Adam Mares

They came out and said, okay, we have to do these things. We're going to overwhelm them athletically. And that's their real advantage. I mean, Denver has a great tactician on the floor at all times in Nikola Jokic. You're not going to win that chess match. That's not necessarily the angle you have to go, but they are the more talented and certainly the more athletic team.

They came out and said, okay, we have to do these things. We're going to overwhelm them athletically. And that's their real advantage. I mean, Denver has a great tactician on the floor at all times in Nikola Jokic. You're not going to win that chess match. That's not necessarily the angle you have to go, but they are the more talented and certainly the more athletic team.

And the athleticism, I think, is one of the things that has popped in both games, but it really popped in game two.

And the athleticism, I think, is one of the things that has popped in both games, but it really popped in game two.

And the athleticism, I think, is one of the things that has popped in both games, but it really popped in game two.

I mean, I think Oklahoma City is a lot better than Denver. And Denver, to me, this year reminds me more of the 2023 Miami Heat than anybody else in that I think they can beat you with execution. They can beat you with toughness. But there are teams that are more talented than them. And... There are teams, and you talked about DeAndre Jordan last night. Denver doesn't have any levers to pull.

I mean, I think Oklahoma City is a lot better than Denver. And Denver, to me, this year reminds me more of the 2023 Miami Heat than anybody else in that I think they can beat you with execution. They can beat you with toughness. But there are teams that are more talented than them. And... There are teams, and you talked about DeAndre Jordan last night. Denver doesn't have any levers to pull.

I mean, I think Oklahoma City is a lot better than Denver. And Denver, to me, this year reminds me more of the 2023 Miami Heat than anybody else in that I think they can beat you with execution. They can beat you with toughness. But there are teams that are more talented than them. And... There are teams, and you talked about DeAndre Jordan last night. Denver doesn't have any levers to pull.

They have five, six guys, and one of them has one shoulder at the moment. You know, Michael Porter can't really lift his left hand above his head.

They have five, six guys, and one of them has one shoulder at the moment. You know, Michael Porter can't really lift his left hand above his head.

They have five, six guys, and one of them has one shoulder at the moment. You know, Michael Porter can't really lift his left hand above his head.

Yeah, and it's not even the depth of it, which I think would be its own issue. You know, Peyton Watson maybe gives him minutes. I actually think he's been good lately. So you can say six and a half guys. But the problem is more the versatility. In the playoffs, you have to solve problems. You have to go to different lineups. And you saw last night, I mean, DeAndre Jordan,

Yeah, and it's not even the depth of it, which I think would be its own issue. You know, Peyton Watson maybe gives him minutes. I actually think he's been good lately. So you can say six and a half guys. But the problem is more the versatility. In the playoffs, you have to solve problems. You have to go to different lineups. And you saw last night, I mean, DeAndre Jordan,

Yeah, and it's not even the depth of it, which I think would be its own issue. You know, Peyton Watson maybe gives him minutes. I actually think he's been good lately. So you can say six and a half guys. But the problem is more the versatility. In the playoffs, you have to solve problems. You have to go to different lineups. And you saw last night, I mean, DeAndre Jordan,

It's tough to play him in any series because he can only really play that pick and roll drop coverage. He can't really do anything else. But against a team as versatile and as smart as Oklahoma City, you saw last night, he guards the pick and roll. They get a wide open three. They flip it. They put him on, I think, Case and Wallace saying, OK, well, we'll get ahead of the pick and roll.

It's tough to play him in any series because he can only really play that pick and roll drop coverage. He can't really do anything else. But against a team as versatile and as smart as Oklahoma City, you saw last night, he guards the pick and roll. They get a wide open three. They flip it. They put him on, I think, Case and Wallace saying, OK, well, we'll get ahead of the pick and roll.

It's tough to play him in any series because he can only really play that pick and roll drop coverage. He can't really do anything else. But against a team as versatile and as smart as Oklahoma City, you saw last night, he guards the pick and roll. They get a wide open three. They flip it. They put him on, I think, Case and Wallace saying, OK, well, we'll get ahead of the pick and roll.

They just use Case and Wallace as the screener and ran pick. They know how to attack every type of coverage when you have a liability like that. Denver's going to have to play somebody to give Jokic some kind of breath. And I just don't know that Denver has any levers to pull there. So Denver is at this disadvantage, I think, from a talent and adept standpoint.

They just use Case and Wallace as the screener and ran pick. They know how to attack every type of coverage when you have a liability like that. Denver's going to have to play somebody to give Jokic some kind of breath. And I just don't know that Denver has any levers to pull there. So Denver is at this disadvantage, I think, from a talent and adept standpoint.

They just use Case and Wallace as the screener and ran pick. They know how to attack every type of coverage when you have a liability like that. Denver's going to have to play somebody to give Jokic some kind of breath. And I just don't know that Denver has any levers to pull there. So Denver is at this disadvantage, I think, from a talent and adept standpoint.