Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
- AmareIsGod
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
My God. Who is guarding Murray?!?
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Everytime we get it within 10, Murray nails a dagger 3. FML.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
They've been trying them all.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Our defense on Murray has not been great but he’s also ungodly hot.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Murray with 46/6/8.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Ayton 12/15 GF in the 1st half, 4/5 in the 2nd half.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Ayton needs more touches. Especially in the fourth.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
His efficiency is unreal. If Ayton wants touches, he has to fight for position and demand the ball. His teammates will find him if he is scrapping for it. He became a little less aggressive in the 2nd half, maybe due to exhaustion, maybe lack of focus.
Ayton’s touch around the rim is elite.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Nice to see them close the 25-point gap. They gave themselves a chance to win it there but Melton got called for a BS foul on a steal attempt that would have had the crowd erupting.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
15 steals tonight. 5 from Warren, 4 from Ayton, 3 from Melton.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
They don't look to him with any regularity though, and the entry passing on this team is abysmal.Xylus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:29 pmHis efficiency is unreal. If Ayton wants touches, he has to fight for position and demand the ball. His teammates will find him if he is scrapping for it. He became a little less aggressive in the 2nd half, maybe due to exhaustion, maybe lack of focus.
Ayton’s touch around the rim is elite.
Denver didn't take Ayton out of the game in the 3rd quarter, Booker, Warren and ultimately Igor did.
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Warren is the biggest offender here. He never looks for Ayton even if it’s the obvious play.The Bobster wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:32 pmThey don't look to him with any regularity though, and the entry passing on this team is abysmal.Xylus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:29 pmHis efficiency is unreal. If Ayton wants touches, he has to fight for position and demand the ball. His teammates will find him if he is scrapping for it. He became a little less aggressive in the 2nd half, maybe due to exhaustion, maybe lack of focus.
Ayton’s touch around the rim is elite.
Denver didn't take Ayton out of the game in the 3rd quarter, Booker, Warren and ultimately Igor did.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Well, at least we made a game of it, and Ayton had a monster offensive night. Trying to look for positives in another loss.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
in the 4th against the Thunder we should have looked for Ayton rather than jacking up contested 3's. Tonight he shot 80% and for some reason we go away from him. Yes I know we got back in the game anyway, but it some miraculous 3pt shooting for that to happen. Not really a consistent strategy.The Bobster wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:32 pmThey don't look to him with any regularity though, and the entry passing on this team is abysmal.Xylus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:29 pmHis efficiency is unreal. If Ayton wants touches, he has to fight for position and demand the ball. His teammates will find him if he is scrapping for it. He became a little less aggressive in the 2nd half, maybe due to exhaustion, maybe lack of focus.
Ayton’s touch around the rim is elite.
Denver didn't take Ayton out of the game in the 3rd quarter, Booker, Warren and ultimately Igor did.
EJ was taking about it during the game. How long before we get some media articles on we are not using Ayton correctly.
Also the starters stayed in the 1st qtr for way to long while they were stinking it up.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Yes, in the 4th quarter and overtimes is when you need easy points from your big man. He should be our go-to on offense, especially in crunch time.
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
And to think his defensive ability was his sure-fire attribute in pre/post-draft analysis...
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
The team's recent play has definitely given me more confidence in Igor, but stuff like this doesn't help.The Bobster wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:49 pm
I got nothin'
How do they only get him 2 shots in the 3rd period?
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Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Having Oubre and Warren on the wings with Ayton is a good way not to have him get any touches.
Re: Game Day: Nuggets (22-11) @ Suns (9-27), Sat 12/29/18
Two things here:The Bobster wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:32 pmThey don't look to him with any regularity though, and the entry passing on this team is abysmal.
Denver didn't take Ayton out of the game in the 3rd quarter, Booker, Warren and ultimately Igor did.
1. Inability to find big men plaguing the entire game of basketball. I see it so often in college basketball how often guards fail to find big men in the post or on pick and roll/pop. It is side effect of this era of launch threes at will. It's like everyone missed that in addition to being able to find QUALITY looks from 3, the 7SOL offense (Nash) was superb at getting the ball to the rolling big man (Amar'e) or feeding the big in the post on switches (Diaw and Tim Thomas, circa 2006).
2. This is one of the things I hate about our collection of wings: too little passing ability, poor defense, and hardly any rebounding.
Trendon Watford. Please and thank you.