Kenneth Faried is a good player. We can all agree to that. In my opinion he should’ve been the MVP of the FIBA World Cup. You probably don’t agree on that one.
But it seems that people in the Nuggets circle don’t really like Kenneth Faried that much. Even though he seems like a good kid. Apparently his mouth gets him into a lot of trouble. Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com covered the Nuggets sluggish start. In the article he talked about Faried and his chemistry with fellow Nuggets.
Faried was a fan favorite in Denver, but multiple sources with knowledge of the Nuggets’ thinking maintain the team “isn’t crazy about him,” particularly Shaw. But with Faried’s boffo showing last summer with Team USA and a loyal following in Denver, the media-conscious Nuggets caved, adding yet another imperfect 4-man to their lot.
“[Faried] is a helluva player and plays hard, but he isn’t well liked [in the organization],” a league source said. “That gets glossed over. He says crazy s—. He thinks he’s the guy, and other guys take exception to his contract.“
Saying “Crazy S—” can’t be the be all and end all. I think this is worth digging. The source knows that there’s friction there. But saying “Crazy S—” shouldn’t be that much of problem.
