This trend has Nuggets fans concerned...

This Denver Nuggets trend has fans very concerned because the Nuggets are 1-2 right now. They just lost to a Golden State Warriors team that started their season 0-3, and the Nuggets got blown out by them. And more importantly, now the Nuggets' best player in franchise history is arguing with fans. And with the Nuggets, a team that was expected to win 50 games this year is by the ESPN analytics projections. Now, there's a lot of discussion on how far the Nuggets would even get in the playoffs, where they even would end up seeding-wise, and also what the future actually does hold for Denver because if things continue on this trajectory, there's going to be sweeping changes. And yes, it will involve Nikola Jokic very much contemplating what his future holds in Denver. Let's take a look at what Nikola Jokic said after a recent game saying, I'm not used to fans booing their own team. And when he was asked if those real fans, if those are the real fans, he said, probably they are, but I think they're not the real fans, which is kind of, you know, oxymoronic, but still, the point does stand where Jokic is not happy with the fans booing the Nuggets, and we look at this trend and it certainly is concerning, and today I'm going to take you through every stat that's gone the wrong way. The defense, the rebounding, Jokic's efficiency, which has fallen down, and on top of that, most importantly, the fact that now fans are completely turning on this team, and a Nuggets team that was once very lovable does not seem to have that same spark and it comes from multiple angles going into this season the Denver Nuggets had a three percent chance on Kalshi to win the NBA championship and honestly guys i would have expected that to be higher back then but now that number does feel accurate and guys if you think that number should be higher or lower and if you think the nuggets can turn around there's a great chance to take that trade and i want to thank Kalshi for sponsoring today's video on Kalshi you're trading directly against other users not the house like traditional sports books you're buying yes or no contracts on the outcomes of events across sports politics and even the weather for example the nuggets going out and winning the 2027 NBA championship which right now if you were to trade 25 on it you would get an excellent payout in that trade considering where the Nuggets stand right now and if you are interested in trying out Kalshi make sure to click the link in the description down below. 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And the Pelicans, they got whatever they wanted to now the Nuggets did win this game in fairness but they shot 50 of 99 from the field and scored 70 points in the paint and added 23 fast break points in a game Denver won it's still nerve-wracking because it shows how good Denver's gonna have to be offensively and most teams aren't as bad defensively as the New Orleans Pelicans are which is a big part of this and against the Warriors we saw the worst of it Golden State made 22 of 44 threes like this was the old Super Warriors teams that we remember, not this iteration of the Golden State Warriors. So they shot 50%. They took 15 more threes than Denver, who should be shooting a ton of threes, and they outscored the Nuggets by 36 points from deep. It was not a good look. And at the same point of this, Steph Curry had 24 points on eight shots. He literally did not miss against the Nuggets. That's how little the Nuggets can stop opposing superstars at this point. And David Adelman did say, Steph will make shots, but the other stuff is unacceptable. And he told reporters that his words were a night that sucked and we got our ass kicked. And that is absolutely correct. And this was not a surprise. Sports Illustrated pointed out that Denver ranked 21st in defense last year. ESPN said the Nuggets led the league in offensive efficiency, but we're woeful on the other end. It's showing up again. And losing Peyton Watson obviously did not help that. Signing almost every player that they signed is an offensively focused player with the exception of Alpha Diallo. That's not going to help the defense really at all, and now we're seeing it in action. A Nuggets defense that is unable to really perform, and it just shows how good their offense is going to have to be, but their offense, it hasn't been good enough. Now, this all started on opening night, and in Oklahoma City, the Nuggets shot 31 of 82. 37.8% just scored 84 points. They turned the ball over 22 times, and the Thunder scored 21 points of those points off turnovers now OKC did have 12 turnovers of their own it was a sloppy game all around the second trend though is how Denver's starting their games in all three games the Nuggets have fallen behind down 17 to OKC down 23 to New Orleans and down 24 against Golden State they came back against the Pelicans a team that's a perennial lottery team but the two teams that have been pretty successful over the last couple of years well the Nuggets did not come back against them at all they only got out of the hole once and Jamal Murray scored 42 points to do it you can't count on comebacks like that every single night or for Jamal to have 20 or to have 42 points every single night it's just not going to happen and then there's the Warriors where Golden State beat them on the glass 45 to 32 here's an unfortunate fact about that the Warriors started an undrafted rookie at center and they bodied the Nuggets on the glass I don't know how that's possible between Jokic and Aaron Gordon and honestly the whole team but it is and we saw it happen from the Warriors, a small team who does not have center depth. They had 13 offensive rebounds and scored 23 second chance points. For a team with the best passer in basketball, that's an effort stat. And the effort is part of what fans notice. And Adelman said it plainly, you have to win the first battle. We lost it throughout the night. And the Gazette really did report that he said players were not making physical contact with their men. The Nuggets are playing lazily. They're playing like they're hungover, even though they lost in the first round, so there's no excuse for that. And it's not just the Warriors. Overall, the Nuggets have been out-rebounded 141-136 in three games. For a team with Jokic, Aaron Gordon, and Trayvon Brazil, that is not what you expect at all. And I know Brazil's young, but still, the man's been great at rebounding. And speaking of Nikola Jokic, he has not been efficient to start this year at all. His stat line is fine when you look at it bare bones. 22 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game. That's what most players would sign up for, but also it's not exactly Jokic numbers though. Not far off at all, but we look at how he's getting there. He's shooting 25 of 60 from the field. That's 41.7% for a guy who recently was shooting over 60% in full seasons. He's shooting 5 of 23 from 3, which is 21.7%. On opening night against OKC, he went 5 for 19 and scored 13 points. He got locked down by Chet Holmgren. He just was unable to move, and the team has been worse with him on the floor for the first time ever. His plus minus was minus 20 against OKC, plus 11 against New Orleans, and minus 16 against Golden State. Against the Warriors, he needed 18 shots to score 19 points. This is not the Jokic that we're used to, and David Adelman isn't worried. He said the shots are open and the problem is on defense, and honestly, I do mostly agree. I do trust that Jokic is far from the issue. Jokic is Jokic. He's going to get it back together. It's been three games, but a lot of fans are looking at the three-point shot and wondering because Jokic struggled from three last year after he got injured and one more thing about that Warriors game is that Adelman said Golden State guarded Jokic and Murray so closely saying our guys have to shoot the ball when they're open and that does lead me to the next trend here that's concerning. Now one thing we have to remember is the Nuggets had the number one offense in the league last season. Right now they're scoring 113 points a game which is 17th in the league. That's with Jokic and Murray both healthy and the Nuggets have never been a bad defense or bad offense when those two are both healthy trend four is the shooting around Jokic though it's the biggest issue right now as a team the Nuggets are shooting 31.1 percent from three 33 of 106 and that's with most of their shots being open according to their own coach Christian Brown is two for 13 from three and has not found his rhythm that he once had a few years ago Aaron Gordon's 10 for 28 from the field 35 percent and four for 19 in the last two games and in the Warriors game Gordon was ejected early in the fourth quarter as he picked up two quick technical fouls now here's also something that I do want to talk about and that's a comment from enigma 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 saying I would take Julian Strawther over Christian Brown Brown is absolutely useless to this championship contender that's a harsh take but I see the frustration and Strawther a good shooter is out until December because of a knee injury which is obviously not helping anything here now we also look at Jamal Murray and I do want to be fair to him on opening night he was two for 11 with six turnovers but since then he's 20 for 38 52.6 so Murray was a panic in one game but also it's Jamal Murray we know that he does have his off nights but at the same time he is an all-star point guard for a reason the one that bothers me a lot is the thing that the Nuggets did not address in the offseason the backup point guard position Tyus Jones in 29 minutes over three games he's one for four from the field with four points and in the nine minutes he played against Golden State the Nuggets were outscored by 16 points Jones is unplayable at this one. I don't know what happened. He was widely regarded as the best backup point guard in basketball like three years ago, but times have changed. And here's another comment, this one from Karopi6687, who said, just stagger Murray and Jokic for ball handling. Tyus Jones is ass. And that's the polite way of what fans are really thinking about this. And I do think it's time that they put in Ryan Nembhard right here. And also that they really go and go for Kevin Porter Jr., who we do know the Nuggets are interested in. Now, also a big problem, because believe me, I'm not forgetting about it. Fans are not happy with David Adelman. I'm not going to sit here and act like I'm happy with David Adelman. Adelman has struggled mightily as a head coach the entire time, and the rotation is just not good at all. Cameron Johnson and Alpha Diallo have both missed two straight games now. Spencer Jones and Julian Strother haven't played all season because of Strother's injury, and that's pushed rookie Bryce Hopkins into the starting lineup for two games in a row. Hopkins has actually played quite well. He had 13 points against Golden State, but was also minus 21 in his 31 minutes and that tells you how things are without their you know wings who have been in the NBA for longer than three games and here's a comment from Hunter Mallon about another young player saying I think Trayvon Brazil should be in the rotation he has the skill to help this team this season but he needs the reps with the rotation players to limit his mistakes he had 17 points in the Pelicans game I think he's right and I agree I think we should see more Brazil and then on top of that we're obviously seeing the booing as well as Jokic said I think those fans who boo us they don't need to come anymore so if you ask me they're not welcome anymore he doubled down after the Warriors lost so now you can see both sides of things the Gazette said there were a lot of boos against the Warriors and a team that just won a game by coming back from 23 down shouldn't be booed but some fans think the best player in the league telling them to stay home is a bad look and that trend might matter for most of the mood and honestly guys there is one thing with Jokic also having said recently that he's kind of done interacting with fans because he doesn't like it and then saying these guys are not welcome anymore it just feels like bad moment after bad moment after bad moment with the Nuggets and now part of that winning solves everything remember when the Nuggets won the championship it was that very famous moment where Jokic was asked when the parade was and it wasn't for another five days and he said because he didn't want to stay in America he wanted to go back to Serbia and then obviously he was on the float he was talking into the microphone he'd been drinking and he goes i'm happy i waited because this is amazing like he was going crazy he was having fun we know winning solves everything but i don't see reasons why this team's gonna turn it around and just start winning a bunch of games it's possible i do think Jokic is the best player in the world and i'm not gonna stop thinking that after three games but at the same time it's going to take a lot for this team to really lock in and turn things around now guys if you do want every nugget storyline broken down like this all season long make sure to hit subscribe we are a little over 4,000 subscribers right now and we're trying to get to 5k before we hit the end of the year so here's my verdict on all this though it's three games as Adelman said we're one and two there's 79 games to go the offense is fine Jokic's line is fine and Murray has bounced back the shooting should come back to normal and as long as it does this team will start winning games again based off their offense but it doesn't change the fact that the defense is a real concern it's been a problem since last season it showed up in all three games and you can't fix it without shooting luck if you're not going to be a good defensive team you have to be the best offensive team if you want to win a championship and the Nuggets have every reason why they can and should be the best offensive team in basketball it's just a matter of them hitting their stride the rebounding needs to bounce back there's no reason why their rebounding shouldn't be good and honestly I do think slowly but surely we will get things kind it back under control but guys i do want to hear from you so let me know in the comments down below are you panicking is it too early to panic thank you so much for watching like this video subscribe turn on post notifications have a great day and i will catch you all on the next one