On Your Left | Watson and AG Back Soon | Things to Fix

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1:01How will you? Introducing the all new MacBook Neo, an amazing Mac at a surprising price. Find out more on Apple.com slash Mac. Well friends and family, it's time for us to have a little talk. This has been for many nuggets fans and extremely frustrating part of the season. Obviously a frustrating season with all the injury, but hey, there's good news. On your left, Yo Kitch and Murray, there is help on the way Peyton Watson and Aaron Gordon reportedly will be back hopefully within the next week and the Denver Nuggets hopefully can get back also Spencer Jones and see if they can get back on track. They have a game versus a Utah Jazz tonight that is obviously a must win given the two game slide that they're on, but I think we got to get into some of the details that happened in this Minnesota game. We got to talk about some of the things that happened in the OKC game. David Adam and has to get some stuff fixed.

2:02Yo Kitch got to get back to normal, but y'all, as your mall Murray was telling everybody and waiting and listening, things will get better y'all. Let's get to it. This is locked out nuggets. You are locked on nuggets. Your daily Denver Nuggets podcast, part of the locked on podcast network. Your team every day. What's going to y'all? Welcome to locked on Nuggets. This is your daily Denver Nuggets podcast. I'm Yo Swiper here to talk to you about the Minnesota Timberwolves and OKC losses. And also we're going to get into some of the things that are derailing the team right now and just what David Adam and needs to get fixed. Not only from a rotation standpoint, but I believe in some of his process and his approach to the game. Also, Nikola Yo Kitch, since he's been back, we're not getting the normal Nikola Yo Kitch.

3:03Obviously, Yo Kitch has not been as great as we know him to be. But hopefully there are signs that the improvement is here and that he will get back to normal here very shortly. But y'all know what it is, y'all. Make sure y'all like, share, and subscribe. You're watching this on YouTube. Give us a five star view on Apple iTunes and Spotify. Let's get into it, y'all. So the Denver Nuggets, the last two games, they lose in epic, epic, epic ways. Y'all, the Nuggets, man, they found themselves in two very, very good situations early. The Nuggets, when they played versus OKC, they held OKC to 21 points in the first quarter. That was the second least amount of points that OKC had scored and in opening quarter the entire season. The defense was playing on a string. They were connected. The offense was flying around. They looked like they were ready for the moment.

4:04It looked like the team was carrying over a lot of the energy that they had in the Boston Celtics game into the next game. And it was like, you know what, Denver, good. They're ready to go to work. And what proceeded, proceeded to happen after that is they went to their No Yokech, No Jamal Murray bench. And in this situation, the Nugget offense completely fell apart, completely fell apart. And on top of that, their defense disappeared. So what it looked to be, which was a good opportunity to get a win and have an extended lead, it turned into something completely different. And what's frustrating about this, y'all, is the Nuggets are doing all of this work to build all this momentum, but somehow some way that keep finding themselves in these holes. Y'all, the Nuggets at one point got up 22 to 13.

5:07Nuggets gets Jay Will in the post and he makes a nice little midi shot over him that banks off the glass. The Nuggets then get a three from Christian Brown. Y'all, the Nuggets broke 27 to 13 in the first quarter versus OKC. They held the OKC thunder with Shay on the floor to zero points over six minutes and 20 seconds for a six minute and 20 seconds stress, they held OKC to zero points. And so I'm sitting here. I'm saying, all right, they're playing engaged or playing defense or doing all of the things they need to do. But suddenly, they in the quarter and it's like, all right, the Nuggets got a great lead. From Hardaway, Jr. made another corner three, the Nuggets were up 33 to 19 with a 19 matter of fact, oh, he's 21.

6:07It was 33 to 90, my fault. They actually had a 33 to 19 lead at the end of the first quarter. Like I was genuinely extremely impressed with Denver, impressed with their process. They were guarding, they were rotating, they were communicating. And you know, shout out to Yoke, you know, Yoke was getting people involved. He wasn't shooting the ball super well, but like just even the gravity that he had, he was finding guys constantly and OKC was having difficulties on a lot of those split actions that Denver is running between Bruce Brown and Tim Hardaway, Jr. But then as I stated, the Nuggets started the second quarter with Tim Hardaway, Jr. Spencer Jones, Bruce Brown, Cam Johnson, and Jonas Valentinus. And literally right away within two minutes, the Denver Nuggets just let go of any and

7:08every single aspect of the momentum they had. And I absolutely think David Adamen has a lot to answer for when it comes to his rotations as a reason. Y'all, in that brief five minutes and 56 seconds that Yoke is sat in that OKC game, Jonas Valentinus was a minus 12. They were getting obliterated at the top of that second quarter. There was no identity. They weren't putting any pressure, SGA came in the game and made 10 straight baskets. 10, 10 straight points. And they had no counter on the offense event and on top of that, they were turning the ball over. So they weren't getting good looks, they weren't getting good shots. And then on the defense event, SGA at this point started getting it going and it's like, all right, Adamen, like the scores 33, 23 things are definitely headed south.

8:09They're headed south. And then now Scramble Play, Jay Will gets a drive by Cam Johnson, who runs out Tim Hardaway, Jr. is sitting there. Jamal Murray's in the game. He's lost on and he's small watching Jay Will lose his track on a rotation and then Lujord makes the three and now it's 35 to 31. SGA didn't drive by Jamal is 40 to 36. And it's just kind of like now, Yokech has to get back in the game and get everything settled again. And so what's happening as a recent, recent, is that for whatever reason, Denver has been unable to maintain an identity without Yokech being directly involved in the game. And that's not how it was. And this is not even like a touches thing. It's just even when he's not in the game, they have just not been as consistent and salient

9:15as we know them to be. And I don't know what it is. I don't know what the thing is because basketball is about momentum you all. The thing is about momentum. And so when you watch this game versus OKC is they have the momentum and then they lose it. And you know, I've talked about this numerous times. But Adam and in this idea, and I know he did it versus the Wolf will get into the Wolf's game here in a little bit, I know David Adam and tried zeknodgy, but the thing that I continue to press about this team is, especially with Yokech and especially with bow. These are not great vertically inclined centers. Yokech is not a misnomer. Everybody knows this. Yokech is just not a great rim protector in the regular season. And Jonas Valentino is obviously not a great rim protector. Now, Jonas is having a decent rim protecting season, funny enough. But they don't have the athletes. They don't have athletes at the center position where you can just do whatever and put whoever

10:18out there. You have to be conscious of how you're putting people on the floor. And how are you using them? So like I said, for me, y'all, it's as simple as the nuggets have to continue to find ways to use size around these athletes. And it hurt them badly in the OKC game that when she's on the floor and sheets on the floor and eye hearts on the floor and J. Will's on the floor, if you play small, you're going to get beat. If you don't play with athletes, you're going to get beat. And I know that, you know, Jonas Valentino's had a lot of really good moments this year. It's no disc to Jonas, but everything is about matchups. Everything is about matchups and everything is about momentum. And in this game, it is inexcusable for Yokech to be a plus 15 in this game versus OKC and for him to sit down. And Jonas Valentino's in eight minutes and 30 seconds is a minus 21.

11:19It should have been clear and obvious that this is not a Jonas game. And that you need to put your athletes out there, including Zeke and Doron Holmes. Now those are players you don't fully trust. I hear you and I get it. But everything is about styles making fights. And Jonas in particular has not been a good style makes fights player versus the OKC Thunder or versus the Minnesota triple who will talk about next in the second segment here and locked on nuggets. This is Nick Gangsta with the Lockdown Mavericks podcast. This message is a paid partnership with Apple card. I love that I can run up to 3% daily cashback on every purchase of my Apple card, which can be automatically sent to my high yield savings account through Apple card right in the wallet app. With my iPhone, I can use Apple card with Apple pay basically everywhere I go. You can apply for Apple card, too, right in the wallet app on your iPhone, subject to credit approval, savings is available to Apple card owner subject eligibility, savings

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15:26team over the last couple of games. He's averaging 19 and seven over the last two games and he's played terrific defense shooting 90% from the free throw line now just 25% from three he's only three of twelve I think that will figure itself out but his defense has been great y'all he's been moving off the ball the cutting like he's been confident too Christian Brown is a really good basketball player. It's something I noted today on player's choice and I want to make sure I know now did you know that in this last game versus OKC that Christian Brown basically held SJ to one of six one of six in a fourth quarter for the best guard score in the league easily maybe the best quarterly period he's been terrific terrific and Christian Brown has had some really difficult matchups whether it's Jalen Brown whether it's SGA or whether it's Anthony Edwards and Christian Brown a primary defender in the thunder game he held the thunder to eight of 17 from the field

16:31on shot that he contested that's good that's really good love to see it you love to see the energy and effort that he's playing with but I think this last game where I think it's a multitude of things multitude of things that happen but Christian Brown you know he held him this to seven of 13 from the field in the timber rules game but I still think his defense on Anthony Edwards was still good I think he was had good process but what's happening is the nuggets are playing so small and I know if you've heard me on my platform that swipe a cam on youtube if you've seen me on twitter if you heard me on lockdown nuggets maybe even locked on NBA the nuggets playing small is a detriment to their style of play the nuggets playing with four guards on the floor or Cameron Johnson at the floor it's a detriment to how they need to play that can't be the story it cannot be the story the nuggets quite simply you all are just not good enough especially defensively and as a

17:36rebounding unit they're not good enough for them to keep getting away with playing basketball that way they're not so it's simple as this man like I think another criticism that I've had for David Adam and Adam's of late with all the great things that he's done all the great things that he's done is that right now Adam and it's very very very cute in to what he has been doing all season and I think that is affected his process it's affected the way that he's played it's affected the way that this team is playing and I think that having Bruce Brown at the four there have been so many issues with like finishing possessions that I'm watching this team play and like why are why are you doing this like even for Julius Randall who wasn't great in this game he

18:41wasn't great but it's just basic stuff like Jayden Daniel it's very long very long and so one of the things that happens in this game is that Jayden Daniels it's just like getting whatever he wants because there's such a linked advantage that he has over everybody now he also was hitting those floaters like a madman in this game but there's a play in particular y'all that really ringed my my bill so with two minutes and 42 seconds left didn't verse try to get back into the game they fought back into the game at this point they were down double did it they're down 14 at one point seven point game two minutes and 42 seconds left the nuggets have had seven point leaves that they balloon with that amount of time left so they have a chance to get another stop so here's what's happening the nuggets are doubling Anthony Edwards Rudy go bear is in the roll man position Jamal Murray's playing the low man Bruce Brown is playing the low man I wish I could share this deal shot with you Rudy then passes it off he passes it off to Julius Randall

19:51and thankfully on this play the reason why Julius doesn't get an immediate score is because your mall plays good deep and Yokech rotates from the top of the key down to the rim and gets a block on Julius Randall and then Julius tries to bully ball and Yokech and the ball goes straight out of bounds and I was sitting here like why did the nuggets look so small why aren't they playing so slow right now another possession Julius is on the low man again scores 111 to 104 Jamal Murray had just made another shot three minutes and 17 seconds left three minutes Yokech and Christian Brown they trap and again Rudy go bear is the low man the roll man again Rudy go bear makes a very kind of sloppy pass to Julius Randall but who's guarding Julius Randall Bruce Brown Bruce Brown and so what happens Julius because he has to match him

20:52advantage just takes it straight over Bruce Brown because Yokech can't get there fast enough so I'm just like I hear you now Cam Johnson had a little bit of an ankle injury so I understand why he wasn't closing there but even with that brother why did we draft the Ron Holmes why is the Ron on the roster Zidnaji you have him on the roster play him this idea that you can play versus the Minnesota Timberwolves and play versus the OKC Thunder with Yokech and the next biggest player on the team is Christian at six six and he's guarding that so he's completely away from the rim Yokech is away from the rim because they have to trap and double and low man is six foot four Bruce Brown help me understand what are we doing they're too small and that has been a problem for

21:55this team that is not the way Denver can play basketball and I have I've set this repeatedly I apologize for getting emotional but this is a real real issue the nuggets when they went small with Faku Compazzo and Monta Morse running those lineups they also struggled for a reason Yokech isn't that kind of defender now he can do a lot of things really well he's an elite rebounder the best of the league but he still needs help it can't just be Yokech go get every board so on the other side y'all I'm gonna finish up this little rant that we're on and then I'm gonna talk about some of the good things that are actually happening and I think there is a lot to look ahead forward to because Christian Brown you're back but AG and P-Walk they should be back here very soon we'll talk about on the other side here we're locked on that list oh boy this episode is sponsored by better health march into time to celebrate women especially around international women's day

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25:03that's fandall.com fandall play your game we'll be back for the final segment here the locked on nuggets what's going on y'all here this is the final final segment for here for locked on nuggets shout out that you all were talking about the different nuggets losing the okay see the different nuggets losing to the minister of the timber world the different nuggets with the small man rotation the different nugget of a bad secondary rotation the different nuggets not at the top of second quarter letting the game go letting the game go at the top of the second quarter it is it is such a big deal you all that david adamant himself said i got to find people that can do the job at the top of the second quarter i got to find a unit that can do the job at the top of the second quarter so y'all i'm telling y'all this the the reason why i am so effusive about this is because david adamant is bringing this stuff up now and i know the same

26:04thing that i'm seeing the same thing adamant is seeing you can't play small with this team you also can't keep taking the y'all kids Murray two man game and just leaving them together because at least you've got to take jimal out with four minutes left you've got to take him out with four minutes left in the first trust that y'all kids can get it done with bruising them and then next top of that quarter jimal you got to go get a cacam he's first off he's out tonight spent your joke is out tonight versus the jazz so that means you got to be able to get jimal Murray in there run a real two man game run a real offense with him tim hardaway and Bruce Brown and put zik nasi on the floor let it suck let it suck let it suck fine but what i want people to realize and chat i hope you realize about me at this point because you know me for five plus years and as we've grown i've changed one of the things that is true is that is not

27:10always about on off and the numbers and the minuses because i know when i talk about zik nasi it's like we'll get admitted he was a minus seven in two minutes versus the wolves but the thing that matters sometimes more than that is you got to put yourself in a situational advantage that hey we're gonna have size and athleticism on the floor so even if we can't score consistently we're gonna make it harder for you to score because zik is a much better defender than what then and he also not just individual defense zik nasi allows for you to play a certain kind of defense when you're playing at the level and now it's zik rotating over like for instance the Celtic game with the nuggets blew out the Celtics jalen brown had one of his very few drives in that game he drove by yoke is contested but he wasn't able to get to the shot the zik nasi rolled from the opposite side of the elbow but locked jalen brown shot off the backboard and it was like what like it's just little stuff it's little stuff like that the on off isn't gonna be perfect

28:17and i know that and i'm willing to live with that i'm telling you all i'm willing to live with the reality that those minutes are not going to be pretty all the time but also what i am living with in this instance is it doesn't matter because what's more important sometimes is making sure that you have players to fit a role and if your role is hey thunder game we got to close this out we need defense we need rebounding that's just can't Bruce can do it at the three but doing it at the four is a whole different discussion by the way in this game only a limited sample size only a limited sample size in that game zik nasi versus the Celtics only played two two minutes defensively three minutes defensively held him the over two from the field yoke is in that game versus the Celtics 14 minutes defensively held the Celtics to five of 13 so what i'm telling you

29:19all is is that like there at least is an opportunity for the nuggets to explore utilizing zik nasi in the wrong home and here is the thing why not what are you waiting for literally if Jonas is getting obliterated out there versus these really good teams what is the other side of that coin with putting zik and doran homes out on the on the floor together and saying look we might not have a lot of scoring but what we're going to do we're going to play five out we're going to play five out we're going to make you switch and if you don't switch we have bigs that can pick it up we can set down screens for Tim Hardaway junior we can run pin downs we can do all kind of stuff we can run our horn set like i mean there's so many different things you can do we can run a double drag across and get Jamal Murray on with two screens going across to see if we can get zik rolling and doran popping out but defensively what it does do it gives us an opportunity to switch everything and we got two

30:25players that can defend around the rim and this is how i know it can happen because i watched it happened in the Cleveland Cavaliers game in Cleveland when Denver didn't have yokeish or Jonas and they went out and they put doran homes and they put zik nodgie in that game and both of them play good defense so i'll end it there i'll end my soliloquy there but y'all this is what i will say this is why the title is what it is help is on the way on your left yokeish and Murray paid and watched it in there in order to come back and i want people to realize this that the reason why people are so down on Denver the losses are the losses but it's also they we just literally we haven't seen the nuggets fully healthy on the floor since November 12 it has been January February almost three four months so December January February March almost three months

31:29three and a half four months that we haven't had the full roster almost four months of basketball where the main 12 haven't been on the floor with the main 12 do you realize how ridiculous that is so yes your ball Murray says that when we get back right we'll be all right and i think nuggets fans i think you should take the same sentiment you all but i wouldn't let y'all know nuggets fans i really appreciate every single one of you i think that this has been a terrific season in some ways and a very hard season in some ways but the good news on the other side of that mountain is that when you push the border over eventually it goes downhill and in your personal life and in basketball if you just keep pushing forward eventually the momentum will carry you and you won't have to carry but i believe the nuggets when they get healthy they'll be right back y'all know what time it make sure y'all like share and subscribe this is swipe of this is locked on nuggets we will see you very

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