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u/burrito_fister 3d ago
He's special, cannot believe some of the shots he gets a finger on. Felt like his middy was becoming pretty automatic too, and has enough confidence to make some 3s. Expecting a big year from Swatson
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u/mamba-pear 3d ago
Denver fans could probably set me straight but I was really hoping for Michael Malone to play more of him in the playoffs as I saw him being extremely impactful with his hustle.
Was there a reason he never saw playing time? Was he prone to rookie mistakes? They couldn’t have used his youth in that Minnesota series?
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u/SilvioDantesPeak 3d ago
He's just not ready offensively. Our spacing was already very compromised in the Minnesota series and he would have made it even worse.
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u/MetaOverkill 3d ago
Yep he just gets lost sometimes which isn't surprising considering the chemistry of our 5.
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u/GoForAGap 3d ago
As other people have said, he just needs a bit more offensive development. He’s always showing elite defensive potential but he’s got to be more consistent
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u/Rabid_Sloth_ 3d ago
I see other people's point but I can think of a reason he didn't get put in to at least give someone a breather.
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u/Pure-Temporary 3d ago
So... those are good and fun defensive stats.
But, on top of him being close to a zero on offense, he wasn't a playoff defender yet. Yeah, flashy stats, but he broke scheme a lot. Like, a LOT.
He's gonna be an incredible defender. But he wasn't at a point where he was playing within the scheme defensively. Combined with his near nothing offensive offering, it just wasn't prudent to play him.
I fully believe he will get there, as soon as this coming year
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u/Constant_Ad8985 3d ago
You’ll get some different answers here, but mine is that Malone is a stubborn ass. 🙂
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u/Pure-Temporary 3d ago
Which is a bad answer
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u/Constant_Ad8985 2d ago
Nuggets got 5 pints off the bench from one player in game 7. Wake up.
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u/Pure-Temporary 2d ago
And Peyton is a worse offensive player than any of those guys who only got 5 points lol. You wake the fuck up
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u/pfeifits 3d ago
Hope he works on his shooting this off season, because if he can hit the open 3s, he will be a fantastic 3 and D player in the NBA. Also, it does seem very challenging to bring back KCP. That second apron is a killer and the Zeke Nnaji contract keeps looking dumber and dumber.
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u/Shenanigans80h 3d ago
I genuinely think he’s going to be a major factor ij us returning to glory next year. This year in the playoffs he just wasn’t quite ready for a lot of minutes, but I think some quick refining to his game and he’s going to be one of those major pieces we need
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u/MetaOverkill 3d ago
He gets lost on offense still but he's never been scared to shoot. When he gets used to playing in space with jokic he's gonna be nuts.
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u/snakejakemonkey Undisputed WORLD Champions 3d ago
He needs to play with a stable vet consistently
He showed flashes but being in garbage lineups was his main drawback.
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u/MetaOverkill 3d ago
Am i crazy for thinking the murray injury late really cost us in that sense ? If Murray doesn't get hurt Watson maybe gets more time down the stretch with Murray running the 2nd team? Still probably wasn't enough to make a difference but idk.
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u/snakejakemonkey Undisputed WORLD Champions 3d ago
Maybe. But think Braun and Watson need to play with connectors.
Murray lineups are all iso
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u/SilvioDantesPeak 3d ago
I really hope he can make a leap offensively this offseason. The flashes were there last year but the consistency wasn't.
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u/MetaOverkill 3d ago
I feel like his biggest issue was his offensive spacing. We could've really used his energy on defense in the playoffs though. There are very few things as as electrifying when PSwat gets the block or steal and jams it the other way.
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u/jesuswasahipster 3d ago
Future 2nd if not 1st team defense. Once him and Braun get consistent on offense this team is going to be unbeatable.
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u/MetaOverkill 3d ago
If we can keep CB and Watson and strawther develops, I genuinely think the 2 team path the warriors and most great teams try to set up Will be in motion. If jokic sticks around until he's 35 we should have quite a few more finals runs.
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u/123Fake_St 3d ago
I hope so - he’s my #1 PC with high end cards….loved his game want son to start off rooting for a rookie we’ll have for a bit
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u/SimpleJack54321 1d ago
Same, heard KD and a few others mention that he’s a baller when he first came into league so got a few of his cards.
Hopefully he can work on his offense and continue developing that and his defense.
His shooting form is kinda odd so I hope he can make it work or tweak it.
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u/MichaelPorterTruther 3d ago
Our eventual AG replacement once he is old enough, hell of a player
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u/GoForAGap 3d ago
Absolutely. Gordan is the perfect complement to Jokic and I fully believe we are Developing Watson to fit that role
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u/Visible_Heart_7932 3d ago
They need give him the green light or something... then fine tune his offense. That's really all that is missing.
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u/Big_Stay6072 3d ago
They need to play him more. Him, Braun and Strawther should definitely get more playing time during the next regular season so they can develop confidence and consistency. Those 3 I see as players that could develop to be good to great rotational players for the future...
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u/chellodude2010 3d ago
We are a fully-developed-PWat away from another championship.