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And I guess the management and the GM and coach have different opinions on how to run the franchise, yes, they've won a NBA title but I guess it's not enough for the management, or at least they are expecting another one for the city.
It just doesn't make sense though that two coaches have been fired in succession that brought the team to their glory. If Jenkins and Malone's record is that bad, then we will understand it. But they are winningest coach in their franchise and so we might not known the real reason and all we have is speculation.
This is becoming the new norm in the league. We've seen a lot of coaches got fired in the midst of important games. I even saw a video of Jokic coaching his teammates. Looks funny but the guy is really serious in winning. The management shouldn't add any pressure to their MVP by firing their one of the most important person. No doubt that coach Malone is a winning coach and has the heart for it. But things happen and he has no control with that if that's already done.
I do agree that it's becoming a norm now, but still firing the coach prior to the playoff is a disaster for the Nuggets and we can say that their championship dream is over now as the team's moral is down. Although we have heard that there is a clash between the two, but it seems that the management was not able to patch their difference. Imagine if this is the same case now with the Mavs, they traded their best player and the coach was caught off guard and could have disagreement with that? For sure we might have heard of Jason Kidd being fired as well. But the culture in Nuggets might have been different though and we can't compare franchises.
Malone got fired but you can guarantee that he will have a job in a second if he wants it. He's probably already had 10 calls from teams because they know he is a winning coach. NBA is weird this year and we are seeing a lot of huge moves. Luka Doncic traded, Anthony Davis traded, Mike Malone fired, and the Grizzlies fired their head coach as well.
Noone feels safe anymore and I kinda like it. Everyone got traded or fired for different reasons, but perform or be replaced is the new policy.