Jimmy needs a little of that Jordan/Kobe mentality. He kicks it out way too much instead of trying to score or get fouled.
Agree, but there is no real #2 scorer on the team. Jimmy just wore down.Jimmy needs a little of that Jordan/Kobe mentality. He kicks it out way too much instead of trying to score or get fouled.
kobe so overrated, shot the lakers out of so many playoff games. only won with dominate centersJimmy needs a little of that Jordan/Kobe mentality. He kicks it out way too much instead of trying to score or get fouled.
If there was a minor MVP it would definitely be Gordon....he shut down Butler and perked up offensively. His block on Lowry
from outside was huge late. Not sure what Lowry was thinking trying to shoot over a guy 6'8"
With smaller markets in Denver and Miami comprising the NBA Finals, however, the league's championship series didn't fare as well in the ratings department.The league really needs the Celtics to come back, they can sell a Celtics/Nuggets final, Heat/Nuggets would be a ratings nightmare
Captain Obvious patting himself on the back for figuring out that the Heat/Nuggets would be a ratings nightmare. The rest of us were in the dark.With smaller markets in Denver and Miami comprising the NBA Finals, however, the league's championship series didn't fare as well in the ratings department.
Overall, the series averaged 11.65 million viewers, which according to Anthony Crupi of Sportico made it the "fifth least-watched Finals of the modern Nielsen era, which kicked off with the introduction of the portable people meter in 1987. Disregarding the asterisk-laden 2020 and 2021 Finals series, Miami-Denver only managed to top the San Antonio Spurs' sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007 (9.29 million viewers) and the little-seen Spurs-New Jersey Nets pairing in 2003 (9.86 million)."
I'm sure it was the Champagne talking but Bruce is actually talking about running it back with the Nuggets. This would be huge and I still think highly unlikely but stranger things have happened. He would probably be passing up a 10 million dollar raise! How often does that happen in todays sports world?Bruce Brown will be gone next year but as far as the core goes nobody's going anywhere.
There's an outside shot MPJ gets traded eventually but it would be for another max player.
With smaller markets in Denver and Miami comprising the NBA Finals, however, the league's championship series didn't fare as well in the ratings department.
Overall, the series averaged 11.65 million viewers, which according to Anthony Crupi of Sportico made it the "fifth least-watched Finals of the modern Nielsen era, which kicked off with the introduction of the portable people meter in 1987. Disregarding the asterisk-laden 2020 and 2021 Finals series, Miami-Denver only managed to top the San Antonio Spurs' sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007 (9.29 million viewers) and the little-seen Spurs-New Jersey Nets pairing in 2003 (9.86 million)."
Captain Obvious patting himself on the back for figuring out that the Heat/Nuggets would be a ratings nightmare. The rest of us were in the dark.
raiders72001 said:Without Joker, Denver is a bad team.
Murray is really good but this team was Joker and Malone.
why? He's a coach that truly motivated his team. That's tough to do today. He had more weapons than Spo and he used it to capacity. Players, coach all went to Malone this round. Maybe that's not the case if they meet in another championship, but you can't deny what we all saw.For anyone that's actually followed basketball the Malone love is hilarious....
Dell, he didn't step up his game this year, he's been playing at an elite level for several years now, there's a reason he won back to back MVP's, and could have easily made it three in a row this year, he's a player that can't be stopped, or even contained, his greatness is a given every night, to me the key to their team is Jamal Murray, he's Robin to Jokic's Batman, when Murray is great the Nuggets are great, when he's off they're beatable, and he was great in the finals, throw in a few solid role players, and you have a championship teamI will go raiders obvious and post the Nuggets are Joker. Everybody else is supporting cast. This year he stepped up his game to elite status. That's why they won.
We'll see what offers he gets, but I would be floored is he took a significant pay cut to stay in Denver, we're not talking about a guy who's made millions in his career and can afford to take less to stay, he just won a ring, now it's time to get paid, I can see him staying if the money is close, but all it takes is one team to make him an offer he can't say no to, really good player who's improved during his time in the league, credit to him for working hard and getting better each year, I have to think there will be a lot of interest in him, plenty of contenders would like to have him coming off the bench, and of course Denver would love to keep him, we'll see how it plays outI'm sure it was the Champagne talking but Bruce is actually talking about running it back with the Nuggets. This would be huge and I still think highly unlikely but stranger things have happened. He would probably be passing up a 10 million dollar raise! How often does that happen in todays sports world?
Yeah, it's rare for an athlete to take less, one guy that stands out is Udonis Haslem, he spent his entire 20 year career in Miami, there were several times he turned down more money elsewhere to stay in Miami, in fact one time when he was a FA, the Nuggets offered him a contract that was significantly more than what the Heat offered, but he stayedHe would probably be passing up a 10 million dollar raise! How often does that happen in todays sports world?
Murray is really good but Denver was 48-34 last year and Murray was out the whole year. Porter only played 9 games last year. Old man Green started last year and brought nothing.Dell, he didn't step up his game this year, he's been playing at an elite level for several years now, there's a reason he won back to back MVP's, and could have easily made it three in a row this year, he's a player that can't be stopped, or even contained, his greatness is a given every night, to me the key to their team is Jamal Murray, he's Robin to Jokic's Batman, when Murray is great the Nuggets are great, when he's off they're beatable, and he was great in the finals, throw in a few solid role players, and you have a championship team
But boy Malone sure can coach can't he?Nuggets 16-25 overall without Joker, 5-8 this year. Anyone watching Denver saw the difference when he sat this year in the regular season.
If he ops out the most the Nuggets can offer him is 7.7 million. He should be getting offers well over double that. The Nuggets would be able to offer him a sizable raise after next year though if he does choose to stay.We'll see what offers he gets, but I would be floored is he took a significant pay cut to stay in Denver, we're not talking about a guy who's made millions in his career and can afford to take less to stay, he just won a ring, now it's time to get paid, I can see him staying if the money is close, but all it takes is one team to make him an offer he can't say no to, really good player who's improved during his time in the league, credit to him for working hard and getting better each year, I have to think there will be a lot of interest in him, plenty of contenders would like to have him coming off the bench, and of course Denver would love to keep him, we'll see how it plays out
If the gap in pay is expected to be that wide, there's no way he can stay, who in their right mind would sign for half of what another team is offering, Brown was great for them, there's no doubt, but he's replaceablethe most the Nuggets can offer him is 7.7 million. He should be getting offers well over double that
Captain Obvious posting the Nuggets are better with Jokic than without him, LOL. The rest of us were in the dark.Nuggets 16-25 overall without Joker, 5-8 this year. Anyone watching Denver saw the difference when he sat this year in the regular season.
Who was the better coach in the finals? Don't post some silly emoji that the kiddies post. Unless you had your mind made up before the games started it was Malone.But boy Malone sure can coach can't he?
The Nuggets had 6 of the top 8 players in the series, swap the coaches and it's a sweep.. Losing that double digit lead in the 4th was on Malone.Who was the better coach in the finals? Don't post some silly emoji that the kiddies post. Unless you had your mind made up before the games started it was Malone.
It's a simple question, who was the better coach in the finals? Not the regular season, not earlier playoff rounds, not switching teams. Spo was slow reacting to Gordon being too big for Miami. I saw it immediately and said Miami needs Love. Spo had to think about it, go over tape, and then he figured it out for game 2. Spo was a step behind Malone all series x's and o's, motivation, everything. That Denver defense in the 4th quarter was amazing and Denver isn't a great defensive team. No players were walking up the court. Malone had that team firing on all cylinders.The Nuggets had 6 of the top 8 players in the series, swap the coaches and it's a sweep.. Losing that double digit lead in the 4th was on Malone.