most of their focus is on getting the ball out of Iverson’s hands and bringing an exceptional point guard in for him to work with. With that looking like a more and more distant possibility, attention has turned to available 2 guards,

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A look at some of the trade rumors and possibilities. Who would work, who wouldn’t and why.Ron ArtestContract:Approximately 8 million this year, and he can opt out next year. His agent has already said he thinks Artest is a 14-15 million/year player. For the Nuggets, this essentially means that they have to get rid of a player next year unless Stan Kroenke wants to go an additional 20 mil or

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Regarding the points about Melo's offensive shortcomings in the post below......never mind.One game does not a trend make, but last night Carmelo was not only decisive with the ball, either shooting it, passing it, or waiting till the double team came and then finding the open teammate, but he was feeling it and didn't let the Wiz off the hook.It wasn't quite the eff-you offensive attack we might

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Why the Nuggets can’t get over the hump.The Nuggets are barely on the right side of the playoff pool, sliding around from 6th to 9th depending on the day of the week. On paper, they have massive talent, with reps in the West All-Star starting 5, the defensive player of the year (who some feel should have been in the All-Star game), a solid point guard, a former Eastern Conference All-Star

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Schedule Comparison:Between the three teams, the first thing that jumps out is the difference in the quality of the opposition. Denver plays 7 teams above .500, with the winning percentage of the ten teams averaging .544. Utah, on the other hand, plays only winning teams, with a winning percentage of .473. Portland is in the middle at 5 winning teams and a percentage of .515.This would give a

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Schedule analysis continued:Utah(regular season record against listed after team name):New Orleans 1-0 (Utah won big)@ Denver 0-1 (big, big game)@ Sacramento 2-1 (team is coming back a bit)Chicago 0-0 (still ugly)@ Seattle 2-0 (can surprise, but bad)Golden State 2-0 (will be a tough win, but Jazz are a better team)@ LA Clippers 2-0 (should be 3-0)Atlanta 0-1 (playing solid lately)@ Minnesota 0-0

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In the next 21 days the Nuggets, Trailblazers and Division leading Jazz will play ten games each. This is a critical time, with the standings showing these three division leaders only 2 games apart. It may very well be that the only way one of these teams gets homecourt advantage in the playoffs is to win the division. There’s a lot at stake.With that in mind, we decided to break down those 10

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Who the hell is Anthony Carter, and why is he running my team?We heard that question constantly a month or two ago. It’s fading out now, as Nuggets nation is getting used to this guy running the show, but as Carter has been a career backup for the last 9 years, it begs the question “what’s different?” Why has he been able to succeed here, and is he a long-term answer for the Nuggets?Carter’s

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Here’s a quick study of the Nuggets stats with and without Melo:Stat With WithoutOreb 12.0 8.6Dreb 32.0 33.0FGA 85.0 81.2FG% 45% 42%STL 9.3 11.2TOV 15.7 14.6FTA 30.6 29.2And here’s the competition in those same games:Stat With WithoutOreb 12.5 13.8Dreb 32.0 36.0FGA 87.2 89.4FG% 45% 43%STL 8.3 9.0TOV 17.3 14.6FTA 19.6 20.2Finally, The differential between the Nuggets and their opponents in those

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For the season, the Nuggets have been highly effective on defense, ranked 8th in the NBA in Defensive efficiency. On offense, they’ve been more middle of the pack, coming in around 20th.With Melo out, those number have changed drastically.With Melo:Offensive Efficiency: 103.8 (20th)Defensive Efficiency: 101.2 (8th)Without Melo:Offensive Efficiency: 98.9 (29th) (approx)Defensive Efficiency: 96.3 (

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Prior to Melo's injury (in other words, when the Nuggets essentially have fielded the team they are going to war with down the stretch), they were.600 6-4 against the top 9 teams in the NBA..400 6-9 against the middle 9 teams in the NBA..800 12-3 against the bottom 11 teams.We're not saying toughness isn't a problem, but we are saying maybe actually paying attention is. The spread is essentially

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