Nuggets Bend Over for the Lakers

Ok, I know it doesn't seem appropriate for a Nugget's Fan to say it, but hey, what else can you say? We were dominated by these Lakers 3 times this season, and now we give up winnable games another 3 times to set ourselves up for what is possibly the only sweep in the first round of the Playoffs. That is "Bending Over" in my book.

Here are some points to ponder:

* If coach Karl is telling the players to do things that they are NOT doing, shouldn't they be mouthing off to each other and calling each other out?

* Why did it take Coach Karl 83 games before he noticed that we are mismatched with certain teams like the Lakers?

* Does Coach Karl want his son and the Lakers to advance is that why he is not coaching this Talent-Filled team?

* Early in the season, I suggested that the Nuggs especially AI-Melo put some set plays together a la Stockton & Malone but much more potent, but NNOOO.... 1 on 1 or just settling for the jump shot is SSOOO much better.. =P'

* Before the Playoffs started, I suggested that the All-Star Nuggs AI & Melo don't try to do it themselves but what do they do? Yup! Settle for the jumper with no passes, over and over and over and over... well, you get the idea.

* After Game 1, I suggested that way to beat the Lakers is to learn how to defend their FAKE & PASS or DRIVE & PASS until they hit the OPEN MAN Offense. But NNOOOO... let's look stoopid and just let the lesser players make OPEN shots. When I say lesser players I don't mean Kobe, I mean these guys making the OPEN shots that didn't used to make them.

* I put all of these suggestions on Melo's Blog too, obviously who am I for "Professionals" to listen to but, I think I was right, don't you? So either I am being ignored or Melo doesn't read the comments on his own BLOG.

* Don't the Denver Nuggets have Analysts & Coaching Staff? Why have they not figured these things out??

* How can a team with at least 5 players that can score 30 in a game get swept over and over again by a team with only 2 players that can score 30 in a game, albeit one of them can score 81 but hey, not every night.

* Everyone keeps deferring the leadership role to Melo but here's my thing: Melo is young, he is obviously still making a lot of mistakes. Why not defer the Leadership of the team to the veterans like AI and Marcus until such time Melo has matured, learned from the veterans and is ready to take over. Right now I don't see anyone being the true floor leader of this team, if it is Melo, then everyone is following the leader and just settling for jump shots time and again.

I could go on and on with all of my thoughts on these, but it makes no difference, I am just talking to myself to keep my sanity.

Well folks, it could be the end of this season, this opportunity & possibly this team since Management may see the problem as being certain players and not the coaching staff.

I'd love for us to get at least 1 win but I think it is too late for that already.

Prove me wrong.

Embarrassed NuggSter

Denver Deserves to Lose to the Lakers

Don't get me wrong, I am still the Nugget's biggest fan, although it is tough for me to watch them waste their talent.

The Lakers are doing the same thing that I described below: Fake & Pass until they hit the open man. The Nuggets are doing the same thing that kept on getting themselves in trouble, settling for jump shots, lousy attempts from camby, lousy 3 point shooting, free throw shooting, lousy defense and dumbass offensive fouls. It isn't only frustrating that the Analysts and Coaching Staff have not figured it out, but it is even more frustrating that the Players themselves are not able to see it, despite it happening over, and over, and over and over...

The only difference is that Kobe actually had a good game.

I actually watched the game live this time, what a waste of time.

If the Nuggets think they still have a chance after this I will admire their spirit because historically when you're down 0-2, stick a fork in yo'self cuz you're DONE.

What could have been. I honestly believe I could have coached this team better. Really.

The worst part of it is I had to endure seeing Kobe shake his head again and now he has a new one where he had a soft Gay hand after making a 3 then pulled a Reggie Miller and put his Gay gun back into his holster.

In summary, Go Utah?

Denver Nuggets meet expectations, Lose in L.A.

Well, did I call that or what? Ok, we weren't that bad at the 3 point line but everything else that I called to be a problem came true:

* 14 Missed Free Throws - We lost by 14.
* The Lakers got 13 more assists.
* We were mismatched, - how many times have you seen Anthony Carter being pushed in by someone taller like Radmanovic? - Stoopid Coaching move, or lack thereof.
* No Nene yet..
* We got owned by Gasol, first the Olympics, now the playoffs.. dang!
* All this after getting swept throughout the season, that's pretty much all the fire we're gonna get from the guys I guess..

on the positive side, our stars did their job, and so did our 6th, 7th & 8th guys.

We will continue to lose if all of these continue, PERIOD.

Great, now that the games are all televised I have to watch them lose. =P'

NuggSter

Nuggets blown out again by Jazz

Here is the formula for disaster:

20% 3Point FG + 60% Freethrows = Embarassing Loss.

I don't know about you but if I was a Professional Basketball Player I would not shoot this bad.

Here we are again, gave it right back to Golden State. =P'

Even if we do get to the playoffs, I'm not sure we can beat the better Professional teams.

Let's hope for the best again for the last 2 games at the Pepsi Center.

On paper, we should not have a problem with Houston but, on paper is different from what this team has been about all season, even with the injuries and all.

Frustrated NuggSter.

Denver lives up to my expectations, Lose a Supposed-to-Win Game

This is exactly why I don't get my hopes up. As I've said over and over again:

"This Denver Nuggets Team can BEAT ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, but they can also just as easily LOSE TO ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE." - NuggSter.

If the Nuggets weren't doing this all season we probably would be in the TOP 3 of the WESTERN CONFERENCE but, noooo... we want to have a MEDIOCRE record with all this talent. =P' - Obviously I got my hopes up again.

I was not able to watch the game so I am unsure as to what exactly was the reason that we lost at HOME to the KINGS without ARTEST AND BRAD MILLER, but what I WILL SAY IS this: A usual culprit is poor 3-Point Shooting AND we MISSED 10 Free Throws and lost by 3.

End of story.

What happens happens, we can only hope for the best but expect the worst.

By the way, can anyone tell me what happened to AI? How did he play so many minutes but do so little (stat-wise)? It looks like Melo (47 Points) and Kleiza were the only ones that wanted this one.

Frustrated NuggSter.

Nuggets still inconsistent, lose to Pistons and Philly.

Well folks, I think I hit rock-bottom with this last lass to the Sixers. Without being able to watch the game, the problems were obvious. Marcus didn't show up today (wassup Marcus?) & we missed a lot of free throws, enough to have won us the game.

I just can't get over how inconsistent our team can be. From winning by an average of 35 pts per game to getting blown out, then losing to a sub .500 team. In these past 2 games why is it that the 3rd quarter is the only one we do a good job?

What is that I smell? Oh that is the smell of De-Feat, and it stinks..

Unfortunately at this rate we will not be seeing our Denver Nuggets in the Playoffs this year. It seems as though our team just does not have the desire and toughness that the likes of the Houston Rockets have to make a run.

What's left? I'm gonna have to decide on who I'll be rooting for in the playoffs..

I feel bad for AI because:

1. his new team is not likely to make the playoffs, his old team is,
2. his old team beat his new team, again.

Oh well, at the end of the day we are just fans and they are still superstar millionaires that get to play ball for a living. So I imagine that I feel worse than they do because my passion for basketball is my escape from the real world where I continue to struggle with and now I have nothing to root for.

To the Denver Nuggets, sorry, I've lost hope for this season, until further notice.

To my fellow Denver Nuggets Fans, I'm not quitting on the team, I am merely being realistic.

Go Nuggets for Next Year!

NuggSter

Nuggets Continue Inconsistency, lose to Jazz

There is still 6+ minutes left in the game but, the Nuggets are still down by about 26 so unless Jr or LK43 go on a shooting spree, stick a fork in it cause it is done.

Just as I had anticipated, our Achilles' Heel is exposed once again, and we are beaten from the 3 point line from a good 3 point shooting team in the Jazz.

It's times like these when you can't help but put the blame on Karl, the Team Leaders and the overall desire to win of this team.

This is a prime example of the roller coaster ride this has been for us, the Fans of the Nuggets.

In the meantime Utah wins, Golden State wins, and we are still on the outside looking in, facing the possibility of an early end to the season.

Seriously, who REALLY wants to WIN? I guess I do. ={

All we can do is hope that the next teams they play don't make their 3 pointers..

NuggSter

Nuggets continue inconsistency, Lose to streaking Rockets

Well, like I said, expect the worst. If there is one thing that we can count on, it is the consistent inconsistencies of our Denver Nuggets.

It was televised, but I am glad I didn't watch it. Overall it was a bad shooting night especially for the All-Stars that are supposed to be leading this team. Without being able to watch the game, I assume that they too a lot of jumpers. =P'

Another thing that struck me is that Camby only got 8 rebounds. Seriously, this is not the way to get it together and go on a run.

The Houston Rockets are playing good ball, they are where we want our Denver Nuggets to be. Oh, well... I could keep putting my thoughts on this blog, camby's blog, melo's blog, but it seems as though it's not being read by those who can do something about it.

Next up, the seemingly struggling Phoenix Suns. No matter though, it's up to the Nuggets when they decide on working hard and getting a win.

If this pattern continues, I soon won't have anything to blog about because we won't even be making the playoffs this year. Oh yeah, almost forgot, now even the Sixers beat the Clippers by 26, whereas we were barely able to hold them off. =P'

Frustrated fan,

NuggSter

Nuggets lose at home to Denver native Billups and the Pistons

Well, .. the good news is that we weren't blown out. The bad news is that we're on a 3-game losing streak. The even worse news is that the season is slipping away from the Denver Nuggets this year.

As a fan, I'm emotionally drained watching all this talent go to waste.

I really wish we as fans could do something to help our team.

For now, all I can do is hope that we get out of this and we still make the playoffs.

I need a drink..

Go Nuggets.

NuggSter

Nuggets Blow 23 Point Lead, Lose In Milwaukee

Ok, I get the point. I was right.

On that note, I would like to make a couple of points that I have been saying over and over:

1. The Nuggets Achilles' Heel is the 3-Pointer, plain and simple - They need to learn how to make them , AND defend them, otherwise, we're going nowhere
2. At this pace, we will not even make the playoffs, and it looks like the Sixers will
3. The Nuggets are now known as the open buffet of career nights, for opposing players, which to me as a competitor equates to having no pride whatsoever
4. I hope Kobe doesn't realize that he can go for 100 against this team

I feel depressed, this sucks..

NUGGETS give us fans something to cheer about please? Throw us a bone maybe? No?..

Go NUGGETS?

NuggSter

After Beating the Team with the Best Record, the Nuggets Lose to a team with one of the worst.

Thank You to the Denver Nuggets for proving my point (below) on my earlier post.

Thank God the game wasn't televised on ESPN or TNT so I couldn't watch it because I would be soooooo friggin' p@@#$$d. We got beaten by a team with almost an opposite record of ours. Wow. After the win over the Celtics, I thought we were going to end the season with a Bang, little did I know we had a dud, as illustrated to in this cartoon. =P'

Anybody who watched is welcome to share what they saw tonight.

My only question is WTF happened?? I mean c'mon really?

Oh well, on that note, let's just hope that we still make the Playoffs. The funny thing is, if AI was still with the Sixers in the East, they probably would have a better chance at making the playoffs right now. =P'

Go NUGGETS!

Frustrated Fan,

NuggSter.

Nuggets lose another on the road to Nowitzki, Mavericks

We only lost by 5, but we still lost. We could have made 2 or 3 more shots, or we could have made more free throws to get the win but, hey, at least we didn't get blown out considering that AI's usual help on Offense didn't show up today. It was unfortunate that both K-Mart and Kleiza weren't able to continue their excellent play on the road.

Usually Kleiza plays very well when it is a televised game, so it was an even bigger surprise to me that he didn't play too well. This is the 2nd game in a row that was televised that I scheduled my recorder to record which I will not watch because I hate watching the Nuggets lose, period.

At any rate, I hope Melo comes back for the game against the Best of the West because AI can't do it alone. Well, maybe if he could maybe play them all 1-on-1 and beat them one at a time? ;) At this rate, with our losing streak on the road, and playing the best team on the West, I don't think anyone expects the Nuggets to win. For me, I hope they do, I really do, but I'm not totally confident they will.

Go NUGGETS!!