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Big thing from this is that the nuggets actually nutted up and finished a game. That's a massive thing for us, big ghaz
A win is a win, but another frustrating performance by the boys. Cliffnotes: not pleased w/ Mcgee/Brewer. Koufos played a fine game, our passerrs set him up nicely.
It seems our weaknesses are here to stay: FT shooting, 3 PT shooting, turnovers, defense (we're not horrible, but we're also not lockdown).
Still hoping the boys can win 52 this year.
Big thing from this is that the nuggets actually nutted up and finished a game. That's a massive thing for us, big ghaz
True, just wish the boys would clean some things up a little. Are we gonna be a historically bad FT shooting team? under 70% is unheard of.
And 22 turnovers tonight, yuck.
If we could just be an AVERAGE, not good.., AVERAGE 3-PT and FT shooting team it would make us about 3-4 points better, which is a big deal.
The FTs is worry, we aren't normally that bad
...as in this season. We've been bad all season, and its not normal. I guess chauncey and melo helped that in the past
We staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked
Nuggets current FT % if sustained would be the 6th worst over the last 45 years... that's a lot of teams.
Interestingly enough though, a lot of good teams wind up in the top 10 of this category, including the 2003-2004 Spurs (57-25), 2000-2001 Lakers (NBA Champs), 2004-2005 Heat (59-23), and 94-95 and 95-96 Magic...Shaq
True, but we don't have anyone that brings what Shaq brought to the table, so we're really just a rubbish team at the stripe.
The reason the Nuggets blow at the FT line:
1. Trading Afflalo (a good FT shooter) for Iguodala (who cannot hit FTs despite the fact that he's decent beyond the arc)
2. A big rotation of Faried/Koufos/McGee, all of whom are below average at the line
3. Lawson and Gallinari blowing at the stripe, oddly enough
that said I like the big rotation of this team... all efficient finishers, but the only perimeter players who are trustworthy are Iggy and Andre Miller...
I have no idea why Iguodala is this bad at FT shooting. 62% for a wing player? He also shot 62% last year... although he's shooting around 72% for his career.
It's just an appalling leak in an otherwise fantastic player. His defense, passing, and finishing are great... but his shooting is what holds him back from being a true star.
Ever noticed how often iggy gets called for carrying/travelling? I swear its the most in the league. Where can I find that stat?
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