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From Durando: Michael Malone said he told the Nuggets bench players he’s going to start playing other guys. He said he’s getting too many “empty minutes” right now and needs to coach to win games.



From Durando: Michael Malone said he told the Nuggets bench players he’s going to start playing other guys. He said he’s getting too many “empty minutes” right now and needs to coach to win games.

by ionictime

17 Comments

  1. BoneyardBill

    Other guys include Holiday, Tyson, DAJ. Who’s gunna get the minutes?

  2. Wander715

    Fucking finally. Not that I expect much better but I really hope Holiday and DAJ get some minutes going forward. Can’t be any worse than what we’re seeing right now.

    Also if we’re gonna throw a bunch of rookies out there and hope for the best miles well give Hunter Tyson a chance too.

  3. LonePeasant

    All bench lineup was questionable from the beginning. Lately he has been running MPJ and Gordon together with the second unit with Murray being out.

  4. MoooonRiverrrr

    I’m all for Tyson, DAJ, and Holiday minutes. At least to try it out.

    I honestly even think Gillespie has a slight edge on Pickett. Pickett is really fucking slow and dribbles with one hand while staring at where he’s supposed to pass.

    I like the guy as a person but I do not understand what people are hyped about with him. Especially the people who were calling him “Bruce Brown-lite” when their play styles are not remotely similar.

  5. boydivision30

    Who are the other guys? Nene? Skita? Elson? Wilson Chandler?

  6. And that should scare them into playing better? I don’t think it’s a matter of desire, it’s a matter of talent.

  7. ParadeShitter

    the bench is doo-doo. it has always been objectively bad during the jokic-era but it’s particularly shit right now. murray playing only masks this issue because the nuggets can stagger their only 2 playmakers as much as possible to make the bench look less shit than they are in isolation.

    this team really struggles when murray (or jokic) is out because there’s very little production when those 2 guys aren’t touching the ball. this is why MPJ is really not a bench stop-gap because he can’t really create and needs help from others to get him quality looks (and that help is worse when jokic is off the floor).

    this team desperately needs either a wing who can create or a big-man who can give you jokic-like-lite minutes (for continuity). the nuggets draft a lot of glue guys but eventually you gotta get some fucking wood or something.

  8. Legitimate_Run101

    Well, he needs to coach, that one is for sure.

  9. IncapacitatedDuck

    Malone bout to put Cancar out there on crutches. Fr tho, I miss the dude.

  10. Donnie1490

    The truth is without Jokic there’s nothing run and execute, there’s no offense lol. Listen to Malone conference, he’s basically saying it’s on them to do something and if you watch you can see it’s exactly that

  11. mrbaseball1999

    It looks like our bench players don’t really know their role. Like, do they run plays for anyone? Who is the scorer? Who is even running the offense? That 2nd unit on the floor always looks like me and my buddies at the Y just kinda roaming around hoping someone can get a shot, but it’s more likely someone will make a bad pass and turn it over.

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