Can someone explain why Denver is supposed to be so good?

[Darius]

All the "experts" have this team winning 53-57 games and easily securing home court.

They won the equivalent of 47 last year in a lockout season when depth and youth helped win games.

The only major difference is they went from Affalo and Nene to Iggy and McGee.

That's prob an upgrade but not an enormous one.

They still have no real star to close out games (don't say Gallo) and the western conference is even better this year.

Why is this team supposed to be so good?

[Bigsmoke]

All the "experts" have this team winning 53-57 games and easily securing home court.

They won the equivalent of 47 last year in a lockout season when depth and youth helped win games.

The only major difference is they went from Affalo and Nene to Iggy and McGee.

That's prob an upgrade but not an enormous one.

They still have no real star to close out games (don't say Gallo) and the western conference is even better this year.

Why is this team supposed to be so good?

I'm not sure if thats even an upgrade.

thats a downgrade

[TheMarkMadsen]

All the "experts" have this team winning 53-57 games and easily securing home court.

They won the equivalent of 47 last year in a lockout season when depth and youth helped win games.

The only major difference is they went from Affalo and Nene to Iggy and McGee.

That's prob an upgrade but not an enormous one.

They still have no real star to close out games (don't say Gallo) and the western conference is even better this year.

Why is this team supposed to be so good?

Good coach who gets the most out of his players.

The improvement of Javale, continuing progression of Lawson, Gallo, Faried.

Legit defensive stopper in AI.

The way they played the Lakers very well in the playoffs..

They have a good mix of talent & a coach who can capitalize on that talent.

[roffie]

cause george karl is a fkn puppet master

[Killbot]

Because the Manimal will seek out for more blood.

[ZenMaster]

Because they play fast and are deep with players who are good at playing fast.

It also works even though it's not a lockout season.

[Rekindled]

last year they had the best record in the west before their best player(gallo) went down.

[rhythmic]

All the "experts" have this team winning 53-57 games and easily securing home court.

They won the equivalent of 47 last year in a lockout season when depth and youth helped win games.

The only major difference is they went from Affalo and Nene to Iggy and McGee.

That's prob an upgrade but not an enormous one.

They still have no real star to close out games (don't say Gallo) and the western conference is even better this year.

Why is this team supposed to be so good?

You just answered your own question...YOUTH.
Most people simply believe that Denver will be better based on youth progress. They also added Iggy who is clearly superior to Affalo and McGee/Nene is almost a wash to me.

Denver will be really good, plus I expect Lawson to be even better this season.

But like I said, people expect them to be better mostly due to youth development.

[Bigsmoke]

last year they had the best record in the west before their best player(gallo) went down.

they had a 15-10 record before got hurt.

stop trying to make up shit.

[rhythmic]

last year they had the best record in the west before their best player(gallo) went down.

They had the best record last year in the west?
I must have missed it...

[longtime lurker]

they had a 15-10 record before got hurt.

stop trying to make up shit.

Lmao busted! So many posters exaggerate and make up shit.

[Clippersfan86]

Basically they traded Affalo, Harrington and Nene for Iggy and McGee.. to me that's a pretty neutral move, maybe get SLIGHTLY better but Nene is much better than McGee so probably not. Yet all of these "analysts" have Denver as high as the 1 seed in the west and consistently 3 seed? Doesn't even make sense. Although I'd be okay with them getting a 3 seed, Clippers 6 and wiping the floor with Denver to prove a point.

[rhythmic]

Basically they traded Affalo, Harrington and Nene for Iggy and McGee.. to me that's a pretty neutral move, maybe get SLIGHTLY better but Nene is much better than McGee so probably not. Yet all of these "analysts" have Denver as high as the 1 seed in the west and consistently 3 seed? Doesn't even make sense. Although I'd be okay with them getting a 3 seed, Clippers 6 and wiping the floor with Denver to prove a point.

God you are such a damn homer man.
It's funny how you can spew shit about your team progressing (via youth development) and building chemistry, but Denver can't?

Second off, Nene is not much better then McGee, where the hell did that come from? McGee and Nene is pretty much a wash to me.

Second off, I wouldn't be so confidant about "wiping the floor" with that Denver squad...heck, as a Laker fan, I wouldn't even say that.

I respect Lawson's game too much for that non-sense, and a guy like Iggy (one of the best defensive guards in the entire league) plus Gallo, McGee, Chandler...this team is very deep, very athletic, very fast, very well coached and very very fast (second emphasis here LOL).

I think the Clippers are better due to more star power (Paul being a top four player in this league plus Griffin being better then anyone on Denver) but I'd fear Denver a lot this season if I were you.

[Clippersfan86]

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[Whoah10115]

Nene is not much better than McGee. He wasn't even better than McGee last year. Nene has never put it all together. His defense is good, but his rebounding usually is not. He's Brazilian so I want him to do well.


McGee was doing a lot of things well before the trade. And he's got the much higher ceiling. He hasn't been a bonehead at all since moving to Denver. His defense and rebounding are miles ahead and he's going to play C (Nene moved to PF last year).


I expect Nene to have a great year this year. I expect McGee to as well.


And there's little reason to believe that Nene would be as good for Denver this year as McGee will. Nene coasted too much. Washington is the challenge for him, assuming he hasn't lost the bite I saw when he was traded.