The Denver Nuggets held media day on Monday and the vibe around this team heading into the 2015-2016 season is not only different, it’s better.
First off Michael Malone seems to just get it. He’s high energy, no nonsense and actually pretty funny. His presser was insightful, but also light. Malone knows he’s working with a team with low expectations and is ready to surprise people.
The players were also in good moods on Monday. Photo shoots, interviews and all kinds of media obligations dominated their day, but they seemed to like it.
Mile High Sports was on the scene and captured it all on Twitter. Here’s our Tweetcap from Nuggets media day.
LOOK: The Nuggets new locker room, currently under construction, has a fresh look. pic.twitter.com/gacCZZYGLV
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
LOOK: Miley Cyrus came in like a wrecking ball and the Nuggets are getting new therapy pools. pic.twitter.com/Ob7IhxaqHf
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
LOOK: Nuggets GM Tim Connelly and head coach Michael Malone take the podium: "The work starts tomorrow." pic.twitter.com/VBZNqvLJRh
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: Michael Malone: "We have A LOT of guys that want to be here. This is a great city with great fans."
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: Connelly: "I thought we had a strong locker room (last year) but lost our way a little bit. Our young guys need to be around pros"
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
TRANSLATION: Thank goodness Ty Lawson isn't here anymore.
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: Connelly on tanking: "Losing creates a culture of losing. I'm not a fan of that approach."
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: Malone: "We want to change the way we run. We want to run off defense and rebounding."
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: Malone: "When I was with Golden State Kenneth Faried dominated us. This summer in Vegas he took six threes. I'm not a fan of that"
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
BREAKING: Michael Malone confirms Jusuf Nurkic will indeed miss regular season games.
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
UPDATE: Connelly says no timetable on Nurkic return. Something to watch.
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
QUOTABLE: "We have to be patient, but I want to win. We'll all have to be patient early on until we get a flow going."
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Jameer Nelson says he doesn't think it's a rebuild here in Denver. pic.twitter.com/sgjG0EZ8Aa
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Gallo's hair 💯💯💯 pic.twitter.com/q5bftNpylb
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Michael Malone essentially said Gary Harris is fighting for his NBA career. Harris seems relaxed. pic.twitter.com/Yd7qIhy3hr
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
One of the pieces in the Ty Lawson trade, Nick Johnson, says this team is better than people think. pic.twitter.com/UT1LQucXfH
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Emmanuel Mudiay with a Peyton Manning like scrum. This kid's expectations are through the roof. pic.twitter.com/mK1szEbnqZ
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Kenneth Faried the latest Nuggets player to rave about Emmanuel Mudiay. pic.twitter.com/GSAOV5LwHs
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Nurkic chose to wear those pants and shoes. pic.twitter.com/0Q58nVlKt4
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
Nurkic says he doesn't know when he'll be back. Like Malone has no timetable. This is a very interesting situation to watch. Could linger.
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
CONTEST: Guess which Nuggets player is rocking CARGO JORTS. Epic. pic.twitter.com/OskEAI4fqA
— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) September 28, 2015
It was Gallo!