Topic: Denver Nuggets

February 22, 2013

Why We Watch: The Kenneth Faried Situation

Michael Pina

Kenneth Faried isn't an especially polished or skilled basketball player. But in his unrelenting verve and the way that he makes the most out of chaos, Faried is as good an example of what makes the NBA fun to watch as anyone else in the game.

November 20, 2012

Why We Watch: JaVale McGee, The Unexplainable

Matthew Zeitlin

If it seems like JaVale McGee is playing a different type of basketball than everyone else in the NBA, it's because he is. McGee is playing his game, in his own strange way. It doesn't always make sense, but it sure is something to watch.

November 16, 2012

Why We Watch: Andre Miller, The Seer

Chris Collision

Andre Miller has been doing his strange, generous, effort-ful thing for a long time, now. It's remarkable because of how good he is at it, but also because he never makes it look easy except for the moments when it should be the hardest.

November 13, 2012

Why We Watch: Danilo Gallinari, Fearless

Tom Ley

Danilo Gallinari looks goofy, out of sorts and generally out of place on the court, right up until the moments in which he looks like star. The good news, for him and the Denver Nuggets and fans of the implausible and graceful, is that Gallo seems to see himself as the star, not the doofus.

April 25, 2012

The Manimal's Yelp

Tom Ley

Kenneth Faried doesn't just play with an energy, joy and speed that sets him apart from his fellow NBA frontcourt players. His dunks even sound different. Here's to a new and happier kind of energy guy.