SBNation.com User Blog: Ski Bum

Manimal cracks league wide Top Ten PER!

Ski Bum — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:20:19 -0000

Manimal cracks league wide Top Ten PER!

Awesome job so far, Kenneth! Keep up the good work!

Higgins, Ruffin waived

Ski Bum — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:45:45 -0000

Shameful, hilarious floppage!

Ski Bum — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:58:14 -0000

Amateur sports guy says trade Melo now

Ski Bum — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:21:43 -0000

Amateur sports guy says trade Melo now

Bearup gone...a positive move regarding Melodrama

Ski Bum — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:25:13 -0000

Bearup gone...a positive move regarding Melodrama

Could this address some of Anthony's peeves against the FO? Fingers crossed...lots more needs to fall into place for outright optimism, but this is a step in the right direction.

Favors impressive in debut

Ski Bum — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:09:39 -0000

Sure, it's exhibition, and sure, it wasn't even against an NBA team. Still, it will be with some bitterness that I receive news of this guy's development. He would have made a great head start to the inevitible Nugs rebuilding process.

Either Ujiri didn't learn his lesson in Toronto, or he has no real authority. The Nugs (and all of us fans) will be suffering from the FO's indecision when Melo walks for nothing.

Concise update

Ski Bum — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:21:31 -0000

Concise update

Could this get any more ridiculous? Get it done, folks. Can't wait to see Favors!

Damp offered $1.4M from Miami

Ski Bum — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:44:27 -0000

Damp offered $1.4M from Miami

Can't the Nugs beat that? Should they try, given the flux of Melo's status?

Cook questions

Ski Bum — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:49 -0000

Would anyone here care to comment on Brian Cook? It seems that the Nuggets are going to sign him given their injury to Kenyon Martin. I am curious to hear what those who actually have watched him play feel about him.

The Nugs are the victim of a ill-conceived 8 man rotation which is grinding their bigs to a pulp. If the Nugs had avoided this, they would likely be the strongest challenger to the Lakers. I think the Mavs may have passed them up in that department as of now, and their cakewalk schedule will likely ensure a 2 seed. But it still seems that Dallas is more intimidated by the Lakers, where the Nugs show some guts and aren't afraid.

But now, with Martin sidelined for who knows how long, they're going to sign Cook to fill the void (the plan apparently is to use Cook and Johan "French Tickler" Petro to fill the void, which seems half assed and desperate to me).

I've heard Cook described as a respectable stretch forward, and also as a chemistry killer. What does Laker nation think?

Thanks in advance for your input.

-Nugs fan

Looks like its Cook

Ski Bum — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:41:30 -0000

Hoops World story here by Travis Heath.

I sure hope this pans out. The article does not say if this will be a 10 day deal or longer, but I suppose that will depend on Martin's health status.

Cook has been a respectable shooter in the past, but he's only 6'9" and not known as a force in the post. It seems that the plan is to use French Resistance to shore up the middle and use Cook to stretch the D. Cook also knows tthe Lakers system, and familiarity should help him help us when we face them.

I've got my fingers crossed for Martin, and hope the time off and therapy he is receiving will allow him to return at the same level. He's one tough mofo, putting up carreer numbers while suffering through up to this point.

Thoughts?

Hoops World story here by Travis Heath.

I sure hope this pans out. The article does not say if this will be a 10 day deal or longer, but I suppose that will depend on Martin's health status.

Thoughts?

D-league news

Ski Bum — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:46 -0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4938744

Mavs don't sign Dwayne Jones. Thank goodness for that, they're stacked with bigs.

The Nugs should really take a look at this guy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4938744

Mavs don't sign Dwayne Jones. Thank goodness for that, they're stacked with bigs.

The Nugs should really take a look at this guy.

75 words, argh. Sorry to beat a dead horse with regards to DJ, but he seems like a cheap, possibly better than someone like Dujuan (sp?) Blair, for example, and we all know how we need to shore up the front line for series against playoff contenders, etc, and so and so.

I'm just glad the Mavs didn't go for him.