Michael Malone went after his team a little bit after game one publicly saying that they give a bunch of open threes up but there were certainly people in the league who wondered if he went a little overboard after game two. What is the line you have to walk and obviously now you're a head coach and you have to think about this too. Do you feel like you have enough of a pulse of the team? And do you have those relationships on kind of the back end for example with Jamal Murray, Yokich or Manu Ginobili?" If you're saying publicly what you're saying privately to them you're safer," says Malone.
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon and special guest Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy to talk his resemblance to Walker Kessler, the Jazz exceeding expectations, what he does before games as a head coach, his very unique experience at the Olympics, how the Nuggets have given hope to other smaller market teams, Michael Malone’s adjustment strategy, what to expect in Game 4, the respect around the league for Spo and how these Finals have demonstrated the importance of being a team. Plus, reaction to the Chris Paul news and what his future holds.
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