Last season’s Denver Nuggets had a nasty habit. So bad, in fact, that coach Michael Malone deemed it worthy of a name.
An internal review this summer found that upon hoisting a shot, the Nuggets were habitual ball-watchers. Malone deduced that instead of crashing the glass in hopes of an offensive rebound, or a committed effort to get back on defense, his team had a penchant for standing around, leading to a transition defense that was abysmal and worse, indecisive.
Nuggets second-year guard Bones Hyland didn’t know the origin of the reference but knew he’d been guilty of them nonetheless.Hyland drew the brunt of criticism from Malone on Monday night after he failed to organize the second unit and didn’t play with the effort Malone wanted. There were defensive lapses all over the roster, but when asked about the second unit’s cohesion, Malone honed in on Hyland.
Bones Hyland of the Denver Nuggets drives as Darius Bazley of the Oklahoma City Thunder defends during the first quarter on Monday, October 3, 2022.
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