Seventeen minutes. Minus-17.
That was JaVale McGee's plus-minus number in the Nuggets' loss at Portland on Wednesday night. The center signed the big contract this summer, but has not been statistically dominant thus far in the preseason, though one should point out that he averages around just 18 minutes per game.
In the four preseason games, he has notched averages of 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds. And he has only two total blocks. Low-post counterpart Kenneth Faried is averaging 10.8 points and 6.3 boards in 23.5 minutes.
Both players, the team said, had great summer workouts, including a stint with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, who now mentors young big men.
"I don't think there's any question that JaVale and
Kenneth are on top of the list for summer improvement," coach George Karl said recently. "That camp was positive for them. My philosophy with big men is to run the court, rebound the ball. Then finish around the basket and get easy shots around the basket. Have the footwork. The last thing on the list is post moves. I think you're going to see us throw the ball into the post more this year. But it's not our top priority. That's to play as fast as we can and in the open court, where the numbers and matchups are on our side."McGee is battling Kosta Koufos and Timofey Mozgov for playing time at the center position. Faried will start at power forward for Denver.
Guess who's back? After a long summer of rehab following hip surgery, Wilson Chandler finally made his preseason debut at Portland. That's the good news. The bad news is he didn't have his best offensive game, missing all four shot attempts, including two 3-pointers, in the loss. The small forward did grab four rebounds in his 12 minutes of play, making one steal, too.
Family reunion. Before the Portland game, Karl didn't think his son, Coby, would play for Portland — the Trail Blazers guard had only logged nine minutes in preseason. But coach Karl got a treat — he was able to coach against his son for 21 minutes. Coby Karl finished the night with 11 points and five assists, while leading his team with a plus-16 in his dad's favorite stat category.
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