[Bill Simmons] This Nuggets team is the best team since the KD Warriors

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1. 2019 Raptors are up there I’d say. Kawhi was BALLING that postseason

2. Bill Simmons loves his hyperbole

3. 2020 Lakers with younger Bron and good jump shooter AD might have something to say about that. Wouldn’t call it an awful take tho can definitely be argued.

4. they have a decent shot of losing to Boston so let’s maybe pump the brakes a bit

5. Let’s at least let the Nuggets win the title before crowning them. But they can certainly have an argument if they keep taking care of business the way they have

6. 2018 Rockets, 2020 Lakers and 2021 Nets

7. Celtics haven’t even advanced yet and Bill is already putting in the reverse jinx work. That’s true dedication right there.

8. Bill knows deep down the bubble Lakers were better but he would never admit it.

9. The massive over correction by fans and media alike is crazy. Underrate them all season, then finally watch them play and they beat the lakers (the only team national media actually cares about) now they are the greatest thing ever. Let them earn a title first

10. He’s building up excuses for if the Celtics lose to them. Or to prop them up even more if they beat them. This is typical Simmons strategy

11. I wanna say, that the thing that preceded this statement was that, with the 04 Red Sox comparisons, the vastly different thing is that if these Celtics complete the comeback, it’s not the 04 Cardinals waiting in the finals, but a really good team. Which if Bill stopped there, would be a great point. But everything afterwards felt like him putting on the biggest reverse jinx possible.

    ALSO, there was a qualifier, that this Nuggets team is the best team **he saw live** in the last 5 years. Not sure how much that qualifier changes but yeah.

12. Why do people keep trying to fucking jinx us

13. Aaron Gordon and MPJ are quietly a stacked front court.

    It’s hard AF to find this kind of athleticism and length to guard the new age forwards who can dribble.

    KD was exhausted handling that length. Tatum will probably be shocked next round. Going from Gabe/Martin/Strus/Butler guarding him to those twin towers.

14. They’re good but I’d hold off on hyperbole like that.

    They won “only” 53 games in the regular season.

    Not to mention that, you know, they haven’t *won* yet.

15. I think best constructed is the term to use. Home grown, smart FA pick ups and low key but effective trades.

    Plus in terms of fit it’s just about as good as you can get. If Gordon shot the 3-ball a little better and MPJ’s D and rim protection were a bit better, it would basically be the perfectly constructed supporting cast for a player as unique as Jokic.

16. Bill had the 2020 Lakers in his greatest teams of the century draft, not sure what happened.

17. I’m saying this as a big nuggets fan but they didn’t even break 55 wins this season… if they win a championship then they’re definitely in pre KD/rise of Steph Klay Draymond 2015 Warriors territory.

    But 2017 Warriors are one of the top 3 teams of all time. Nuggets have to achieve a bit more for that kind of comparison

18. Assuming the Nuggets win the championship, saying they are the best team of the last 5 years doesn’t seem crazy

19. KCP was such a huge, understated pickup. Seamless fit.

20. I’d love to see them against the 2020 Lakers but other than them or a healthy 2021 Nets I have to agree

21. 2020 Lakers when healthy were a force, it was the bubble sure but people forget they were the 1 seed the whole year before the bubble and absolutely cruised thru the playoffs with little to no resistance

22. Bill has been jerking the Nuggets and Jokic for about 4 months so this is not Celtics jinx related lol.

    It’s also an interesting point, but I still 100% think that Raptors team was the best non KD warriors team recently.

23. Wow I didn’t know Denver had 2 MVP caliber players on the team to go along with 2 all stars. Why is it I find these playoffs so much more entertaining than 2017 and 2018 ?

24. 1) It’s been like 4 years. Who cares?
    2) Bill just throws stuff out there. I like him, but taking a comment of his in a vacuum usually isn’t worth much.

25. This guy is such a clown why do the biggest clowns always sit in front of a microphone. And I’m a Cs fan

26. This is a clear anti jinx. Denver has been great this playoffs and they’re definitely playing the best but they haven’t played a defense even close to bostons or miamis

27. I guarantee you if you asked Bill Simmons how far Denver was getting in the playoffs in March, he’d name 6 teams that would knock them out