It’s all about Karl
I had to write and let Nuggets fans know what they are in for with George Karl as coach.
Karl stated in Adam Thompson’s article he loves to be the guy who gets kicked around. That’s because he is so good at screwing up talented teams. I saw him take my Milwaukee Bucks, a team that easily should have been in the finals a few years ago, and lead them to underachieve.
He makes everything about him, not the team. He is narcissistic and egotistic. He has no game plan when it comes to a critical game, and look at his playoff record – it is awful!
This Kenyon Martin thing is just like what we went through with Sam Cassell. This is what the Karl era will be like for the great fans in Denver.
David Singstock, Milwaukee
Cheers for suspension
Please send congratulations to the Nuggets ownership and management for suspending Kenyon Martin. A player never should be able to disrespect a coach or act like Martin did. George Karl deserves much more respect than that. Also, at Martin’s salary and only (so far) playing a portion of games he is so handsomely paid for, he should do his job, which includes obeying his coach, or he should quit and go home and play ball in his backyard.
Chris Burnett, Fort Mill, S.C.
Martin a liability
The Nuggets’ suspension of Kenyon Martin is great news. Martin has become a liability on offense (and the offensive boards) as he usually takes three to five seconds off the clock every time he touches the ball, clogging up a normally fast-paced offense. His three or four moments of glory per game when he makes a monster jam and pounds his chest in triumph are lost in his overall play. Sadly, he will be the Denny Neagle or Mike Hampton of the Nuggets as they will be paying off much of his astronomical contract for years.
Fred Moore, Boulder
Time for Kiki to go-go
Mark Kiszla’s column in defense of Kiki Vandeweghe failed to explain what he has done besides sign Carmelo Anthony after a no-brainer draft. Specifically, he did not account for what Vandeweghe was thinking last summer when it was clear we needed shooters. Instead, he re-signed Greg Buckner and DerMarr Johnson, who bring little to the team. The same goes for Linas Kleiza and Julius Hodge. Vandeweghe’s neglect of our shooting needs for the past three years is unforgivable. It is time for him to go.
Joseph McClellan, New York
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