Denver Nuggets fire coach Brian Shaw

March 3, 2015

The Denver Nuggets have continued their franchise house-cleaning, first by dealing away a couple of players at the trade deadline, and now by firing their head coach, as General Manager Tim Connelly announced today that Brian Shaw has been relieved of his head coaching duties.  Melvin Hunt has been named interim head coach.

“I want to sincerely thank Brian for his time with our organization,” said Connelly. “You won’t find a better guy than Brian and he is one of the brightest basketball minds I’ve ever been around. Unfortunately things didn’t go as we hoped, but we know with his basketball acumen that he has a very bright future ahead of him.”

Shaw, a disciple of Phil Jackson, was hired as coach of the Nuggets on June 25, 2013, and in one-plus season he compiled a record of 56-85 (.397).

Hunt is in his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Nuggets. He came to Denver after spending five years as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-2010). Prior to that he spent one season as an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers and five seasons in various capacities with the Houston Rockets.

Nuggets President Josh Kroenke issued the following statement about Shaw:

"On behalf of everyone in the Denver Nuggets organization, I would personally like to thank Brian for his services the past two seasons in Denver,” said Nuggets President Josh Kroenke. "He is a champion and a gentleman and I wish him nothing but the best for himself and his family moving forward. Since we purchased the franchise in 2000 we have constantly strived to field a competitive team, culminating in 10 straight playoff appearances and a franchise record 57 wins in the 2012-13 regular season. Expectations have been raised and we want more."
“This season our management staff has remained patient and supportive as decisions of this nature are never taken lightly. Patience is encouraged, as long as the organization continues to show progress toward a greater goal. However, competing for championships is our goal, and therefore we decided to make this decision now and look forward to conducting an extensive head coaching search upon the season's conclusion. This has been a trying season for all of us, and we appreciate Nuggets fans continued faith and patience as we build our proud organization back to the NBA's elite."

By Staff of TheDailySportsHerald.com and news services

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