Plus JO had lingering injuries, and Tinsley was playing with a partially torn hamstring. Carlisle should have played Kenny Anderson more so Tinsley could rest rather than blowing the Detroit series for us with his pitiful shooting in game 5. I'm not bitter, though.
Also, I forgot to mention that SAS is blaming all of the Nuggets' struggles on Andre Miller. I've always thought the guy was underrated and knew that he'd probably end up the scapegoat if Denver didn't meet expectations, and that Crymelo's 36% shooting percentage would go ignored.
Also, there are talks of a blockbuster trade between Portland and Toronto
This is what I got from NBA.com
Portland would get Vince Carter, Jalen Rose and two unnamed players in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Derek Anderson and Vlad Stepania.