For Michael Malone, coach of the Denver franchise, the game with the Philadelphia 76ers should not be in the league’s rivalry week
A NBA decided to put the match between Denver Nuggets It is Philadelphia 76ers to play in one of the games of the famous “rivalry week”. This was supposed to be just a matter of timing, but suddenly it turned into a controversy. The coach of the franchise Colorado, michael malonedid not like the promotion and the notion that the duel will be between “rivals”, as he does not believe that there is any trace of this feeling in the relationship between the two teams.
“I don’t want to disrespect this league initiative, but I don’t feel like we are rivals or there is a rivalry between these teams. We’re from different conferences, first of all. So we only play twice a season. We’ve never played in a playoff series or elimination game, beyond that. With all due respect, for me this is a bit far-fetched.”said the current NBA champion coach.
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Michael Malone knows that, in truth, the idea of the league has little to do with the teams themselves, but between Nikola Jokic It is Joel Embiidas the pivots are the main names in the dispute for the season’s MVP. “The league wants to create some kind of rivalry between Joel and Nikola. I understand that, but there’s nothing like that. It’s just a match at the end of a long trip, in front of our fans, in which we try to protect our command on the court. There is nothing beyond that, no ‘special ingredients’. The team was here to try to beat a quality opponent like any other”criticized the head coach.
Source: sportbuzz
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