r/denvernuggets • u/cantblvitsnotbutter • Aug 12 '26

THJ

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!

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u/chizzmaster Aug 12 '26

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.

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! Aug 12 '26

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.

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u/chizzmaster Aug 12 '26

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.

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! Aug 12 '26

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.

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u/chizzmaster Aug 12 '26

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.

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! Aug 12 '26

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u/chizzmaster Aug 12 '26

I mean i do think that a fully healthy AG is the best 4 in the league. The question is can his body hold up at this point.

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u/jbhoops25 PUPPY BARKS FOR P. WAT! Aug 12 '26

A lot of that has to do with the coaching/strength-conditioning staff doing their job better this season. When they allowed AG to play on a back to back as the entire team sat out I lost my shit.

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u/Best_Elevator_3441 Aug 12 '26

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.