Karl hit hard by friend Majerus' death

Karl spoke about his comradeship with Majerus, who died of mettle failure Saturday night after being hospitalized for several months.

"It's still very solid in compensation me," Karl said previous to the Nuggets played Toronto on Monday night. "He's one of my most qualified friends and I think most people in nba jerseys recognize that. I'm mad at him, I'm wroth he's gone, there's a lot of emotions current on in my head. Most of it is I've got to effigy out how to have a party our amiability for the rest of my life the score with though he's not common to be with us."

The two became friends while working at the Pete Newell Immense Man mannered at Stanford University in 1986 and the amiability grew over the years. The camaraderie extended to Karl's kinsmen, who considered Majerus one of them.

"Marvellous friend. He treated me like I was his brother," Karl said. "My son called me and said he was part of our family. He's been with Coby since he was in sixth grade. A part of roots, an end of stories and a drawing lots of love."

While Majerus was known as a college mentor, Karl invited him to work with the Nuggets and offer insight over the past seven years. Several times he referred to Majerus in the present tense.

"He has a tremendous instinct on how to put a team together," Karl said. "We have in the offing tremendous philosophical differences in a share of things, but team and how the team works and who plays well with each other and how to unite strengths and weaknesses, he was unceasingly was there to help me garner the next step with my team.

"Training inartistic, playoffs, in the season, he has a tremendous way of making me sense positive back who I am as a coach. He was evermore genuine in that way."

Majerus, a Milwaukee natural, compiled a 517-216 record over 25 years with Saint Louis, Ball State, Utah and Marquette. Majerus guided the Billikens to their first NCAA tournament form in 12 years model season. The Billikens, who finished 26-8, upset Memphis before losing to Michigan State.

He took Utah to the 1998 NCAA championship game, where the Utes spent to Kentucky. That team featured three tomorrow NBA players - Keith Van Horn, Michael Doleac and Andre Miller, who plays recompense the Nuggets.

Karl praised Majerus' record in the face not having top-tier recruits.

"He never had the favour of having the best talent in college, but he had an incredible record in Utah, he had an prodigious record in producing NBA players," Karl said. "Andre being one of them."

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