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**Sliccat** · 01-10-2008, 07:08 AM

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Not only that, but he plays NO reserves...even on the second of back to back nights. This team will be winded by march.

idk,the only person I'm worried about there is Carter. The big rotation is prett deep, and Carmelo gets enough rest. Karl just hates Iverson at point.

**darth-horax** · 01-10-2008, 09:12 AM

...and Diawara, JR Smith, and Von Wafer ANYWHERE.

aboveallodds24 · 01-10-2008, 05:28 PM

Over they past couple of years I have noticed that once you get in Karls good graces he plays you very consistantly... to the point where someone else should be in your place. It seems like Karl has 8 players and will make sure those 8 are on the court and only those 8 no matter the situation

RoddneyThaRippa · 01-14-2008, 08:23 PM

Is it just me, or is this guy one of the worst coaches in the league?

jericho · 01-15-2008, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sliccat

Defensively, I think Karl has done a fairly good job. It's offensively that I hate him. For a team with so much firepower, the nuggets' lack of explosiveness is inexusable.

I don't think they will have the explosiveness they should without a more selfless catalyst. While Iverson has real passing skills, he's a scorer first and last. There isn't another legit starting PG on the team right now, and I'm starting to question - due to the collective health problems and injury susceptibility of their big men - whether the Nuggets have the trade assets to acquire one.

It's been said many times what kind of guy Iverson needs to play next to: a bigger, stronger, defense-minded, pass-first point guard. Wouldn't hurt if that guy is also a lights-out shooter. If such a player were easy to find, Denver would have him by now.

The other pie-in-the-sky solution is to bring in Phil Jackson to install the triangle, to maximize what playmaking Anthony and Iverson have between them and to mitigate the absence of a single floor general.

Without either of those scenarios, the Nuggets' best hope before looking to jettison Iverson is to find a utility player for the backcourt who can play 28-32 mpg and doesn't do anything terrifically well but makes few mistakes...a guy who can be a bigger body on opposing 2 guards and who stays out of the way on offense. Antonio Daniels, for example.

Yes, I think Karl is much more the problem than solution right now, but most any coach will face some inherent challenges with this roster.

Kuskid · 01-15-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by aboveallodds24

Over they past couple of years I have noticed that once you get in Karls good graces he plays you very consistantly... to the point where someone else should be in your place. It seems like Karl has 8 players and will make sure those 8 are on the court and only those 8 no matter the situation

Hence the reason that The Poisonous Frog is now convinced he's worth 7 mill a year or whatever the hell he's asking.

**Sliccat** · 01-15-2008, 11:24 AM

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The other pie-in-the-sky solution is to bring in Phil Jackson to install the triangle, to maximize what playmaking Anthony and Iverson have between them and to mitigate the absence of a single floor general.

I always though Jackson would be a great coach for this team.

Other than that though, think having a good offense would make denver tremendously better, but I'm not sure. AI and Anthony thrive in stopping the ball more than working off of it.

Still, this team could be a tremendous passing team. AI, Melo, Nene, and Martin are all very underrated passers, Camby's good too. If they could just instill some good motion on the court, they'd be alot better.

jericho · 01-15-2008, 02:59 PM

I completely agree. Jackson is a dream solution, but I'm sure he has other plans for himself.

There's no lack of passing skill on the team. There's just a crying need for an offensive scheme that makes consistent use of it, and/or for an honest-to-goodness starting PG.

**Sliccat** · 01-17-2008, 08:19 PM

what the ****. they're the most injury prone team in the league, up 21 with 4 minutes left. Take you're ****in starters out, you moron.

Kuskid · 01-17-2008, 08:33 PM

Here's a nice little read that I found on the front page of my local newspaper this morning.
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cf...IEGER-01-15-08
Does this bother anyone else, even if most of his gripes are true?

**Sliccat** · 01-17-2008, 08:46 PM

I like it, actually. I think that the players kind of tune him out. He hasn't gone to the press much this season, I think it might put a fire under them. As long as he doesn't do it too much.

I really like how well Carmelo and JR put up with his constant criticism as well.

By the ware, Karl is an idiot for not playing JR more. It's like everytime the guy makes a mistake, Karl takes him out.

**Sliccat** · 01-25-2008, 06:32 PM

officially put me on the fire George Karl bandwagon. He's benched JR for the past two games because he didn't get back on one possession. He's a hypocrite, because there's no way he would've taken out Melo for that, and he's an idiot, because the offense is struggling without Carmelo, and he puts the one guy who can take pressure off Iverson on the bench.

The stupidity astounds me.

EDIT: As I say this, Karl brings in JR. So, uh, nevermind.

RoddneyThaRippa · 01-25-2008, 08:39 PM

Nah, your point still stands. Worst coach in the league.

**Sliccat** · 01-25-2008, 10:37 PM

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