POST GAME THREAD: Nuggets fall to the 76ers 119-126 | Jan 28, 2023

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1. If anything this game proves the nuggets need to make a move at a big who can bang down low with other elite bigs. Idk who that guy is but if the nuggets are going to win a championship, they need a tall and long rim protecting center. Embiid killed the nuggets when Jokic went out in the 1st half. Bones continues to hurt more than help when his 3s aren’t falling. Would’ve liked to see Bruan play more, he plays the role better and more consistently I think.

2. James and Joel were fantastic and credit to them for showing up big time.

   It was a decent shooting showing from some of the guys and so the minute distribution seemed weird in the end. Would’ve loved to have seen Vlatko instead of Jeff at this point, AG and MPJ could’ve played some more minutes. That said, Jok should’ve been more scoring oriented, even if he was to take and miss a lot of shots, just take them. But alas.

   To quote Magic Johnson from the ’92 scrimmage: “You gotta get him back” – at least guys know they need a huge statement game in Ball arena in March and hopefully they give them the fits in home turf.

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4. I’m low key worried about Jokic’s defense against pick and pop 5s like Embiid

   Even Myles Turner was giving him fits earlier this season

5. Alright, now that I got my aggression out at the gym, this loss is whatever. It’s hard to win on the road against good teams.

   Still frustrating, still grumpy that somehow Jeff green got 18 minutes and MPJ got under 30 minutes.

   If we play them in the playoffs somehow, I trust Jokic will make the adjustments and dominate.

6. People calling Niangs 3 a fluke but watching the replay, Zeke got lost on that possession so not really.

7. The FO should bind coach Adelman with some form of a long term contract that he can’t refuse, I am worried that some up and coming team might poach him away from the Nuggets like they did to all of our other coaches and we will be left with Malone again unfortunately.

8. Weird loss, felt like the sixers barely stuck around. More us imploding and some great stuff by Embid at the end. We move onto the next one

9. I’m not even gonna look at what you guys cooked up.

   The worst kinda loss to have and I hope they just learn from it. Including Jok. Rough toad trip but understandable with the injuries, let’s get the mood up at home!

10. I’m pretty sure a sign of a contender is regularly beating good teams on the road too. We got lots of work to do.

11. I’ve seen posters defend it but not really give a reason.

    Do you believe that the Murray-Brown-Bones lineup should see minutes in the playoffs? What do you like about it?

12. All of my Nugget gear is bad luck, I will never wear Nugget attire on game day again. Put the loss on me.

13. Jamal Murray is going live…

    Famous last words

14. Don’t complain man this is an anomaly

    Explains why it’s not anomaly

    Brian shaw yada yada 1st in west.

    Ok why bother coming to a message board lol

15. Would trade 5 Jokic assists for 5 more FGAs from him. Nuggets would be a way better team.

16. i don’t think this loss is that bad. Painful yes but self inflicted, we weren’t outclassed. How we respond will say a lot.

17. I was actually thinking that as Jeff Green doesn’t get rebounds or shoot 3s anyway, that you might as well run w 4 guard lineup with Christian Braun

18. I literally give zero fucks about mvp we know Jokic and Jamal both times in playoffs in 2019 and 2020 elevate their games to next level a championship is all we should care about

19. Why does Malone say he need to play Christian Braun and then don’t play him? Why does he instead play a 3 guard lineup? We don’t deserve this ridiculousness man we don’t, we’re for once healthy

20. Didn’t get to watch. Did we have a chance at the end? Did we look good at least?

21. 76ers fans are trolling hard right now on the nuggets Twitter. They’re acting like they just won the finals 🤣 what a shitty fan base

22. Man…I finally forced myself to watch the Tyre Nichols video, knowing that I am going to hate every second. Truly disgusted right now, and really hoping Tennessee doesn’t let the world down and let these fucks off with anything less than life in prison. This shit isn’t going to stop happening until cops are actually held accountable….

23. Hopefully they finally fire Malone when he loses in the first round. Need to trade Murray and MPJ ASAP! Dudes are too soft. Jokic is too. STOP LOOKING TO PASS!! Cant win games when you’re looking to your lesser teammates to make a difference, because they never will.

24. I truly believe Niang doesn’t go off if Braun was guarding him today.

    If you had to build a perfect Malone player in a lab, you would get Christian Braun.

    His lack of minutes is a truly bizarre thing. And we know Malone is a stats guy, he definitely knows that the Nuggets are undefeated or close to that when Braun plays 20 minutes.

    Wonder if it is non basketball reasons on why he’s not playing.

25. I think tonight was the first time Jokic has ever gotten booed during pre introductions, maybe that messed with him mentally tonight

26. So what does the team do now? Clearly in a slump. Lost 3 of 4. Just not playing well at all.

    We have a lead in the west but as many teams have realized , you can drop in the standings very fast in the west this year.

    Schedule also doesn’t get easier: pelicans. Warriors. Hawks. Timberwolves (b2b of course). None are as good as the sixers but all of them are solid teams. No easy games coming up.

    This could get quite ugly. 9 games until the ASB. gotta somehow get 5 wins.

27. My unsolicited thoughts on the game:

    1. Malone should have rode the lineup we had when on that win streak. Jeff coming back ruined that momentum. And if his ego is the reason why Malone is not benching him, he needs a reality check. Like DJ, his bench minutes should not be guaranteed.

    2. I don’t see a Jamal/Bruce/Bones lineup working longterm especially in the playoffs. An undersized 6’4″/6’4″/6’2″ guard lineup is just begging to be killed on the court.

    3. MPJ has always been amazing on his first day back from break. Preseason. That Utah game after missing the Lakers, Blazers game when he came back, even today. His presence immensely helped the team’s offense and we’re back to shooting 50/40. Might be an unpopular opinion here, but he is the 3rd best Nugget on the team and should be more involved in their sets. Give him props for being a team player and not being a headcase.

    4. Jokic should be held accountable for being too passive and as much as it hurts to say, he is a big part of the loss. He let his emotions get to him when he was getting hacked without calls. He has to accept that not everything is fair and he has to play through contact. Also, I don’t care if his stats dip but he needs to shoot the damn ball and take over.

    5. With Jamal leading the bench, I feel like Bones lost his identity and the rumors of him being unhappy might be true. I think Bones came into the season thinking how seamless it would be to be the bench PG and he’s probably one of the guys Malone was alluding to who was overly confident his rotation was secure. And while Bones has a high upside, his liability on the floor is equally glaring. I can see why Calvin would explore his trade market value.

    6. It won’t happen but I want to see Malone make bold decisions and try to bench Jeff and Bones next game for CB and Vlatko. Jamal/MPJ or Jamal/KCP stagger to inject offense. Malone’s afraid of hurting their feelings and it’s clearly affecting the team’s potential.

28. Anything interesting said in the post-game presser? Or standard company lines?