Kendrick Perkins believes Michael Malone is not accountable for the Denver Nuggets, where he lost so many games.
The Denver nugget is in the middle of a downwardly facing spiral. Despite being a hero of Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets are on a four-game winning streak.
The frustration is set for Jokic, who seemed visibly angry during his defeat to the Warriors. And after the subsequent defeat to the Pacers, fans demanded that Nuggets make a joke.
Jamal Murray’s injuries aren’t helping the problem. Michael Malone recently revealed that Murray’s injuries were far worse than initially expected.
Jokic and Nuggets’ recent losing streaks are similar to what we saw in MLB. But Kendrick Perkins believes Michael Malone deserves more responsibility than he is receiving.
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Speaking in the NBA today, Kendrick Perkins went out to the Denver Nuggets with Michael Malone. He believes Malone is not responsible for his four-game winning streak.
Perkins added that while the Nuggets may not have Murray, there is a strong roster strong enough to keep them on winning the game. He believes Malone needs to step up and remind players what they need to do.
“They’ve become enough to win the game, they’ve become enough to avoid a four-game losing streak.
“Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Christian Braun, the kid Watson coming out of the bench. I’m going to say they’re trying to give up a lot of the points of the game while Jokic posts historic numbers.
“It’s a reflection of the coaches. When you’re talking about people who are trying to protect their defense, it means they’re not actually listening to the coach anymore.
“I’m not looking for Michael Malone’s job, I’m looking for some kind of accountability on his part.
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As things stand, the Nuggets are 1.5 games behind the third seeded Lakers. Their hope is that they can recover the third species, but that may be difficult.
But there is a worse scenario. The Western Conference gap is so marginal that the nuggets could retreat to the seventh seed in the West.
In fact, the other teams behind them have tiebreakers in front of them, like the Warriors, Timberwolves and Clippers.
The Nuggets can’t afford to extend their lost streak beyond four games. So, winning against the Sacramento Kings in the next game is very important.