It was great to hear Adam and Matt Moore discuss Jamal Murray the other day. There were sound reasons after his third season to be doubtful that Jamal could ever develop into a special point guard. His lack of court vision, failure to get the ball moving early in the possession, and mediocre ball handling make it unlikely he will become great in that role. Despite exciting flurries of high scoring games, there is also little to support a contention that he could become a premier shooting guard, although that is certainly his natural position. Adam’s punctuation of his utter disregard for improving his defense is well stated. Under the most optimistic conditions he could develop into the team’s third best player as a shooting guard. George Karl is right: to unlock the Nuggets’ potential they desperately need a high-end point guard who can score. The only nice thing about giving Jamal a maximum contract is that it helps match up salaries with a top-tier player the Nuggets may target in a trade that includes Jamal, another player or two, and a couple of number one draft picks. But who knows if Tim Connelly is willing to put together the necessary assets to make this happen? I’m out.