I love Michael Malone. He’s right there just behind Erik Spoelstra on my NBA coach’s list. Right now….I’d go 1 Erik, 2 Michael, and 3 Steve Kerr.
I have Mike Brown of the Kings and Coach Mark as my top two junior varsity developmental coaches. Run back faster, play harder….sigh. It amazes me Sam Presti hasn’t hired Mike Brown to date as one of his Mr. Rogers Neighborhood coaches.
Coach Malone clearly was wired by the time he made it from Union Station in downtown Denver to the Civic Center Hall facility. Clearly, the alcohol and pure passion of the moment inspired him. But WTF….as a coach he worked for this moment his entire professional life. mean, if ever there was a time to have a WTF Moment….this was that time.
The Lakers’ Daddy…. I love it. Just like I’m the Daily Thunder Daddy. If I were ever unbanned over there on Sam Presti and Royce Young’s blog….Daily Thunder Daddy would be new posting name….just saying.
I’m still going to do the Golden State thing next year on my blog because I have no faith Sam Presti will ever make one trade off of his many assets and bring a PJ Tucker, Gray Payton Jr, or Bruce Brown type on board. Presti doesn’t covet TSSN like myself and other passionate NBA purists. TSSN = Toughness, Skill, Smarts, Nasty.
Anyway…just a thought on here from me to Denver’s GM Calvin Booth before I close today with two posts on the same day….if Bruce Brown does leaves the team as a free agent for greener richer pastures….maybe consider Austin Reaves as his replacement in the rotation since even at this point Austin privately realizes Jokic, Jamal, and Coach Malone are LeBron’s Daddy as well as long as Aaron Gordon hangs around.
It’s a great time to be connected to the Denver sports market.
It truly is.