The coach of the Denver Nuggets reveals major concerns with the team

The Denver Nuggets have not looked like a good team this NBA season. After destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, Denver has not won a single game in the preseason, going 0-4.

The blowout loss prompted Nuggets head coach Michael Malone to reach out to his team, citing many of his concerns, specifically citing the team’s three-point defense and turnovers.

“Three-point defense has been awful this preseason,” Malone said. “I think it’s probably all of the above right now defensively. I mentioned before the game what my main concern was, can we take care of the ball and keep them out of transition? We failed miserably in that regard… That’s also a concern, our inability to value the ball, which leads to a porous transition defense.”

Malone spent roughly five minutes attacking his team after the game, where he didn’t stop with three-point defense and turnovers. He also criticized the Nuggets’ midcourt defense.

And then in the half court, right now we can’t sit back and guard anybody,” Malone said. “Yeah, there are definitely concerns right now.”

As much as Michael Malone started for the Denver Nuggets, it was still a team without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s why Nuggets head coach Michael Malone hasn’t hit the major panic button yet.

“Listen, man, there’s no panic,” Malone said. “There are concerns, sure, there are. We’ve got a lot of areas that we can prove, but I know when we’re fully healthy and we’ve got our guys playing, I know what this team is capable of…”

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