Malone and Connelly, your organization MUST make the playoffs this year, or you both need to be fired. That's a fact! Malone, start coaching like you HAVE TO win. Bench guys if they're not playing well, be a leader, take a page out of Pop's book and make these guys respect you for holding every part of this org to the highest standard. The Nuggets seem soft, at every level, and we've heard Malone "stress defense" since he's been here and we've been awful on that side of the ball. I'd suggest a new approach... 

If you're going to win in pro sports, you have to be tough, work your a** off every day, be smart, hold others accountable, and DO NOT ACCEPT LOSING. Everyone wants to win, stresses playing better defense, being smarter, but DO NOT let these players ACCEPT LOSING! Can Malone and Tim do it, I don't know? But there's no more excuses for this team being too young, trying to gel, or start playing better defense. It's time, no more excuses.