Who Gets the Jokic Minutes When the Denver Nuggets Get Healthy?
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What are the implications of Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson's return for the Nuggets?
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How did Spencer Jones and Bruce Brown perform alongside Jokic?
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What challenges does the Nuggets' defense face without Jamal Murray?
Nuggets got a win last night, so we're in great moods. Yeah, man.
I'm hyped. The season's back. We're back. Championship, here we come.
Who are the top candidates to share minutes with Jokic?
Who knows how long this win streak might last? We'll see.
I will say, I rewatched the game today. Lots of good stuff in the tape. Yeah. And actually some interesting stuff in the tape. Some stuff that will give us a lot to talk about today, including... We keep talking about who starts and who doesn't when everybody's healthy, but I think that misses the point. The real question is, who doesn't get to play with Jokic at all? How do you build a rotation? Because Denver has a lot of guys, and I think why a lot of guys have looked good this year, there's been so many injuries, which means a lot of second team guys have played with Jokic and looked good. So we're going to talk about a couple in particular, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones, even Tim Hardaway. Julian Strother, sneaky, the best option of all of them with Jokic statistically.
So who gets those minutes? We'll debate that and give some hangover takes. Brennan votes here.
Oh man, I'm so hungover.
What is the best possible lineup for the Denver Nuggets?
I'm actually the least hungover person in the world. Our producer made fun of me today because I walked in with two fruit packets and a vegan protein bar. I'm not like, why would you admit that? I'm not having any fun at all. I've had no fun for months.
How does the team plan to manage player rotations effectively?
For years, you've been doing that bit, but now you look phenomenal.
Thanks, Mark. No, yeah. At the cost of all my joy.
Yeah. That is what it takes, man.
That's all it takes. That's what it takes. Over here, Harrison Wind. Man, it's so funny how one win can just change everything about my life.
Yeah. So that's honestly my question. Is that how you feel? Because this one to me feels more like a settling situation. I don't feel good.
What role does Cam Johnson play in the Nuggets' strategy?
I feel settled.
I just am trying to think of how I would feel if they lost. Well, we know how we feel.
They've lost that game like six times in a row.
I know. But I mean, you just think about it. That was one win. You got one win to settle things down because I agree. It was a settling type of moment. Now, what can you do tomorrow?
How can the Nuggets navigate their depth chart for playoff success?
Yeah, which is a big one. I mean, we're going to talk about that as well. Kind of preview it. But it was a settled down game. And I think the way they want it with defense is kind of the key.
That's even better.
Boston didn't shoot the ball particularly well. There were some open looks that could have swung the game a little bit. They missed those. But that's what happened some nights. And then some nights you get the Warriors who didn't miss anything and everything looks terrible. But I'm curious. We're going to go to the hangover here and do some hangover takes, but I'm curious, vote. You were at the arena. Did it feel while you're watching the game like the Nuggets were trying harder and executing better on defense or that the ball just bounced their way?
100% the former. I mean, there's a little bit of the Celtics were running low when they got there. We know that second night of a back-to-back end of a rough road trip. That context matters. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
As I went back and rewatched it, there are a handful of guys, and I'm going to get into who they are, that just execute on the defensive end, the little margins. And I honestly think that's what it is. We think about guarding your guy and this or that. A lot of it has to do with how guys pre-stunt, pre-rotate, make extra effort. So when there's a stop, kick out, rotation... Guys can do that. It's the rotation, the next one.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the implications of Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson's return for the Nuggets?
0:00–0:21
2
How did Spencer Jones and Bruce Brown perform alongside Jokic?
0:21–0:34
3
What challenges does the Nuggets' defense face without Jamal Murray?
0:34–0:43
4
Who are the top candidates to share minutes with Jokic?
0:43–1:29
5
What is the best possible lineup for the Denver Nuggets?
1:29–1:43
6
How does the team plan to manage player rotations effectively?
1:43–2:08
7
What role does Cam Johnson play in the Nuggets' strategy?
2:08–2:26
8
How can the Nuggets navigate their depth chart for playoff success?
2:26–58:38
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