"Team have 24 times to try to get it right" says Embry Malone
January 6, 2009 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Georgia Gwizzlies News Release
"I have always had good players over the past 5 years,but a lot of players are not team players" Georgia Gwizzlies Coach Embry Malone. The ABA Gwizzlies are on a record pace 0-6 start with 24 more scheduled games until March 15.The team will travel to North Dakota next month to play CBA Minot and start at home on January 19th."This team reminds me of the WBA Anderson Heat team that included NBA camp prospect Jarrett Oliver" say Malone."Great talent" Detroit Piston Harold Ellis said about the Heat team when they played Ellis WBA Rome team in 2006.I teach that pro basketball consist of three things;1.Defense2.Pick an Roll 3.Mismatch."On this level,no matter how good you think you are, if you don't execute those three things you want be successful" states Malone. To date Malone is one of the few active coaches in the minors that have coached games in the WBA,ABA,CBA and SEBL.After the ABA season he will be looking at the NBA Head coaching vacancies.
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