Tag: Gorgui Dieng

Gorgui Dieng is an impressive player for a guy who wasn’t projected to do a ton on offense, and is only on his second year in the league. Until you realize that he’s already 24 (what’s that I see waving in the distance it looks like a BIG RED FLAG) and might even be older…

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The time is now for Gorgui Dieng to step up and take control of the Timberwolves’ center position. Pekovic is out, and Pek sucked so much before his injury that if Gorgui plays well enough, he’ll keep getting to start even after the Balkan Bruiser comes back to the court. The Timberwolves’ season is lost…

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Is it too late to give Gorgui Dieng the rookie of the year award? It is? Damn. Cause he’s been seriously impressive lately. He needs to win something. Screw it. DownToBuck is making his own award. It’s gonna be called DTB’s Award for Excellence at the End of the Season When Games Don’t Really Matter…

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“Wait up, Nikola!” Gorgui yelled, running after the lumbering, hulking Montenegrin. He tried to remember the advice that Corey Brewer had given him. What was it he had said? Something about not talking enough smack, being too kind. “Hey, Gorgui, what up?” Nikola asked, turning around to face his teammate. “You want go slam some…

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Gorgui Dieng just got a career high in pretty much everything: points with 12, rebounds with 11, blocks with 5, and steals with 2. The 5 blocks were the most impressive thing. These weren’t wimpy blocks where he barely grazed the ball or stripped the ball as the shooter was going up. These were MAN…

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Gorgui Dieng is one of those players who you see playing in college and you think “damn that guy looks pretty big and his defensive potential is probably so sick I want him on my team thank you”. And then you never hear about him again because he sucks and his only skill is being…

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