Nuggets sit Jokic against Pelicans, ducking Lakers?

[QUOTE=NugzFan;14750673]No chance the nuggets think this way. These are all professional athletes. The best 1% of the best 1% in the world. None of them think like this or else they wouldn’t make it this far.

Laker fans just love making every story about them

Newsflash: teams sit their star players at the end to rest for the playoffs
Unfortunately what the nuggets did yesterday has nothing to do with LA[/QUOTE]

I dont disagree that athletes are competitive.

But you're kidding yourself thinking nobody plays for seeding. You've seen it time and again with teams chasing homecourt.

Anyway... wasnt totally serious about Denver ducking. I'm from LA so just throwing a little shade lol

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy;14750690]I dont disagree that athletes are competitive.

But you're kidding yourself thinking nobody plays for seeding. You've seen it time and again with teams chasing homecourt.

Anyway... wasnt totally serious about Denver ducking. I'm from LA so just throwing a little shade lol[/QUOTE]

matchups are important. No one is worried about the Lakers except Bronies as they should be

[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;14750637]Regardless, any Laker rival moving up, increases the chance of the Lakers missing the playoffs.


Where as if the rivals lost, the highest the Lakers would reasonably go, is 7. Which leaves them a game away from playing the Lakers.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, they'd need to be 11th. The Lakers play Utah twice and OKC/Utah take a game from each other; OKC Pacers/Utah aside only has playoff teams to left to play. Barring losing out the Lakers most likely make it into the play in - at least.

[QUOTE=Overdrive;14750737]Yeah, they'd need to be 11th. The Lakers play Utah twice and OKC/Utah take a game from each other; OKC Pacers/Utah aside only has playoff teams to left to play. Barring losing out the Lakers most likely make it into the play in - at least.[/QUOTE]

Lakers are two games ahead of the Jazz and Hardy certainly won't roll over for anyone short handed or not

[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green;14750688]What's really dumb about it is that they're is almost nothing the Nuggets can do about who comes in first or second in the play in tournament. For this to be a valid topic the Nuggets would have to be able to rig the play in by sitting Jokic for one game.[/QUOTE]

exactly

but bringing logic into this discussion hurts their brains

[QUOTE=BigShotBob;14750689]He's not playing against the Suns?[/QUOTE]

i read a bunch of nugget players arent playing.

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy;14750690]I dont disagree that athletes are competitive.

But you're kidding yourself thinking nobody plays for seeding. You've seen it time and again with teams chasing homecourt.

Anyway... wasnt totally serious about Denver ducking. I'm from LA so just throwing a little shade lol[/QUOTE]

i get it but zero chance yesterdays game had anything to do with the lakers.

these hoes aren't playing against the suns either. something like 4 of the 5 nuggets starters are sitting :facepalm

Lebron ducking Devin Booker.

Devin Booker Vs Lebron James - who is better currently?
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?493982-Devin-Booker-Vs-Lebron-James-who-is-better-currently[/url]


Devin Booker put up 47 his playoff career high on Lebron .....
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?496095-Devin-Booker-put-up-47-his-playoff-career-high-on-Lebron[/url]

Lebron stacking the deck in 2022 because he is afraid of Devin Booker
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?496549-Lebron-stacking-the-deck-in-2022-because-he-is-afraid-of-Devin-Booker[/url]

I take it back they weren't ducking the Lakers. But it is weird to sit Jokic when the MVP race is so close. No one wants the MVP it seems :lol

Load managing before the postseason comes is so common these days.

Nuggets almost came back by 27 against the Suns without Jokic

[QUOTE=BigShotBob;14751022]Nuggets almost came back by 27 against the Suns without Jokic[/QUOTE]
They also got blown out by the ****ing Pelicans without Jokic. I doubt the Suns took a team missing their top 3 options seriously

[QUOTE=BigShotBob;14751022]Nuggets almost came back by 27 against the Suns without Jokic[/QUOTE]


Yeah they scored 93 and lost by 7. Sooo close.

They shot 40% from the field, 23% from 3. :bowdown: