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![]() Kiszla: Denver Nuggets cannot afford to lose Masai Ujiri - The Denver Post
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![]() how do you compare the impact of upper management with the impact of one of the best coaches in the league. they seem to have a relationship we've been hoping from our gm & coach. any way you cut it, there'd be a massive impact, but i think losing karl would have a the biggest impact.
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He's welcome with open arms in our front office. Last edited by TDotRaptor; 05-20-2013 at 09:43 PM. |
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![]() It's very odd to me that Denver hasn't extended him by now. From everything i'm hearing Denver is not known for overpaying their executives. I have a decent feeling about him coming here unless he's willing to take less money to stay in Denver.
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Is he a good coach? Yes, but he's overrated. You might call him one of the best in the league, but let's be honest here, outside of Pop, how many truly great coaches are there in the NBA today? I don't think their offensive style of play should be an excuse for their sub-par defense. Teams like the Heat and Thunder have proven that you can play with a fast paced offense and still be great on defense. He's coached in the NBA for over twenty seasons. Jordan wasn't around for all of them. I personally wouldn't say he's over-achieved in the playoffs (if that's what you meant), considering he hasn't gotten past the second round since 2009. If you were referring to the regular season, I'll hand that to you as they've been quite the surprise since the Melo trade, but when Melo was around they were basically just a fringe playoff team. Again, I'm not trying to Knock on Karl, I just think he's overrated. He's had the talent over his career but never really capitalized with it. Picture how he'd look if he was coaching a team that didn't have a superstar, or a handful of all-star caliber players. |
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![]() Ujiri has done well in Denver and would be an upgrade from Colangelo at the moment but I'm not %100 sold he's the man to lead this franchise to the next level after what they've been through the past 5 years,its a much bigger challenge than his task with the Nuggets. I'd be happy but they shouldn't break the bank on him. What does all this mean for Coach Casey too? If they're gonna spend lots of money on a management position,it should be do bring in a solid coach like Stan Van Gundy or Jerry Sloan who can easily adapt to and help any GM,just my 2.
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I'm not sure why you think any team with Melo should automatically be more than what they were. And the best season with Melo happened how? When he was able to get Melo to take a leadership role in committing to defense. |
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![]() A little factual foundation:
-Denver was 2nd in pace during the regular season. They played fast. -Denver was 11th in defensive rating (points per 100 possessions), so they were quite respectable on defense when you account for pace. When you don't account for pace, the stats are misleading, as LX pointed out. The Nuggets were 23rd in points given up. |
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![]() They also improved as the season went on. Injuries to Faried and Lawson and losing Gallo altogether was challenging for a young team. And if anything, what hurt them in the playoffs was not really being built for half-court offense. If they convert McGee into a big with a shot and better pick and roll coverage, then they could handle any matchups much better. As it turned out, they met the worst possible matchup for them. They really couldn't use pace as a weapon against the Warriors. The thin air helped them a lot in game one, but by game 2 GS was acclimatized. Denver needs to find more of a two-way balance than they already have to be able to play more than one way successfully, but they have a lot to be able to build on already.
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hopefully we use our draft pick this year, let's
not miss out this years Rodney hood
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![]() i'm not sure TL is a guy anyone wants to work for, hence the way bc is treated,
if 2 million a year is the offer on masai then why would he stay with denver who is built for years to come for maybe 1.5 million dollars instead of coming it this situation after listening to primetime sports interview will tl and i find it alarming, sounds like a guy on a power trip |
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