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Obviously Jamal Murray has been out for that stretch but this is still not what you wanna see from the reigning champs. Should the Nuggets be concerned about their early season play?

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[–] akron28@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

And the Suns have won six straight. In November, both mini streaks mean shit.

[–] Ancient-Purpose99@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Well I mean if these are the only players that are playing in the playoffs then they don't have much chance at a title. If jamal is healthy then they are still contenders.

[–] yae4jma@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If you lose to the spurs next week I would worry.

[–] SimmonsClearsHartubs@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If Giannis can make the finals it’s easy money for him. All he has to do is repeat what he did to kyrie in 2021 and now the nuggets offensive is gone!

[–] OnlyMamaKnows@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'd blow it up. We'll take any of the starters for Evan Fournier.

[–] Northcidecapo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No Jamal Murray they average at best

[–] MazKhan@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Murray is so underrated for what he does, his reg szn numbers aren't eye popping but his ability to create for himself and others is needed

[–] humandignitybloc@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

They'll be fine. Championship hangover, Murray's down. If Murray's back and they're still assing it up around game 40 then I'd go ahead and panic.

[–] CrissCrossAppleSos@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

“Should they be concerned?” I’d say yes. It’s not the end of the world, but you can’t be thrilled about how things have gone

[–] defiantcross@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

hey, same record now! :)

[–] pifhluk@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

9th in Ortg 10th in Drtg and an SRS of 4.86. They can contend with those numbers but you'd like to see SRS above 5 and the Ortg to improve. Still a lot less to worry about then the Bucks who are 21st Drtg and SRS of 3.84, you can't win a chip with those numbers.

[–] schittsweakk@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Jokic is a fraud

[–] JustinTinyPPHerbert@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Not worried we’ve always been mid on the road without Jamal it’s been worse but the west still runs through jokic

[–] flips89@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Obviously they will blame it on the players, but the best kept secret in the NBA is Mike Malone.

[–] mercfan3@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Of course they are. This is like people commenting on the Suns and thinking Booker wouldn’t make the team better.

Obviously the Joker is the best player, but they lose outside scoring and playmaking with Murray. Hes a super important player to the team. You take the second best player off of most teams for an extended period - and teams don’t do well.

[–] s0ysauce09@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Nuggets need Demarcus cousins

[–] BamsMovingScreens@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I guess the Nuggets ring was fraudulent all along

/s

[–] sstewart1617@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Good. Hopefully this is weakness and we can sneak a win in.

[–] lebigdonglupo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

What the hell is this espn-tier headline? Damn this sub is ass