Comments on The Nugg Doctor: Great-Ugly-Overtime-Win

Well it appears the Mavs won the Jason Kidd lotter...

2008-02-13T12:39:00.001-08:00

Well it appears the Mavs won the Jason Kidd lottery. We've got to go ahead and make this Ron Artest deal, otherwise I don't see how we can compete in the playoffs.

Well it appears the Mavs won the Jason Kidd lotter...

2008-02-13T12:39:00.000-08:00

Well it appears the Mavs won the Jason Kidd lottery. We've got to go ahead and make this Ron Artest deal, otherwise I don't see how we can compete in the playoffs.

I saw this game last night from two rows behind th...

2008-02-13T07:32:00.000-08:00

I saw this game last night from two rows behind the Heat bench. I was expecting to get beat up by both the Heat bench and the fans. Extremely exciting thriller, I couldn't sit from half-way through the 4th and overtime. I wish I could drive up to Orlando to see them today but no such luck...

The first half was disgusting allowing the worst team in the league shoot 61%. But like Doc said the Heat are a much better team than their record indicates and Marion looks like he fits right in. In the first half, the Nuggets defense sucked terribly. Whenever Marion and Wade were coming down the lane, the Nuggs would open up the lane like Moses parted the Red Sea. We were vastly outrebounded (cant remember the exact stats) and outhustled by the end of the first half.

JR and K-Mart did a great job of holding Denver up despite Melo and AI having off nights. Its good to see other players step up as there will definitely be nights like that. It was an ugly win but a great fight none the less. The Heat fan beside me said to me that "Well, what's the big deal, Denver beat the worst team in the league by a point." I don't care as long as it goes on the W column for Denver.

But really, we need to start playing defense from tip-off, not half-way through the 3Q. That would keep us from getting into holes and always having to climb out of them.

Does George Karl never gets up from his seat...?

YEAH! JR!I was so happy during this game despite ...

2008-02-12T22:30:00.000-08:00

YEAH! JR!

I was so happy during this game despite the ugly. I love it when JR gets in that groove and I hope Karl noticed how hard he plays and how much energy he always brings. This game reminded me of the game that I saw in person last year where JR hung 7 threes on the Heat for a career high 37.

Oh, I'm definitely still an advocate of the 'talent lineup' (which is what they were running most of the night) with JR instead of Carter. They need to play that lineup more often, because it really is insanely potent offensively.

Anyway, I hope this is a sign of better times to come, and if we can win tomorrow in Orlando, we'll be in pretty good position for the stretch run. How about the hustle from Wade? This game was great to watch all-around... very exciting.

A tough win but it counts just the same in the sta...

2008-02-12T22:06:00.000-08:00

A tough win but it counts just the same in the standings as a win over Dallas.

I am concerned with the starting line up, there is really no reliable 3 point threat. If Melo can't hit the mid range shot and AI isn't on then we have no offense. AC has given us some wins but he is no Steve Blake.

JR made some shots but Karl had to sit him at the end of the game for taking bad shots and playing bad defense. If only we had a coach that could get to JR and tell him that jumping from the free throw line to the basket isn't a good play.

But at the end of the day they won, hopefully they didn't blow everything and can pick up another win in Orlando tomorrow.

Hey Nugg Doc...it's funny how two people can watch...

2008-02-12T21:48:00.000-08:00

Hey Nugg Doc...it's funny how two people can watch the same game and see different things!! Personally, I must have been using the restroom or raiding the fridge when J.R. was playing all that great defense!! True, he managed to almost stay between D-Wade and the basket, but his weak side help, or lack thereof, is what I continue to see. Also, he did make a careet high number of threes, but, I can't help but notice the poor shot selection on missed threes, and even on some made ones. If they didn't happen to go in, they would be considered terrible shots at the time. But, alas, more of them went in than did not...call me crazy, but Karl would not say this was any kind of a "coming of age" game for a meathead!! Keep up the good writing though, at least you understand the game, which is more than can be said for many locals sports journalists.

Wow, I don't know how we won this game. Usually wh...

2008-02-12T21:18:00.000-08:00

Wow, I don't know how we won this game. Usually when I have that gut feeling that there's no way we're gonna win the game, we don't. By God's grace and a helluva effort we pulled it out.

As much as everyone sh-ts on JR, he came in and made it happen. Kenyon and him kept us in the game. Sure, he took a few 3's that he shouldn't have but he also hit plenty of them.

Solid line from Marcus (my fantasy team thanks him) and a few, FEW lucky breaks amounts to a solid win that shows the heart we've had lately.

I don't like going to Orlando on a back to back, but we'll see.

Nugg Doc, I figure you're a fantasy man. Worth picking up Dorell Wright and dropping Anthony Parker? Trying to figure out if Wright's recent string is a fluke. I'm sittin' pretty in first but I need points.

Big Brother 9!