When Mark Cuban told Lydia Moore that her son, the Nuggets' Kenyon Martin, was a "thug" after Game 3 of the Nuggets-Mavs series, he crossed a line. I thought I'd point out the Top 10 Things he MEANT TO SAY to Ms. Moore:
Kenyon Martin
16 May 2009
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17 November 2008
baskets in the paint or an open shot on the perimeter off of penetration.
Granted, Kenyon Martin was hitting outside shots (something he isn’t known for) and forcing the Celtics to stretch out to play him, but even so Boston gave the Nuggets all the space they needed and then some to win the game. I can even distinctly remember a few sets where the Celtics (specifically Kendrick Perkins) were guarding Nene closely at 18-20 feet, leaving a ton of space in the middle to be exploited. Guarding Nene anywhere outside of the paint/elbow area is a mental error, and last year, the Celtics did not make mental errors on defense. All things considered the defensive effort on Friday was good, but when the offense is sputtering the way it has been for the Celtics, good just isn’t enough to win even the games the Celtics are supposed to win.
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