Denver Post · Jun 16, 2015
Michael Malone vows to get Nuggets to play fast, defend well
Mike Malone takes over a Nuggets team that went 30-52 in the 2014-15 season under Brian Shaw and interim coach Melvin Hunt. (Steve Yeater, The Associated Press)Michael Malone officially took over as head coach of the Denver Nuggets Tuesday morning at a news conference at Pepsi Center.
In his introductory remarks, the former Sacramento Kings coach said he will emphasis defense but wants the Nuggets to run and take advantage of playing at altitude.
"Don't paint me, I play to the strength of our roster, I believe in playing fast, but more important is being efficient," Malone said. "We we will use altitude to our advantage. To not use altitude to our advantage would be silly.