Nuggets vs. Pistons: Takeaways and Player Grades

Kenneth Faried

Grade: C

Teacher’s comment: Your son may be falling behind

As usual, the effort was there for Faried, but he too had a bad night form the field. He ended up going 1-8 from the field, and scored just 4 points. He made a decent defensive effort, and grabbed 6 rebounds in just 16 minutes, but he failed to make an impact on the game. 5 of his 6 rebound were offensive boards, and most of those came in the form of failed tip-in attempts. His box score isn’t terrible, but it’s not very good either, and watching him play was a tough task.

As the spark off the bench, Faried was somewhat counted on to turn the Nuggets around after they fell to an early lead, but he failed to do so. He took some bad shots, and seemed out of rhythm all night. He did go 2-2 from the line, but he failed to secure defensive boards, or log a single steal or block. He even blew a dunk, which was the cherry on top of his unmanimalistically timid night. Hopefully he bounces back quickly.