The young, first-year head coach took a page out of his predecessor's book on Sunday
There are many ways that Michael Malone and David Adelman are different, but their demeanor and candor when talking to the media are some of the more notable ones. But after Sunday’s loss to the Nets, if you squinted hard enough, you may have had a hard time deciphering which coach was giving the postgame news conference.
Adelman used a common tactic of his predecessor, the old-fashioned Malone, calling out his team by saying, “Our energy was lackluster, embarrassing, to start this game.