Mike Malone has admitted that he will not be watching the NBA Finals, but he praised the Dallas Mavericks, who are playing there.
The Denver Nuggets head coach has said that he will not follow the Finals, he talked with Jim Rome about his plans for the future.
“I will definitely watch the games at some point. You can always learn. I learned from my father throughout the many years that he’s been a huge impact on me, is that you’re always looking and learning. And the minute you stop learning, you’re not getting any better. Right now, I have a hard time sitting there watching it because I want to be there.
I want to be coaching the Nuggets in the NBA Finals like we did last year as we won our first championship in Nuggets history. That is something that we hope to repeat in the very near future. But it’s still a little bit too raw for me right now to sit there and watch those games“, said Mike Malone.
Then, he gave props to Jason Kidd and some Mavs players, as well the whole Boston Celtics organization:
“I give Jason Kidd and what Dallas has done a ton of credit. Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, all the moves that they made. I give Joe Mazzula and Brad Stephens a ton of credit in Boston. Those two teams deserve to be there.”