Jamal Murray has not had quite the season fans were hoping to see after inking a max deal in the offseason. Inconsistent play and nagging injuries attributed to a slow start to the year for the combo guard. As a result, it also resulted in some key losses for the Denver Nuggets. However, Murray has started to heat up recently and it has equated into Denver looking like a title contender. Murray himself is not blind to his faults and even admitted he deserves some of the scrutiny while embracing the new expectations.
“I’m totally ready for it,” Murray said. “That’s why I literally signed up for it.”
“I think I deserve it, to a certain extent,” Murray said about extra scrutiny after signing his max extension. “So, I’m not gonna complain about it. And that’s what people do. They’re gonna talk about what they see. And if they don’t see me performing the way they want me to perform as a fan, they’re gonna let me hear it, or tweet about it or whatever they’re doing. I mean, I admit I haven’t been playing well. So, it’s not like it’s a surprise to me to hear it from everybody else if I’m saying it as well.”
