Michael Malone and Tim Connelly echoed the same sentiment. The Nuggets’ coach and president of basketball operations are sick of holding their final media gathering right after the conclusion of the regular season.
“How many times can you be the bridesmaid?” Connelly said Friday, less than two days after the Nuggets lost an overtime heartbreaker at Minnesota in their regular-season finale.
Despite finishing with a 46-36 record, Denver missed the playoffs by one game for the second consecutive season. But there’s reason for optimism, as Connelly stressed “this is the most confident I’ve felt in our core group since I’ve been here.