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KqWIN said:
He's a 9th/10th guy...what could people want from him? If he was average at defense he'd probably be making $10M a season and playing 25+ minutes for a playoff team. He isn't, but that's fine because he's making the minimum and going to play 8-10 minutes a night. He's very good at a highly valuable skill that compliments the roster/system well. Not to mention he's a great locker room guy, if you believe in that. Once Jeff Green was gone we were +4.6 with him on the court, the best of all our bench players. He shot the ball well in the playoffs too.
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That is a sad sad commentary on the state of our bench.
 
What is everyone referencing here, was there an article or interview or tweeter or something?
 
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He is starting to be effected by Jazzfanz. He's imitating some of the posters here. :)

But seriously, Karl Malone would have yelled at a reporter if he asked that question during his days. In your work environment if someone said we are going to use less of your skills, then I bet most of you would be upset. It is a normal human reaction. Somehow, we expect these guys to fake it through an interview? Come on, get real fans! I want guys with a hunger to play as long as they don't destroy team chemistry and Niang is one of good ones in terms of his desires and how he treats others.
 
LogGrad98 said:
What is everyone referencing here, was there an article or interview or tweeter or something?
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Niang was taking questions from reporters, he got a question, something about there being a log jam at the 4 spot and what was he doing to get more minutes. There was a reference to if he was losing weight to play some sf.

Niang got a little chippy with his response.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Niang was taking questions from reporters, he got a question, something about there being a log jam at the 4 spot and what was he doing to get more minutes. There was a reference to if he was losing weight to play some sf.

Niang got a little chippy with his response.
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Could you or anyone else provide a link?
 
KqWIN said:
He's a 9th/10th guy...what could people want from him? If he was average at defense he'd probably be making $10M a season and playing 25+ minutes for a playoff team. He isn't, but that's fine because he's making the minimum and going to play 8-10 minutes a night. He's very good at a highly valuable skill that compliments the roster/system well. Not to mention he's a great locker room guy, if you believe in that. Once Jeff Green was gone we were +4.6 with him on the court, the best of all our bench players. He shot the ball well in the playoffs too.
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It's crazy how much some people here expect from fringe rotation players.
 
whatthe said:
He is starting to be effected by Jazzfanz. He's imitating some of the posters here. :)

But seriously, Karl Malone would have yelled at a reporter if he asked that question during his days. In your work environment if someone said we are going to use less of your skills, then I bet most of you would be upset. It is a normal human reaction. Somehow, we expect these guys to fake it through an interview? Come on, get real fans! I want guys with a hunger to play as long as they don't destroy team chemistry and Niang is one of good ones in terms of his desires and how he treats others.
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I often use Malone when Im trying to describe Georges to friends. "Very similar" I say.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
It's crazy how much some people here expect from fringe rotation players.
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No we are grasping at straws to fill the most obvious gaps, such as perimeter defense. If we are running with niang in a roster spot, and we haven't done anything to address these deficiencies, then it's reasonable to ask for more from these players to fill the gaps. Otherwise what the **** are they doing taking up a roster spot?

Of course it's really all on the FO, but niang is such an easy target. Hell he's as wide and nimble as a minivan.
 
mdalby said:
I wonder what his conditioning program consists of during the off-season. I wish he would spend time at P3 or had a conditioning program that was as effective as Rudy's. Just to add to his lateral quickness.
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These are my thoughts.
 
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