The Nuggets deserved to lose against the Jazz.
Denver looked like they really didn't care if they won or lost, and each player had a sense of selfishness on the court.
A lot of people can blame their implosion on the loss of their coach, George Karl. And I agree slightly with their notion. But its not like Coach Karl left on purpose. He had cancer.
Instead of rallying around interim head coach Adrian Dantley and playing for Coach Karl as he fought through cancer, the team just gave up. What a disappointment. The Nuggets should have shown resolve in these games, playing for a coach fighting cancer, winning for him. But they didn't.
Not to mention the Jazz didn't play 2 of their 5 starters.
Through various interviews, it was obvious that the players did not respect Dantley as head coach. They played like they had no coach, often ignoring Dantley in the huddle and rarely running set plays. They usually just acted like they were playing one on one, finishing with some of their lowest assist totals of the year.
Just when everyone thought the Nuggets had grown up, they showed us they were as immature as ever. But don't worry Denver, I'm sure your coach appreciated the effort.
7 years ago
so this is anonymous number 1, told you so is just not enough hahahah denver sucks haha
ReplyDeleteTalent wise they are one of the best teams in the NBA, and they proved that under Karl. But they still have too many selfish players that, when Karl is gone, can't work together. So I wouldn't say they suck. They just need leadership, and lost that when Karl went out.
ReplyDeleteYou can't blame that on Karl. If they have so much talent, someone needs to be that leader on the court. Melo, billups in particular. Both have the ability to lead a team. It's the playoff who doesn't want to win. Everyone says Lebron needed to lead his team to victory. That his play reflected the rest of the teams. This may be true, but at least he is willing to lead. Come on Denver, step up a little
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