[Grades] Grades v. Nuggets 1/9/2015

[HereWeBoogie]

Ben, Rudy, DMC have all individually regressed since the Malone firing

 

[Larry89]

Ben was a monstrous defender under Malone, his man on man and help defense were spot on.. 100% effort also. He was blocking jump shots, blocking shots at the rim. I hope he doesn't get lost again slowly after his miraculous turnaround at the beginning of the season..

 

[Chicken Chaser]

Did anyone else notice that Denver blew out Memphis last week 85-114? I didn't watch the game, but I came across Nurkic highlights. Granted, Zach Randolph missed the last 9 games (team went 4-5 w/o him).

http://www.nba.com/games/20150103/MEMDEN/gameinfo.html?ls=eref:google:1b:post#nbaGIboxscore

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Didn't see that game but i did see Nurkic getting in Marc Gasols face

 

[Glenn]

Nurkic is going to be a very good player.

 

[dude12]

Nurkic is going to be a very good player.

His improvement from early in the year to now has been vast. Would be nice if we could draft a guy like that...you know size and skill.

 

[Glenn]

His improvement from early in the year to now has been vast. Would be nice if we could draft a guy like that...you know size and skill.

And attitude.

 

[Chupacabra]

Fire this pathetic gm already. What more does a person have to do to get fired? Could we possibly have any worse luck than we already do? Defend our team from being taken away for good only to get some rich butthead that thinks he knows more about basketball than actual basketball experts? Im completely fed up. Vivek and PDA are basketball idiots. We have the absolute dumbest FO in the entire league and everyone knows it. Vivek will most likely run this franchise into the ground for the duration of his tenure as majority owner.

 

[Prince_XY]

Vivek and PDA are basketball idiots. We have the absolute dumbest FO in the entire league and everyone knows it. Vivek will most likely run this franchise into the ground for the duration of his tenure as majority owner.

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

 

[VF21]

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

Do you really need to post this in multiple threads? The answer is NO.

You're putting a lot of faith in a couple of articles you've read. No offense, but I tend to believe what my eyes tell me. And what they tell me is that Vivek may have to reevaluate the 'really smart people" he's surrounded himself with.

 

[206Fan]

Not sure how you give Cousins a B+... I read your analysis, but I totally disagree. It's just something me and you won't agree on.

 

[VF21]

Not sure how you give Cousins a B+... I read your analysis, but I totally disagree. It's just something me and you won't agree on.

You can't have read his analysis completely. If you had, you would have seen this part:

Nonetheless, that doesn't mean I'm going to drop a silly grade on the one guy who was competing, and who led us in points, rebounds, steals, blocks and was second in assists. Cuz was often great. But you play no defense, this is what you get. Learning yet Vivek? --Brick

He makes it clear why he gave him the grade he did.

No offense, but if you're going to give Cousins a lower grade I'd certainly like to read your rationale. And, if it's not too much trouble, please make it as in-depth as Brick and the other consortium members make theirs. Thanks.

 

[Chubbs]

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

Give it up bro.

 

[KingMilz]

No offense, but if you're going to give Cousins a lower grade I'd certainly like to read your rationale. And, if it's not too much trouble, please make it as in-depth as Brick and the other consortium members make theirs. Thanks.

I thought he deserved a C-, a huge chuck of his points (salvaged his FG%) came when the game was completely over in the 4th where he did what he should have been doing and that's destroying Denver inside. When the game was there to be won other than the the start of the game he was pretty much a non-factor at both ends.

Stats are just as much about when you get them than than the total number.

 

[VF21]

I thought he deserved a C-, a huge chuck of his points (salvaged his FG%) came when the game was completely over in the 4th where he did what he should have been doing and that's destroying Denver inside. When the game was there to be won other than the the start of the game he was pretty much a non-factor at both ends.

Stats are just as much about when you get them than than the total number.

I'd rather hear from someone who isn't a well-known Cousins hater, thanks.

 

[randymoss1881]

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

Everyone has seen this already an no nobody believes it

 

[Bricklayer]

I thought he deserved a C-, a huge chuck of his points (salvaged his FG%) came when the game was completely over in the 4th where he did what he should have been doing and that's destroying Denver inside. When the game was there to be won other than the the start of the game he was pretty much a non-factor at both ends.

Stats are just as much about when you get them than than the total number.

Er...no.

The ONLY quarter when Cousins wasn't a dominant player was the 3rd. And no, I don't think you grade down the last man fighting in the 4th.

 

[Bricklayer]

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

Ok, enough of this nonsense, especially in the big bright colors.

It wasn't even good spin when it was fresh.

 

[Prince_XY]

Give it up bro.

I probably will in due time.

 

[206Fan]

You can't have read his analysis completely. If you had, you would have seen this part:



He makes it clear why he gave him the grade he did.

No offense, but if you're going to give Cousins a lower grade I'd certainly like to read your rationale. And, if it's not too much trouble, please make it as in-depth as Brick and the other consortium members make theirs. Thanks.

I actually wrote my reason why I would've given Cousins a c- earlier, I can't copy and paste because I'm on an iPad, but I appreciate Brick's work into his grades, but I respectfully disagree. What one said about Collison can be applied to Cousins. Great 1st half and a sucky 2nd half. His defense on Nurkic and JJ were beyond terrible. Chucking jump shots SHOULD matter. His effort was inconsistent tonight. He filled up his stat sheet in the 4th. Defense is just as important as defense. 4blks 3 stls probably all came in the 1st half. Don't forget he led the team in turnovers too, 7.

 

[Chubbs]

I probably will in due time.

Not sure you have much of a choice.

 

[pshn80]

Seems like a reasonable disagreement on Cuz's grade for the game. Neither side is completely ridiculous in their arguments. B's are not a very good grade in a bad team lose like this one.

 

[Spike]

You better think twice my friend.

Vivek and PDA might not be the idiots that you were thinking about.


Michael Malone opposed extensions for DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/...osed-extensions-for-demarcus-cousins-rudy-gay

Sam Amick is delivering the other side of the story, emphasis mine.

From Malone's reluctance to endorse the offering of contract extensions for DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay to his preference that departed point guard Isaiah Thomas was re-signed in free agency to the pursuit of a new lead assistant coach during the summer, there were disagreements about personnel and style of play at every turn that brought them all to this tipping point.

(Tip of the cap to Aaron Bruski, who brought this to my attention)

Now, correlate the above with Vivek's statements below, then I would say the article above might be true.

Vivek Ranadivé speaks out on Malone firing
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2014/12/17/7409997/vivek-ranadive-michael-malone-firing

"I've been beaten before," he said. "They said that Seattle had won, and we would never be able to keep this team. People said that Cousins was toxic, and he was a cancer and we should get rid of him. They said that Rudy [Gay] was terrible, and even if he came, he would never stay. They said if Isaiah [Thomas] left, the team would fall apart. So look, I'm surrounded by really smart people, and they give me great advice. They call the shots, and I support them."

When you go to foreign countries where English isn't the primary language, do you just shout louder and speak slower?