tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71694682024-03-08T14:08:20.785-08:00Random DribbleNBA, Nuggets, and Soccer in a Completely Random MannerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-65113071825760525592014-02-19T12:15:00.001-08:002014-02-19T12:15:31.588-08:00Plus/Minus Indicative of Faried Trade?Have you seen the plus/minus from last night's Nugget game (Denver v Phoenix)? <a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20140218/PHXDEN/gameinfo.html?ls=slt">Box Score</a>.<br />
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Starters = -101<br />
Subs = + 75<br />
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Which begs the question, why are Faried and Hickson starting when Mozgov and Arthur are clearly better?<br />
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My guess is the Nuggets are trying to trade Faried so they are showcasing him as a starter. His lack of defensive acumen has been bugging me for a month now. Pretty much every person he checks has a career night.<br />
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Part of that is not his fault. Kenneth is clearly not a power forward. He is a small forward who can rebound. But I am beginning to think he clearly prefers playing on the offensive end to doing anything on defense. So from a cost benefit point of view, he is generally going to be a liability. No better time than now to trade him while there is still a lot of buzz about him in the NBA.<br />
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Will he be traded? Will he stay and get moved the bench? Or will things stay status quo? It will be interesting to see what happens.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-5877244824680306632011-12-14T10:15:00.000-08:002011-12-14T10:15:53.851-08:00Nuggets get Nene back, Fernandez and BrewerThe Nuggets have resigned Nene to 5 year $13 million contract. In addition, they made a trade yesterday getting Rudy Fernandez and Corey Brewer from Dallas.<br />
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/nuggets-ready-for-season-with-a-cast-that-includes-no-superstars/2011/12/14/gIQAdylUtO_story.html">The Washington Post has the only analysis of the team so far</a><br />
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The Nene signing is great. I think all around, he is a very underrated player. He is a good defender, he blocks out, and he really does have some offense. Expect him to get more minutes and better stats with KMart gone.<br />
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Given the brutal NBA schedule this season, depth will be paramount. And the Nuggets are already super deep. Sure they are gonna need some players to step up their scoring. But if that happens, I expect the Nuggets to be a very good team this year. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-20712152756662682742011-10-21T08:20:00.000-07:002011-10-21T08:21:42.017-07:00NBA Lockout: Killing the Golden GooseJust read a <a href="http://blog.chron.com/nba/2011/10/from-bad-to-worse-nba-talks-break-down-get-ugly/">few of the articles</a> on the breakdown in talks over the NBA lockout. The players seem to be offering a sliding system where they take a 50% cut while revenues are down. However, once revenue starts to go up again, their cut increases a few percentage points. This seems like a pretty reasonable proposal. <br />
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The owners, however, are not interested. Basically, they offered a 50/50 split, take it or leave it. Pretty hard line.<br />
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Both sides need to realize they are in the entertainment business and we are facing some very serious economic hard times. They have a very expensive product in a very competitive market. I know there are a number of college basketball fans in the Denver area that would be more than happy to pick up a few fans and season ticket holders. The NBA, more than the NFL and MLB, faces the risk of a much greater loss in reputation and long term revenue by prolonged labor strife.<br />
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My advice to the players... Take the deal for the shortest amount of time you can get. If the owners profits soar, you can get your pound of flesh in a few years time. If profits aren't up, then maybe the owners had a point. The league is run by hard liners this time around and I don't think they are gonna change their position.<br />
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My fear is we are gonna lose at least this season. Maybe more. The talk of the players starting their own league has been thrown around as well. Maybe that would be a good thing. Somehow I think Billy Hunter would not be so disdainful of "profits" after trying to run his own league.<br />
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Whatever the case, it looks like both sides are gonna be losing a lot of money. And they will have no one to blame but themselves.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-92092094318499787432009-10-13T11:21:00.001-07:002009-10-13T11:21:50.544-07:00Nuggets in Bejing<a href="http://www.roundballminingcompany.com/2009/10/12/denver-nuggets-wake-up-in-beijing/">Roundball Mining Company has a very nice round up of the Nuggets final game in China</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-71902852501489052002009-09-25T13:19:00.000-07:002009-10-01T12:39:52.938-07:00Scott and Al Show No MoreThe best sports talk duo in Denver is no more. Scott and Al (Scott Hastings and Alfred Williams), on from 1 until 3 on 104.3 the Fan in Denver are being split up. Scott will be on from 1 until 4 with Mike Evans and Al with be on with DMac from 4 until 7.<br />
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This is truely a sad day. They are by far the best sports talk show in Denver. I wish them the best with their new pairings. But one has to wonder, who is running that station? A pair this good you don't break up, you move to drive time and give them another hour.<br />
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Oh well.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-79283791730262572532009-06-26T09:16:00.000-07:002009-06-26T09:33:35.393-07:00A Steal of a DealThe Denver Nuggets got the steal of the draft by getting North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson with the 18th pick. Described as "blazing fast" and a "one man fast break", the Nuggets filled a big need at backup point guard (no offense intended to Anthony Carter who has played great since coming to Denver). Think Tim Hardaway with good knees.<br /><br />Stories on the Nuggets pick:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_12693143">Denver Post</a></li><li><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_12693935">Denver Post -Kisla</a></li><li><a href="http://www.rototimes.com/article/2009/6/NBA-Draft-Recap-3">RotoTimes</a></li></ul>A quick comment on Kisla's column. The Spurs will be better with Richard Jefferson, no doubt. But they aren't any better than they were with Michael Finley a few years ago. The Nuggets can beat the Spurs if they keep the core of their current team together. In my opinion, the Nuggets are right there in the mix at 2 or 3. The Celtics are a year older. The Cavs may make a run, if Shaq can stay healthy. Heck the only difference between the Lakers and the Nuggets is offensive execution in the 4th quarter. If the Nuggets can improve in that area, they can compete with any of the teams at the top of the NBA.<br /><br />Good job Nuggets!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-25353563159348661332009-05-10T06:13:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:33:01.712-07:00Nuggets Steal Game 3Wow! What a game last night. The Mavs kept trying to put the Nuggets away but couldn't do it. Too many missed free throws and missed shots.<br /><br />With 31 seconds left in the game, Jason Terry hit a corner 3 to put the Mavs up 4. But on the next posession, the Mavs gave Melo a clear path to the basket for a quick easy dunk. Mavs only up 2. The Mavs came down on the next possession and Dirk took a tough 17 foot fade away and missed. This gave the Nuggets 6.6 seconds for Melo's heroics.<br /><br />Melo got the ball on the left side of the court and dribbled to the right side near the 3 pt line. With about 3 seconds to go, the Mavs defender slapped Melo hard across the wrist. No foul call was made. Melo continued with the play and nailed the 3 with 1 second remaining on the clock. Dirk took a desperation shot at the end and missed. Game Nuggets.<br /><br />As to the controversial no call, that is how the game had been called all night. The Nuggets repeatedly received no calls after getting knocked down or hit. For example, on every Jason Kidd post up of the 4th quarter, he hooked Chauncy with his left hand to get around him. A clear offensive foul. No call. The only reason the Mavs were in the game were the repeated ghost calls the Mavs had received throughout the game. Nene, Melo and JR all got called for fouls when there was little or no contact.<br /><br />But given those facts, at the end of the game, the Mavs should have been up 10. The missed a number of free throws and three point play opportunities down the stretch. They should have been up at least 4 on that last shot.<br /><br />Anyway, just 1 more win for the Nuggets and they can start preparing for the Lakers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-10048194637479495962009-04-07T10:58:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:37:58.110-07:00Ginobli Out for the yearThe Spurs have lost <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-spurs-minusmanu&prov=ap&type=lgns">Manu Ginobli for the year due to a stress fracture in his ankle</a>. You can take the Spurs off your list of title contenders this year. If they are missing any of the big three, they aren't the same team.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169468.post-40044319088107087682008-04-20T22:40:00.000-07:002008-04-20T22:49:31.577-07:00Nuggets Lost at LakersWell the media gets the Nuggets need to play better defense. The bloggers get the Nuggets need to play better defense. The coaches get the Nuggets need to play better defense.<br /><br />But the Nuggets don't seem to understand they need to play better defense.<br /><br />Playing much of the game in a zone, the Laker simply reversed the ball and made that extra pass which often resulted in Gasol dunks. The rotations by Camby and Anthony were terrible.<br /><br />The offense was not much better. Throw the ball to Melo or AI. Let me pound the ball for 20 seconds and throw up a shot. The 2nd team looked great in the second quarter. They played defense, moved on office, and attacked the rim. But Melo has forgotten how to play on the block and how to attack the rim. It's all tough jumpers.<br /><br />In the end, we can not play for them. The team needs to figure it out. Does Melo want to talk about winning? Or does he want to win? Its up to him.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05957169859719697388noreply@blogger.com0