With a loss to the Rockets on Sunday, the Nuggs fall to 35-24 on the season, and a game and a half out of the playoff race. So we either start winning a lot, or hope that Golden State starts losing a lot.
So are the Rockets really that good? Really? Good enough to win 15 straight, and all three games so far without Big China Yao Ming? Or are the Nuggets simply unfocused, injury stricken, and selfish. I choose the latter.
Let it be known, this is nothing more than constructive criticism mixed with some venting of frustration from Denver’s poor play as of late.
Alright, so Denver is the only team with two starting All Stars, the best center in the NBA, and probably some of the best bench players in the league, yet everybody in the sports world believes that Denver will be the team in the West that just misses the post season.
Defense in the issue that everyone references, I mean we do give up 104.6 points per game, but I think that the problem is not playing together as a team. Whenever adversity strikes, like a 10-0 run, the Nuggs are quick to panic instead of stick together. Also, when things are going good, like a 15-0 run, we always let the other team back in with poor team defense. Nobody rotates, nobody doubles the hot shooter, quite frankly, as Stephen A. Smith would put it, it’s pathetic.
There’s still hope, however, because the race is so close in the West anything can happen. Just keep on truckin’, Nuggs, its only going to get tougher this week. Looking ahead:
Phoenix (39-20) on Wednesday
San Antonio (41-17) on Friday
Utah (39-22) on Saturday
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