The writers over at HardwoodParoxysm.com are really, really
good at writing poetical and beautiful narrative about basketball. I really
enjoy reading their stuff, so I am going to give that style a shot when writing
about the my man crush, Kenneth Faried.
They don’t call him the “Manimal” for nothing. With his
flying dreadlocks, non-stop motor, and fierce athleticism, Faried is the living
embodiment of an energy player. Combine that with an innate ability to sniff
out the ball in the air, a fearless approach to both sides of the floor, and a
humility born of humble beginnings, and you can see why I have a gigantic
man-crush on this forward for the Denver Nuggets.
As we look at a few numbers, the most important thing to
remember is that Faried was a rookie in the NBA this season.
10.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 58.6 fg%, 21.94 PER.
What is big there is that Faried only played 22 minutes per
game, and his PER numbers were tops among all rookies, and 18th out
of all players in the league. His Player Efficiency Rating was higher than
Dirk, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, and Josh Smith.
He produced at an incredibly high level for a rookie because he knew his role
and stuck to it.
I believe that Kenneth Faried will be a starting power
forward in the NBA for the next decade at least, and will probably lead the
league in rebounding before all things are said and done. That is why my man
crush is Kenneth Faried.
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