Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not comfortable along with his staff’s effort in a blowout house loss to the New York Knicks. Malone additionally known as out his staff’s leaders by saying he wants them to be extra vocal.
“Properly, yeah, I imply like Russell Westbrook, he is vocal — however we want greater than Russell Westbrook,” Malone replied when requested about Westbrook’s management after the veteran guard addressed the staff in a huddle. “I would like Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, I would like guys which were right here in that beginning lineup to be vocal. And tonight we acquired embarrassed.
“We’re 16 video games in and we’re speaking about effort, we’re speaking about toughness, we’re speaking about physicality. … And no matter who’s in, who’s out, who can we wish to be as a staff? So, yeah, management could be nice, toughness could be nice, physicality could be nice, taking part in such as you truly care could be nice, and we did not try this tonight.”
For his or her half, Jokic and Murray did not disagree with their coach. Each stated that the staff needs to be higher. Jokic and Murray stated the staff’s focus wasn’t the place it wanted to be going into Monday’s recreation towards the Knicks.
