Series Thread: 2nd Round: 1) OKC Thunder vs 4) Denver Nuggets

[Wamu]

You seem to be equating that every champion has depth. That's not the case. Some teams have more than others. It's nice to have, but its not necessary. Having 6 or 7 guys isn't not depth. Depth is like an 8 to 9 man rotation, rotation being people that are actually contributing, not just guys

Yesterday you said the '23 Nuggets only went six deep. I disagree. That's all I'm saying.

So I mentioned a couple of title winning teams that had depth and you wanna try to turn that into me saying every title team has depth? Stop that nonsense. I never said that. Those are your words.

 

[thunderc]

 

[wildturkey]

Yesterday you said the '23 Nuggets only went six deep. I disagree. That's all I'm saying.

So I mentioned a couple of title winning teams that had depth and you wanna try to turn that into me saying every title team has depth? Stop that nonsense. I never said that. Those are your words.

When you say you disagree with me that the Nuggets weren't 6 deep, then list their other players on that team showing something that would be an 8 or 9 man rotation and then list other teams that have depth, you are implying that you believe championship teams have depth.

Here's a bunch of links I grabbed from the Nuggets 23 playoff run. Look at the minutes played. It's heavy starter, 35+ mins, some in the 40s. A 6th man with big minutes, and maybe 7 getting under 15 and not much else. It's like that thru their run. That's not a deep team. It's also fairly common to see in the playoffs where teams shorten their rotations. If you're playing your starters heavy minutes and bring one or two guys off the bench for big minutes (a 6 or 7 man rotation), that's not depth to me. Even if an 8th or 9th man come on and play 10 mins, that's not depth. The core of your efforts is still coming from those trusted 5, 6, or whatever. Like Boston last year, played their starters heavy minutes. Contrast with OKC this year that does have some depth, playing its starters less heavy minutes, some in the mid 30s, some in the high 20s, with some bench players getting 20 mins and others in the mid teens. That's what a depth rotation looks like. The point here is that depth doesn't necessarily mean anything. You can win both ways depending on how your team is built.

2023 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 4: Nuggets vs Suns, May 7, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

DEN (124) vs PHO (129). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Nuggets vs Suns Game 4, May 7, 2023.

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2023 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 4: Nuggets vs Suns, May 7, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

DEN (124) vs PHO (129). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Nuggets vs Suns Game 4, May 7, 2023.

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2023 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1: Lakers vs Nuggets, May 16, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

LAL (126) vs DEN (132). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Lakers vs Nuggets Game 1, May 16, 2023.

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2023 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 2: Lakers vs Nuggets, May 18, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

LAL (103) vs DEN (108). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Lakers vs Nuggets Game 2, May 18, 2023.

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2023 NBA Finals Game 1: Heat vs Nuggets, June 1, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

MIA (93) vs DEN (104). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Heat vs Nuggets Game 1, June 1, 2023.

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MIA (111) vs DEN (108). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Heat vs Nuggets Game 2, June 4, 2023.

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2023 NBA Finals Game 3: Nuggets vs Heat, June 7, 2023 | Basketball-Reference.com

DEN (109) vs MIA (94). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the Nuggets vs Heat Game 3, June 7, 2023.

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