I don't recall if this was a Pels blog article or podcast, but they were asking a Knicks blogger about Galloway and he pretty much said you don't want him running you're offense. He was fine as a secondary guy on offense, but the times they asked him to be the lead guy because of injury he didn't play nearly as well. A lot of people are penciling him in ahead of Frazier on the depth chart but because Frazier and Jrue are the only guys on the team that can really run an offense, I think Galloway is the 5th guard if Buddy starts strong, maybe even 6th if Pondexter plays some SG.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:44 am to TigerinATL

David Fisher dug into the stats and confirmed why the Nuggets want to move him.

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Digging deeper the warts begin to show. ESPN’s Real Plus-Minus ranks Faried 80th among 94 power forwards defensively last season. Two years ago he ranked just three spots ahead of Ryan Anderson. According to NBA Stats the Nuggets have been worse defensively with Faried on the floor in all five seasons he’s been in the league. In four of the last five seasons (2014-15 is the exception) Denver has been worse overall with the Manimal on the court than off.

...While Faried is energetic and prone to producing highlight worthy dunks he’s nearly Ryan Anderson-bad defensively with a long trail of making his team worse when he’s on the floor.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:13 am to TigerinATL

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I don't recall if this was a Pels blog article or podcast, but they were asking a Knicks blogger about Galloway and he pretty much said you don't want him running you're offense. He was fine as a secondary guy on offense, but the times they asked him to be the lead guy because of injury he didn't play nearly as well.

I know exactly what your talking about. That's why this is a big if.

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Posted by LSUhornet17

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Posted on 8/4/16 at 9:30 am to TigerinATL

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A lot of people are penciling him in ahead of Frazier on the depth chart but because Frazier and Jrue are the only guys on the team that can really run an offense, I think Galloway is the 5th guard if Buddy starts strong, maybe even 6th if Pondexter plays some SG.

With you on this 100%. Not sure if they start with this rotation but I'm guessing after the 2nd unit offense stagnates for awhile, Frazier gets into and stays in the rotation. One of only 3 guys on this entire team that can create shots for others. Starters will be fine with Jrue and AD, but the 2nd unit as most people are projecting will have a ton of problems running a half court offense. That's where I see Frazier coming in.

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