Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not pleased together with his group’s effort in a blowout house loss to the New York Knicks. Malone additionally referred to as out his group’s leaders by saying he wants them to be extra vocal.
“Effectively, 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 group in a huddle. “I want Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, I want guys which have been right here in that beginning lineup to be vocal. And you realize tonight we bought 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 will we need to be as a group? So, yeah, management could be nice, toughness could be nice, physicality could be nice, enjoying such as you really care could be nice, and we did not do this tonight.”
For his or her half, Jokic and Murray did not disagree with their coach. Each stated that the group needs to be higher. Jokic and Murray stated the group’s focus wasn’t the place it wanted to be going into Monday’s recreation in opposition to the Knicks.
