The Denver Nuggets were the surprise of the NBA. They won 57 games, were the 3rd seed in the western conference and George Karl was named coach of the year. They seemed pretty set to do it again next season. That is, until George Karl was fired.
Needless to say, the firing doesn’t sit well with Karl who sounded off on the Nuggets for their curious decision.
On his conversation with team president Josh Kroenke upon being fired: “Josh was nice and complimentary, said he’d honor my contract and the coaches. The conversation was on the decision, and I said, ‘I think I should tell you, I think it’s very stupid.’ And since then, I don’t understand it….
“I think it was a special season because of the connection this team has with each other and with the coaching staff and with the city. The fans like this team. The staff likes each other. And to blow up that connection is, in my opinion, extremely disrespectful to coaching.”
H/T: Denver Post
