You just have to balance it with what’s going on within the parameter of the game. Making those players’ moments possible was Kotwica’s decision to have shorter kickoffs. “ shoed ‘J-Mac’ making two key tackles,” Kotwica said, also adding that Delarrin Turner-Yell impressed with his “physical play.” His persistence and hustle jumped out on kickoff coverage last week, impressing special-teams coordinator Ben Kotwica. It’s most just at cornerback where McMillian is making a strong push. And based on his use in practice this week, taking handoffs from Russell Wilson, it appears that his play drew attention. He joked that the misspelled nameplate would allow people to know the correct pronunciation.īut there is no mis-stating his impact. McLaughlin himself laughed it off, noting that the spelling - with a “G” added immediately after the “Mc” in his last name - mirrored the pronunciation. One expects that to be corrected this time around. Last week, the nameplate on the back of his jersey had a misspelled surname. But continued, consistent pressure would make it hard for the Broncos to consider going into the season without him. He doesn’t need to repeat that sort of performance. Last week, he exploded with a pair of sacks against the Cardinals. At Rice University, he was pigeonholed into nose-tackle work for a while simply because he was the biggest defensive lineman the Owls possessed. His length is impressive for his position. He honed his trade last year on the Los Angeles Rams’ practice squad, watching perennial All-Pro Aaron Donald closely. Garcia’s path to this moment is fascinating. These four players will look to do precisely that against the 49ers on Saturday. It’s all part of the equation.”Īnd for some Broncos, the question is this: Can they stack two good tests together? If you messed around on a bunch of quizzes - like I used to - then the test was important because you didn’t do well on the quizzes. When we were in school, we had quizzes and we had tests, and the game would be a test. “Someone asked me the other day, ‘Is it more game, or is it more practice?’ Honestly, I think it’s the whole body of work. You begin to formulate opinions,” Payton said. Games represent the tests.Īnd let’s face it, you can compensate for shaky work on the quizzes by nailing the games. Because as Sean Payton noted, those are like the quizzes. OKC went on to win the next four and Durant averaged 29.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.3 steals, a block and 2.5 turnovers per game while shooting 54.8% from the field across those victories.That being said, the practices matter, too. In the 2012 Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped the first two games on the road against the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Compete at the highest level, don’t forget to have fun with it (and) just get after it every chance we get.”ĭurant has been here before. There’s not many people that get the chance to do what we’re doing playing the highest level of basketball. That’s the first thing I said when I got in the locker room. “I love it,” Booker said after Monday’s Game 2 loss when asked about the confidence level down 0-2. It has to win Game 3 or its season is all but over.īut the Suns’ mindset is not going to crumble. You could argue there’s even more pressure on Phoenix. This group has never been in this position before.
The ultimate vision of how the franchise could not only make its first NBA Finals since 1976 but win an elusive championship is now in reality, right in front of them. This Nuggets core around Jokic and Jamal Murray was fortified two years ago with the addition of Aaron Gordon, and again last offseason by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Bruce Brown and Christian Braun. All they’ve got to do is open their front door and look down to see the hype they’ve been wanting is waiting at their doorstep next to whatever they ordered on Amazon. The swirls out of Denver clamoring for national mainstream media to take them more seriously as title contenders, sick of narratives about Nikola Jokic’s defense or being the latest great “regular-season team”, has received it.
FanDuel’s odds shifted them all the way to -490 for the series, just about doubling after Paul’s diagnosis dropped. The Nuggets are now the overwhelming favorites. Remember that whole underdog mentality it had? That’s out the window, friends. Those guys.īut the pressure now shifts toward Denver. You know, the opponent that looks like they could win it all in this current form. Before we get any further, that’s the biggest obstacle here. Suns arrive home with heavy mission after disheartening Game 2 loss to NuggetsĪctually, that’s a bit unfair and disrespectful to how great the Nuggets have looked through two games.
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