The timing of the Denver Nuggets' firing of head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth was a shocker. Denver cleaned house with just three games left in their regular season schedule while they prepare for the NBA playoffs.
Apparently, though, Malone and Booth's simultaneous departures were less of a surprise for those within the organization based on a reported rift between the two which negatively impacted the team. According to an ESPN report, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke wanted to make the move at February's All-Star break, but an eight-game winning streak spared Malone and Booth.
