The 6-4 New Orleans Pelicans continue their road trip out West against the Denver Nuggets, who currently sit at 4-7 on the season. The Nuggets have won their last 2 and hope to capitalize on their momentum after an abysmal start to the season.
Questions
1) Ty Lawson had an absolutely dominant stat line last game and is the engine of the Nuggets offense.. can Jrue Holiday and co. limit his penetration?
2) Kenneth Faried is not having the breakout year that many expected after his Team USA performance, but he is still frighteningly quick and certainly not someone you want to give easy opportunities on the O boards. If Davis is going to play solid help defense, will Faried clean up on the O glass?
3) The Nuggets defense has been horrible so far this season.. how many points can the Pelicans put up?
Chime in below and enjoy the game!
4 responses to “Pelicans at Nuggets Open Thread”
Bad start. The Pelicans’ bench is hideous. Luke Babbitt is a joke. Hey, Babbit! Put a tie and go to work in an office! You do not seem to basketball player! I believe in victory, but Demps to make moves to improve the Pelicans’ bench.
Incredible how we can easily jump out to a 12 point lead and then go into hibernation. Terrible, but it boils down to defense as we started off playing it tough and then just let it go as evidenced by the 59 points first-half the Nuggets put up. Of course, it’s our dumb luck that Affalo and Gallinari are able to snap out of their previous offensive slumps when we show up. Refs missing a few calls as well, and it’s refreshing to see Monty chiding them. We just seem to have a very hard time turning back teams when they increase their intensity when they get behind.
Bring me a bench, Dell!
lottoni81
If Babbitt was the only one, I would agree. It’s a much larger problem. Imaging Babbitt being the 11th man off of our bench only playing on some nights with a defined role: shoot the 3 and play D, especially in a zone like last night. That would be fine