SALT LAKE CITY — Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone approaches film sessions with tough love.
He doesn’t mince words and he tells it like it is.
“My film sessions are very pointed. It’s direct, it’s honest, it’s holding people accountable,” he said on Thursday. “This is the playoffs. Put your feelings to the side and be a grown (expletive) man.”
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That’s not to say Malone wants to kick his players while they’re down. He’s very aware of his communication style and how he has to massage certain relationships and what it takes to make sure his team has the right mindset heading into a playoff game.