The HIDDEN GENIUS Of The Denver Nuggets...

[@bojanjovin]

Wouldn't underestimate Dario coming off the bench too. Will provide much needed depth to this team

[@LucaRosano3]

yeah that's very true

[@crassbusinessman3122]

If Jokic wants Russ, he knows what's up.

[@heartonmysleeves4668]

Both LA teams misused Russ. Lakers' small forward is their point guard and Clippers prematurely broke up w/ him and chose the Beard. Once Brodie's engine acclimates to the altitude he will be a literal cheat code on home court.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

The issue with Russ is that you have to change everything from home. He's a very difficult player to use.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

When they ask Russell if he came to win championships he said he had no championship expectations. All because he had a bad game and didn't want to admitted to the reporter

[@UnoDinero95001]

@@MindfulAttraction2.0he’s a difficult player to use, thats true. But i think coach malone is the best coach he’s ever had tbh

[@LucaRosano3]

Looking forward to his Nuggets tenure

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

​@@MindfulAttraction2.0True, but difficulty shouldn't be as much of a factor due to the Nuggets bench being a blank canvas, and Jokic being one of the most flexible players ever.

[@dwallent1]

finally a positive take on Denver off season! 100% agree with what you're saying! 👍

[@LucaRosano3]

Let's see what happens

[@alfasiger4178]

Positive but not realistic.

[@AristotlesMuse19]

first round exit.

[@alfasiger4178]

@@AristotlesMuse19 thats what im saying. Their not getting passed OKC, DAL, MINN. or even SAC.

[@kenze4149]

💯 agree with your take! Watched every Russ game last year, and what people don't realize is the energy he bought for the bench unit! Same Lakers so many games the starters were flat and crawled out of the starting blocks then Russ came on and the whole energy changed for the good. That energy can be awesome from the bench for this dominant starting team, and Russ Is going to be the key he will unlock it!

[@LucaRosano3]

you see it

[@Jules-wy2lr]

I agree

[@scottlyman7395]

I don’t speak for all Laker fans, but I loved having him. Just not at super max money while coming off the bench because we had LBJ and also not being trusted in crunch time. Bought into a role off the bench on the vet min would be a dream come true

[@joaomarveloso1049]

I think everybody becomes a better version of themselves when playing with Jokic. Can't wait to see how it looks with Russ. As long as he doesn't shoot too much, it should be good.

[@UnoDinero95001]

This is 1000% true. Bruce was great with us & now raptor fans complain regularly that they won’t him off their team😂

[@joaomarveloso1049]

@@UnoDinero95001 good point

[@LucaRosano3]

facts

[@isaiaholivas834]

Maybe he will finally develop a consistent jumper

[@UnoDinero95001]

@@isaiaholivas834 i mean , im praying but i doubt it 😭

[@LLawliet-tv9ig]

As long as Westbrook can imitate the role of what Bruce Brown did on the team, Nuggets bench would be much better. He doesn't have to be Brown Brown, but he just needs to bring that hustle, defense, and aggression when attacking the rim like Bruce did. That's all the Nuggets need from him. If he does all that consistently, he would already be better than Reggie Jackson. Everything else he does would be a bonus like his playmaking skills and the ability to run the fast break which he is better at than both Bruce Brown and Reggie Jackson. He's also one of the best rebounding guards in the league. So by promoting Braun to the starting lineup and having Westbrook be the backup PG, Nuggets no doubt will be one of the best rebounding teams in the league. The only real downside to Russ's game is his shooting inconsistencies which I think can be minimized in the Nugget's offense.

[@Hmellyeggs]

THANK YOU

[@sammyslam1]

As long as Russ is mostly on the ball, his shooting splits will be fine for a guard. He's never going to be a 35-38% 3pt shooter but he also won't be taking many of those shots per game, if he is on the ball and not his team's #1 or #2 scoring option. Russ will run the floor and get guys open shots when he is on the ball. So it will be up to Coach Malone to put high efficiency players on the floor with Russ. So MPJ, Murray, Gordon, and Jokic make the most sense playing next to Russ, which means he should be a starter with Murray moving to sg. Using staggered minutes, i would use Jokic and Murray more with the younger inconsistent scorers who are likely to be inefficient. There could be some five out minutes using Russ, Saric, MPJ, Strawther, and maybe Murray or Braun......but i would use Jokic more with the reserves early in the game and with the starters late 3rd/early 4th..... I would be trying to get a big lead by the early 4th and getting Jokic and Murray off the floor. Keeping Jokic and Murray fresh for the postseason run should be priority number one!

[@guiwhiz]

The really crazy thing is that the conversation before their championship season was in how they weren't quite as good as the year before... they had some 'retreads' like KCP, Bruce Brown and 'Uncle' Jeff Green, etc. they they won... now the talk really feels similar... 'oh they lost too many good pieces (despite having 4 out of the 5 starters from that Championship team) and they don't have enough depth and talent on the bench'. Well... look at their roster position by position and then look at the other teams in the Western Conference... I can't really say any team looks better or deeper.

[@UnoDinero95001]

1:27 it would make soooooooo much sense to run russ with the bench & stagger them with mpj . But if yk moach….. you KNOW those bench line ups are gonna be jamal & Russ 😒😭

[@AccordingSign32]

I’m so over the Jamal with Bench lineups. I hope he can finally use a different rotation

[@UnoDinero95001]

@@AccordingSign32preach

[@birdz9252]

As a Lakers Fans, this is an easy steal. Not too much spent and him coming off the bench getting some starters games for Murray. This is the Line Up atm for Denver, Jokic, Murray, AG, MPJ, CB. Bench Russ, P Watt, Julian, Sarge. I don't think that's bad at all. You got from a bench giving nothing too maybe 15-30 points a game.

[@insanityKDNitin11]

Russ jamal mpj gordon and jokic is the only sensible lineup

[@bogdanpoledica5530]

​@@insanityKDNitin11 If that is lineup we need Russ to play without the ball, cause Jamal will not, Westbrook is better player without ball he can contribute more, if he fulfils his role and doesnt waste much off a shots that would be great for Denver.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

​@@insanityKDNitin11What the hell you talking about who could shoot? How you going to put Russell Gordon together?

[@UnoDinero95001]

& vlatko cancar, a 6’8 versatile stretch4. He’s coming off a season ending injury though

[@UnoDinero95001]

@@MindfulAttraction2.0the same way they played russ & ad & russ & zubac?? Bro did u even watch Russ when he was on either of the la teams ?😭 his actions he ran with the bigs ( p&r’s usually ) were some of the flashes where russ still looked pretty good . Him & zubac had a great connection as did him and ad. Him ag wouldn’t be any different 😂. Yall act like russ is unplayable cuz he’s not a great 3 point shooter .

[@tecangel7217]

Jokic has been looking for more targets and westbrook is a great addition to that with his off ball activity

[@blackchiro1490]

This didn't age well 😂😂😂

[@EAZYMONEYSNIPER7]

Watching Denvers 1st preseason game, the Westbrook fit in Denver seems to fit very well. Granite its 1 preseason game but I think his specific skill set at this stage of his career will definitely benefit the nuggets after what they've lost so far.

[@brandonbeason6038]

If Denver can just end up being able to use their bench players enough to avoid some injuries, and exhaustion they will return to being the monster. People don't realize just how good their core 3-4 players are. They only need a serviceable bench to help spell them in the long 82 game season. They definitely got better even though people aren't seeing it. Westbrook getting 12 a game immediately improves their bench. Last year they had games where there entire bench wasn't getting 12pts. Add in Saric to spell Jokic, and let a few young guys play 1 year older. Our bench might actually get us an average of 20-25 a game now and play enough minutes to help Denver stay rested.

[@Him671-y9d]

I'm just confused why KCP is such a big loss especially given that Russell scored more than him in 9 less minutes with 1% fg reduction compared to KCP, had a lower defensive rating, rebounded and assisted more in less minutes. So I'm very bemused by this entire narrative that the KCP loss is as colossal as it is ostensibly reported.

[@KotaManifest]

KCP was horrible as season progressed and played poor in post season

[@sammygarcia5512]

Mostly because of the 3 point shooting which now they will have to depend on Braun, Watson, and strawther improving

[@Him671-y9d]

@@sammygarcia5512 Braun shot 38% last year, which is better than league average. I think that is negligible in the grand scheme of things. Strawther shot 40.9% in summer league with a small sample size, but his mechanics are sound. I think people actually overestimate KCP and his impact.

[@sammygarcia5512]

@@Him671-y9d I know they can be good shooters specially strawther but in the playoffs Braun didn’t shoot amazing. And kcp was extremely valuable not to the point where they can’t be contenders but we are going to need those 3 young guys to step up which I believe they will

[@Him671-y9d]

@@sammygarcia5512 I find that hard to believe though, I think he played his role very well because of the people around him, not because of his sole ability(similar to the lakers)The nuggets work as a team in tandem, not a fractured, isolationist type team. I honestly think this is a better opportunity for christian Braun, Pwat and strawther to elevate their game, and fit right into the system as KCP did. Cause by this logic, then the Magic should go extremely far in the East.

[@HoopEnthusiasts]

The nuggets are still elite, Westbrook addition is sus but I believe CB will make his impact at the 2 position.

[@UnoDinero95001]

Sus how, Hes light years better then Reggie Jackson

[@andredornelles8014]

It’s so genius, so genius that not even the Nuggest realizes how genius it is. Not even coach Malone does, not even Jokic does, not even Russ does… oh wait….

[@edwardmanansala]

Mavs fan, and im mad we ddnt get russ. Now i can support denver winning anotha one

[@abilaashbalathasan3494]

He's a good experience with jokich

[@chewy98ta28]

Pencil the Nuggets for 70 wins and throw a party! He's 36 almost and has been throwing up bricks his entire 30's.

[@markberg5395]

What denver did was build a second unite. Brought in big man and Westbrook. So they can maintain score not drop 20 points every time jokic is out of the game. Plus build time of young guys so they can strive

[@UnoDinero95001]

Plus, jamal is almost guaranteed to miss @ least 25-35 games a yr. Jus who he is. Having russ there to play tht starting role instead of reggie will be sooooooooooo much better then last yr 😂

[@samghost13]

MVP The Denver Nuggets sadly had to say goodbye to Dikembe Mutombo! Not in my House!

[@andreglenn74]

Russ is going to learn a lot from Jokic !

[@KotaManifest]

Westbrook is the key to the championship, Kudos to Denver hope he starts in backcourt with Murray at 2

[@rickybrown8264]

I am excited to see what Denver does this year. Being doubted can bee a boon. West conf def got a lot stronger so we will see. Its the Anime ark!!

[@ItzM36Spadez]

Russ 3/10 tells u what u gotta know but he did do good in terms of playmaking so he’s not useless

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

You just can't wim multiple MVPs an be a bad player, I think it make sense for them being able to figure out the problem.

[@rastaman2722]

I'm a Nuggets fan and i never liked Westbrook. But he could help by cutting to the hoop and good defending. Just don't let him shoot or take decisions...

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

If anybody can get anything out of Westbrook, it's Denver. Still, I don't feel good about this team. Murry doesn't seem to be the player they hoped he'd be. I'd like to see Porter with a greater role.

[@SavScorp22]

Yeah I feel good about it. We didn't really have too many other options, and he's gotta be better than Reggie Jackson. 🤷

[@TerryGoldberg-k7x]

Adonis Village

[@ghost-wh3ic]

Westbrook is still deadly

[@juantootree4990]

i would trade jamal murray for kcp + bruce brown + 1 random. i can have mpj to take over clutch. i'm done with egoist cocky pg

[@Kodreanu23]

Empty video. What about Russell's inability to shoot? I am a Serb, I support Jokic but I still don't think this is a great addition. But I see the "believe in Jokic logic" thing. Let's see how it goes

[@boriskan6453]

Looking at the unrealistically optimistic comments by the nuggets fans here, it looks like there will be a big big gap between what they expect now vs what they will pan out. Imagine this: following the championship run, the franchise lost their key sixth man and their starting SG in the following year because they simply can’t afford the bill. They then resign the second best player in the championship run that are plagued by incessant injuries with a soon to be very onerously big contract. Don’t be surprised they will lose their starting PF by the end of the season. With not much money left, they just went for a washed out former all star which has zero offensive capability everywhere in the court - including 3 feet away from the basket. And they believe he can lead a bench unit which has questionable outside shooting. When you see a franchise doing these, a sensible person would have lowered their expectations to a more realistic level. Not really. Because they believe the franchise is making a “shrewd” move, because “Jokic makes him better”, something that LBJ, KD, Harden, Kawhi and PG cannot do because these franchises “disrespected” and “misused” him. Sounds familiar? Yes. That’s exactly what the lakers fans believed when Russ joined the lakers and the clippers fans when Russ joined. Dear Nuggets fans. Enjoy Russ “energy” for as long as it takes. That’s the level of player your franchise deserves.

[@alfasiger4178]

DEN not winning anything. Westbrook will make them worse.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

As a Denver fan, I'm not a fan of this move. I get that. Russell can go in either direction, but the man is too volatile. And doesn't take criticism well

[@UnoDinero95001]

Brother u have to drop the narratives & actually follow along with russ career. He chose to go to the bench for the clippers after they brought in harden. They didn’t ask him to, he chose to. He’s here on a 2 yr vet minimum, ofc he understands what his role is here , as he did with the clippers. & was very very serviceable for the clippers, FAR better then anything reggie did

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

​@@UnoDinero95001bro you drop the narrative. Westbrook does not take criticism well. I've seen Westbrook multiple times. Get angrier at the reporter last year for criticism. Cut it out dude. Stop watching highlights

[@UnoDinero95001]

Outside of maybe a month in a half last szn reggie was atrocious. Over dribbled, couldn’t defend, average passer ( he would struggle to make that entry or bounce pass to jokic) can’t rebound, & so when his shots weren’t falling ( which was often) he was contributing nothing. Russ has things he can contribute regardless if his shot’s falling or not. U saw tht against the subs when he went 3/19 & still had probably the 2nd most impact on that game ( they won do his clutch defense) .

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

​@@UnoDinero95001He's not a good shooter, he's not a good defender, when he is not the main ball handler. He's not good. He's not going to be the main ball handler. And he is not happy with his 5 minutes of ball handling. He needs the ball more than 20 minutes a night so this is not going to work out

[@UnoDinero95001]

@@MindfulAttraction2.0last season he played about 20 minutes a night the entire szn & was still much better then reggie all year😂 .

[@JeffreyLopez-m2k]

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[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

You said a LOT OF NOTHING. Lol. Repetaed yourself countless times throughout the video. If you're going to create a video on Westbrook's fit with Nuggets, at least show examples of his strengths and how they cater to Denver's schemes on both sides of the ball. Majority of you content creaters don't watch the games.

[@Digitalcowboy24]

Russ is a crash out stop lying to yourselfs nuggets fans .

[@RasheedMichael5]

It's OVER, Denver will never win anything with this squad

[@eddiecastro8227]

Just cause you say what’s you argument for this

[@bozeeke]

Nope. Russ is not a benefit to any franchise, especially at this stage of his career. Denver is lucky they got their one championship already. Not getting another one for a while.

[@eddiecastro8227]

If Russ can still play half as good as he once did he’s a benefit Jokic makes players better and jokic wanted this so I trust he knows what he’s doing