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Originally Posted by thetobin73
Yeah, that is also probably why Kroenke is waiting to renew Kiki's contract. I get the feeling that if the Nugs don't win a playoff series or two this season then Kiki is byebye. 
Jaric can wait because we can't ink f.a. anyway so the Clips have lots of time to see if they want to match. I'd like to see what offers Jaric gets, if the Nugs don't get him at a rock bottom price (which he wont sign for) then we'll let him walk.
Offering Buck a deal is stupid. DerMarr needs to be resigned. If he's not (and it's looking bleak) that's a big mistake. |
Don't get me wrong, Kiki has done a great job so far, but he's made some real bonehead moves. Personally, I think he's rebuilt too fast. You look at his lack of committment to Skita, his lack of committment to Nene (who should've been groomed for power forward, not center), and his signing of Kenyon Martin along with the three draft picks he traded, and his long-term plan for this team really comes into question. Skita may have been a bust either way, but it became apparent that once we got that first hint of success, the plans for developing Skita went out the door in lieu of instant gratification. That's fine, but we wasted a number five pick on him when there were other players available. Nene has been decent, but he could be a whole lot better. He never should've been moved to center to fill that need we had there his rookie year. They made him put on way too much way. On top of that, the staff hasn't worked on his low post game enough and hasn't gotten on him enough about rebounding. He should be a beast right now but instead he's just good. The worst thing, though, is the Martin deal. Martin is nice, but did we really need him? Especially at a price of a max contract and three first round draft picks? That's ridiculous, and he didn't live up to his billing last year. We'll see how this year shakes out, but this team is running out of long-term flexibility.
And I agree about DerMarr. I think he could end up being real nice but it seems like the Nuggets really aren't feeling him.