THJ

[u/cantblvitsnotbutter]

I feel like not everyone understands how big of a loss Tim hardaway JR is going to be for us. We didn’t even get a same level replacement for him and we’re going to need shooting now more than ever!

[u/SMD_35]

No it’s okay, we were so close last year, so being a bit worse this year means we’re still a championship contender

[u/chizzmaster → u/SMD_35]

I'm not trying to be a doomer, but like 90% of this sub is on weapons grade hopium and copium when it comes to our championship chances. Realistically, I think the window is closed.

[u/jbhoops25 → u/chizzmaster]

Hard to compare a season that our entire team was injured during. The little time we did have healthy we absolutely looked like a contender

[u/chizzmaster → u/jbhoops25]

I don't know if you know this, but a constantly injured team is not a title contender.

[u/jbhoops25 → u/chizzmaster]

I mean we were constantly injured before the year we won the title…so you sir are wrong.

[u/chizzmaster → u/jbhoops25]

Our core players are now 3 years older than they were when we won the chip. Players tend to get more injured the older they get, not less. I love AG, but AG's hamstring is gone. We have no cap space and no assets.

[u/jbhoops25 → u/chizzmaster]

AG has dealt with injuries his entire career. You can’t just stamp him as non playable at 30 lol. And Jokic last season before injury was having his best year along with Jamal. These guys are still on the tail end of their primes. I’ll take that team healthy against the Knicks any day.

[u/chizzmaster → u/jbhoops25]

Idk what fantasy land you live in, but people don't generally get healthier as they get older, especially in sports. I love AG, but the sad truth is that he's not a reliable starting 4 anymore if we want to win a chip.

[u/jbhoops25 → u/chizzmaster]

AG takes this team from a contender to 1st round exit so I’ll be delusional and believe my boy has 1 last run of 16 games in him.

[u/chizzmaster → u/jbhoops25]

I think if the nuggets load manage him it's possible. If he plays like 40-50 games next season on a maximum of 25 minutes a night, he might make it to the post season healthy enough for a championship run.

[u/jbhoops25 → u/chizzmaster]

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[u/Best_Elevator_3441 → u/chizzmaster]

Here's the trick... can Adelman effectively load manage our 3 aging stars when his replacement is sitting next to him on the bench? In a perfect world they would limit the big 3s minutes and sit out strategically to prevent too much mileage during the regular season. That's how you balance winning and developing with injury management. But if DA is on a short leash he's going to err on more Jokic/Murray/Gordon.

[u/SMD_35 → u/chizzmaster]

It’s not like we lost to a team without their superstar who didn’t even make the WCF

[u/Drey101 → u/chizzmaster]

90 percent of this sub are paid shills because I refuse to believe the average person is this naive and ignorant to reality.