Denver Nuggets - The Next Level [Game 3 + 4]

It was for 2nd pick in draft. Seems like a steal to me.

I personally would think that Don Nelson would be either retired or dead in 2018

That'd make him 78, so I'd assume he'd be retired too but quite possibly still alive and kicking.

Lebron and Durant averaging 17 and 18 ppg ??

Seems you made the right call on the Melo/KD trade last season. A couple of tough losses there but it's still early days. Hope the Batum trade produces results.

I think it was the right trade as well. It took a lot of getting used to but I think Durant is better all round.

Da Conceicao sounds Brazilian, but he's from Lithuania?

Looks like you either win easily, or lose while putting up a fight. You definitely spanked the Bobcats though.

Da Conceicao sounds Brazilian, but he's from Lithuania?

One of his parents could be Brazilian or Portuguese and living in Lithuania.

Reminds me of regen players on FIFA games named Bob who are from Brazil.

I haven't really thought of a back story for him yet but at the moment, the parents from Brazil seems to be a good idea. I'm thinking of having a nickname comp for him as well. Da Conceicao is going to be hard to type in reports so I dunno, I could short it with DCon or DDC... if you guys have any ideas, let me know

I personally would think that Don Nelson would be either retired or dead in 2018

Nice trade, whoever this kid is

I personally would think that Don Nelson would be either retired or dead in 2018

That'd make him 78, so I'd assume he'd be retired too but quite possibly still alive and kicking.

Nellie will live forever!

Hopefully DDC will pan out for me... it definitely is exciting to have a lottery gen player on my team

I had a Desagana Spencer from Spain once in Live 2003.

My favourite was Luol Garnet on NBA Live 06

Don't like Batum being traded, but acquiring a 2nd overall pick, it was a nice deal

Batum has a nice game, but I wasn't using him in the game because of how criminally underrated he is. So making the team younger while picking up a lottery pick seemed like a good deal to me.

Wish I'd traded Batum (see my franchise) right after trading for him.

Ah well, he was a good acquisition really despite the injury. Once he's fit he'll be a great asset to your team.

Can't believe you fucking traded Batum.

Sorry Lamrock, I know me trading Batum would be like you trading Marcus Camby, but atleast I traded him to a team you kind of like

It was for 2nd pick in draft. Seems like a steal to me.

We'll see how it goes. A trivia question for how many number two picks I've had in this dynasty would be interesting I think, because I can think of atleast 3.

Lebron and Durant averaging 17 and 18 ppg ??

I play 7 minute quarters and 10 minute simulated quarters, numbers are bound to be down.

[Kenny]

5 Game Summary

This stretch was an interesting one. The very first game was close, but Denver would be let down in the second with an 8 point loss to New Jersey. They rebounded from that in stunning fashion against both the Wizards and the Timberwolves, but lost the last game against OKC by 13. While Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony dueled during this 5 game stretch, the better game was this one against the Bucks:

Unlikely Hero Steps Up



Denver have scraped through with a 77-75 win against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Mile High City. With the game tied at 75, instead of going for a patented last second win, former Buck Brandon Jennings threw the ball into Robin Lopez, who was fouled on a layup attempt. While he's not a celebrated free throw shooter, Lopez sunk both free throws with less than two seconds on the clock. With a chance to win it, Eric Gordon missed a wide open three from the corner and the Bucks fell agonisingly short.

Kevin Durant was the leading scorer of the game with 26 points, while J.R. Smith was the only other Denver player in double figures with 12. Borislav Perko and clutch-hero Robin Lopez both scored 8 each. For the Bucks, Eric Gordon scored 20. Walt Watters was the only player of the game to register a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Willie Salisbury (14) and Pat Sanders (11 points, 6 assists) both had solid games.

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MIL@DEN

DEN: 77 (Durant 26, Smith 12, Lopez 8)
MIL: 75 (Gordon 20, Watters 18, Salisbury 14)

Sprite Performer of the Game: Kevin Durant 26 points 3 rebounds 1 assist 2 steals

Rebounds

DEN: Lopez 9
MIL: Watters 11

Assists

DEN: Holiday, Jennings 3
MIL: Sanders 6

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Last 5 Games

MIL: 77-75 W
NJN: 79-71 L
WAS: 81-70 W
@MIN: 88-66 W
@OKC: 62-49 L [simmed] (Durant 15 points, Mills 11 points)

Denver are currently 17-8

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The Mile High Mayor Vs the Predecessor

It was the showdown the league was waiting for. It was the first time Melo played against the club he won 4 rings with, and he had a solid game with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Kevin Durant on the otherhand? Well... Melo's game was solid, but the Durantula was freakin amazing! He didn't score 30 against Melo... not even 40... but 51! Add 7 rebounds onto that and Kevin Durant has surely justified his acquisition to the club. In fact, you look at his 5 game stretch, he's been in MVP form:

Vs Milwaukee: 26 points
Vs New Jersey: 28 points
Vs Washington: 30 points
Vs Minnesota: 51 points
Vs Oklahoma City: 15 points

Denver might officially have their new king.

Ty 2.0?

Dennis Da Conceicao debuted for the Nuggets in their loss against New Jersey. He only scored 8 points, but he managed to find his way on the highlight reel after two impressive dunks... both of which after beating his defender Thaddeus Young. He would better this 8 point mark against Washington with 15. He has displayed freakish athleticism not unlike former Denver Nuggets hero Ty Maximilian. If he gets his jumpshot together, skies the limit for DDC!

Welcome to my new house

Andrew Bogut played his first game against former club Milwaukee. He picked up 7 points (including this nice cut past Big Baby) and 6 rebounds off the bench.

Rejected!

Denver's starting centre Robin Lopez recorded 6 blocked shots in the win against the Washington Wizards. He size often creates problems for the opposing teams.

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Next 5 Games

@DET [simmed]
@PHI [simmed]
@WAS [simmed]
MEM
NOH

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If simming continues to screw me over down the track, I might have to intervene and play a few more games. Right now, regardless of the results I'm enjoying how quickly everything is going. With the first games being simmed, hopefully this next 5 game summary will be up very soon.

Last edited by Kenny on Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.

It's always fun when an unlikely hero steps up. Good to see Bogut getting a run against his old team.

It's always fun when an unlikely hero steps up.

Yes it is. Great wins

Robin Lopez in the clutch? Close call with EG missing the wide-open three.

Durant for MVP!

Durant for MVP? What about my man Alston?

KD straight up Dominated Melo. Simming doesn't seem to like you though

It's always fun when an unlikely hero steps up. Good to see Bogut getting a run against his old team.

It's always fun when an unlikely hero steps up.

Yes it is. Great wins

It's always a favourite headline theme of mine. Role players make my dynasty as much as the stars

Having Bogut in the side has actually made me do more post plays. He's probably the best post option I've got, although Lopez and Perko do a pretty good job as well.

Robin Lopez in the clutch? Close call with EG missing the wide-open three.

Durant for MVP!

Lopez is a beast... but yes, I was lucky... 9 times out of 10, Eric Gordon would be making that shot in NBA Live 10.

Durant's definitely getting his name heard on the MVP race

Durant for MVP? What about my man Alston?

Alston is still a gun, but I think the Lakers are using him as a second option to Theo Hadson. He still manages to burn me for a few points every time I play the Lakeshow.

KD straight up Dominated Melo. Simming doesn't seem to like you though

It's a bit out of the ordinary I know, but I did it for a number of reasons. One of which being Fallout New Vegas and the amount of time I was spending on that and I thought NBA 2k11 was essentially going to make me semi-retire it with it's epicness... but since the My Player glitch doesn't seem to be fixed and the fact that I really don't want to go through the combine again, I guess I could probably go back to playing a few more games than I am now.

[Kenny]

5 Game Summary

Denver were in freefall (simulation) for the first 3 games. Even though they won their game against the Sixers rather convincingly, they suffered heavy losses from the Pistons and the Beast from the East (Wizards). Returning home, they ground out a win against the Memphis Grizzlies, but got their heart broken in OT against the New Orleans Hornets. 2-3 is not a 5 game stand you'd often associate with the Nuggets, but it's to be expected now they're without Chauncey Billups. The feature game is the win against the Grizzlies:

Nuggets Maul Grizzlies in the 4th



Denver managed to overcome a 4 point deficit at the start of the 4th quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 92-86. While Durant sparked the team with 32 points, the player of the game was Borislav Perko (the Denver one). He scored 20 points, along with padding out his stat-line with 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocked shots. New recruit Dennis Da Conceicao showed off his potential by scoring 10 points in limited time.

For the Grizzlies, reigning MVP and marquee signing Stephen Curry led the way with 25 points. Memphis doppelganger Borislav Perko (I'm not even kidding, there's a guy on the Grizzlies with that name) also had a productive night with 23 points and 7 assists. Blake Griffin also had a 20+ night with 22, but in the end the difference was Kevin Durant. The Durantula has been playing huge for the Nuggets this month and will surely find himself in discussions for West Player of the Month.

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MEM@DEN

DEN: 92 (Durant 32, Perko 20, Da Conceicao 10)
MEM: 86 (Curry 25, Perko 23, Griffin 22)

Sprite Performer of the Game: Borislav Perko (DEN) 20 points 10 rebounds 3 assists 4 blocks

Rebounds

DEN: Lopez 13
MEM: Good 8

Assists

DEN: Jennings 6
MEM: Perko 7

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Last 5 Games

@DET: 67-53 L (Durant 26 points)
@PHI: 78-67 W (Durant 24 points, Mills 13 points)
@WAS: 80-68 L (Smith 20 points, Andersen 8 rebounds)
MEM: 92-86 W
NOH: 116-112 L (OT)

Denver are now 19-11

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Greatest to not win an MVP?

Kevin Durant has been outstanding in a Denver side who had an average 5 game stretch. To go with his 32 against Memphis, he scored a game high 37 against the New Orleans Hornets. Durant is arguably one of the best active players in the league not to win the MVP trophy... but that could all change this year.

We have a pulse!

J.R. Smith is not having the greatest of seasons production wise, but he got himself going against the Hornets with 28 points. With Durant one of the favourites in the MVP race, Denver could have one of the greatest combinations the league has seen, as long as Earl can keep himself motivated.

Can he do this consistently?

Borislav Perko was excellent against the Memphis Grizzlies. 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks; Denver definitely have an interesting future with him on board.

Yung Thief

Brandon Jennings proved to be a royal pain against both the Grizzlies and the Hornets, getting 4 steals in both games.

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Next 5 Games

MIN
OKC
@LAC
@LAC
@LAL

Not sure if I'll be simming all three LA games... I might play the Lakers game because I hate losing to those guys

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The new year will see the return of Carmelo Anthony to Denver... can he pick up his game after being owned by Kevin Durant in Prince town? Or will Denver's new MVP serve up the same treatment? Either way it'll be one hell of a matchup.

Next will be the report for December 2018.

Last edited by Kenny on Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Definitely play the Lakers game if you've got the time. (If nothing else, you don't want the sim engine screwing you over on that one! )

Perko does it again I would play the game against the Lakers too!

No Moar Sim Plz

Please play/kill the Lakers.

Definitely play the Lakers game if you've got the time. (If nothing else, you don't want the sim engine screwing you over on that one! )

Perko does it again I would play the game against the Lakers too!

Please play/kill the Lakers.

Well, I don't need much convincing; I shall play the Lakers

No Moar Sim Plz

I feel like simming this is making it more even, so I'll continue to sim games but maybe not as much. It felt like I needed to make some kind of transition after such an influential player retired. Going another 70 (or even 60) plus win season directly after Billups leaving didn't feel completely right to me. If I happen to do so after simulating a good chunk of games, it was meant to be... that's how I see it.

December 2018 Review

Durant takes monthly award

Despite an unusual December for the Nuggets, Kevin Durant was recognised for his individual brilliance, earning the December 2018 West Player of the Month. Over the month he averaged 26 points per game and rocketed up the scorers list to be second in the league in points per game with 22.1.

It was a month of inconsistency for Denver as they just kept their heads above the .500 mark with 7-6. They slipped to 5th in the Western Conference.

Standings

EAST

Washington 21-10
Cleveland 18-11
Charlotte 18-13
Miami 15-14
Detroit 14-14
Chicago 14-15
Milwaukee 14-16
New York 13-17
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Toronto 13-17
Philadelphia 12-17
Atlanta 12-19
Boston 11-19
Indiana 10-19
New Jersey 8-24


WEST

New Orleans 21-9
Oklahoma City 21-10
San Antonio 20-10
LA Clippers 20-11
Denver 19-11
Dallas 18-14
Houston 17-13
LA Lakers 17-13
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Minnesota 16-13
Sacramento 15-13
Memphis 15-14
Phoenix 16-15
Portland 11-18
Golden State 12-21
Utah 9-21

Monthly Awards

East Player: [CHA] Patrick McNamara (21.1ppg 4.5apg 1.1spg)
West Player: [DEN] Kevin Durant (26.2ppg 3.5rpg 1.5spg)
East Rookie: [ORL] Dickey Freeman (9.2ppg 3.1apg 0.6spg)
West Rookie: [SAN] Quint Fox (4.6ppg 3apg 0.7spg)

MVP Race

[LAC] Ollie Rose (22.5ppg 3.4apg 1.9spg)
[PHX] LeBron James (17.8ppg 4.3rpg 5.8apg)
[MEM] Stephen Curry (21.8ppg 5.9apg 1.2spg)
[DEN] Kevin Durant (22.1ppg 3.4rpg 1.6spg)
[CHA] Patrick McNamara (20.7ppg 4.2apg 1.2spg)

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Happy 2019 everyone!

The sim engine certainly doesn't show you much respect but good to see Durant get POTM honours regardless.

Poor East...
Nice to see Durant playing like MVP.

Utah 9-21 wow.. anyways, what's the position of Ollie Rose? is he a SG?

The sim engine certainly doesn't show you much respect but good to see Durant get POTM honours regardless.

It really does interest me how little respect the engine does have, but it does keep things fresh. Still enjoying the dynasty despite it.

Poor East...
Nice to see Durant playing like MVP.

Yes, the East is hideously bad. I'm hoping that the upcoming off-season will help it out a bit. It's better when both conferences are relatively even.

Utah 9-21 wow.. anyways, what's the position of Ollie Rose? is he a SG?

Utah have indeed turned into a team in this dynasty. It's nice though having some lesser teams come into prominance. As for Ollie Rose, he's a shooting guard as you said... possibly comparable to D-Wade; a prodominantly slashing, athletic player who can hurt you from outside if left. Handles the point a bit too.

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Not sure if I'll get a recap done before the Christmas break, but I'm thinking of putting up a few articles for you all to check out

The Number today is: 2



With the acquisition of last season's second overall pick Dennis Da Conceicao, it got me wondering; how many number 2 picks have played on my team during this dynasty? Originally I could only think of 4, but with a little more research, I realised that the number is in fact 6. So who are the other 5? Here they are:

Marcus Camby (1996 Draft Class: Toronto Raptors)



Camby arguably spent the best years of his career with Denver and finally got that elusive ring in his final stint with them.

LaMarcus Aldridge (2006 Draft Class: Chicago Bulls)



Aldridge was signed to a 4 year deal by Denver, but after playing 2 seasons with them, he was used in a trade with Memphis in order to get J.R. Smith back to the Mile High City.

Kevin Durant (2007 Draft Class: Seattle Supersonics)



Possibly the front runner for the MVP trophy this season, Durant's career with Denver hasn't been all smooth sailing. Acquired by the team in exchange for previous franchise player Carmelo Anthony, Durant was a slow starter, becoming the third scoring option for Denver initially behind Smith and Billups. This season though he has taken over. He is currently second in the league in points per game.

Michael Beasley (2008 Draft Class: Miami)



If J.R. Smith was the biggest acquisition of this dynasty so far, Michael Beasley is arguably in second place in that honour. Beasley provided Denver the shooting big man they needed to get over the hump and win that first championship.

Hasheem Thabeet (2009 Draft Class: Memphis)



Thabeet was only in Denver for a season and was around during the notorious "Roster Player" years. Although Thabeet wasn't entirely to blame for the Nuggets' decline, he was surely made to be the scapegoat.

20K Reached!


Denver Nuggets - The Next Level has eclipsed the 20,000 view mark. I know I'm doubling up on Alex English, but being the only Nuggets player to eclipse 20k, I felt it was appropriate. I was going to list off a bunch of thank yous, but I didn't want to miss out on anyone, so I thought I'd generally thank everyone who has read and contributed to this story leading up to the 20,000 milestone and hopefully there'll be another post like this in another 20,000 views.

Congrats on the 20k views man, I like your list of former no.2 picks. I think you also have many no.1 picks in your team. Oneal,Bogut,Yao that's all I remember