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The Nuggets haven’t been whole since game 11 of the season, but they’ll finally have a healthy rotation on Sunday. BTW: The only two games they lost in the first eleven were both games the Nuggets missed a game winner in regulation or OT. Just please give me that team back for the playoffs. 🤞🤞

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One of Ant, Luka or Jokic is definitely going to lose in the first round and there will be some very uncomfortable conversations. But yeah I think the Nuggets have the same odds of losing in the first round as they do making the WCF.

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The Nuggets are essentially locked into a seed between 3-6, meaning their first round opponent is (almost definitely) going to be LAL, MIN or HOU. I’ll take Denver in any of those series. Would prefer Houston. Don’t really want to have to deal with Luka and the LA whistle.

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Betting odds have him at seventh but that’s still a crime imo

Jaquez is a worthy frontrunner, he’s been excellent on both ends. But Tim’s case is as good as anyone’s after that.

Nuggets win a tough, clutch game. Minny loses to the hapless Blazers. It’s all good again

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Gut check time for the Nuggets. Season feels like it’s at a crossroads.

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Sounds like he’s really close 🤞

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walt denver @waltdenver.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I’ve admired how much Adelman has committed to playing THJ and Bruce together this year. But it’s really only worked when they’ve also had Peyton out there with them.

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❌11 one-game home stands! Essentially, it’s the most travel/least rest schedule in the league. (h/t Adam Mares on X)

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walt denver @waltdenver.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The Denver Nuggets have unequivocally had the biggest schedule disadvantage of any team in the NBA. ❌They’ve spent just 44 days of the season at home (the fewest). ❌Their longest home stand (4 games) was the shortest in the league. ❌They’ve had the most B2Bs of any team, and most road B2Bs

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It’s why I didn’t watch, I knew the rest thing was going to be atrocious. The Nuggets have had not just the most B2Bs, but also the most where they lose an hour and the most where their first game started later than their second. It’s been horrendous. But you still have to win this game.

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The Nuggets should 100% beat a tanking Memphis team, even on a supreme rest disadvantage. We’re getting to the point that I have to say…well, there are no rest disadvantages in the playoffs, and maybe they’ll be healthy. It’s bleak but there’s still a window this team can achieve greatness.

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I didn’t watch the game. But I uh, have some concerns about this team.

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After tonight, the Nuggets will have 12 games left and 9 of them are at home. There’s only one more B2B but it’s PHX on the road and DAL at home the next day. Just 5 of the 12 will be against teams with winning records. Huge opportunity to both build momentum and rest ahead of playoffs.

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It’s odd. Doesn’t feel like he’s had a real shot this year.

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It appears Adelman has given up on Jalen Pickett, which says a lot given how bad Tyus Jones is.

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The secret to good Valanciunas minutes is giving him several days off in between every game he plays I guess.

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walt denver @waltdenver.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I can say this objectively because Jokic has three and I don’t care if he gets a fourth: Luka Doncic being a distant fourth in MVP odds is senseless. He’s having a crazy year.

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I’ve gotta be honest I do not follow the Sixers lol

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walt denver @waltdenver.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

No Embiid, Maxey, Oubre or George for Philly tonight. Sixers are punting this game and the Nuggets need to go for the throat. No falling into a trap game, please.

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Just shopped along side Spencer Jones for awhile. He even used the dressing room next to mine. He doesn’t know I’ve been vigorously defending him online lol

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He got exactly 20. I can go back to hating Minnesota.

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Are the Wolves really about to end Shai’s fake 20-point game streak? Do it, Minny.

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Justice for Jesse Plemons. I didn’t see all the movies this year but his performance in Bugonia was outstanding. 10x what MBJ did.

I read some puff piece about how differently he approached the two characters and my guy did not make one discernible choice that distinguished them. Looks great on camera though. Nice muscles.

WHERE’S WALLACE. Anyway MBJ was actively bad in Sinners. Awarding that performance would be a crime.

This has been a wild night on the timeline.

I’m certainly not saying anything like that. This is too many close losses. An agonizing amount. But players do ultimately have to execute and they have been bad at that. Perhaps the coach is to blame for that but everyone is convinced it’s tactical errors. I just disagree with that.

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I genuinely think AG fouling Reaves the last time was a player mistake/bailout. I can’t remember what happened on the first. Was it coached/strategy? Or player? Either way, it’s a tactical decision that works an awful lot. I don’t prefer it but it’s not worthy of this much hate and vitriol, imo.

What are the in-game shortcomings in your opinion?

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My point is sometimes you just lose because the other team makes more plays and blaming a coach is often just convenient scapegoating

Good stuff from Bennett here and an explanation from Adelman I tend to agree with.

How is Malone vindicated if he functionally lost the locker room

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