05-17-2024, 10:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2024, 11:03 AM by HoosierDaddyKidd.)
(05-17-2024, 10:22 AM)Winter Wrote: I didn't see a Minnie-Denver Game 6 thread, so I'll post it here.
How does this series look? If the Mavericks close out and have to play one of these teams, I can pretty much tell you I don't want anything to do with Minnie. Denver has some serious issues with Jokic getting double-teamed while the rest of the team scrambles to make a play - usually with a brick or a turnover. Murray is a mess.
Minnesota is inconsistent, Rudy is one-dimensional, and Towns is a big question mark, but that team is good enough to overcome all of those things and beat any team currently still playing.
I kind of agree to a point. I don't think Dallas matches up well with Denver because of Jokic. He clearly has the advantage against a rookie center, and a center playing in his first playoffs. Sure, they are a great tag-team combo on defense and as being lob threats at the rim. But Jokic is wily and one of the smartest players in the game and he will get calls because he's the 3-time MVP. Denver has to get consistent scoring from Murray, MPJ, Gordon and KCP, because they're bench isn't very good IMO. On the other side, either team has to deal with Luka and Kyrie. Luka while playing hurt is still a nightmare, but OKC has put the clamps on Kyrie. He needs to breakout. Dallas needs PJ, THJ, and DJJ to keep making shots to have a chance against either. Denver gets a token game from Reggie Jackson, Braun and Holiday every now and then. Bruce Brown and Jeff Green are really missed. The Wolves size will create problems for them as KAT is bigger than PJ, Rudy is still DPOY whether warranted or not, and Naz Reid gives them 3 Bigs to throw at teams, Edwards is a problem for everybody, and McDaniels is one of the best defenders in the league. Their bench is better than Denver's. Should be fascinating matchups either way, if they can get past OKC which I fully expect them to do.