Grading the Week: Nuggets GM Calvin Booth couldn’t have played Bones Hyland situation much worse

Grading the Week: Nuggets GM Calvin Booth couldn’t have played Bones Hyland situation much worse via MattDSchubert

After the way the Nuggets general manager and the rest of the organization handled the Bones Hyland situation the past two weeks, the Grading the Week staff isn’t sure he’s aware.While we would never be confused with poker legend Doyle Brunson, this much we do know: It’s rarely a good idea to tip your hand before all the money is on the table.

Second-round picks may be the new cryptocurrency of the Association, but it’s safe to say the second-year guard would’ve fetched more than that had the Nuggets not signaled to the rest of the league that he’s on his way out of town. Actions speak louder than words. So despite all the positive things said on Hyland’s behalf by teammates leading up to the trade deadline, it was head coach Michael Malone’s stubborn refusal to play him once over his last four games with the team that spoke volumes.

But to not give him a single minute in a game at Minnesota in which four Nuggets starters were inactive? That’s just going overboard. It’s also telling the rest of the league that your team has reached a point of no return with one of its young stars.

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