Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not joyful along with his workforce’s effort in a blowout house loss to the New York Knicks. Malone additionally referred to as out his workforce’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 workforce in a huddle. “I would like Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, I would like guys which have been right here in that beginning lineup to be vocal. And you already know 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 workforce? So, yeah, management could be nice, toughness could be nice, physicality could be nice, enjoying such as you truly 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 mentioned that the workforce must be higher. Jokic and Murray mentioned the workforce’s focus wasn’t the place it wanted to be going into Monday’s recreation in opposition to the Knicks.
