Recent content by Dan Marang

I said that without CJ or Nurkic that every game could be a potential pitfall game and that the margin of error was horribly thin. I also said they would go 3-2 down the stretch- if you're going to complain at least get it right man :laugh:

This is the year that Nurkic builds his reputation for an AS selection, where next year is where the campaign really starts. That's usually how it ends up- get the recognition, maybe even a snub, then you come into the year with the heat. You get the guys who have a year where they absolutely...

Appreciate it man! Don't worry, it's all good.

All good man- no worries. I believe in Nurkic and I hope Portland is buoyed by the recent success with him as the secondary playmaker. I agree that he's the 2nd most important player for them with Dame as a clear number one. I've also never really believed in the Dame/CJ backcourt- I think...

If I've been critical of Nurkic it's b/c I expect more from him- not that I don't like him or that I don't think he's good. I've wrote about it substantially over the last year and I've consistently said that I think Nurkic should be the 2nd most important guy on this team.

When? I've been one his Nurk's biggest supporters- the only criticism I've had for him is that he wasn't living up to his potential. Now if you said this about Collins... yeah that's fair. I've been most critical of him and Harkless. But Nurkic? Nah.

Totally get it and that's more in line with what 99% of people tell me- that I'm too critical for their liking. I understand that and I appreciate the feedback, truly. I'm never going to make everyone happy with what I say and that comes with the job- all that I ask is that it's framed fairly...

Really? I'm not critical? Again... you can criticize my takes or disagree all you want but you don't have to make shit up. I've been critical of this team for literally the entire time I've been writing/podcasting/hosting, etc. I've railed against personnel decisions, lineups, coaching, sets...

Nope. Always liked Nurk. And you never heard me say "I used to always hear him say stuff like "you know how I feel about Nurk but I have to give him credit since he played well tonight" either. Folks, criticize me all you want but at least get it right. It's not hard.

That's weird... I remember contributing here and then someone finding my work and offering me money to continue doing it when I had no intention of moving to a career in sports. I mean really, doesn't everyone go to a forum/board to build their sports writing empire? C'mon man, be smarter than...

This is good stuff! I'm going to reach out to some folks I know and see if I can pull some of the actual data from a few things @bobf had to estimate and see if we can't tighten this up. There's some really good things to be taken from this- especially if you can pair it with actual PBP data...

Thanks man, I appreciate that! As for Mason, he's a good player and an even better dude but I'm glad Portland opted to let Denver pay him lol.

I pop in from time to time to make sure you haven't burnt the place down But in all seriousness- this was the first place my "content" ever had a chance to have more than a pair of eyes or two on it and this is where it all started. I've got nothing but love for you guys here and wish you all...

I never had issue with anyone here. Even those that disagreed with me were more than fine. The reason I stopped posting/writing here was simply because BE and others offered me the opportunity to do so (paid) and I chose to concentrate on that. Everyone I dealt with here was great and...

These are damn clean- nice work!