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Originally Posted by andy88c
They could win the 8th spot, I suppose, but why do they even want to be fed to the Warriors? Better off just getting another lottery pick this year. They just have SO much mediocrity at every position. Jamal Murray could be interesting and Jokic is one of the top bigs in the league, but that's pretty much it. Faried is overrated and isn't a great interior defender. Wilson Chandler, Jameer Nelson (/ Emmanuel Mudiay), and Gary Harris are nothing special. Barton's as good sixth man, though. This team really kind of needs everything and this trade doesn't really move the needle in that regard. If Plumlee can play with Jokic, it could be good, though, but again, I don't see why they want the 8 seed.
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I agree with your logic here but we really need to make the playoffs this year to get our fanbase back on track and for our young guys to experience some sort of success. That's priority number one IMO, and was likely at least some of what sparked this trade i'd guess.
We've had some of the lowest attendance in the league and it just sucks for the players as there's no one there to hype them up at home games. The exception being the occasional weekend game when it's like half full at the Pepsi Center.. It's just sad. When the team played over in London with the backing of a packed stadium they fed off that energy and came out with a blowout performance. It was almost all I needed to see to realize that it's one of the key elements we're lacking here in Denver that most other winning franchises have.
I fully realize that's not all there is in creating a winning franchise, but it would be a huge boost for the team and fans IMO to get to the playoffs this year. Even if it means getting blown to pieces by the Warriors, it's at least something. It's also the perfect time to have that happen with the Broncos and Avs both coming up short this year.
Will Plumlee help get us there? I hope so but it's certainly not like we traded for a superstar or anything so who knows if it'll work out.. I think we need to make a few more moves before we can really pull ahead so i'm hoping another trade deal or two goes down before the deadline, but this is a good start IMHO.