As far as I’m concerned, Jamal Murray AKA “Jamalways in a Hurry to Chuck the Ball” can stay injured for a long long time, because his scoring-first style of point guard play isn’t needed on this Nuggets team. What’s needed is Monte Morris and his careful shot selection, his precision passing, his small contract, and his ability to be Andre Miller 2.0 on any given night.
The Nuggets have plenty of scoring power even without Murray. They have Will Barton, they have Nikola Jokic, they have Michael Porter Jr., they have Malik Beasley (stop marginalizing him RIGHT NOW), and they have Gary Harris (if he would stop being a booty flake). Other guys on the roster can also drop in some points if needed. As you can see, Murray’s scoring ability is redundant.
Morris’ ball-distributing ability is also redundant, but less so (I’m thinking about Jokic here), and you always want more people who are willing to move the ball. You don’t always want more people who are looking to score the ball because they’ll get mad when they don’t get to score the ball as much as they want.
Writing this description has blessed me with a clarity of thought that I hadn’t had previously. Jamal Murray is OFFICIALLY getting added to the list of players who are RUINING the Nuggets. He joins Paul Millsap on this list of shame. And if Gary Harris doesn’t pick up his level of play, him and his big-ass contract are regrettably getting added to that list as well. OFFICIALLY.