JR catches FAYAh! to help the Nuggets finish off the hot Grizzlies

JR gave us 27 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast & 1 stl in 21 minutes. What?

C'mon, I've been saying this for the past couple of months:



"Put AI on Point and Start JR at Shooting Guard!" - see details below in "If I Were Coach of the Denver Nuggets".

Ok so we got another win which makes it 3 in a row, again, now historically I would have expected us to lose the next one which would have been against Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks but in an odd twist of fate we are going to get the Mavericks without their leader.

Now I expect that we should be able to blow them out of the Pepsi Center but, I will not get my hopes up, for 2 reasons:

1. Historically, the Nuggets, haven't won more than 3 in a row this season, maybe we get lazy, maybe we just don't want it, maybe we're just tired, whatever the reason is, that's how its been.

2. Watch for the rest of the Mavericks to bring their "A" Game while we start off slow and barely keep up. ( I would love to be wrong on this, seriously )

In a perfect world our All-Star Team Denver Nuggets will win by 30. In the real world, we'll probably barely get the win, if we get it at all.

I'm still just hoping for the best for our favorite Team the Denver Nuggets.

My Message to the Nuggz:

AI - AI you continue to inspire us, your efficiency is under appreciated, although you will always be underrated compared to the likes of CP3 or Nash because of the assists category. Don't worry, CB is just jealous, but like I keep saying, you can easily get a dub-dub every night in pts/ast if you wanted it.

Melo - You are still the Man Melo. I think you are still not as agressive as we want to see you though. Like AI said, with your height and athleticism, if you wanted it, you'd easily get a dub-dub in pts/reb every night. Also I wish you took it to the hole more often, especially when you miss more than 2 jump shots in a row. Help Camby get the ball.

Camby - You sir are a monster, the only thing I don't get is why you choose to take so many low percentage jump shots? At your height and capability you could easily either take a quick fake, then dunk it, or just dunk it on anybody. Sometimes you dissappear, like in Philly, what happened there?

K-Mart - You have been making the difference lately K-mart, keep it up the team really needs you especially without Nene. Help Camby get the ball.

JR - Dang, you could be so good. You are good, but I think coach is still worried about your decision making, but just keep playing smart and bring it every time you get on the court, man you are something else. I seriously think you can be the 3rd All-Star on this team, show us JR.

AC - You've been doing a solid job on both ends of the court, keep workin on those 3 pointers because consistency is what we lack.

CA - I hope you get more minutes and are able to show us what you bring to the team. Keep working on your 3 pointers too cause I haven't seen you make a lot. I know you just need to get your groove back.

Najera - The unsung hero. Your hard work is very much appreciated and remains vital to the team winning games. Your 3 point shooting is very much a bonus too, way to find ways to contribute to the Team!

Hunter - Sorry you haven't been getting the minutes but hey, I believe you have the capability to do so much with your height and athleticism. Just keep working on your game and I hope you'll get more minutes.

Diawara - I think you can be a stopper. I think you could be a clean "Bowen" type player, you can also hit the 3. I hope you get more minutes too.

TG - Sorry don't know much about you yet. Hope you get a chance to show yourself.

Nene - I hope everything is fine and you are getting healthier and better everyday. Come back as soon as you can Ok? Your team misses you and we the fans miss you too! I honestly believe we would be at the TOP of the WEST right now if you weren't out!

NuggSter

Iverson held to 13, Nuggets Lose at home to Warriors

I had a feeling something like this would happen. Don Nelson is just too good of a coach to let the same thing happen to his team twice. Sure enough he put Baron Davis on AI and AI all of a sudden was contained. Someone had mentioned that AI wasn't feeling well but that would not coincide with the fact that he logged the most minutes of any player on the Nuggets for this game. Does that make sense? At least we all know that we do need his scoring to win and not just base it all on stats like if AI scores more than Anthony they lose? dee-dee-dee! duh...

Again, this game came down to coaching, Nelson knew what to do and Carl did not make any adjustmenst to alleviate the problem they were having the whole game.

Anyway, why can't Carl have a rule of thumb, if any one of the starters or players for that matter (anyone, even one of the dynamic duo) goes 0 for 7 or 1 for 10, take them out! Put somebody like JR or Kleiza that can bring in energy and points. Let them sit on the bench so they can think about what is going on and let the coach know when they are ready to go back in. Hey, didn't Von Wafer score 40+ points in a pre-season game or something??! Everybody keeps saying that our Bench isn't as good as others well that's because they are not given enough opportunity! Even the Denver Nugget Bench is full of Talent!

Things like this are what the Denver Nuggets are missing. Next up are the defending champs the San Antonio Spurs. Let's just hope for the best and expect the worst. Works for me..

Bottom-Line: You can't do the same thing over and over again against good coaches, you need to mix it up. Maybe something like this as a starting lineup in the 3rd Quarter to mix it up:!

3rd Quarter Nugget Starting Lineup:

C Camby
F Nene
F Najera
G Kleiza / Von Wafer / Jones - whoever is ready to go
G JR Smith

This kind of adjustment will throw any defense off don't you think? Anywho, I am not coach for I am merely the NUGGSTER.

Go NUGGETS & HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

Nuggster